Diablo IV

 Xbox Series X
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2.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1358 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 962 out of 1358
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  1. Cebane
    Jul 26, 2023
    3
    Le jeu n'est absolument pas fun à des années lumières de diablo 3 , le plaisir de jeu n'y est pas.
  2. RobotRob
    Jul 27, 2023
    0
    Blizzard knows what they want to make this game great, but have no idea how to do so. Their philosophy and actual implementation are worlds a parts.

    Season 1 is terrible, you don't feel that you are significantly stronger than in the eternal realm. Will wait a few seasons and then see if they can turn it around.
  3. bestalouca
    Jul 27, 2023
    0
    Way to go to kill the game blizzard, thanks for removing all the fun and for not to add offline
  4. 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
  5. HiroshiP
    Jul 29, 2023
    0
    The decadence of Diablo series, i would like my money back but thats impossible.
  6. xBlin4iKx
    Jul 30, 2023
    0
    We will not be developing an endgame, we will just nerf the classes and reduce the experience gained. And we will also sell the battle pass without confirmation.
    Oh yes, we will also change the balance in each patch.
    It's not an AAA game, it's a beta test for 70 bucks.
    All I can say is "Blizzard, play this **** yourself" :)
  7. Gamervoice-_-
    Jul 30, 2023
    3
    Games aspects variation feels very underwhelming on the abilities you can get.started with a druid character until lvl 60 when realized other classes are being more favoured by blizzard a when it comes to abilities damage and mana creation is much better balanced with other classes. The biggest turn of is for me the season pass or battle bass first and last for the game, not worth it toGames aspects variation feels very underwhelming on the abilities you can get.started with a druid character until lvl 60 when realized other classes are being more favoured by blizzard a when it comes to abilities damage and mana creation is much better balanced with other classes. The biggest turn of is for me the season pass or battle bass first and last for the game, not worth it to start a new character, the rewards you get out of the season pass are very disappointing, not enough added new aspects /abilities added, the content was Very short felt like 1 main campaign quest with hardly anything new of interest added Very pricey for what you are getting.
    Last session pass for me for diablo 4 will move on to something more motivating.    … Expand
  8. SeeMeScrollin
    Aug 4, 2023
    0
    The game is basically unplayable due crashing back to menu, restarting my xbox, and once even turning it off. No obvious cause, all suggested fixes attempted, only support process is leaving a forum post which is then ignored. This score doesn't even take into account the need for a RoS level revision to the game due to poor itemisation, balancing, and the game designer's misunderstandingThe game is basically unplayable due crashing back to menu, restarting my xbox, and once even turning it off. No obvious cause, all suggested fixes attempted, only support process is leaving a forum post which is then ignored. This score doesn't even take into account the need for a RoS level revision to the game due to poor itemisation, balancing, and the game designer's misunderstanding of what effects dungeon changes will have to an 'open world' game.… Expand
  9. 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
  10. camareira
    Aug 15, 2023
    3
    como todo lançamento da blizzard, o começo é sensacional, mas a empresa nao sabe controlar e nem gerenciar seus jogos a longo prazo, mais um acerto que a blizzard transformou wm desastre
  11. 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.
  12. kimre69
    Aug 20, 2023
    0
    This is nuts. Totally bored after 5hours of playing. Diablo I had me for days ut this is hilarious.
    Level 1 = Level 100 so why to bother to play this game?
  13. Wuldastron
    Aug 20, 2023
    4
    It's like a 1 meter deep Ocean.

    I enjoyed it at first, and the powers seemed fun especially for a Druid. However, I just lost interest when they patched and made thing a lot worse. Every thing seems repetitive and grindy. Not everyone has the time or patience to do exact same thing again and again and again. If only this was more like Grim Dawn. Imagine Grim Dawn with this games'    It's like a 1 meter deep Ocean.

    I enjoyed it at first, and the powers seemed fun especially for a Druid. However, I just lost interest when they patched and made thing a lot worse. Every thing seems repetitive and grindy. Not everyone has the time or patience to do exact same thing again and again and again. If only this was more like Grim Dawn. Imagine Grim Dawn with this games' graphics. Now that would be GOTY.    … Expand
  14. yao_mei
    Aug 21, 2023
    0
    极其无趣的游戏，及其昂贵的价格，不如买个礼物去关心家人
  15. heckelgruber
    Aug 26, 2023
    6
    This game is a mixed bag for me. I'm highly suspicious of the stellar metascore, when I think this game is outclassed by other RPGs.

    The Good: - Graphics, mood and decent sounds/voice acting - Zero technical issues on XBox X from my playing - Large, open-world structure you can explore and lots of easily signposted stuff to do - Busy combat with spells and effects going off - Split    This game is a mixed bag for me. I'm highly suspicious of the stellar metascore, when I think this game is outclassed by other RPGs.

