Diablo IV

 Xbox Series X
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2.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1358 Ratings

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  1. TheAJester
    Jul 20, 2023
    3
    This game was bad before the patch. Diablo 3 was better and Diablo 2 remains the best in the series. This game has amazing graphics and a great story. That's it.

    Leveling up takes forever and is completely meaningless. You don't get more powerful if everything else is always 2-3 levels above you anyway. The skill tree is far too complex resulting in the need to create very specific    This game was bad before the patch. Diablo 3 was better and Diablo 2 remains the best in the series. This game has amazing graphics and a great story. That's it.

    Leveling up takes forever and is completely meaningless. You don't get more powerful if everything else is always 2-3 levels above you anyway. The skill tree is far too complex resulting in the need to create very specific builds. If you don't do your research, create a spreadsheet, consult NASA and cross-reference your astrological chart you won't have the right points in the right places and you'll just die a lot. Paragon won't help either. Apparently the demons have a better paragon board than I do since they are *still* killing me easily.

    But surely you can compensate for that with gear right? No. The gear is awful. I haven't swapped out anything in about 10 levels. It just isn't worth it. Remember when you'd get excited about finding something rare? Or at that classic *ting* sound of something hitting the floor warning you to pay attention and get ready because this thing right here is going to be awesome? You couldn't wait to check the stats. That's gone. I kill a Boss, collect the loot, go do five other things, then check the stats of the new stuff when I go to town. Why bother getting excited when I'm just going to salvage it anyway because it has half the stats of my current stuff? I used to chase treasure goblins down. Now I don't bother with them. They don't have anything. And you can't buy anything. The shops have four items, crazy expensive, that change every hour, that also have lower stats.

    Also, this requirement to be online is frustrating. I have not had any server issues. I get on right away. I have always been a solo Diablo player. I always will be. I don't want to see other people in my game let alone watch them take my gold after my kill which has happened several times now. I have never played a season and have no interest in doing so.

    It just doesn't feel like Diablo anymore.    … Expand
  2. 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
  3. Ategev82
    Jul 20, 2023
    9
    Its amazing how people whine over this patch. This patch shouldve been day 1. Within a week of release, people hit lvl 100, killed uber boss, did all content. Things that shouldve taken weeks. And now that Bliz slowed everything down to what it shouldve been, everyone is crying. Get off you high horses people. Enjoyin the patch, great game. Give me more Diablo!!!
  4. 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...
  5. Armaitus
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    When it launched a month ago, Diablo IV was a new hope for ARPGs. Its initial release was relatively flawless, and the game was seemingly well-balanced. A month on, the game remained balanced, despite justifiable adjustments having been made to certain classes, I enjoyed the first month of play. Following that initial month of joy, and 2 days prior to the launch of their first "season",When it launched a month ago, Diablo IV was a new hope for ARPGs. Its initial release was relatively flawless, and the game was seemingly well-balanced. A month on, the game remained balanced, despite justifiable adjustments having been made to certain classes, I enjoyed the first month of play. Following that initial month of joy, and 2 days prior to the launch of their first "season", Blizzard released a patch that sucked all joy from the game. Whilst its intention seemed to be to rein in the uber-builds in use by a few elite players, the changes resulted in the game becoming unplayable for the majority of players who had reached end game. Blizzards response to this, so far, seems to have been to either ignore feedback or repeat their justifications around slowing player progress and making the game harder to play. This is unfortunate, as before the patch, the game was a real pleasure to play.… Expand
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Blizardsuckadik
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Dont buy this money grab **** game. The devs have broken it, with espetacular big idiot decisions, poor caring about the playerbase reviews. ****braindead devs
  9. Forcelevel
    Jul 20, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I dunno I’m finding it really unbalanced, demolishing elite mobs in a instant then it takes to kill one marauder. Then it’s just way to easy the higher lvl you are the easier it get. When you about lvl 55 on wt 3 it becomes to numbly boring and easily, grinding till lvl 60 to do the next wt dungeon was a true test of perseverance. Yeah the first few lvl on wt 4 are challenging like I said it gets earlier as you lvl up and you don’t even feel like ya characters got any more powerful or evolved. My fights look and feel exactly the same on wt4 lvl 68 as it did when lvl 20 on wt 2 and I would say wt 2 was more challenging, I met the butcher more often and had crap gear. I think its easily solvable tho we need areas of the map that are all ways 2 or 3 lvls above I would make them hell stronghold permanent, introduce heavenly stronghold and let us choose who to fight for hell, heaven or nephalem, man when I played the campaign I wanted to join Lilith and smoke Inarius and Mephisto by the end. Next hell tides need way more mobs and boss fights, i would also have a thing where in the last 10 min we have to push the hoard of Hell back, if players fail this it reduce the drop rates until areas have been cleared of x amount of enemy’s. The campaign is also not up to standard, starts of really good but after the first act it flat lines 2 good cut scenes, the first is the resurrection of Lilith at the start and then some parts of Lilith and co walking though Hell. I know lots of ppl don’t like the aesthetics of D3 but just go watch the cut scene where Diablo open the doors of heaven to Lilith opening the doors to Hell. She just squeezes a rock and doors open to nothing and the gates to hell where on every loading screen it was very anticlimactic. The entire way though the campaign she like 5 steps a head of you and at the end you just get teleported to the right location just before her to foil her plans and your own. It end with a hero not the hero travelling around with a soulstone with a prime evil in it again, that what happen to D2 hero at the start of D3, just this time it’s Mephisto in the soulstone instead of Diablo.… Expand
  10. StarSinBucks
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    1.1 patch is a giant dumpster fire. Anything past level 80 is completely pointless. There have been no meaningful QOL changes that have been desperately needed already, not even but a little over a month after launch. 90% of what the community has asked for has been ignored/communication has been radio silent. I do not recommend touching this game for at least another year at this rate
  11. 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
  12. AbbaZeffo
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    it's more than 10 years now, blizzard have made it clear over the years, they just want your money all they can do is trigger your nostalgia to get that money and give you something you just gonna be pissed about, so yeah, forget about all blizzard products
  13. 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.
  14. Mortic
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The main story is good, but there is no endgame. This game is a late April Fool's joke, sadly...
  15. lbbbdd
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Unfinished game for sale with fame + advertising.
    There is no goal, UI worst, nothing to enjoy at all the content you were advertising, no reflection or improvement of user feedback, bugs and unstable servers, etc. Worst game to ever be fewer. I can't imagine how long Jalting Kim PC will be even though I'm an Xbox user.
    Experienced Diablo 4 and decided not to play Blizzard in the future.    … Expand
  16. bballjames
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    No care for the players, only the money they already received. It's sad that they did this, but at least it lets the players know to not trust Blizzard in the future. Weird they would shoot their own foot like this, but I guess this is what they wanted.
  17. ExploitedFTS
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This game requires substantial time investment to play towards reaching end game content. The end content revolves around finding the best gear to reach Tier 100 nightmare dungeon and complete the Uber Lilith fight. Patch 1.1 has basically turned this already boring loop into an unbearable slog even with the upcoming S1 malignant heart buffs. Exp NERF was the final nail in the coffin for me.
  18. KONG_
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Fixed an issue where, Fixed an issue where, Fixed an issue where, Fixed an issue where......

