Diablo III (2012 Video Game) User Reviews

Addicting And Satisfying.

[colorthekid · 8/10 · 10 November 2019]

Friday night, bored out of my mind. I start playing Diablo III on Adventure Mode and an hour later, it's Sunday morning. To this day I still have no idea what the heck happened.

Time just moves differently when you're playing Diablo.

A well-polished finale

[KillerK1991 · 8/10 · 28 May 2012]

Diablo 3 is the Diablo you know and love, minus the tedium that reared its ugly head in older installments. Scrolls are nonexistent, items' finer points are highlighted green to lessen the thought provoking struggle to decide which item is better, the potion guzzling madness has been toned down completely, and there are frequent checkpoints in case you ever want to go outside. The combat here is just as fun and intuitive as ever; the game is a fun clickfest whether you want to go it alone or with your acquaintances. Every new spell/skill here seems to matter unlike the hefty amounts of seemingly cool fluff in the last game waiting for you to make the wrong decision and ruin your character; this game wants you to succeed. I don't think the cast of playable characters of #2 can be topped, however the new guys and gals are interesting in their own rights and mix the abilities of their predecessors in exciting ways. The audio presentation is a standout here- from the protagonist and accompanying merc's many lines for almost every new encounter to the simple fact that excerpts you find sound off while you run along creates a nice pacing; the action never stops. The cinematics are up to blizzards standards, perhaps even surpassing them with the showcase of not one, but two biblical encounters that though short, must be seen to be believed. The art style is definitely world of warcraft-esque(cartoony) unfortunately, however it looks great and doesn't hold back with the gut spewing gore seen in the last installments. Though the immersion level is definitely higher with the player character interacting with everyone, the plot kind of resorts to the typical blizzard twist that I guess must be in every one of their games these days. This twist leads to the epic locale of the finale, so I'm not complaining...too much. The voice acting is top notch for the most part, kudos to veteran actor James Hong's hilarious turn as the enigmatic Covetous Shen along with the man behind Lyndon the Scoundrel, a performance that captures a roguish whimsy similar to Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow. Besides the final act, I was a little disappointed in the similarities to the acts of the last game, sometimes I felt like they ran out of ideas at points as exact bosses from previous games made their returns almost randomly and in almost the same chronological order they appeared in the older games, though the first act's numerous references to the first game were quite amusing. There's a particular moment near the end were you fight a fallen foe from the past while an exciting fight with an angelic adversary is only teased. All in all, Diablo 3 is a great entry in the hack n' slash genre, as its level of accessibility is above most games of any genre. Highly recommended...if you have internet, that is.

It takes some of the nice elements from the old one but misses a lot.

[srwatcher · 8/10 · 20 May 2016]

When this game first game out, there was an auction house implemented early into its release. This auction house was used so players could sell other in game items to other players. This auction house was necessary at the time due to optimal items for your character being nearly impossible to find on your own. Blizzard realized this was a bad choice and decided to both remove the auction house and add an expansion pack known as Reaper of Souls.

The expansion allowed you to get many more tailored item drops to your character. The item drops in the expansion were so improved that it makes most of your old items from vanilla Diablo III basically useless. The expansion is more fair to play through if you do own it. You actually don't feel as hopeless when you're finding items from monsters. The items you'll find a lot of times are actually good, tailored to your specific character.

Well that's some good changes they made stated above. What I still dislike though is that you can't trade unique items to people unless you found that item in the same game session as that other person was in. Also, after 2 in game hours have passed, the item becomes account bound.

If you want to duel your friends, you have to duel in a very small area. Unlike Diablo II where you are able to duel literally anywhere as long as it's not town, in Diablo III you're heavily restricted where you can duel your friends or others. Diablo II also had a much higher max player cap. In Diablo II, you could have up to 8 players in a game session. This allowed team duels in the Blood Moor for example. You could have 2v2v2v2, 4v4, 3v3v2, or even a straight out free for all, a 1v1v1v1v1v1v1v1. In Diablo III, game sessions are limited to 4 people only. This means you lose a lot of possible social interaction that you would have had if you were with more players at once.

