Diablo IV

 Xbox Series X
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2.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1358 Ratings

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  1. Phantom_Valse
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    My initial impression was very positive for this game. However, I have played from early release until now and likely wont be playing any longer. The game does have positive aspects. Its visuals are beautiful and the story was well told. The way the game has been handled by blizzard since the release has been messy at best. Continuous nerfs to various abilities and farming methods was veryMy initial impression was very positive for this game. However, I have played from early release until now and likely wont be playing any longer. The game does have positive aspects. Its visuals are beautiful and the story was well told. The way the game has been handled by blizzard since the release has been messy at best. Continuous nerfs to various abilities and farming methods was very frustrating, though some things legitimately needed to be hotfixed, but the latest patch not fixing ANY of the numerous core issues plaguing the game and instead instating even more nerfs is extremely confusing.

    Who ever is making decisions about patch priorities should be reassessed. We (mostly) tend to play video games to have fun and the long list of hotfixes and this recent patch have active removed this element from the game. Why would anyone play something that is no longer fun?

    Server Lag is horrible. There is a known memory leak that still remains unfixed that causes frequent game crashes. The effectiveness of many builds were destroyed and there is no compensation for all the players that now have to reassess and rebuild their characters since the issue of respeccing/ cost is still unaddressed.

    There is much more that can be discussed but it seems to fall on deaf ears with blizzard.

    TLDR; I do not recommend this game in its current state. The ratio of enjoyment to frustration is too high.    … Expand
  2. Saloh333
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    I have played every single diablo game to date, diablo 2 is king, even bought the remake. Saying that I really enjoyed playing Diablo 4. I understand that it is new and will still need some work.
    -I like the concept of the upgrading weapons and adding aspects to gear. -I was enjoying the playthrough, side missions and strong holds, and dungeons were cool. -The graphics and cut scenes are    I have played every single diablo game to date, diablo 2 is king, even bought the remake. Saying that I really enjoyed playing Diablo 4. I understand that it is new and will still need some work.
    -I like the concept of the upgrading weapons and adding aspects to gear. -I was enjoying the playthrough, side missions and strong holds, and dungeons were cool. -The graphics and cut scenes are beautiful. -I did enjoy plowing through big packs of monsters and helping friends progress through the game.
    - I like they are adapting qualities from Path of Exile
    +Very disappointed with this last patch, it seems they made everyone more squishy, more likely to be 1 shot, made leveling slower, made skills less effective, nerfed stats like vulnerable, critical strike, overpower, ect.
    +seems like we are being rewarded less since the patch on things like helltide and dungeons. + kinda disappointed about how many legendary items there are for the game, I remember that was one of the goals to find the legendary items that were useful or at least valuable. I like most items dropped are class specific, but then you negate trading aspects, how am I going to trade the druid for the necro item?
    +NO SET ITEMS? That was a super cool thing in diablo 2 set items get the whole set and get these extra attributes, cmon guys.
    +What is the point of playing seasons if your cool perks/items/bonuses ect don't transfer to eternal?
    +-+ Are you trying to make a game fun and interactive for the players?
    +-+ Are you trying to 1UP your free game adversary (POE)Path of Exile, or just milk your audience for money with a in comparison **** competitor?
    +-+ Path of Exile makes a really good game and seems to have the players in mind before making money, hence being a free game, and making good content. You have 20 years on them and you pull this 1.1 crap, shame on you.

    I have more to say but will leave it there.    … Expand
  3. arctodusprime
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    I never thought i'd play a game that made Lost Ark seem like a virtuosity by comparison, but here we are.
    My first Blizzard title was Rock'n'Roll Racing; I have played every Diablo game, every Warcraft game, every World of Warcraft expansion, all of StarCraft. I don't mention this to give weight to my perception, I mention this to give weight to my perception of the steady decline in    I never thought i'd play a game that made Lost Ark seem like a virtuosity by comparison, but here we are.
    My first Blizzard title was Rock'n'Roll Racing; I have played every Diablo game, every Warcraft game, every World of Warcraft expansion, all of StarCraft. I don't mention this to give weight to my perception, I mention this to give weight to my perception of the steady decline in quality and forks-given of Blizzard products.
    I waited a decade for Diablo 3, did the midnight screening, took 3 days off work to play. Yes the launch was a cluster, and the story felt as retread as the new Star Trek movies, but it was fun, it was smooth, and it was a good finished product. Care went into the art direction, gameplay, sound and music, and the story.
    I can't say any of that for this raging dumpster fire called Diablo $4. ("Diablo for Dollars", I like that, will probably use again)
    Server crashes and server burps are annoying, yes. Blizzard cookie cutter style builds are annoying. Blizzard nerfbats are utterly stupid. The company is so focused on the "long game" they have forgotten how to make an enjoyable and smooth experience anymore.
    The drama around "overpowered builds" is the biggest waste of time I have seen to date, because at the rate gamers are uninstalling the game, no one is going to be around to care.
    When I say the "Blizzard polish" is lacking, what I meant to say is it is nonexistent. Some of sloppiest work I have seen, ever. Voice acting that doesn't match script. Some Enya-esque musical leprosy while fighting Uber Lilith. Horses are stagger and burp every, single, time, you, mount, up. Struggles to find stats that make the game even remotely fun to play, then grinding for hours to find no gear with stats you can use; and then not getting anything useful from salvaging your gear. A plot that barely pays lip service to perhaps the greatest corrupted love story in the Blizzard portfolio, and we're left with a pissy former archangel being petulant with the daughter of a Prime Evil and no meaningful insight or exposition as to what really happened, or what happened between them.
    Speaking of lack, I know the Blizzard Original Thought Well ran dry a long time ago (just look at the decline in WoW expansions), but did you have to crib from Path of Exile, Grim Dawn, and Lost Ark?
    There's an old saying: "to steal from one is plagiarism, to steal from many is research". What do you call it when you steal from many and manage to not be nearly as engaging or good as any of them? |
    Frankly, as soon as I saw this, my first thought was, huh, so this is what Blizzard is going to try to use as a test bed for World of Warcraft 2. Then I thought, huh, this will be their last product before the Microsoft acquisition goes through. Maybe Microsoft can instill some actual pride in the work here, but I'm not getting my hopes up.
    If you're a fanboy who wants to grind for days to be in the top .001%, this is the game for you.
    If you want to play something casually, or enjoy the time you do have to put into gaming, go take a look at the Steam Summer Sale and support a studio that isn't coasting on its former glory.    … Expand
  4. ryrefsdal
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    Good through the story but no real reason to play after getting to word tier 3 and putting together a build.
  5. B1izzardSucks
    Jul 23, 2023
    2
    Created an account just to review this abomination of a game. This is basically Diablo Immortal part deux: boring, repetitive & tideous. I've spent more hours playing D2 & D3 than I'd like to admit, but I will not be doing that with D4. Blizzard are clearly clueless as to what their fans want and only care about their pockets. I think there are just too many changes that need to beCreated an account just to review this abomination of a game. This is basically Diablo Immortal part deux: boring, repetitive & tideous. I've spent more hours playing D2 & D3 than I'd like to admit, but I will not be doing that with D4. Blizzard are clearly clueless as to what their fans want and only care about their pockets. I think there are just too many changes that need to be implemented in order for this game to be enjoyable enough for a serious time investment. I had high hopes, not really sure why... Blizzard hasn't given me a reason to be optimistic in a long time. Going to start a new D2 character until Path of Exile 2. Sad times for the Diablo franchise, the best game has been absolutely ruined!… Expand
  6. TheStoneZilla
    Aug 15, 2023
    2
    The campaign and story and art in this game is insane, blizzard always delivers on that front. However if you're looking for anything with depth, this game is absolutely not for you. Just go play Path of Exile.
  7. Ashblury
    Aug 15, 2023
    2
    Trash. That is all. It is complete trash. Thank you for ruining a franchise for me and my friends.
  8. bluetoon
    Jun 7, 2023
    1
    One of the biggest names in multiplayer gaming should be able to make an online game that doesn't randomly disconnect me. You literally had a server stress test beta before launch and you still failed.

    I'd love to rate it higher but I was only able to play for about 25 minutes yesterday. After my second disconnection I gave up. Some will say "well it was launch day" but I say, if you    One of the biggest names in multiplayer gaming should be able to make an online game that doesn't randomly disconnect me. You literally had a server stress test beta before launch and you still failed.