    75 words filled. We all know why.
  19. Gupx
    Jul 20, 2023
    10
    Always have loved the Diablo franchise and this one delivers!

    updated 20/07 just after patch - still love it nearly torment and I absolutely love this game!

    Completed campaign and enjoying end game content 100%

    Ignore bad press about microtransactions as YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BUY THEM!
  20. BabaBarb
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If u start with season 1 u wont be cryying that mich - because ur bhole doesnt hurt from the last 6 weeks getting scammed like „hot milfs in ur area“… Expand
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. Usagi_yojimbo__
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Devs have no respect for customers. "Go play something else" lead dev said. Maybe you just should
  24. lvl17druid
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Hot steamy doodoo courtesy of blizzard. Bring back blizzard north, the only dev team that knew how to make a Diablo game.
  25. RisenZealot
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    The game was launched at an "ok" state. Good enough to have some fun. The grinding and itemization was pretty terrible though. On 07/18/23 however they released patch 1.1 which has completely and utterly ruined the game.

    Damage was nerfed significantly. Survival was nerfed significantly. XP was nerfed significantly. Cool down reduction was nerfed significantly. They even increased    The game was launched at an "ok" state. Good enough to have some fun. The grinding and itemization was pretty terrible though. On 07/18/23 however they released patch 1.1 which has completely and utterly ruined the game.

    Damage was nerfed significantly.
    Survival was nerfed significantly.
    XP was nerfed significantly.
    Cool down reduction was nerfed significantly.
    They even increased the time it takes to port out from a dungeon from 3 seconds to 5 seconds...

    If you can't tell, every single thing they did was for one reason only. To increase the time it takes you to do every thing! The cool down reduction is the king of bad choices though. It's significantly reduced the action in Diablo 4, an ACTION RPG game lol.

    If you haven't purchased already, don't!    … Expand
  26. 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
  27. Torreyes
    Jul 20, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was enjoying the game. Have over 550 hours. But the loot scaling after level 75 is useless, monsters get stronger but you don't. Now after the season 1 patch... it's so terrible and my characters feel way weaker that for the 1st time since release i didn't even feel like playing yesterday and won't be buying a battle pass because of the patch.… Expand
  28. amaomark9655
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    公司無視玩家真正的需求.更新內容跟屎一樣.一些無關緊要的~大家誰管你駱駝叫不叫!
    完全不懂現在市場玩家們所需要的.現代人根本沒有太多時間在電腦前跟你耗時這麼久.一個刷寶遊戲
    想搞得像魂系列這樣嗎?...
  29. apollo0045
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Updates created by imbeciles they thought the update was interesting, but it just annoyed the players.
  30. Jb850
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Pure garbage. Blizzard ruins the game with a patch to force you to spend more money on season 1 and tier skips. Boycott blizzard. Don’t give them another cent.
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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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