    The Good:
    - Graphics, mood and decent sounds/voice acting
    - Zero technical issues on XBox X from my playing
    - Large, open-world structure you can explore and lots of easily signposted stuff to do
    - Busy combat with spells and effects going off
    - Split screen coop is loads of fun

    Not so Good
    - Dungeons, cellars and areas feel repetitive
    - Vast numbers of sub-quests are utterly meaningless, with dialogue you don't want to read or hear
    - World scales to character, so progression doesn't mean much except new powers to play with
    - Combat is pretty spammy and repetitive, with no real skill curve
    - Boss fights are repetitive and unmemorable

    This game and Elden Ring are separated by a couple of percent near the top of the rankings, but Elden Ring is a masterpiece. This is aesthetically pleasing but ultimately a tedious dopamine farm you'll want to move on from.    … Expand
  16. Hellfire74
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    What the hell is wrong with Blizzard?
    The second they do release a game that isn't terrible at launch, they purposefully sabotage their games.
    All Blizzard releases are terrible games.
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. BigLebowskiMan
    Sep 1, 2023
    0
    Activision is the worst company ever, they sell a ptoduct for $70 like this or call of duty and plaster the store and pop ups to get you to buy something. But they know kids play these game so those are the people they are realing trying to get to buy those items. Im done buying Activision studio's games
  20. Rocketxp
    Sep 2, 2023
    4
    I have to say the graphic is excellent, but the game feeling is not so good, max level 100 is a quite long journey to go. I believe many of them quit in the middle.
  21. Joeber
    Sep 5, 2023
    7
    Sadly weighed down by poor seasonal content. Whilst the gameplay itself feels great, and build variety is decent (if not at the level of path of exile), actual game content after the main campaign is poor.
  22. Shad0wM0ses
    Sep 5, 2023
    6
    Diablo 4 came out in pretty good shape at launch. I wasn’t expecting a perfect game by any means, but it was definitely fun. Then came the 1.1.0 patch and it was downhill from there. I know they regret it and are trying to make improvements, but it’s too little, too late at this point. The game gets VERY repetitive, especially once your around level 70+. Nightmare dungeon after nightmareDiablo 4 came out in pretty good shape at launch. I wasn’t expecting a perfect game by any means, but it was definitely fun. Then came the 1.1.0 patch and it was downhill from there. I know they regret it and are trying to make improvements, but it’s too little, too late at this point. The game gets VERY repetitive, especially once your around level 70+. Nightmare dungeon after nightmare dungeon with little to no great rewards or loot. Season 1 is/was garbage. Hopefully season 2 gets a major improvement because Blizzard needs it. Hell, Diablo fans need it. POE 2 are grinning cheek to cheek right now. Blizzard has just about a year to finish this game. And I do mean FINISH. If not, POE 2 is going to leave them in the dirt.… Expand
  23. Jeedash
    Sep 6, 2023
    6
    I’ve finished playing pretty much everything now and can safely say that this is a mediocre game. The main quest is great with some decent boss fights but it’s short and way too easy. End game, as everyone has noted, is a big, boring grind - my seasonal character is sitting at level 98 and I can’t be bothered toiling out the last two. The shared world elements feel like an afterthought andI’ve finished playing pretty much everything now and can safely say that this is a mediocre game. The main quest is great with some decent boss fights but it’s short and way too easy. End game, as everyone has noted, is a big, boring grind - my seasonal character is sitting at level 98 and I can’t be bothered toiling out the last two. The shared world elements feel like an afterthought and I really only enjoyed playing two out of the five classes. There’s simply not enough variation.

    Now, a lot of people have thrown a tantrum and scored this game way lower than what’s reasonable. I get it, they got their feelings hurt and want to hurt back. But this is not a zero game. It has it’s good moments, there’s just not enough of them.

    In a word: uninspired. Buy it on discount.    … Expand
  24. Nananhu
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    Made the mistake to give Blizzard one more chance. Before Season 1 it was both better and worse than i expected. The Store and Mechanics weren't that bad. I had seen worse coming from Overwatch. But the game itself was a bit disappointing. The story is braindead and the bosses are just bulletsponges. Animations are so flashy and often overlap to a point that you cant possibly see whatsMade the mistake to give Blizzard one more chance. Before Season 1 it was both better and worse than i expected. The Store and Mechanics weren't that bad. I had seen worse coming from Overwatch. But the game itself was a bit disappointing. The story is braindead and the bosses are just bulletsponges. Animations are so flashy and often overlap to a point that you cant possibly see whats going on. Some Sidequest are real gems but overall the game feels like it was designed by a group of unity devs fresh out of a bootcamp..... Seaons 1 and the accompanying changes showed the true face of activision/blizz again by doing everything and at any cost to nickel and dime the player. It came to a point that i feel insulted for having bought the game. Needless to say i would rather stop playing Video Games than give even 1 more buck to this company.… Expand
  25. LimpPecker
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    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.
  26. yrtsns
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I'm not sure I've ever reviewed a game before. I've played every Diablo game. I was very excited for 4. It was actually pretty fun at first. End game needed some work, but certainly there were tens of hours of solid content.