    I'd love to rate it higher but I was only able to play for about 25 minutes yesterday. After my second disconnection I gave up. Some will say "well it was launch day" but I say, if you release a product it should be working. Welcome to the "live service" model.    … Expand
  9. Cords
    Sep 4, 2023
    1
    I'd give the game a 5/10 on launch. Went downhill in season 1. Once you hit level 80 and upgrade a few pieces of gear it's possible to spend 50 hours without one single upgrade. Shame on Blizzard for making a great franchise so incredibly boring! It should be mandatory that everyone working on this game should have to play Diablo 1-3 first. Write down what you like, what you hate.I'd give the game a 5/10 on launch. Went downhill in season 1. Once you hit level 80 and upgrade a few pieces of gear it's possible to spend 50 hours without one single upgrade. Shame on Blizzard for making a great franchise so incredibly boring! It should be mandatory that everyone working on this game should have to play Diablo 1-3 first. Write down what you like, what you hate. NONE of the fixes/changes from Diablo 3 are in Diablo 4. Fixing the gear to level 80 so that you can "share" with alts is silly. There is no room in storage and no will to play a 2nd character at the same time.

    What an epic failure. I'm playing another half level to get to 100 and then retiring. I feel like playing three more than four.    … Expand
  10. PatHub
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    Don't believe any of poor Ratings. Mostly lies. Diablo 4 is s a phenomenal ARPG. Great setting and fun and rewarding gameplay.
  11. DCJY
    Jul 4, 2023
    1
    I bought this at launch and barely two days in a row go by where I can actually play it. The connection with the servers is consistently bad, resulting in some of the worst lag I've ever experienced in a game. Seriously, I experienced less lag playing my Dreamcast online via the phoneline back in 2000. Not only lag, but disconnects, teleporting and not even being allowed to sign in are theI bought this at launch and barely two days in a row go by where I can actually play it. The connection with the servers is consistently bad, resulting in some of the worst lag I've ever experienced in a game. Seriously, I experienced less lag playing my Dreamcast online via the phoneline back in 2000. Not only lag, but disconnects, teleporting and not even being allowed to sign in are the norm. And for what? There's no matchmaking or easy way to play with other people, so they took away an offline option for nothing.… Expand
  12. PaddyAshton
    Jun 9, 2023
    1
    My first day of the game was fine, played an entire session no disconnects or lag at all. I managed to reach the last quest of campaign and then got booted out three times in a row as I was about to finish the quest.

    Now upon hitting level 50 it seems as though the game is just determined to prevent me from actually finishing a single quest. I get disconnected every single time I get to    My first day of the game was fine, played an entire session no disconnects or lag at all. I managed to reach the last quest of campaign and then got booted out three times in a row as I was about to finish the quest.

    Now upon hitting level 50 it seems as though the game is just determined to prevent me from actually finishing a single quest. I get disconnected every single time I get to the last portion of boss health or kill the last enemy, lag out and simply do not get the reward. This would be fine, I can live with side quests and the like as their rewards are menial anyway.

    But how, after several months of testing, can there still be a game breaking bug in the capstone dungeon to allow the player to progress to past veteran tier? Of the 10 attempts at this dungeon before contemplating throwing the console and controller out the window, my first 4 saw the boss de-spawn as he hit the last quarter of health bar, no way to exit the instance besides disconnecting from the server and relaunching the game.

    The remaining attempts saw me make it to the boss 5 out of 6 times, only to just flat out be disconnected after a 5 second freeze.

    Again, if this were checkpointed like all the other campaign quests then this wouldn't be as much of an issue. However, you need to restart the entire instance, along with the pre-boss each time, and it is vital to complete to progress the game. Abysmal design from Blizz here, but I don't know why the hell I expected any different, its becoming a track record for them.

    I'm still finding rare items more powerful than unique items, and since i can't progress my world tier I guess I'll continue to do so... Deep customisation? Crunchy visceral combat that you can feel? I can't believe I bought into all that nonsense. Game launches without set items. Quite frankly I don't expect to pay £70 for a game to still be beta testing it post release. I have no idea why this trend of releasing broken games that are required to be constantly online, yet consistently fail to do so, has taken off in recent years, but if it continues in this fashion then its the beginning of the end for gaming.

    I cannot recommend this game in its current state and have no intentions of buying any Blizz games at launch again, ever.    … Expand
  13. DarkGemini
    Aug 3, 2023
    1
    They refused to give me a refund after constantly being kicked from the server. I’ve never felt so much regret for buying a game in my life! Imagine losing nearly 6hrs of progress because of a bug!! That, and the fact that it’s an always-online game. That much I was unaware of, because coming from Diablo 3, I would never expect they’d go that route. I’m never buying another game in theThey refused to give me a refund after constantly being kicked from the server. I’ve never felt so much regret for buying a game in my life! Imagine losing nearly 6hrs of progress because of a bug!! That, and the fact that it’s an always-online game. That much I was unaware of, because coming from Diablo 3, I would never expect they’d go that route. I’m never buying another game in the franchise ever again. Can’t justify any of this crap I’ve had to deal with after paying $70+. Games like these NEED to flop so they learn to not put milking the player base over making a great quality product.… Expand
  14. ruslantsm
    Jun 8, 2023
    1
    this is a terrible online shop with a little game if you are lucky enough to log in
  15. dafunkk
    Jun 23, 2023
    1
    I've never cared about the story in Diablo games. In fact, I almost always skip it. Beyond that guy telling me about the Butcher in D1, it's all been blah blah blah.

    So the 7 isn't because the story (apparently) sucks. It's a solid foundation of a game. The systems are solid but nothing extraordinary. The combat would probably excite me, but frankly it's so far below Lost Ark in that    I've never cared about the story in Diablo games. In fact, I almost always skip it. Beyond that guy telling me about the Butcher in D1, it's all been blah blah blah.

    So the 7 isn't because the story (apparently) sucks. It's a solid foundation of a game. The systems are solid but nothing extraordinary. The combat would probably excite me, but frankly it's so far below Lost Ark in that respect (and that alone) that it's hard to get jazzed about.

    Not worth $70-100 but certainly worth it if you can get it on sale.

    I'd take 7 more points off for having the most absurdly insultingly expensive cosmetic shop I've seen in a non-F2P title, but at this point that garbage is par for the course.

    **After another 15 hours, I've lowered this to a 1. The big thing was starting the campaign over and realizing that literally the entire design is built to make you wait, follow, listen, fight for a minute and then run somewhere so you can wait, follow, listen and briefly fight. It's SO lazy. Ugh... This game is not worth your time nor your money. Please do something, Blizzard**    … Expand
  16. Ebo8000
    Jun 20, 2023
    1
    The game looks great, the skill tree is pretty good, however, the level scaling with enemies just sucks. I got stuck on a dungeon boss, spent time gaining a couple levels to go back and beat him, just to realize he also grinded and was now a level ahead of me. Made the game unfun. When you run into new enemies you know there is no excitement in how powerful they will be, they'll beThe game looks great, the skill tree is pretty good, however, the level scaling with enemies just sucks. I got stuck on a dungeon boss, spent time gaining a couple levels to go back and beat him, just to realize he also grinded and was now a level ahead of me. Made the game unfun. When you run into new enemies you know there is no excitement in how powerful they will be, they'll be about the same level as you every time.… Expand
  17. Lupusorka
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    이걸 13만원에 사게한것도 문제고 그냥 게임자체가 엄청 온갖곳에서 엿먹일려는 거밖에 안보이고 그냥 호구당했다 생각하면서 하고는 있지만 불편한점은 정말 한두개가 아니다 이런게 2023년 게임이라는게 믿기지 않는다
  18. FarEastPlayer
    Jun 15, 2023
    1
    The Blizzard is just keeping gaslighting players and nerf everything that could possibly make players happy. They are anti-players, they should burn in hell.
  19. Armagaiden
    Jun 8, 2023
    1
    Well. I'm Necromancer lvl 73. I play since the open Beta. There has been 3 server stress tests. There has been a closed bêta 6 month ago. But none of these beta helped the server stability.

    Early acess 02/06/23 : minor bugs, servers were working pretty well. I progress through the campaign with my friends and it went pretty well.But once we achieved endgame features, there's a lot of    Well. I'm Necromancer lvl 73. I play since the open Beta. There has been 3 server stress tests. There has been a closed bêta 6 month ago. But none of these beta helped the server stability.

    Early acess 02/06/23 : minor bugs, servers were working pretty well. I progress through the campaign with my friends and it went pretty well.But once we achieved endgame features, there's a lot of bugs.
    Nightmare dungeons : bugged. You can't go in with friends because you will be desynchronised 1 dungeon out of 2.
    Helltide : unplayable with lags. you'll die everytime you take a lag, and you'll lose your components.

