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Diablo 4 Review - IGN

A masterful ARPG that’s diabolically hard to put down.

Old McGroin364d ago

Haven't preordered a game in a very long time but the beta ran really well on my Steam Deck and now here come positive reviews. Do I dare?

closed_account364d ago

"Dooo iiiitttt. DO IT!" - says the little devil on your shoulder.

just_looken364d ago

I got my copy via a new gpu does that count as a pre order?

Obscure_Observer364d ago (Edited 364d ago )

GOTY contender!

Already got it pre-ordered on the SX, but soon it will be available on Gamepass. :)

Jin_Sakai364d ago

Street Fighter 6, Diablo 4, FF16, and Zelda: TotK, will all be GOTY contenders. Glad to see some great games finally releasing!

Sonic1881364d ago

The only thing I'm concerned about is the microtransactions and gaas long term

Hypertension140364d ago (Edited 364d ago )

@Obscure

You don't wait huh?
You better have the same additude if FF16 gets good reviews........who I'm I kidding of course you won't.

For a guy that claims to own a PS5 you sure get upset when a good game releases for it.

NecrumOddBoy364d ago

That’s reserved for $70 DLC games that run at 22fps on Swötch…

:D

shammgod364d ago

TotK is the GOAT lil dude

NecrumOddBoy364d ago

Yeah, just throwing out a little humor... tough crowd tough crowd. :/

just_looken364d ago

Do not worry they will toss it back out at 52fps at 1080p in 2 yrs on there next system :)

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Sonic1881364d ago

Dam, so we have Zelda, Street Fighter, Diablo, and Final Fantasy all GOTY contenders

BriBri364d ago

It's amazing that we have all these incredible games to play but people would rather argue and fight in comments instead.

Tacoboto364d ago

Zelda BOTW 1.5
Something Activision/Microsoft
Something Square/Sony

Hmmm... Can't think of a quick one for Street Fighter.

Ezio2048364d ago

RE4 Remake and Dead Space Remake as well

franwex364d ago

I’m glad we’re getting some good games. About time.

outsider1624364d ago

Some good games this year and some in the coming months as well. What a good time to be a gamer. Bad for my wallet though.

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Diablo 4 Season 4 Turned The Tables on Helltides

Diablo 4's Helltides have undergone one of the best glow-ups in the game in the span of a single season thanks to some balance adjustments.

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Diablo 4: The Argument For and Against Returning to the High Heavens

The High Heavens is an important location to the Diablo franchise, but whether Diablo 4 should return to the location in the future is controversial.

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Tapani8d ago

Is Diablo IV worth it for the Single-Player experience today? I understand it has got many patches and improvements.

Daeloki8d ago

I honestly don't know what they could have changed/patched to make the game enjoyable since last summer. I played the campaign a bit past act 1 with a friend and it just becomes incredibly boring and repetitive. I uninstalled shortly after and haven't looked back. However, with me it may just be a case of that it's not my kind of game. I just didn't enjoy the endless cycle of going into a dungeon, collect loot, teleport to town, sell/dismantle, teleport back to dungeon, collect loot, teleport to town, sell/dismantle... rinse and repeat. That cycle was about 80% of the game back then, completely drowning out the story for me. If there is a demo, or you have a chance to test a friends copy then I'd recommend that before spending any money on it.

Kosic8d ago

I loved D3 and would play a season for weeks.
D4 came out I reached level 60 ish and grew bored, I tried again in S1 and got to the same level and quit. I heard about the loot revamp, and briefly tried season 3 before jumping into the new season.
The game is better because it's easier to feel this progression smoothly increase, without hitting such a large road block, but I am level 61 and in Torment 4, and again I just don't feel the urge to continue.

I found a lack of direction of what to do, the thing that puts me off is the bland world, hell-tides are rather boring. Kill a non stop spawn of demons and summon a boss...

If you can get it for cheap, give it a try, or do a Gamepass trial and play it there.

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Diablo IV is Available on PlayStation Cloud Gaming - Beats Xbox to the Punch

Diablo IV is now available to play via PlayStation Cloud Gaming! Still not available to Play on Xbox Cloud Gaming.

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Hugodastrevas22d ago

Not for me, I'm 100% physical media all of the time.

jwillj2k422d ago

I hate that I have to keep calling this out, but your physical disks mean nothing if the game code attempts to connect to a server prior to playing.