    However, this season one patch is such a tone-deaf and transparent attempt to slow down a game that is meant to be defined by action. Probably to funnel people    I'm not sure I've ever reviewed a game before. I've played every Diablo game. I was very excited for 4. It was actually pretty fun at first. End game needed some work, but certainly there were tens of hours of solid content.

    However, this season one patch is such a tone-deaf and transparent attempt to slow down a game that is meant to be defined by action. Probably to funnel people towards microtransactions to speed things along. I can't in good conscience give this game a good rating.

    Fix the action. Fix the loot. Fix group finding. Then maybe you can have a successful online loot-based ARPG.

    Devs, take the feedback from the community on this one. You've been ignoring it so far.    … Expand
  27. SteadyTwitch
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    Look up South Park Cable Company on youtube. This is how the Blizzard Devs treat the fanbase.
  28. kraulerson
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    They nerfed leveling XP by almost 90%. There's currently a bug in helltide That's reduced cinder drop count by about 95%. They've nerfed damage output from aspects and they've nerfed survivability. Effectively, this entire patch is about making the game slower so you have to play longer to get anywhere. This is becoming a standard for Blizzard. Try to get players hooked and then implementThey nerfed leveling XP by almost 90%. There's currently a bug in helltide That's reduced cinder drop count by about 95%. They've nerfed damage output from aspects and they've nerfed survivability. Effectively, this entire patch is about making the game slower so you have to play longer to get anywhere. This is becoming a standard for Blizzard. Try to get players hooked and then implement changes to force maximum engagement even if it sacrifices the a good portion of the enjoyment and rely on the psychological dependency that has been built until that point. Blizzard is only a business now. The passion they had, and what little is still left is being pushed out by those at the top who are only interested in maximum profits and not the reputation of the company or the love and loyalty of it's fan base.… Expand
  29. Envoy3046
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Rubber banding with a brand new gaming PC, issues running the game with friends, a lackluster to non-existent game play, and massive nerfs. Very clear that the devs don't care of play their own game.
  30. mrbogart
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    I never thought I'd be disappointed with a Blizzard game but I am. This is not the Diablo game I expected. Trash.
  31. Nishikado
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Diablo Dev in a nutshell: uodate everything that is fun.
    How do we get players to play more and longer hours?
    Reduce exp gain, add more walls, slow them down, make them wait longer.

    How do we make it challenging for players? Nerf class skills, nerf damage, nerf items, nerf aspects, buff monster.

    Also, delete sorcerer
  32. christhewiz
    Aug 19, 2023
    2
    Massively disappointed by the newest diablo release. No incentives to continue playing as soon as you finish the rather uninspired campaign. E.g. ridiculous few unique items, rare items always drop with similar stats, ... Despite the visual boost, Diablo 4 feels like a massive downgrade to its predecessor. What a shame.
  33. Mike_Rotch
    Jul 8, 2023
    2
    Server lag. Every. Single. Day. Horses break the game. If you have a real job and life. They expect you to play around 6 hours a day. Not sure how long seasons last but. This game has already seen a dip in population. If they do nothing. It will become a dead game. They admit problems in their developer streams. Then don’t actually fix it and change the subject. It’s very shady.
  34. Mulazo
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    Devs are completely out of touch with the needs of the player base that supports them. Latest patch (1.1) was a slap in the face.
  35. manecaglm
    Jul 21, 2023
    7
    Unless you start listening to your community, your plan to milk this thing for years to come is going to die really quickly and you will be kicking rocks.

    Edit: They actually listened... I can respect that.
  36. emmex24
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Boring endgame, Boring Season Content, bad mob density, feeling of progression is lost… instead of improving the endgame Blizzard just slows the progression. Latest patch is a joke…from goty to unplayable before Season 1 even starts
  37. videogamedad
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The game was ruined by updates that are only meant to make the game more of a grind and keep people playing longer artificially. All fun has been removed.

    Boring, no real content, multiplayer doesn't really exist (no matchmaking). This game is incomplete.
  38. Kodak1234
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Just started playing this game this month, just about done the campain on my barbarian, was enjoying the game alot. Not got this HUGE uncalled for nerf to all characters. I wont play season 1, i wanted to try another character but i feel like it will be more slow now then it already is. Thanks blizzard for ruining a game that i was still really enjoying playing.
  39. EugeneYap83
    Aug 1, 2023
    0
    The barbarian class is weak and pathetic, Please buff the barbarian class and stop nerfing it.
  40. Thotian
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    If you make your game online only, you should have better server. Can't play it weeks after release.
  41. Jacktronics
    Jun 28, 2023
    3
    Every day I play this, I fall asleep about a half an hour into it. It's not the fun, colorful, and great-sounding sequel to its predecessor.