    Release date 06/06/23 : lags everytime. Permanent lags, so totally unplayable endgame features

    08/06/23 22h30 GMT+1 : Crash server. Can't play. Only 2 days since release.

    Enough with server problems. There's also class balance problems. Barbarian is Godlike, rogue is too squishy (gets one shotted by almost everything), necromancer has literraly 0 mobility, druid is unkillable, and sorcerer is the only balanced class.

    Let's talk about campaign : Act 1, 2, 3 ,4 and 5 are Star Wars Disney tier. Act 6 is a real masterpiece.
    Campaign boss fights are for retarded ppl. they have 0 mechanics, they just have a ton of hp.
    Only Lilith have a real boss fight. And Elias after the campaign will have a real boss fight too.

    The Artistic Direction is perfect. that's why i give them 1 point.
    Sound Design is good, but Lost Ark is better at it.

    There's a lack of features in the UI. We can't see other player's profile. there's no statistics, can't watch playtime, there's no ladder.
    There's no search bar for items in the stash. Gems take too much space

    And there's a ton of other bugs, like sometimes you can't use any ability or dash. Sometimes the horse's pathfinding will totally bug. Cinematics will sometimes bug when you play with friends, only 1 in the group will the dialogues / cinematics.

    There's no diversity in the bestiary and the dungeon bosses or in the decorations. All monsters are recycled with different color, and they are spread all over the entire map. Dungeons are procedural but you will see always the same monsters in them.
    Dungeon Bosses are catastrophic. Distant / Mage bosses are retarded, they do no damage so you can just burst them with any build.
    Melee Bosses are a nightmare, they run faster than you, have an attack speed higher than the light speed. So you almost can't kite them and if you don't play barbarian, druid or sorcerer frost you'll just instant die.

    To sum up, this game is **** tier and doesn't deserve your money, let Blizzard sink.    … Expand
  20. MT7
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    Blizzard kill the fun with the patch 1.1.

    Nerf armor, crit, vulnerable damage.

    Just stop the game and wait for a better patch.
  21. Zackson228
    Jul 13, 2023
    1
    -the gameplay feels phenomenal (combat is. horse sucks dig bick)
    -the 1/2 cut scenes we got was EPIC! rest of the 98% is.... welp I don't even remember them. it was that good XD
    -the game visually looks AWESOME! LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE IS ABSOLUTE TRASH. limited to only 5 skills (+1basic skill thats trash) and that's just ONE of THOUSANDS DOG SHIET this game is made out of they said it    -the gameplay feels phenomenal (combat is. horse sucks dig bick)
    -the 1/2 cut scenes we got was EPIC! rest of the 98% is.... welp I don't even remember them. it was that good XD
    -the game visually looks AWESOME!

    LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE IS ABSOLUTE TRASH.
    limited to only 5 skills (+1basic skill thats trash) and that's just ONE of THOUSANDS DOG SHIET this game is made out of they said it will give us the most options to make a verity of characters than any other games? yeah right? XD i guess they don't even remember what their own old games looks like.

    what was I thinking. this is ACTIVATION BLIZZARD of course. HOT GARAGE in a cool wrapping box.    … Expand
  22. Moxnix1776
    Jun 7, 2023
    1
    This game is just so underwhelming in every aspect - it borrows parts of both Diablo 2 and Diablo 3 but somehow manages to do worse than either of them.

    The gameplay itself is very similar to Diablo immortal, which for a F2P mobile game was adequate - but for a triple A flagship title all I can say is Diablo 4 feels half baked and unpolished. The "Skill Tree" is essentially a linear    This game is just so underwhelming in every aspect - it borrows parts of both Diablo 2 and Diablo 3 but somehow manages to do worse than either of them.

    The gameplay itself is very similar to Diablo immortal, which for a F2P mobile game was adequate - but for a triple A flagship title all I can say is Diablo 4 feels half baked and unpolished.

    The "Skill Tree" is essentially a linear "choose one" skill selector, and the paragon board only gives an illusion of depth and diversity, which seriously detracts from the long term replayability of Diablo 4, which has always been the franchises strength. More than anything however - is that it just wasn't fun, even in the early access beta when everything was new and shiny it just felt like a boring version of any other generic low budget ARPG. I know comparing it to Diablo Immortal might come off as a slur, but it really does feel like the closest analogue in terms of feel and fun, and in some respects I think I liked Diablo Immortal better.

    I'm sad to find that this game fell flat on it's face, as with any other game in the Diablo franchise I was looking forward to many years of at least casual engagement, but I found myself bored, uninterested and just not caring shockingly fast.

    In preparation for this review, I ended up asking myself - would I play this game if it was F2P - and ultimately, no, this isn't worth even my time - I have better games to play, and just touching grass would be a more rewarding experience than spending a couple hours in Diablo 4. Considering this is a full price $70 (minimum) game with already oodles of premium add-ons, micro transactions, battle passes and more - I question how the standards of developers have slipped so far.    … Expand
  23. gugamer
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    Parabens pelo jogo, ficou horrivel, paguei 350 reais e odiei, mas não posso pedir reembolso, pq 2 horas de jogo é so no prologo, que n tem nada, so a cutscene linda no inicio
  24. propolis3
    Jun 11, 2023
    1
    狗屎网络，开了加速器也频繁掉线，登录界面经常卡顿，游戏体验极差，暴雪真的司马，卖这么贵做个半成品
  25. bloodlines
    Jun 12, 2023
    1
    в игре за $70 будет встроенный внутреигровой магазин и скины по $20-$30. Ах да, те кто предзаказали и переплатили за максимальное издание получили внутреигровое преимущество начав раньше, в игре где есть PvP! Более жадную и наглую контору сложно представитьв игре за $70 будет встроенный внутреигровой магазин и скины по $20-$30. Ах да, те кто предзаказали и переплатили за максимальное издание получили внутреигровое преимущество начав раньше, в игре где есть PvP! Более жадную и наглую контору сложно представить
  26. Sierra-Zero
    Jun 25, 2023
    1
    Great the few first hours, it quickly becomes boring. You spent more time travelling than fighting monsters, except for the campaign, bosses are not interesting.

    In previous games you were able to chain floors, here when you finish a dungeon you have to travel to the next one, so slow paced.
  27. ocspeed13
    Jul 18, 2023
    1
    They killed the game with their season 1 update. Need everything, like -30% armor, killed helltides, need weapons. If they were trying to take any of the little fun out there was in it then they completely succeeded
  28. RaistlinDourden
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I pre-ordered this expecting it to be at least as polished as Diablo 3. What a mistake. They took all the best elements of Diablo out as if they have learned nothing from the previous games.

