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Opencritic (90% Top Critic Average, 99% Critics Recommend)
Metacritic (88 PC, 92 XBSX, 87 PS5)
Diablo 4 Review – The Best Diablo Has Ever Been – GameSpew
Review: Diablo 4 is phenomenal, with a story worth getting invested in and a huge amount of content available right from launch.
www.gamespew.com
Phenomenal
We had high expectations for Diablo 4, and we're so happy to say that Blizzard has smashed them. This is a title that takes Diablo 3's meaningful quality-of-life improvements and expands upon them with aplomb, while also bringing back the much-loved look and feel of Diablo 2. All the while, it's not too focused on the past, taking the series into open world territory and making it more story-led than ever before. And what a story it tells: we never expected to be so invested. But more importantly, we can't wait to start a new character and jump once again into the endgame. Diablo 4 is devilishly good – the best Diablo game yet, in fact – and it only stands to get better.
Diablo IV Review -- Good to the last bloody drop
Diablo IV is a challenge to review. While its predecessors have been fairly straightforward affairs, with a linear story and builds that are more dependent on gear drops and loot tables, Diablo IV has a veritable cornucopia of options that are even more plentiful than I could have imagined...
www.gamingtrend.com
Phenomenal
Diablo IV represents a massive shift for the series, moving to a more inclusive and open world that is somehow as inviting for new players as returning veterans. Complexity is mixed with flexibility to create a game that is sure to consume you for hundreds if not thousands of hours. Diablo IV is the game we've been waiting for, and a return to form for the Blizzard team.
Diablo 4 review: This might be Blizzard's magnum opus
Diablo 4 might be Blizzard's most important, pivotal game since World of Warcraft, exceeding all expectations.
www.windowscentral.com
Simply put, Diablo 4 may be Blizzard's best-ever game, and that's a really tough legacy to live up to. Immaculate storytelling meets stunning art, polished, bug-free gameplay, atop endlessly customizable combat with the promise of dozens, maybe hundreds of hours of content — Diablo 4 might be Blizzard's most important, pivotal game since World of Warcraft. Do yourself a favor and go in completely blind. Even if you're not a typical fan of isometric action RPGs, I'm confident that you won't be disappointed.
Pros
+Excellent story delivery, with top-shelf voice acting and writing
+Stunning visuals, the best ever seen in the genre
+Exciting combat with endless customization
+Flawless performance with near-zero bugs
Cons
-Re-use of enemies, events, and dungeon layouts gets heavy and detracting
-Keybind customizability on console needs improvement
Amazing
Diablo 4 is a stunning sequel with near perfect endgame and progression design that makes it absolutely excruciating to put down. The story is a pretty big disappointment despite still being a noticeable improvement over Diablo 3 and there are some annoying bugs that need squashing, but the combat, the loot game, and both the sights and sounds of this world are impressive enough to smooth over those rough edges. Diablo 4 takes the strategy of refining things the series already did so well rather than giving it a more substantial overhaul, and that careful and reverent path has shaped this massive sequel into one of the most polished ARPGs ever created, which makes slicing through the legions of the damned a hell of a good time.
Diablo 4 review: Off to a hell of a good start
Annoying-but-ignorable microtransactions can't ruin nigh-endless looter fun.
arstechnica.com
Verdict: If you're a series fan, buy it. If you're skeptical, wait a few weeks or months to see how the unknowns work out in the live game.
The good
Fantastic art direction that returns the series to its grim roots
Entertaining story that kept me interested throughout
Polished, punchy, and super-fun combat
A giant open world and plenty of endgame content to keep you busy
The bad
You can ignore them, but the game's microtransactions are galling
Some unknowns about the future of the shop and the live-service elements of the game
Replacing legendary aspects on gear can be tedious
Skill trees could be more interesting
The ugly
Me, unwashed, sleep-deprived, and malnourished a week after release
Review: Diablo 4 | Console Creatures
Diablo 4 is an impressive and massive conquest of demons, loot, exploration, and wildly fun mechanics. It's already clear that this game brings tons of new content to the franchise and handles it incredibly well.
www.consolecreatures.com
LIKED
Lots of rewarding and purposful side quests and dungeons
Strongholds, quests, and dungeons are all unique and we'll thought out
Interesting and varied loot drops
Incredible detail in it's look and sound
DIDN'T LIKE
Some classes still feel a little underpowered
Because there's so much to do, navigating menus can be cumbersome on a controller
Simply put, I found Diablo IV to be a near-perfect action RPG experience. Combat flows smoothly, and the massive world of Sanctuary entices with endless quests and enemies to conquer. The main campaign deserves every second of your attention, even with some rare moments of grating fan service. While Activision Blizzard certainly isn't without sin, Diablo IV is a devil well worth dealing with.
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