    The environments are visually stunning, but extremely drab. The story has way too much dialogue.

    If you want a less expensive, BETTER experience, look elsewhere.
  42. hax3r405
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Thank you dev's, for giving us the much needed season 1 patch with the nerfs for sorcerers! We really needed that. Thought my def was waaaaay to strong and my dps was overpowered too. And not only for sorcs you did it all the way across the board. BTW this major sarcasm! Thanks for killing a game with nerfs and not listening to your player base. Could of used a lot of buffs this season,Thank you dev's, for giving us the much needed season 1 patch with the nerfs for sorcerers! We really needed that. Thought my def was waaaaay to strong and my dps was overpowered too. And not only for sorcs you did it all the way across the board. BTW this major sarcasm! Thanks for killing a game with nerfs and not listening to your player base. Could of used a lot of buffs this season, but nope you killed the game. I'm not even playing season one unless you come out with another patch changing your garbage and going the opposite way.… Expand
  43. SammieStones
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Game was decent but could’ve used some improvements like the broken unstoppable builds and such. Instead of fixing Blizzard made it so much worse. Life no longer regens, cooldowns longer, sorc is worse than before if thats possible, dungeons i could do just 2 days ago are way out of the question now. I could go on and on. This 1.1 patch broke the game might stop playing and very turned offGame was decent but could’ve used some improvements like the broken unstoppable builds and such. Instead of fixing Blizzard made it so much worse. Life no longer regens, cooldowns longer, sorc is worse than before if thats possible, dungeons i could do just 2 days ago are way out of the question now. I could go on and on. This 1.1 patch broke the game might stop playing and very turned off by Blizzard games now that I see how they operate… Expand
  44. HellaTrappy
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The patch today was a steaming pile. I think most people would agree with that. Nerfs across the board never sit well with gamers, especially in ARPG's. But I don't think they understand how "on the fence" most people already were.

    As more and more people reached the end game and realized how truly lacking in depth this game really is, the tone amongst Reddit, Twitter, Discord, and    The patch today was a steaming pile. I think most people would agree with that. Nerfs across the board never sit well with gamers, especially in ARPG's. But I don't think they understand how "on the fence" most people already were.

    As more and more people reached the end game and realized how truly lacking in depth this game really is, the tone amongst Reddit, Twitter, Discord, and Forums started to shift. That was two weeks ago.

    The fact is, people are getting bored. This is an ACTION RPG with slow-paced action. It's a LOOT hunter with boring loot. This is an MMO with no social aspects. A dungeon crawler that feels more like a game of fetching the stones and putting them on the pedestals.

    The cracks are starting to show in the end game, and people feel like we're playing a paid Beta, you decide now is the time to drop a patch that **** on every build. What better way to push everyone over the edge than to nerf everything?

    Damage? NERF
    Defense? NERF
    Cooldown? NERF
    XP? NERF
    Power Leveling? NERF
    Helltide? NERF

    Sure, some builds needed to be fixed, but you didn't have to completely gut entire classes while you were at it. But the nerfs are not even the point of this post. I don't even care about them. I'll adapt and overcome, I'm not afraid of a challenge. But this patch made me really think, why play season 1 at all? You didn't address a single one of the NUMEROUS valid complaints about this game.

    6 new uniques? If you think adding 6 new unique items for every 3 month season is an acceptable pace to bring some depth to the sorely lacking itemization in this game, I might as well not play until season 30.

    No leaderboards? No in-game trading with an option for self-found mode? No paragon board reset? No Occultist changes? (Cost or listing possible outcomes) No group finder? No stash tabs?

    Nothing, in fact. Not a single thing to shine a bit of light on this **** sandwich. You made the game slower. Mobs take longer to kill, and yield less xp, and we're now gated to lower world tiers until the "recommended" (now mandatory) levels of 50 for WT3 and 70 for WT4.

    So on Thursday, we're expected to start over, but this time it's all slower, less fun, time & experience gated. And all to get to the end and realize what an unfinished and lacking game this really is. Again. Still.

    Maybe if you spend less time trying to "balance" a SINGLE PLAYER PVE GAME WHERE NOBODY CARES ABOUT BALANCE, and more time adding things that are actually fun and immersive, you might sell more battle passes and cosmetics.

    What an absolute joke.    … Expand
  45. atomicdust
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game was a lot of fun until this new patch, now the complete flow of the game is different it's not even a struggle it's just a pure massacre the character stopped being fun to play. I would suggest people stay away from it until they fix this, or maybe actually fix the things people were complaining about like the God damn gems....… Expand
  46. 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.
  47. Diablo4Sux
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This game is grindy and unrewarding in the late game. The game has gotten even grindier with the latest patch. Probably wait on getting this game for a few years like Diablo 3.
  48. 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
  49. txp111030
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This has been the worst gaming experience I have played in my 17 years of gaming. Developers are tone deaf to user feedbacks and constantly nerf game mechanics to make it harder for you to progress instead of offering end-game contents. It’s very disappointing to pay $90 for a game that feels very unpolished and constantly getting nerfed.