    Blizz is trying to make and Loot based ARPG MMO, without rewarding loot system. An ARPG without action. A MMO without a social system.
  29. bobwilsonusa
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Game is buggy as hell, new patches make classes weaker and loot harder to get. Other changes to slow down the leveling process makes it seem like Blizzard really wants to push people to Baldur's Gate 3 instead of Diablo 4.
  30. papadaddy
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    I'm not a die hard player, that min maxed the meta and poured 100s of hours into the game. What I am is a long time fan of the series with an extremely busy schedule and nightly daddy duties. Since release I have poured more free time than I should have into this game and have been enjoying it. Changes made this match set me back from a time investment stand point, needless time sink,I'm not a die hard player, that min maxed the meta and poured 100s of hours into the game. What I am is a long time fan of the series with an extremely busy schedule and nightly daddy duties. Since release I have poured more free time than I should have into this game and have been enjoying it. Changes made this match set me back from a time investment stand point, needless time sink, and walk back of fun stick. Nightly dungeon crawl went from 2-3 a night, to 1, I don't have any more time to dedicate to this game. Seem like season 1 changes were built to punish the 1% min/max players at the expense of the 99%. I'm probably putting this down for BG3 launching in august as opposed to rolling up a S1 character.… Expand
  31. nachtmusik
    Aug 3, 2023
    1
    unfinished work. It's a low quality game in every way except for the graphic art. I don't understand how long it took to make the game.
  32. Blue2moro
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Patch has made it unplayable. I am going to skip season 1 at least unless changes are made.
  33. Ddddkeane
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Unfinished game. Blizzard decided to nerf everything because players were completing the campaign and material too quickly. No effort to improve other classes or weak builds, just nerfing skills and items. You wake up and your character does 40% of the damage you used to, what a joke. I would steer away and look for games such as baldur's gate 3.
  34. ishmalejenkins
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Post patch, this game basically sets you back a significant portion. I've played a lot of this game, after their nerf patch on everything I feel like instead of level 95 I went back to level 80. They've compensated for nothing and I currently don't have any desire to play season 1 after playing 4-5hrs a day since release.
  35. Maizen
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Was fun for a week during launch. Consistently bad updates from the devs have driven all the fun from the game. Everyone i know has moved on to other games.
  36. Monsterjunkie
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game was amazing before this patch but now I just don’t understand. Why do this kind of patch right before your first season . Well I was playing every day since early access and now I’m just going to play something else and come back one day .… Expand
  37. DrBones
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Not recommend to buy.
    The game wasn't ready.
    Blizzard doesn't listen to the community, doesn't fix the most important issues of the game(stash, lack of end game content, resistances doesn't work).
    Instead they just nerf all the classes.
    Feels like they need at least 1-2 more years for the game to be ready.
  38. Philosocrates
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The game launched well with a few issues, but was overall a decent game. Probably an 8. Known QOL issues and broken mechanics have been ignored outright by the dev team and in the most recent patch(1.1) they went off the deep end and made matters worse. Some classes are unplayable in the higher levels.
  39. Tanker360
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Served no purpose to do a beta test. Not sure if they even tested it before launch. They release the game, let everyone get use to a routine, character, method and then changed it. Not even a minor change that can be understood by average players but a massive one that didn’t even focus on bettering the game for the players but for themselves. They sucked the fun and excitement out ofServed no purpose to do a beta test. Not sure if they even tested it before launch. They release the game, let everyone get use to a routine, character, method and then changed it. Not even a minor change that can be understood by average players but a massive one that didn’t even focus on bettering the game for the players but for themselves. They sucked the fun and excitement out of the game by doing the opposite of what their fan base was asking for. Sad, had the potential to be fun.… Expand
  40. cookiebox33
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Players are not limited to playing just this game. Regarding the efforts we have invested over time, if designers want to make changes, they should consider the players’ feelings. But it’s okay; I can go and play other games. I won’t become your plaything.
    I will never play any game from Activision Blizzard!!
  41. Boatmanfall3n
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    The game has too many mechanics that forcefully stall your progression in a desperate attempt to falsely inflate longevity.
  42. NickSwims
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Diablo IV started off well, but its shortcomings have become more apparent as the weeks go on. It was always half-baked and lacking features, but still somewhat enjoyable to play. The graphics are good, but the story is forgettable and was clearly shoehorned into being extended infinitely into their live-service "seasons".

    The online-only requirement is a joke. Forget about testing    Diablo IV started off well, but its shortcomings have become more apparent as the weeks go on. It was always half-baked and lacking features, but still somewhat enjoyable to play. The graphics are good, but the story is forgettable and was clearly shoehorned into being extended infinitely into their live-service "seasons".

    The online-only requirement is a joke. Forget about testing yourself in Hardcore, since any connection issue on either yours, Blizzard's, or Xbox's side will result in permadeath for your character.

    I initially enjoyed the gameplay, acknowledging the obvious slower pace when compared to Diablo III. The resource generation is a fraction of what it was in the previous game, and it really shows with the skills used in meta builds.

    The loot in this game is absolutely abysmal. Items regularly drop 10-15 levels below your current level. Killing level 67 enemies to get a level 45 item in return is not rewarding. Even if the loot is appropriately-scaled, there is no guarantee you will have good RNG with the item power, and it will still most likely be useless. I frequently fill up my inventory with rares and legendaries to just end up selling or salvaging it all.

    Build viability is a major issue. Druid, Rogue, and Necromancer all have effective builds, but some are much more effective than others. Barbarian has a few decent builds, but nothing super optimal. Good luck if you want to play Sorcerer though. You've heard of glass cannon, well say hello to glass squirt gun.

    On top of all the balancing issues, the UI is horrendous. Clearly little effort or funding was put into testing any of it.

    All of the above issues were apparent before the recent 1.1 patch... so what did this patch change? Did Blizzard improve any of the UI issues? Did they buff less effective builds? Did they bring back any quality of life features from previous games? Did they make loot worth grinding for? No. Of course not. This patch entailed wide-spread nerfs to damage, survivability, loot drops, and XP gain. Not even the mistreated sorcerers could escape the Wrath of Blizzard's nerf hammer.

    This game was slow to begin with, but now it is slower, more difficult, more tedious, less rewarding, and ultimately less fun. I will not be playing this game until the issues are fixed, and I encourage others to make the same decision.

    This game has a lot of potential, but it seems like the devs are purposely doing everything they can to prevent anyone from having any fun. Blizzard, please step out of your own way and give us the game you promised.    … Expand
  43. eversoul_epic
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    other company pay/hire people to become their game tester, meanwhile at here, we need to pay to become their game tester

    I doubt people will hype again for next Diablo game after all this disaster
  44. Spg225
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The game was solid until the patch that absolutely nerfed everything punishing normal players based off of the level of play from the the top gamers. Its been time consuming to level up to begin with. You made the game incentivise playing alone by making enemies have an additional 100% life per player making the the additional xp not worth it. Barbarian is virtually unplayable so all theThe game was solid until the patch that absolutely nerfed everything punishing normal players based off of the level of play from the the top gamers. Its been time consuming to level up to begin with. You made the game incentivise playing alone by making enemies have an additional 100% life per player making the the additional xp not worth it. Barbarian is virtually unplayable so all the time I've sunk into him pointless. Nightmare dungeons would already be a struggle ensure not to die instantly but now with all the reductions in armor, resistance, and damage reduction so its garunteed being 1 shot when trying hit higher dungeons. So many people still haven't gotten anywhere near uber lilith but again because the devs feelings were hurt that the top 1% of players managed to erase her now we all must pay the price.… Expand
  45. Xshort
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    Potential to be such a good game. Developers are so out of reach with the community and what can make Diablo 4 strive and be an enjoyable ARPG. High hopes for seasonal updates only to be met with the most disappointing patch notes in history of any game...
  46. anton_ego
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    The campaign was fun. Game has good production values: nice visuals and art, great audio and music, decent narrative content.

    But once you get through the campaign, you realize this is a hollow shell of a game. Everyones mad about their 1.1 patch nerfing everything, but the fundamental issues go much deeper. This is probably the worst designed ARPG ive ever played in terms of items,    The campaign was fun. Game has good production values: nice visuals and art, great audio and music, decent narrative content.

    But once you get through the campaign, you realize this is a hollow shell of a game. Everyones mad about their 1.1 patch nerfing everything, but the fundamental issues go much deeper. This is probably the worst designed ARPG ive ever played in terms of items, progression, and builds. There is no build diversity. You use the same skills at lvl 80 you do at lvl 30. The loot is unbelievably boring, with needlessly complicated stats (some of which don't even work) and uninspired art. This is supposed to be a looting game but the loot sucks, there is no storage space, and the way items have a lvl requirement makes getting gear for alts pointless. The legendary aspect system is terrible and most the aspects are boring, WoW style conditionals stacked on conditionals. Very few of them actually change the way you play.

    There's no content. It would have been so easy to take something like the Delve mechanic from Path of Exile and have an endgame of progressing through an infinitely scaling Hell. Instead there is some boring ass world events, and grinding copy paste dungeons that all feel exactly the same, and barely even have any monsters in them compared to other games in the genre.

    Its becoming a meme but it truly feels like none of the lead devs actually play this game, or other similar games. The problems are obvious to anyone whos played arpgs. They have 9000 devs or some **** yet they can't add stash space? Can't fix bugged resistances for months (and then add a new unique that procs resists, lol)? Can't think of any way to quickly implement some end game content?

    Its pathetic. Diablo 4 is a fast paced action ARPG with slow boring combat and barely any abilities to use. It's a looter with the worst loot of any game in the genre and barely any fun items to work towards. "Your class your way" theres virtually zero build diversity or options, and what is there is unimaginative and pathetic compared to other games. It's an always online MMO game with no tools for grouping up in any way, no group content, even chatting is a pain in the ass. It's trash.

    Blizzard is dead. There are some talented people still there in the art and basic gameplay departments, but the senior devs are totally incompetent and are being driven by boardroom suits more interested in player retention numbers and battle pass sales than they are in creating a great game.