Hugodastrevas22d ago

And that happens when? I'm playing completely offline here, stellar Blade to be more precise.
I'm sorry but I've never run into that imaginary problem you're talking about, I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but it has never happened to me.

jwillj2k422d ago

You not running into the problem yet has no bearing on my argument. You’re acting like the medium is the shield for you being able to always play your games when it effectively is not. The game code itself can try to connect to a server or the console you’re playing on may receive an update that requires that game to connect to a server. Just because you haven’t ran into it doesn’t mean anything lol you don’t own your games no matter how you try.

Hugodastrevas22d ago

So I have never run into the problem you're talking about and your answer is an hypothetical? Look I can play any game of my library offline right now without issue.
That issue is in your mouth and alone.

Crows9022d ago

Actually...there's an easy way...don't connect. If it doesn't require a connection and you don't connect...the code can't update...obviously....confused why you don't get what he's saying.

outsider162422d ago

Hold on..lets say i dnt have an online connection, can i atleast play the game offline though. Was thinking of getting this

jwillj2k422d ago

None of you use your brains.

OK, let’s explore this playing offline. not talking about Diablo specifically just gaming in general.

Are you going to buy two PlayStations? One offline one online? If not, moment you want to play something that requires a connection you’re cooked.

Does game experience you love so much stay the same offline?

Is the game even playable offline?

The whole point of my argument is that we don’t hold the keys anymore. The gatekeepers are the developers and console makers regardless of whether it’s digital or physical. You altering your play style for a lesser experience is not a workaround, it doesn’t solve the overall problem.

None of this matters since the move to the cloud is inevitable.

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spicelicka22d ago

So you have to buy the game and can only stream to the PS5 devices using PS plus premium? What is the point of that. Much more useful when you can stream to other devices.

MrNinosan22d ago

Works great on my Portal while at work 👍

spicelicka22d ago

That's streaming off your PS5, not from the cloud. This is specifically referring to cloud gaming.

CrimsonWing6922d ago

Can’t you, uh, do this on your phone?

Tacoboto22d ago

Sony doesn't yet have a web or app-based solution to stream games off their cloud service, the closest you may be able to get would be Remote Play if they allow cloud streaming during a Remote session.

And yes this applies to the Portal too.

Einhander197221d ago (Edited 21d ago )

Tacoboto

Please stop talking about PlayStation Streaming, you don't know what you're talking about.

I just explained this to you the other day where you were telling people that remote play was their only cloud solution, because apparently you didn't understand how PlayStation Premium works even though PS Now was a thing since shortly after the launch PS4..

You can stream to PC and Mac, and they had mobile clients for it in the past but probably for the same reason Microsoft is fighting Apple and Google PS Now wasn't allowed on App stores. Which is why it's not on iPhone and Android still.

And to be honest, I am glad they are trying to keep it on the console, all their moves away from the console seem like a step in the wrong direction, which isn't working so great for Microsoft...

anast22d ago

Blizzard is shoving this game everywhere. Diablo 4 is going to take an even bigger hit soon. Path of exile 2 is coming out and it looks insane.

Crows9022d ago

Well they're about to release the next season...I think that might be way they're pushing the game again.

anast21d ago

I mean I get what you are saying, but D4 isn't doing that well either.

UnbreakableAlex22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

I completed it on gamepass. Thanks God I dint pay it full price. It plays like a lazy mobile game. I am not a pro diablo gamer (Diablo 1 was the only one I completed) but D4 has no atmosphere, no creepy feeling and soundtrack like the first one and its so easy, I managed to not buy any weapon and had 4 Million Credits on level 55. I always used the same 4 attacks from the beginning and died maybe 10-15 times. It's so easy, wtf. I remember D1 to be pretty hard.
WTF happened? Is Diablo 3 also that bad?

jwillj2k422d ago

Diablo 3 was my first Diablo game. I had to use the mailbox cheats to keep it interesting.

Crows9022d ago (Edited 22d ago )

Diablo 3 was really hard at launch....then they made it easy.

They love scaling difficulty though.

anast21d ago

D2 is the pinnacle. I still fire it up from time to time.

GrmpyolGamer 22d ago

Considering that the PS cloud steaming is garbage compared to XCloud and is limited to certain devices this isn't something to brag about. Wake me up when Diablo is on PS plus