    A lot of people have quit this game. You should    This has been the worst gaming experience I have played in my 17 years of gaming. Developers are tone deaf to user feedbacks and constantly nerf game mechanics to make it harder for you to progress instead of offering end-game contents. It’s very disappointing to pay $90 for a game that feels very unpolished and constantly getting nerfed.

    A lot of people have quit this game. You should not buy this game to avoid the inevitable disappointment.    … Expand
  50. ivanozaibo
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    they literally killed the game with the latest patch. complete garbage, killed the endgame, now take ages to reach it. not gonna play it anymore
  51. 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.
  52. Noname48491974
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Just another cash grab. Wish I could get a refund. Real bait and switch from the beta.
  53. 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.
  54. 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
  55. Belly250483
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Blizzard is out if touch with its player base. A once great company and has gone for the greed option like so many before them.
    The latest patch is disgusting and brings no joy to the game.
  56. Juandre324
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Blizzard not caring about the community! Absolutely ridiculous. Blizzard being blizzard!
  57. himourasan
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Diablo IV: "Welcome to hell" is really spot on greetings when you are milking an IP that the devs of Tourchlight initially created, but you do not know the recipe of a real Diablo game.
  58. supaxiao
    Jun 17, 2023
    0
    No offline options just so they can sell skins on top of the $80 which is crazy high already even for AAA games. Bad server connections made it quite unplayable. If you get disconnect mid quest you lose all the progress and items you get on that run which sucks since you might not get as good items next time to do the quest. Tried to ask for refund when I had 3-4 hours played telling themNo offline options just so they can sell skins on top of the $80 which is crazy high already even for AAA games. Bad server connections made it quite unplayable. If you get disconnect mid quest you lose all the progress and items you get on that run which sucks since you might not get as good items next time to do the quest. Tried to ask for refund when I had 3-4 hours played telling them it was unplayable and they basically said no because it's been played over their 2 hours refund period, which is stupid considering their connection issues. Had bought games on steam that played passed their 2 hours period and got a refund no problem. Now I'm forced to play this **** game because otherwise it's $80 down the drain.… Expand
  59. 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.
  60. 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
  61. 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
  62. cenkalti
    Aug 12, 2023
    2
    Diablo IV falls short of expectations, as its gameplay quickly becomes repetitive and lacks the engaging elements that make the series enjoyable. The game's mechanics feel stagnant, resulting in a monotonous experience that fails to captivate players.
  63. 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
  64. HexATX
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    game bad, patch bad, blizzard bad, 75 characters long so that I can post the review
  65. 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
  66. bruthor
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    A great game that challenges the dev on World Tier1, truly masterpiece made by extremely entetaining dev play video
  67. Voidtoker
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Game devs really think they can get away with applying the findings of behaviorism on gaming populace’s to maximize cash.

    Here’s the issue you dumb apes, people aren’t lab rats. The CEOs of these gaming companies may be low IQed filth but the majority of your player base knows when their time is being wasted.

    When you STEAL PEOPLES TIME they are going to react with vehemence and malice.
  68. Overtopplayer12
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Boring skill design.
    A system where every time you level you feel weaker
    Bad UI
    Forgettable music
    A story that is too intrusive to gameplay
    Low viable builds
    Boring end game
    This game feels like an alpha but cost 100$
  69. reavers89
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This game was a disappointment, it was much more fun during the beta, afterwards they nerfed the hell out of it and now before season 1 they do it all again, people only have fun during the campaign, after that it is a mindless grind, all classes taking a beating, especially sorcerers, was really looking forward to playing it for a long time, but got bored after 1 week, overpriced gameThis game was a disappointment, it was much more fun during the beta, afterwards they nerfed the hell out of it and now before season 1 they do it all again, people only have fun during the campaign, after that it is a mindless grind, all classes taking a beating, especially sorcerers, was really looking forward to playing it for a long time, but got bored after 1 week, overpriced game with only 2 cutscenes which are good, rest of the game is kind of a lip-sync mess, maybe they will fix the game to make it fun in some future, but at the state it is now, not worth it all all the money, played cheaper games which are 100 times more fun and engaging, just buy it on a deep sale… Expand
  70. chachacast
    Jun 18, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Im not a fan of mosters leveling with me. Im also not a fan of internet requirement. Music is bland, story is bland. Barb is weak. Its live service game that doesnt have the single player in mind.… Expand
  71. 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.
  72. Truemrfu
    Jul 18, 2023
    3
    Written 7/19/23: I wanted so bad to like this game but it’s so slow. They took what could be a fun 10-20 hour game and stretched it took take 100 hours. Recent patch they made it slower. Also not all builds are even close to viable so you can’t even have fun experimenting with different play styles.
  73. 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
  74. dajodajo
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    terrible patch by out of touch devs right before season 1 ruining the game.
  75. Peter2456332
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    **** awful developers don't pay 70€ like I did. Horrible unfun game.