    There is no reason to play this garbage when games like Path of Exile or hell even the Diablo 2 remaster exist. It deserves all the poo currently being slung at it and is the perfect example of everything wrong with modern gaming. I regret my purchase and will not even be activating my battle pass. 1 point for the solid efforts of the art and audio teams.    … Expand
  47. Enigmantis
    Jul 20, 2023
    1
    After leveling a sorcerer to level 100 and beating echo on by far the worst class in the game, patch 1.1 for season 1 in diablo 4 is a nail in the coffin for me, this game did not hold up or get better. Sound 7/10
    Visual 8/10
    Story 5/10 Gameplay 1/10
    PvP 0/10
    PvE 1/10 Spend your money elsewhere, PoE 2 or Baldurs gate 3 or just about any other game.
  48. Kothyenko
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    Barely playable on coop on the same console. So many bugs, online mandatory that brings nothing but more bugs. Leveling system was barely decent, now completely terrible. I was a huge fan of D2 and D3, despite their difference. Here I just go from disappointment to disappointment... Inventory system is a huge joke. There are no feeling of Hack n slash AT ALL
  49. DA1TRUREAPER
    Jul 21, 2023
    1
    I loved Diablo III.You literally botched iv Blizzard.Way too much to grind.Im not saying I wanted it to be easy but you nerfed the snot out of subclasses skills yet the hoards across the map are untouched. Almost repeated attack after attack as you travel to get to a destination.Skills are weaker to defend even Bosses not only in dungeons but even cellars are OP.Now we got to start a wholeI loved Diablo III.You literally botched iv Blizzard.Way too much to grind.Im not saying I wanted it to be easy but you nerfed the snot out of subclasses skills yet the hoards across the map are untouched. Almost repeated attack after attack as you travel to get to a destination.Skills are weaker to defend even Bosses not only in dungeons but even cellars are OP.Now we got to start a whole new character to play this season. Unbelievable Blizzard you've screwed this game up as much as you did WOW once you got your money before the game was out.Dueces… Expand
  50. Gamingforfun
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    I thought the goal of a game was to have fun, who cares if 1% of the community min/maxes and finishes the top boss in a few seconds, to each their own.

    The initial build delivered that fun, then slowly removed it under the pretense that it was game breaking. Given the complex mechanics, it is bound to happen that a few players figure out how to max out their DPS. It makes good content and    I thought the goal of a game was to have fun, who cares if 1% of the community min/maxes and finishes the top boss in a few seconds, to each their own.

    The initial build delivered that fun, then slowly removed it under the pretense that it was game breaking. Given the complex mechanics, it is bound to happen that a few players figure out how to max out their DPS. It makes good content and actually brings people to the game Progression is fun, sharing progress with alternative characters is another thing that helps people try a new class and keep things interesting.

    Blizzard needs to start thinking about the reasons people are doing what they are doing in diablo 4 to actually tackle the problem of the game. Why are people boosting alts, why are we in a rush to get to level 85 or 100, why do all the builds max out vulnerable and crit damage...

    Instead of tackling the topical issues, why not address the root ones : content, new classes, having different builds be usable, more world tiers, ability to play with friends at at level and everyone getting meaningful progression.

    Instead of slowing down players and restrict them why not embrace their ingenuity & interest in the game and build things to incentivise people to play, bring in new players, explore, participate in public events, create new characters play all parts of the content together?    … Expand
  51. Devil_in_Law
    Jul 22, 2023
    1
    It is unbelievable how the company that defined the genre could develop such a poor product.
    It should be in development for another 2 years to be playable.
    The world is dead, nothing happens there, NPCs are stateless, lifeless husks. When you finally find a piece of lore, it is not even voiced over (!) It literally opens a popup with some text, that blocks actions from all players on the    It is unbelievable how the company that defined the genre could develop such a poor product.
    It should be in development for another 2 years to be playable.

    The world is dead, nothing happens there, NPCs are stateless, lifeless husks.
    When you finally find a piece of lore, it is not even voiced over (!) It literally opens a popup with some text, that blocks actions from all players on the same console (!) like it is year 2000 and they are indie.

    Exploring is not encouraged, as there is nothing new you will see or find in another corner of the map!
    Same enemies, same mind boggling mechanics. Same loot!
    +1% chance of harder attack on Saturdays, it's a joke of a loot system!

    Shields exist in the game, bows exist in the game, who can wield them?
    Only rogue can use a bow.
    Only necromancer (!) can use a shield.
    Barbarian has to carry 4 weapons simultaneously even if he uses 1 or 2!

    Why?
    It seems like n 8 year old was writing the logic behind this.

    Depth of character builds - non existent!
    You have one generator skill, one damage skill, one ultimate, other situational, that is it, you have to always play the same way - generate, then DPS, every single character.

    Visuals are good, but that's about it.
    Story very bleak. Progression is non existent.
    Camera is horrible, druid bear literally occupies half the screen.

    They could've just taken D3, add a noir atmosphere from D2, add some interesting mechanics from existing ARPGs, and that's it, with the popularity of the franchise there was absolutely no chance of failure!

    Instead we have this steaming pile of bs, that will get you bored in several days, once you figure out the builds (2-3) of them for each character.

    To say that's a disappointment is to say nothing. Diablo 3 it's a much better game, D2 is just miles ahead from this.    … Expand
  52. Bloodgate596
    Jul 24, 2023
    1
    It was pretty fun on launch but patch 1 destroyed the game. Do not buy!! This was a bait and switch and games as a service dumpster fire. Seriously the state of the game is predatory and just not fun. I honestly think there should be a lawsuit. I looked forward to playing my Barbarian all year but am now Uninstalling the game after less than 30 hours. My sincere hope is that this is theIt was pretty fun on launch but patch 1 destroyed the game. Do not buy!! This was a bait and switch and games as a service dumpster fire. Seriously the state of the game is predatory and just not fun. I honestly think there should be a lawsuit. I looked forward to playing my Barbarian all year but am now Uninstalling the game after less than 30 hours. My sincere hope is that this is the dying breath of Blizzard so Microsoft can come in and fix this garbage.… Expand
  53. Spoach
    Jul 26, 2023
    1
    Game is crazy grindy with horrible servers and you will constantly get frozen by enemies not even on your screen
  54. fazsato
    Jul 29, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is incomplete in my opinion. The endgame is boring and has almost nothing to do. We don't have any ranking system. The game has too few classes and the developers aren't worried with the balance of them. The inventory interface is terrible, there are missing many slots compared the real need of players and we need some kind of character exclusive storage chest for each character. The first season released content is a joke. The PvP area of the game is dead and they didn't release any new skins for it on season one. In summary we can't accept to pay a expansive price in a game and they release this kind of content as if the game were a beta test... because that's what it seems.… Expand
  55. Markirers
    Aug 9, 2023
    1
    Patch 1.1 messed up the game for everyone.
    Blizzard is going to kill that game just like they did heroes of the storm/overwatch with their balancing acts.
  56. madeforBG3
    Aug 7, 2023
    1
    This game was released unfinished, unbalanced, full of bugs, and severely underwhelming for a AAA game company who already has experience in ARPG's.
  57. Kwikwilyaqa
    Aug 9, 2023
    1
    Feature incomplete, no real end-game content (ARPG without anything but leveling), underwhelming itemization with cluttered useless stats (making loot uninteresting, boring and upgrades almost impossible). Looks good (the game as a whole, because even armor is a copy/paste of models - there is even paid pieces of armor that are just retextures of the base armors), but everything above theFeature incomplete, no real end-game content (ARPG without anything but leveling), underwhelming itemization with cluttered useless stats (making loot uninteresting, boring and upgrades almost impossible). Looks good (the game as a whole, because even armor is a copy/paste of models - there is even paid pieces of armor that are just retextures of the base armors), but everything above the skin is bare bones with nothing but bad coding and incompetence behind - really bad coding (incomplete copy/paste level of bad, importing bugs from D3 1.0 and introducing a new range of unfunctional in games - from stats to imprints, with fixes that can take even a year to happen, if ever will be fixed). Good to notice also that balance does not exist at all - there are no players between the development team, just spreadsheet monkeys.

    Expensive game (70 dollars base game with "upgrade options" for whales and idiots), with macrotransations galore (ridiculous high prices, again, for whales and idiots), paid battle-passes (if this season is the rule, with no content inside and out, just a paid low-efort timesink).

