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[Draugoth]

Reviews are coming out

Holy shit, 100/100 from VGC

 

[diffusionx]

I am skipping Diablo 4, but when it comes to reviews/MC of this game I really don't think it is relevant. I am reminded of Destiny 2 which had a way better first 5-10 hours, it got great reviews at launch based on that, but it completely fell apart afterwards which was where all but the most casual of fans lived. These studios know how these sites review these games and they know to polish up that beginning really nice and focus on that. If the endgame is a disaster that will be way more relevant to fans than the first 5 hours.

 

[Draugoth]

Holy shit

 

[analog_future]

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Reviews are coming out

Holy shit, 100/100 from VGC

Whoa. Incredible.

 

[Luipadre]

I knew this will be good shit based on beta

 

[ANDS]

. . .these reviews are completely unsurprising given the beta.

It's not a journalist game so I expect something in the mid 80s. Diablo 2 also had mid to high 80s when it came out.

Are we so far down the "lolz journalists" rabbit hole that we're expecting journalists to have a trouble with an ARPG's campaign on Normal difficulty?

 

[PlayedStation]

All right, I'm buying.

 

[FingerBang]

DON'T YOU GUYS HAVE PHONES?

Impressive

 

[Ic3man]

 

[Lokaum D+]

Maybe Zelda ll have a challenger this year after all

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Holy shit

 

[FeralEcho]

Do you need a pus plus subscrption to play solo offline?

 

[Desless1]

Sweet! Good scores. Games for the ages.

 

[Romulus]

Already a contender for goty

 

[Robb]

I had my doubts but it sounds amazing! Can’t wait!

 

[Elder Legend]

If anyone has questions - I am free to take them. Fire away! I did finish the game on Hardcore during a review session as a Barbarian hit level 52 before getting killed.

 

[adamsapple]

If anyone has questions - I am free to take them. Fire away! I did finish the game on Hardcore during a review session as a Varbarian hit level 52 before getting killed.

How good was it ?

 

[cormack12]

If anyone has questions - I am free to take them. Fire away! I did finish the game on Hardcore during a review session as a Varbarian hit level 52 before getting killed.

How is it for solo campaign with end game matchmaking?
Do the world events spawn in then everyone just meets like ashava?

 

[Draugoth]

Do you need a pus plus subscrption to play solo offline?

No

 

[BennyBlanco]

can’t wait

 

[Ic3man]

As as I know there is no offline, so yes it's required

Do you need a pus plus subscrption to play solo offline?

As as I know there is no offline, so yes it's required

 

[OmegaSupreme]

If anyone has questions - I am free to take them. Fire away! I did finish the game on Hardcore during a review session as a Varbarian hit level 52 before getting killed.

I haven't watched your review yet so you may have touched on it but how was performance?

 

[hinch7]

Voted 90+, so off one point lol. Whats going on with these actually decent releases? Can't wait.

Not sure whether to upgrade mine to deluxe edition to play 4 days early.

 

[FeralEcho]

No

Fucking buying this bitch then. Diablo 2 is one of my most played games of all time.

 

[Luipadre]

Game will be so big

 

[R6Rider]

Some very good scores. Not my type of game, but great for those who enjoy the series and genre.

 

[ThisIsMyDog]

Ahh that's why we have all this shit releases this year too, universe needs balance.

 

[FeralEcho]

As as I know there is no offline, so yes it's required

Really? Awww man I hate games that force you to be online even when you are playing offline...ugh...but i still think I'll buy it after seeing these scores.

 

[reksveks]

Guessing I am buying this diablo

 

[OmegaSupreme]

 

[Draugoth]

Really? Awww man I hate games that force you to be online even when you are playing offline...ugh...but i still think I'll buy it after seeing these scores.

You onlky need to be connected to the internet, no need for ps plus

 

[Ic3man]

Really? Awww man I hate games that force you to be online even when you are playing offline...ugh...but i still think I'll buy it after seeing these scores.

Unfortunately, Diablo 4 is not playable offline so you’ll need to be connected to the internet even if you only want to play it solo. This also means that the world you jump into will be shared with other players so don’t be surprised if you see other users running around from time to time.

Additionally, those on console will also need to be subscribed to their respective platform’s online service to play the game.

 

[Elder Legend]

I haven't watched your review yet so you may have touched on it but how was performance?

it was excellent on the PS5 - not a single frame drop, very buttery smooth. I do not review games on PC because my PC has very old GPU.

 

[Luipadre]

Game still has CGI between acts right?

 

[Elder Legend]

How good was it ?

How good was what? Lol watch the review you silly goose. Or are you asking how good was the Barbarian?

 

[Nautilus]

Diablo 4 is at 89 currently on metacritic, for anyone wondering since the score isn't on the OP.

 

[adamsapple]

How good was what? Lol watch the review you silly goose. Or are you asking how good was the Barbarian?

Your overall time spent with the game, I mean.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Hey Karak Are you reviewing this one?

 

[Draugoth]

Diablo 4 is at 89 currently on metacritic, for anyone wondering since the score isn't on the OP.

88

 

[tmlDan]

Down in the 80's now (88), still looking forward to it since I got that deluxe edition preordered.

Can't Wait!

 

[demigod]

Why would I be butthurt? I got plenty of Sony games on my PC and of course all Nintendo ones.

Dude just admitted being a pirate, lol.

 

[Little Mac]

Bought the ultimate edition over a month ago so it really didn't matter what the review scores were but it's great to hear its being received well. Now I'm even more pumped ...

 

[Codeblew]

As as I know there is no offline, so yes it's required

There is no offline, but you don't need pplus to solo play. You just cannot group or voice chat.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

How good was what? Lol watch the review you silly goose. Or are you asking how good was the Barbarian?

How did the Barb feel end game?

Think my first playthrough I am going Rogue but afraid he might be a little squishy at super high levels but Barb will likely be my 2nd "main"

 

[JackSparr0w]

Dude just admitted being a pirate, lol.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

 

[Karak]

I am holding off on this one. So many issues with review stuff and confusion, save wipes, and connections. The closer we got, the more things got jumbled and then it bumped up against 3 indie games I promised to review so I said screw it.

 

[Elder Legend]

How did the Barb feel end game?

Think my first playthrough I am going Rogue but afraid he might be a little squishy at super high levels but Barb will likely be my 2nd "main"

Barb felt decent, I played on T1 on Hardcore. T2 is NOT worth it early game, T2 is only good when you're making a second character and you already have a to of extra talent points earned from the renown by doing dungeons/lilith shrines. The real game begins around level 50 after you hit Tier 3, that's where the REAL BIG upgrades come in.

Managed to kill the Butcher TWICE on hardcore with my Barbarian, but I had a very defensive build with Call of the Ancients carrying the damage. Barbarian/Rogue will be my 2 mains.

 

[ANDS]

Interesting to hear about the endgame being quite good: I was kind of left cold on the endgame video they put out, but the IGN review (that overall is some spectacularly bad writing, or video game written reviews don't translate well to audio reviews) has me quite interested in the post-campaign grind and whether it'll be able to sustain itself (it looks like it will).