    They give you no inventory space, no damage no survivability no goal no fun items no **** nothing. Its a disgrace of a Arpg.
  76. Joffa112
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Unfinished garbage. Just after everyone realized how boring the endgame is, i.e. doesn't exist, they gutted every class. Their solution to having a boring endgame was make it take longer to get to endgame.
  77. flashtrigger
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    blizzard decided to slow the already slow game, nerf the already crappy loot, and fix 0 actual gamebreaking bugs that are hurting the community in first patch... but they can hotfix shakos out in minutes if they feel players are getting them too often... don't buy
  78. Captngrim
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Game started out ok, then they bashed it into oblivion a month later to grind progression and enjoyment down to a halt. Regret this purchase.
  79. Skittill
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    The season 1 patch is complete trash. Don't waste your money, come back in a year or two maybe the devs will have their mess together. Straight nerfs across the board but Meshif's camel will make noises as intended now, and no I'm not joking. It's like the devs literally looked at everything the players were having fun with and said HAHA NOPE!
  80. Wrekt
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Good potential but the devs are ruining it. Save your money it might be playable in a year.
  81. redfox489
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Loved playing the Beta and the first couple weeks (starting 6/1) were amazing.
    Campaign was great, but cannot in good conscience give this game a rating higher than a 2 because of how “out of touch” the developers are. I was keeping an open mind until Patch 1.1 on 7/18/23.
    Diablo IV has lost all hope of being a fun game to play. If things improve, I’ll gladly revise my rating, but until    Loved playing the Beta and the first couple weeks (starting 6/1) were amazing.
    Campaign was great, but cannot in good conscience give this game a rating higher than a 2 because of how “out of touch” the developers are. I was keeping an open mind until Patch 1.1 on 7/18/23.
    Diablo IV has lost all hope of being a fun game to play. If things improve, I’ll gladly revise my rating, but until then, I’ll be going back to other games that actually reward the time I put into them.    … Expand
  82. CSpiffy148
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    Even after ten years of development the game feels rushed and incomplete. Every new patch has made the game worse and given players fewer viable options for end game content.
  83. bluefoxrabbit
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Diabio 4 has a good story, great characters and it's pretty fun gameplay through the campaign. Sadly once that's done the fun is over. You are thrusted into the real part of the game that many long term players were looking forward to, only to be extremely disappointed. Blizzard has tuned this end game into an endless grind, unrewarding gameplay, and has nerfed the game into anDiabio 4 has a good story, great characters and it's pretty fun gameplay through the campaign. Sadly once that's done the fun is over. You are thrusted into the real part of the game that many long term players were looking forward to, only to be extremely disappointed. Blizzard has tuned this end game into an endless grind, unrewarding gameplay, and has nerfed the game into an unplayable state for the average player. If you are looking for a new Action rpg, I would suggest playing Path of exile, Project Diablo 2 (fan mod that is easy to install), or simply go back to playing Diablo 3. Hell pretty sure there is a combo pack that has diablo 2 remastered and diablo 3 in it for less than what diablo 4 costs, and you will have more fun.… Expand
  84. Khilla10
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    Blizzard out of touch. Continues to ignore the player base. Really frustrating.
  85. 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.
  86. Blue2moro
    Jul 19, 2023
    1
    Patch has made it unplayable. I am going to skip season 1 at least unless changes are made.
  87. Dodo4
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Really disappointed. This new oatch broke the game and i regret buying it!!
  88. Dechard27
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Story line was great for a Diablo game but itemization SUCKS!!! it’s not really a Diablo game with gear that just isn’t fun or exciting to get. After level 70 there isn’t really any upgrades and with this new patch all my gear that I played many many hours to get is mostly junk now. I would need to go backwards to try and find new gear or spend millions of gold to try and re rollStory line was great for a Diablo game but itemization SUCKS!!! it’s not really a Diablo game with gear that just isn’t fun or exciting to get. After level 70 there isn’t really any upgrades and with this new patch all my gear that I played many many hours to get is mostly junk now. I would need to go backwards to try and find new gear or spend millions of gold to try and re roll stats…neither sounds fun to me so I’m done playing. This will be the last game I will ever buy from Blizzard and I certainly won’t be buying any expansions. This game feels like it’s still in beta.… Expand
  89. 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
  90. Bobobobooob
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Patch 1.1 is garbage the devs hate the players and their game. Battlepasses and pay to win is garbage
  91. bdayroger19
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    This game is an unfinished product when released. Features that was in D3 is nowhere to be seen in D4. Further, the couple of patches that came out were all just bug fixes & # adj that should've been fixed during beta. They also ruined gameplay with untimely nerfs showing how incompetent the D4 team is. With company reorg and sexual harrassment accusations in the company, it is no wonderThis game is an unfinished product when released. Features that was in D3 is nowhere to be seen in D4. Further, the couple of patches that came out were all just bug fixes & # adj that should've been fixed during beta. They also ruined gameplay with untimely nerfs showing how incompetent the D4 team is. With company reorg and sexual harrassment accusations in the company, it is no wonder D4 is a mess.… Expand
  92. apollo0045
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    Updates created by imbeciles they thought the update was interesting, but it just annoyed the players.
  93. 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
  94. 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
  95. Osnare
    Aug 15, 2023
    0
    You don't have much to do after level 70, I know what a ARPG is, but this tend to be so boring
  96. Nerevarinho
    Jun 17, 2023
    5
    After 80 hours, and after starting a second character, the motivation is gone, and I need new content and more flexible character building.