    I don't believe the the game is "fixable" right now because is not even completed (maybe in two or three years if ever - because incompetence is the rule in the development of this mess).    … Expand
  58. chocodrop
    Aug 10, 2023
    1
    Sólo es mejor que el primero. Al principio es muy bonito, las cinemáticas tienen importancia y el argumento también, algo que era irrelevante en la saga. Ok. A la que llevas unas cuantas horas y aún no te lo has pasado se hace ya muy pesado, pero piensas que hay que llegar hasta el final porque donde brilla Diablo es una vez te lo pasas y empiezas a probar builds y buscar ítems enSólo es mejor que el primero. Al principio es muy bonito, las cinemáticas tienen importancia y el argumento también, algo que era irrelevante en la saga. Ok. A la que llevas unas cuantas horas y aún no te lo has pasado se hace ya muy pesado, pero piensas que hay que llegar hasta el final porque donde brilla Diablo es una vez te lo pasas y empiezas a probar builds y buscar ítems en concreto.
    Cuando llegas al final de golpe te encuentras que no, que aún es peor. El sistema de drops está tan roto como lo estuvo en el 3 al salir, cosa que no tiene sentido porque en teoría aprendieron de ese fallo. Pero no, bastones para mago con fuerza, espadas a dos manos con inteligencia, y así todos los ítems. Si fuese de otra gente pues aún dirías mira, para cuando esté barato en Steam, pero como es Blizzard ni Steam ni barato ni nada, ha salido mal.
    Hubo una época que Blizzard casi presumía de que por cada juego que sacaban habían cancelado unos cuantos, porque sólo querían lo mejor y blablabla. Este juego, el remake de Warcraft 3 y lo de Overwatch 2 demuestran que esa Blizzard ya no existe.
    Tengo esperanzas que algún día arreglen Diablo IV, volver a instalar el juego y volver a la rutina de jugar un porrón de horas cada temporada que saquen, pero está tan lejos de ese punto y los antecedentes de Blizzard estan tan claros que a mi me da que esto va a quedar así. Y ya está.
    Una gente que al primer parche de balanceo te la lía tanto no es una gente que sepa de qué va esto.    … Expand
  59. SSS093
    Aug 12, 2023
    1
    Here is my problems with Diablo IV:

    1) Story is garbage. 2) Story missions seem like they just want to get you across the huge map. A mount is needed much earlier before everyone gets bored of walking and getting annoyed by the random bots. 3) Loot is identical. No reason to buy anything from vendors. Therefore, coin is worthless. 4) No teamwork and support builds. Basically button    Here is my problems with Diablo IV:

    1) Story is garbage.
    2) Story missions seem like they just want to get you across the huge map. A mount is needed much earlier before everyone gets bored of walking and getting annoyed by the random bots.
    3) Loot is identical. No reason to buy anything from vendors. Therefore, coin is worthless.
    4) No teamwork and support builds. Basically button mashing through dungeons without any strategies and team coordination.
    5) Feels too repetitive and without good payoff.

    Summary: Boring.    … Expand
  60. Darkh1e1
    Aug 19, 2023
    1
    Terrible game for such a prestigious gaming company. Save your money for something else this game is if you wanna be a game tester for free and pay 70 dollar purchase fee for a broken game with barely any content bit endless dungeon rush boring dungeon designs.
  61. slowness
    Aug 27, 2023
    1
    The only reason I have any hope for this game after 2 months is that it might get OK in 5, probably 10 seasons. Right now it is of early access quality. Do NOT buy, Do NOT play except the minimum for season...unless you are masochistic
  62. Kdswildcat
    Aug 27, 2023
    1
    Lifelong fan of the game. So disappointing, D4 is chasing rainbows and in doing so, appears to have created a thoroughly dismal, disjointed, and disconnected … it decries an attempt to grab a little skyrim, a dash of Warcraft, a pinch of Netflix … trying to add to script that makes no sense to anyone, is Lilith good for humanity or bad? To sum it all up, after more than a hundred hours ofLifelong fan of the game. So disappointing, D4 is chasing rainbows and in doing so, appears to have created a thoroughly dismal, disjointed, and disconnected … it decries an attempt to grab a little skyrim, a dash of Warcraft, a pinch of Netflix … trying to add to script that makes no sense to anyone, is Lilith good for humanity or bad? To sum it all up, after more than a hundred hours of gameplay… the game no longer even runs on my Xbox. No support, only forums. I am running around all over the world do quests and side quests (that seems in no way connected to character development … would be better to send us to a carnival and play whack a mole to level up). I am not an orator nor a game aficionado …. I don’t follow a lot of franchises, but this is one I do. Lifeless, pointless, dysfunctional, unorganized, random gameplay with even less creative skills and equipment system. I won’t get this time back, but hopefully I can help you avoid this horrible mistake.… Expand
  63. Recondocc
    Aug 27, 2023
    1
    I've played every Diablo game on release. This is the worst of them all. I played this less than Diablo Immoral. Lackluster campaign. Boring, monotonous endgame. Definitely not worth the money.
  64. Kelev
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Zero attachment with special loot.
    Finding uniques was never so boring.
    No endgame.
  65. xenomorf
    Jun 8, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Except for the story, this game is aimless. Levelscaling goes through the roof. Combat is no fun (your character doesnt even use his weapon) so there is no challenge. You can only map 6 abilities, so the rest goes more or less to waste. The game is boring as hell. An average rating of 92? Reviewers had to be paid of to get that… Expand
  66. bwillroku
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Game was actually decent on release. Then the nerfs started. They never buff anything people actually want to use, they just keep nerfing the things people us instead. The new patch absolutely decimated survivability for all classes, sorcerer is basically unplayable now, and the barbarian is a shadow of what it used to be. There's no point to playing this game anymore if they just nerf funGame was actually decent on release. Then the nerfs started. They never buff anything people actually want to use, they just keep nerfing the things people us instead. The new patch absolutely decimated survivability for all classes, sorcerer is basically unplayable now, and the barbarian is a shadow of what it used to be. There's no point to playing this game anymore if they just nerf fun by 80% in every patch. Just give up hope and wait for Baldur's Gate 3 instead. What a waste.… Expand
  67. Atyzer
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Starting today I die a lot doing basically the same I was doing past 4 weeks and I can't figure out what actually went wrong. I guess this game is not for me anymore. Thank god I didn't chose to play hardcore.
  68. DeMonney
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    The constant grinding that feels pointless makes Diablo IV tedious. The constant online with lagging servers when I'm playing single player makes it frustrating. I pre- ordered because I'm a big fan of the franchise but the game is a big middle finger to fans after its recent patching. I deleted it.
  69. Rhinogamer
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    With the Season 1 patch, the developers have removed all the fun from the game. Diablo 4 is now a grind-fest slog not worth spending your time or money on. Maybe the developers will fix it in the future (hopefully), but right now the game is garbage.
  70. IrumOx
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I rarely write review and have been a big fan of the Diablo series for a long time; this latest patch has hindered all the fun that costs so much to get when reaching higher levels.
    It is unclear why developers would decide to cause this train wreck. I think sometimes they neglect casual players and focus on a few YouTubers that dedicate their lives to this transient form of entertainmen.    I rarely write review and have been a big fan of the Diablo series for a long time; this latest patch has hindered all the fun that costs so much to get when reaching higher levels.
    It is unclear why developers would decide to cause this train wreck. I think sometimes they neglect casual players and focus on a few YouTubers that dedicate their lives to this transient form of entertainmen. I did not think Diablo 4 was transient entertainment before and was always counting the hours left at work to be able to go home and play it; but after the patch the feeling turned into more of another irrelevant chore so will be eventually forgotten. Blizzard has turned Diablo 4 into what many of their employees must feel when going to work for them, I hope someone presses Ctrl-Z sometime soon.    … Expand
  71. 711Flint
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    You spend weeks trying to build something, grinding those items, enduring all those lame altars, for them to decide that your class should be patched and reduced to nothing. All the work I had put into it is now wasted, as my character is unplayable. Character balance is non-existing. Whoever is trying to do this work is failing miserably, and it becomes worse with every patch. They areYou spend weeks trying to build something, grinding those items, enduring all those lame altars, for them to decide that your class should be patched and reduced to nothing. All the work I had put into it is now wasted, as my character is unplayable. Character balance is non-existing. Whoever is trying to do this work is failing miserably, and it becomes worse with every patch. They are completely lost.… Expand
  72. SammyHauguth
    Jun 8, 2023
    0
    Server problems, which prevent me to even play the game. So I'm not having a good time. When I can play, It's just for like 10-20 minutes then gets a server problem message and back to main men...and ler not forget with Patch 1.1, worst game EVER MADE!
  73. Zero187
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    Why must the players fight SO HARD for what we want. Aren't we the ones paying?? Why does Blizzard go against us? I'm out. Back to D2R and other games.
  74. Jafenhar
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Sound the dread alarm for our friend Diablo was killed by the very studio who created it. And instead of listening to fan feedback the devs are just going to dig in their heels and get combative with the very folks who keep their game alive by playing it. What a damn joke of a studio Blizzard has become.
  75. Krober
    Jun 8, 2023
    0
    Autoleveling sucks. The game boring because of that. Hardcore mode becames pointless.
  76. Blaha
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Horrible update

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  77. RicoC
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Was a great game. Played it from day 1 until now. The new patch makes the game pointless. There's no end game content and all damage for all classes was reduced with no benefit or increases elsewhere provided.