    TL;DR I liked Diablo 3 and Path of Exile more. # Gameplay Hitfeedback is not that satisfying. Ability variety is less than in previously mentioned games. Levelling was exciting in Diablo 3, each level gave you something new to try. In Diablo 4,    After 80 hours, and after starting a second character, the motivation is gone, and I need new content and more flexible character building.

    TL;DR I liked Diablo 3 and Path of Exile more.

    # Gameplay
    Hitfeedback is not that satisfying. Ability variety is less than in previously mentioned games.
    Levelling was exciting in Diablo 3, each level gave you something new to try. In Diablo 4, you unlock a section where you can try 4-5 Skills, where only one skill may be fun to use. Then you have to grind too long with levelling multiple levels, to unlock the next skill set to try new skills. The more you level, the longer it takes to unlock the next set.
    You can't observe how your Experience bar goes up, it will be covered by an annoying status information. In Diablo 3, it was exciting to see that bar going up, depending on the amount of kills, and difficulty.
    For looting, it is missing a feature from Diablo 3, which would indicate whether the loot would increase a stat or not. Now, you have to loot, go to menu, navigate to the item, then decide what to do with it.
    Bosses are very bullet spongy, and become monotonous quickly, you will see when doing dungeons. I reduced the difficulty and renounced Experience boost, just to get over with this a bit faster. Sometimes it becomes a pure endurance minigame, seeing the health bar of the boss going down so slowly, while repeating the same pattern.
    Bosses have too easy mechanics. Path of Exile bosses are designed better.
    Elites of different races share combat patterns, and also behave very predictable after having fought a few of them. If I see one more jump-smash attack of an elite, I will scream.
    When you have found your favourite skill set from the skill tree, that’s it. There is not much change for the skills on how they behave. The only thing that changes with those endgame boards, are a few more attribute points here, a few more % damage there. Not like in Path of Exile, where you can significantly modify the behaviour of skills, also in the endgame.
    I also started a second character, and it's still the same feeling, just with other skills. In Path of Exile, you can have all those skills with just one character.
    One ultimate skill from the bow class (arrow rain), is a standard skill in Path of Exile.
    It’s laborious to change the world level. In Diablo 3 you could switch fluently between world levels, right from the pause/character menu.
    On level 51, I was still waiting for the feeling which Diablo 3 and Path of Exile gave me.
    It becomes extremely monotonous, when doing map completion, riding from A to B, just to experience the same again and again. Enemies become monotonous. Sometimes, the enemy just walks around you, sticking on you.
    After unlocking the third, and last interesting endgame board, and unlocking the legendary nodes on all three, I thought “so.. that’s it”?
    My next goal should be unlocking world level 4. But that means I have to grind until lv 70 with the same monotonous gameplay. No thanks.
    I miss the sandboxiness of Path of Exile, where I can increase the attack speed almost on my wish, and I miss the combat feeling of both Path of Exile and Diablo 3.

    # World
    Main story & atmosphere, good. Impressively good (italian) voice acting.
    Shared world stuff just distracts, feels cheap like a Lost Ark clone.
    When I was lv 45, the loot in the main story was for lv 35, even if mission level was scaled to my level.
    World boss, almost no hit feedback, and also just a bullet sponge with repetitive and predictable behaviour.
    Riding from A to B is a pure minimap minigame, typical open-world problem.
    Secondary missions have very much spoken dialogues, also with many optional dialogues. I find, the game designer(s) should have put more resources into the gameplay. I only did secondary missions, for map completion, for unlocking endgame points. I skipped all secondary mission dialogues, and did not do one more secondary mission, after unlocking all map rewards. The stories of secondary missions were standard secondary stuff.