    Stay away!
  78. EugeneYap83
    Aug 1, 2023
    0
    The barbarian class is weak and pathetic, Please buff the barbarian class and stop nerfing it.
  79. jbrandond2003
    Jun 7, 2023
    0
    This version of Diablo is missing so many essential aspects that we are so used to with past games. It feels like it's also missing the game's social aspect, especially on consoles. The skill tree is lackluster at best. No runewords. This is a $40 game, and it will be the last time I ever preorder a Blizzard game.
  80. Piroggi
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    LANGWEILIG alles ist langweilig. Das lvln ist zäh und LANGWEILIG. Selbst im unteren Lvl Bereich sollte wenigstens die Möglichkeit bestehen die Weltbesten items zu finden. Das würde wenigstens etwas motivieren. Die Items die man findet ich schaue fast gar nicht mehr nach wird direkt verkauft nur kurz die Aspekte. Irgendwas fühlt sich da Falsch an.
    Was ich mache? Ich steh Doof in der Stad    LANGWEILIG alles ist langweilig. Das lvln ist zäh und LANGWEILIG. Selbst im unteren Lvl Bereich sollte wenigstens die Möglichkeit bestehen die Weltbesten items zu finden. Das würde wenigstens etwas motivieren. Die Items die man findet ich schaue fast gar nicht mehr nach wird direkt verkauft nur kurz die Aspekte. Irgendwas fühlt sich da Falsch an.
    Was ich mache? Ich steh Doof in der Stad rum und Warte auf den Weltboss bzw... Die Legionsereignisse. Ansonsten hab ich nix mehr zu tun Quest sind alle erledigt Lilith Stauen sind alle eingesammelt und die Aspekt Dungeons sind alle gemacht. Was soll ich machen? Wie gesagt das Lvln macht einfach kein Bock und ist zu zäh. Ich bin Ratlos. Ich werde ein Scheissdreck tun und die Season mit einem neuen Charakter Starten. Ich will mein ein Charakter stetig ausbauen und Spass haben. Nicht immer wieder von neu anfangen. Blizzard kümmert sich um Dinge die Nutzlos sind anstatt das Spiel zu verbessern und auszubauen. Wenn alle so zufrieden mit Diablo 2 sind warum nicht einfach nachmachen. Weniger Arbeit mehr erfolg. Wir brauchen nichts neues. Altes bewährtes noch besser gemacht reicht. Ade Blizzard    … Expand
  81. midloo
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This game. What to say about the state it's in? Let me speak briefly from the perspective of someone who mained Sorc since the first beta: It's a mess. When I heard a patch was coming on 7/18, I had some hope for this embattled class. We were by far the weakest class and very few high level people were playing it, but I spent a lot of time getting a unique build together that used highThis game. What to say about the state it's in? Let me speak briefly from the perspective of someone who mained Sorc since the first beta: It's a mess. When I heard a patch was coming on 7/18, I had some hope for this embattled class. We were by far the weakest class and very few high level people were playing it, but I spent a lot of time getting a unique build together that used high Cool Down Reduction and I had hope that survivability would improve for Sorc in this patch.

    Holy Hell what a shock. I've lost confidence that the developers know what they're doing. They made the weakest class MUCH weaker and nerfed CDR into oblivion. My build just.... doesn't even work anymore. And many other builds were drastically hurt by the nerfing of most major core properties. Blizzard: Fix this if you want any kind of a player base going forward. Releasing this disastrous patch two days before the first season has to be one of the most boneheaded things I've seen in gaming for at least five years. Awful awful stuff.    … Expand
  82. Down_Cast
    Jun 8, 2023
    0
    Servers offline. Literally unplayable. You would think they would make an offline mode
  83. clammy
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Nope, predatory company who makes games solely for profit. What were you thinking putting out S1 patch??
  84. Azrael246
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I put in 60+ hours in this game only for the developers to take a sledgehammer to all that hard work with the recent patch. I'm done with Diablo and I'm done with Blizzard
  85. racecaraz
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Version 1.1 ruined the game. It just isn’t fun anymore. Greedy woods. Better things to play.
  86. Boomahly
    Aug 11, 2023
    0
    The July 18, 2023 patch 1.1 had zero, none, zilch, nada, sh!t, QOL improvements and simply made the game an unenjoyable grind. The satisfaction of playing this game has dropped across the board - Google it. Diablo IV players are livid across Reddit, Twitter, etc. - as we should be. I would not recommend this game in it's current state.
  87. placebo69a
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Don't buy this product!

    This isn't a Diablo game at all. This is another cash grab by greedy corporate suits who view us gamers as cattle. The story is uninspired. The combat is stale and oversimplified. The game's experience is deplorable, with the only complete and well-thought-out feature being the shop, which is the only part of this "game" I have good words for. Don't buy this    Don't buy this product!

    This isn't a Diablo game at all. This is another cash grab by greedy corporate suits who view us gamers as cattle. The story is uninspired. The combat is stale and oversimplified. The game's experience is deplorable, with the only complete and well-thought-out feature being the shop, which is the only part of this "game" I have good words for.

    Don't buy this game. You won't have a good time. You will find that your character gets weaker as the game progresses. Half the mechanics aren't working as intended, and the other half is boring and oversimplified. The graphics will stutter on almost any setting unless you've got a 40 series GPU.

    Every system in this game is meticulously designed to waste your time in meaningless, unnecessary small ways. The itemization is a joke compared with its contemporaries. So is the story. So is the world, and so are the graphics, for that matter.

    The problems with the game have been evident since the first beta weekend and have been communicated to Blizzard endlessly. They are not interested in resolving them. They'll take easy wins with temporary balance changes that they'll yoink right back from under you when they reckon they've gotten away with it.

    Don't give these bastards any money. They haven't earned any of it. And don't waste your time on this steaming pile when you have fantastic alternatives in PoE (Soon 2) and Last Epoch. Both well designed, player-friendly games with different levels of complexity to appease differing tastes. Put this "game" out of your mind.

    EDIT: I haven't played anymore and didn't return for the new season because of the massive patch to nerf everything in the game. I highly recommend you avoid this title like the plague. It's riddled with systems maliciously designed to waste your time and money.    … Expand
  88. Gyungrae
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    이 게임엔 디아블로가 나오지 않는다-1. 대악마들도 나오지않는다-2. 레벨스케일링이구리다-1. 커뮤니티를 강조했지만 관련 컨텐츠나 편의가 전무하다-3. 스토리텔링이 진부하다-4. 케릭터 밸런싱이 엉망이다-5. 아이템화도끔찍해 룻을 하는게 의미가 없을지경이다-6. 엔드컨텐츠가 없다-7. 던전 디자인이 형편없다-8. 다양한 빌드를 제공하지 않는다-9. 케릭터 디자인이 심미적이지 않다-10. 마이너스 점수는 평가 할 수 없으므로 더 많지만 여기까지만....이 게임엔 디아블로가 나오지 않는다-1. 대악마들도 나오지않는다-2. 레벨스케일링이구리다-1. 커뮤니티를 강조했지만 관련 컨텐츠나 편의가 전무하다-3. 스토리텔링이 진부하다-4. 케릭터 밸런싱이 엉망이다-5. 아이템화도끔찍해 룻을 하는게 의미가 없을지경이다-6. 엔드컨텐츠가 없다-7. 던전 디자인이 형편없다-8. 다양한 빌드를 제공하지 않는다-9. 케릭터 디자인이 심미적이지 않다-10. 마이너스 점수는 평가 할 수 없으므로 더 많지만 여기까지만....
  89. jiblay
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    This game is trash. I was hoping the story would at least be good but it was horrible. Possibly worse than Diablo 3 which I never thought could be.

    Diablo is all about items and the item system is super boring and generic. It’s funny how they added legendary items or whatever and the item system has devolved from d2. Even Diablo 1 had a more interesting item system. The layout for the    This game is trash. I was hoping the story would at least be good but it was horrible. Possibly worse than Diablo 3 which I never thought could be.