    # Technology
    Xbox live gold subscription for Singleplayer play, is unbelievable.
    Tips on loading screens go away too quickly.    … Expand
  97. macamac
    Jun 19, 2023
    4
    I have to share that I can't recommend this game at this time. I liked the story (wasn't terrible) and most the fun i had was like the old school d2 feel of playing with the builds/skills/abilities, the almost same nuance of the feeling of exploring something new and that seemed to all just go away the more I played as the lack of everything that finally was fixed in the prior series justI have to share that I can't recommend this game at this time. I liked the story (wasn't terrible) and most the fun i had was like the old school d2 feel of playing with the builds/skills/abilities, the almost same nuance of the feeling of exploring something new and that seemed to all just go away the more I played as the lack of everything that finally was fixed in the prior series just seemed to be completely omitted or reduced significantly in this version. The highlights (well low lights in this case):
    -gear rewards for ancestral dungeons is randomized to lower rated gear
    -purveyor gear stated as a specific tier also includes pool of lower rated gear
    -side quests you missed are not listed anywhere (D3 at least said do this bounty quest in a specific area of a region)
    -mounts seem horrifically useless and always just run into non visible blocks that just stop you or
    -random dismounts
    -i honestly think all the math isn't adding up as well for resists and damages but i can't be certain because there isn't clear way to see what values you're pulling as you can't look at your stats while playing
    -i'm getting just rubber banding issues at certain times and the constant hotfixes is causing disconnects
    -there doesn't seem to be any focus on anything that helps players in the long run while the studio just seems to put their attention on blocking anything that helps players (make elites spread out, make elites spawn less, make players get less XP, make sure to not fix any of the other major issues)
    -early game wasn't as expensive respecing but the more changes they keep making, the more folks are trying to find builds that will help and update gear that will help and it's all for naught because it'll get nerfed again or you're too broke to fully get to the point you're trying to reach
    -accessibility options are very minimal and don't really assist in anything outside the same ol' standard template of "just give 'em basic stuff so we can say we tried".
    -if you're gonna make this part Diablo Immortal, least put in the LFG for dungeons. That I dug and would help with folks who are on solo and just wanna clear an area faster. Currently no real way to find a group to do things like the old school battle net lobby and i think it's because the crossplay that lot of console players don't really chat from the console

    This feels like Diablo Immortal slapped on Diablo 3 very poorly with a promise of D2 feeling captured but it's like a D2 Lite Spritzer. The team seemed to have forgotten all the things they endured to make D3 better and it had a rocky start. I can't even agree with some of these folks that say it's more Diablo 3 - It seems pre D3 to me in the sense of the AH fiasco all over again. I'm slightly hopeful that Blizz will release something that they will be more vocal, they'll be more active and share why some of the choices they made were implemented that worked well in the previous iterations and that like the rough start of D3, they're gonna do what they can to make it right.

    It wouldn't be fair to just say the bad things about this game so:
    -i liked the story, it's a bit slow paced and some moments are definitely "why?!?1" but it's good for what they're trying to do with this live service and chapters approach
    -it does look pretty, those people saying it's a prettier D2/D3; that's not a negative and they should highlight that
    -i had fun with the exploring and seeing items dropped very early so again, fun for the first few days; when was the last time you were excited for a yellow item to drop?
    -all the easter eggs
    -trash titles

    I did see Devs released an update as i completed this and will definitely update this to better if they follow what they shared on the video
    https://youtu.be/3PO9OY7AIs4?t=1715
    -this is more personal but 25-28 bucks for a costume seems absurd, kudos to those that don't care about that and that's not included in my negative outlook for this game but it def is only for looks - no pay to win junk in the store as some of these other folks wrote.    … Expand
  98. Tac0x
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Dumbass devs Dumbass devs Dumbass devs Dumbass devs Dumbass devs Dumbass devs Dumbass devs Dumbass devs Dumbass devs Dumbass devs Dumbass devs Dumbass devs Dumbass devs Dumbass devs Dumbass devs Dumbass devs
  99. Kelev
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Zero attachment with special loot.
    Finding uniques was never so boring.
    No endgame.
  100. elPre
    Jun 27, 2023
    2
    As someone with +4500 houers in Diablo 2, D4 is destroyed by the gear-system and scaling. Absolute 0 depth in items which is one of the fundamental factors in the Diablo franchise. The scaling of items, lvls and monsters is just a very simple algoritm to save time for the developers. You succeeded in destroying one of the best games of all time! The music, graphics and the environment isAs someone with +4500 houers in Diablo 2, D4 is destroyed by the gear-system and scaling. Absolute 0 depth in items which is one of the fundamental factors in the Diablo franchise. The scaling of items, lvls and monsters is just a very simple algoritm to save time for the developers. You succeeded in destroying one of the best games of all time! The music, graphics and the environment is the reason i give the game 2/5, otherwise it's a strong 1/5. Do NOT buy this game of you love Diablo!… Expand
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#3 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2023
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#4 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2023

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91

Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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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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