    Diablo is all about items and the item system is super boring and generic. It’s funny how they added legendary items or whatever and the item system has devolved from d2. Even Diablo 1 had a more interesting item system. The layout for the items is boring and generic. Why would a ring take as much space as a 2 handed weapon? I don’t know maybe that 2 hander is more like a 2 finger. Also no rune words? The problems keep going on and on.

    Boss fights are sooooooo boring and level scaling makes it even worse.



    This game is a lifeless and hollow husky of what used to be.    … Expand
  90. Azurgan
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    where do i even start......: (Worse with Patch 1.1 and S1) DON'T BUY IT

    -- Nothing but nerfs since the launch to classes, dungeons, aspects. items -> Got even worse with Patch 1.1 -- High lvl content you get a million CC's on you and freeze you in place forever, 10 secs (prepare to die alot) -> Got even worse with Patch 1.1, Glass canon Sh** show meta -- Components to upgrade/change    where do i even start......: (Worse with Patch 1.1 and S1) DON'T BUY IT

    -- Nothing but nerfs since the launch to classes, dungeons, aspects. items -> Got even worse with Patch 1.1
    -- High lvl content you get a million CC's on you and freeze you in place forever, 10 secs (prepare to die alot) -> Got even worse with Patch 1.1, Glass canon Sh** show meta
    -- Components to upgrade/change affixes locked behind Hellties and other events (not everyone wants to do or cares about them) -> Got even worse with Patch 1.1 worse drop rates and chests cost alot more to open
    -- Events give you almost no components to upgrade stuff and mob density is super low
    -- Dungeons are the same from the betas (specially the kill all mobs crap and the constant backtrack)
    -- Mobs ability's hitbox are terrible (prepare to die alot)
    -- Nightmare Dungeons.........(Lets just say D3 Grifts are way better)

    Unfortunately if you want a good ARPG save 70$ and play POE or Last Epoch for now and wait for POE2 to came out.    … Expand
  91. jvgaisano15
    Aug 17, 2023
    0
    Game was covered by an awesome story and animations but once you dig deep itemization sucks which was supposed to be the heart of any arpg game such as Diablo. It’s true that the old Blizzard is dead. Pre-season was decent 6/10 but from there just down the drain. Will not pre order Blizzard games on the foreseeable future.
  92. MetaKritiker90
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    This game is terrible. Blizzard is dead. It's not the same good Diablo from Blizzard North.
    Don't support this terrible company. You will get exploited, playing their purposefully worse game just so their "engagement numbers" are up for the shareholders. Yuck! Avoid this like the plague.
  93. Queruba
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    O jogo tinha bugs, até aí okay, mas nerfarem miseravelmente o dano/armadura/resistência na maioria das classes é muito amadorismo. Nota zero!
  94. glennsfono
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Developers not only are out of touch with what players have been desperately begging for but they've also got blatant disdain for players as well. I have never seen a game so frequently and aggressively nerfed in my life. Every single patch is a nerf, never a buff. Pre-season 1.1 patch quite literally ruined the entire game and gutted the damage of every single class with a MASSIVE seriesDevelopers not only are out of touch with what players have been desperately begging for but they've also got blatant disdain for players as well. I have never seen a game so frequently and aggressively nerfed in my life. Every single patch is a nerf, never a buff. Pre-season 1.1 patch quite literally ruined the entire game and gutted the damage of every single class with a MASSIVE series of additional nerfs. This game is officially dead. I'd only recommend buying it if it's marked down 99% and you want to play a game made by people who actually hate you.… Expand
  95. sex69
    Jun 30, 2023
    0
    DIABLO IV is the worst, worst game of my life. It's the most boring game ever. It's the most boring game ever. most **** game ever.
  96. Roarssk
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The graphics are good
    Gameplay is fun but repetitive to the extreme
    Horrible endgame Decent early-mid game Horrible build diversity You will start to feel powerful (finally) and then run the risk of getting totally bent over by the devs for no reason PvP is rogue vs rogue or you die You will be so bored at endgame but you will feel compelled to continue playing for 1-2% upgrades    The graphics are good
    Gameplay is fun but repetitive to the extreme
    Horrible endgame
    Decent early-mid game
    Horrible build diversity
    You will start to feel powerful (finally) and then run the risk of getting totally bent over by the devs for no reason
    PvP is rogue vs rogue or you die
    You will be so bored at endgame but you will feel compelled to continue playing for 1-2% upgrades with painstaking amounts of grinding like a zombie
    Absurd nerfs in patches can come at any time, I can't stress this enough. One day you will be happy and having fun and the next day your character will be unplayable.

    Okay so basically don't get this game. The devs are the worst at reading a crowd that I've ever seen. They clearly don't know what direction to take the game. I spent over 300 hours grinding out the perfect gear and finally felt good and days later they nerfed my character so hard I lost easily 80% damage while more powerful builds got relatively untouched. The gameplay is extremely repetitive, grinding out the same tasks or dungeons over and over. And when I say they are the same I mean literally the same thing. Endgame is absolute garbage. I feel like an idiot for spending so much time and money on this game. Don't fall into the same trap. Please look for a game that respects your time and devs that won't nuke you back into the stone age for no reason what so ever one day while other classes were and continue to outperform. If I were to continue playing I would have legit anxiety that I would be mega nerfed for no reason out of no where.    … Expand
  97. Savage1983
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Out of touch devs, server lag, 1.1, artificially extending your lack of end game, better chance of winning the lotto then getting a uber unique item, nerf after nerf after nerf. to name a few glarring issues
  98. Wilscot
    Jul 28, 2023
    0
    O jogo não foi lançado completo, problemas de desempenho absurdos, sem conteúdo, e a season 1 é uma vergonha.
  99. whit3Dev
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    Blizzard made a mobile game for console and pc.... how thoughtful of them!!!
  100. BeFlatLine
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The devs aren't listening to the community and instead are focusing on making the game longer by adding major nerfs on XP gains and classes after the refund period has passed. They are making very fundamental changes that impact the base game (aka Eternal Realm) because "seasons". Seasons have more microtransactions built in, so it seems they're trying to funnel people intoThe devs aren't listening to the community and instead are focusing on making the game longer by adding major nerfs on XP gains and classes after the refund period has passed. They are making very fundamental changes that impact the base game (aka Eternal Realm) because "seasons". Seasons have more microtransactions built in, so it seems they're trying to funnel people into microtransactions content by making the base game not fun anymore.

    To out things in perspective, I main a Sorcerer despite it being arguably the most underpowered class in balance. They don't compare to the damage of any other class, and to make matters worse, their survivability is abysmal in comparison. Blizzard claims to be listening to the community, yet they made survivability MUCH worse with the most recent patch while also nerfing damage despite the fact that the community has outlined in detail what's wrong with the class (and how to fix it).

    They are also IMMEDIATELY fixing issues that benefit players but holding off on fixing issues that work against players. All the while, they claim to be listening to the feedback... but then not actually following through with any of what is brought up. During the last livestream before this patch, they kept saying that they don't like doing nerfs and "we think you'll be happy with the patch, it's really got a lot in it!". Weird that all the buffs were in direct conflict to the nerfs, and the net result was big losses in power.

    This wouldn't be so problematic if they were also giving us the option to refund things like skill points for free since they're making massive changes, but they're not. They're seemingly doing what we all feared: Looking at the numbers from a profit perspective instead of fun perspective. Horrible.    … Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

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  1. MondoXbox
    Jul 9, 2023
    90
    Diablo IV is the perfect evolution of the series. The many new features make for a truly modern title, giving us an experience capable of keeping us glued to the controller for many hours, without neglecting the historical and most beloved features of the series. If we add to this a technical aspect of the highest quality, a very accessible multiplayer structure, and a huge end-game, we obtain a majestic title that stands as the best exponent of the action-RPG genre and is capable of bringing us plenty of emotions.
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  2. Malditos Nerds
    Jul 6, 2023
    90
    Diablo IV is a social phenomenon and once again sets a new standard for the genre. It's a dark, spooky, action-packed experience. Combat is frantic, fluid and fun, while micro-management of resources and inventory feels better than ever before.
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  3. Digital Spy
    Jun 22, 2023
    90
    Diablo IV is the culmination of everything Blizzard has set up before to make one ultimate experience. The world is stunning, drowned in a beautiful soundtrack that makes even the smallest moments feel epic. With a deep character system, satisfying combat and an endgame that feels like only the start of your adventure, it's hard not to recommend. Dig in, experiment with classes, fight some demons and loot some dungeons. You won’t regret it.
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