If you're looking at this game for mainly PvM or Person vs Monster action, it fills that role well. If you're looking for a true successor to Diablo II, I've heard many others suggest a game such as Path of Exile which is free as far as I know.

I still do play Diablo III however. It lacks many elements that I wanted it to have but it still plays solid enough to play to pass the time. It's only worth playing at this point if you have the Reaper of Souls expansion pack though.

It does get repetitive without a true duel system and that is a pretty big flaw to me. Diablo II's duel system is what kept people constantly farming up bigger and better items so that they would dominate on the battlefield against other players.

Oh well, there's always hope for if or when Diablo IV ever comes out.

I give this a 6/10. Playable but not ideal in my opinion.

Love this game!

[Shaliney · 10/10 · 27 May 2014]

Diablo III is my favorite video game to play of all time. I can set and play it for hours and hours, going through the whole game over and over again. I did play the first Diablo and Diablo II, but Diablo III is definitely the best! I love the new monsters, love the spells of the Wizard (which is the only character I play), love the achievements that you can get, love the sound effects of the game, the cinematics, and I absolutely love the graphics! Blizzard did a fantastic job with the graphics. I love playing the computer version the best, but also have it on Xbox 360. With the computer game, I love playing Diablo III with my mom, she loves Diablo III as well! We have so much fun playing together! This game is completely awesome!

One of The best things Every happend to me!!

[tamikokko · 10/10 · 2 March 2022]

One Day i was with My friend and he asked me: Hey wanna play Diablo III??? I was like What is that?

We casually started new game and he teached me to play and After that evening, i Brought The game like an instant.

One Day i asked same question from My other friend and he was like Okay, sure, why not. So we started new game together and he liked It so Much that It was My first Time hearing from him that he actually loves playing video game and that made me so Happy.

So Every single Time when School ended we rushed to My Place and started play It with My Playstation 3, Until we finished It.

And After The first Time we finished It together we made a promise that we Will come Every year Back to this game and play It. I was so Happy that i actually cried.

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Exactly what I wanted

[brown_sam57 · 10/10 · 10 September 2013]

I purchased this game for my XBOX 360. I have been waiting so long for this since I do not have a computer that can handle the PC version. When I heard of the release on console I was pumped and pre-ordered it as soon as possible. The game was well worth the wait. Many people have been giving the game a hard time based on the story and the graphics. This game has a decent story and the graphics are comparable to any game of this nature that has come out lately. Yeah the colors are a little more flashy then I expected from a Diablo game but I got over that really quick. Lets face it, no one buys Diablo for the story or for the graphics. Diablo is about two things and two things only, not stop slaughtering of demons that come at you waive after waive and the sweet loot you pick up from their bloody corpses. That I why we are all here. This game delivers this in every way shape and form, people seem to have forgotten that that is why this game exist. I will not get into any spoilers, lets just say that this game gives me everything I want from a Diablo game and this is one gamer that is not disappointed with the game after a far too long wait. Keep the Diablo games coming Blizzard.

One of my favorite games of all time!!

[gundamtorres · 10/10 · 24 February 2019]

Can't stop playing this game! Super fun and very addictive! Especially once you get to paragon levels and greater rifts. You need this game!!

Good H&S, avarage Diablo

[umateusz · 6/10 · 17 May 2022]

It lacks the atmosphere of the previous parts of the diablo games. Perfect for mindless monster killing after work. Doesn't require too much skill, and the difficulty (up to expert) is ridiculously low.

One of the best video games ever produced

[dogg-vetriabs · 10/10 · 6 September 2016]

Where do I even start with Diablo III?

From the color palette, to the dialogue, to the areas you get to see, to the graphics that look like a Renaissance painting, to the music and atmosphere, this games is an absolute jewel.

When you first start the game, you are greeted with the most impressive interface, with frames, skulls, ripped curtains and the beautifully animated backgrounds of each act. The game's story line is one of the most complex ones you will ever encounter: it first takes you on a journey through the dying New Tristram with it's dark and anxious atmosphere. Here, the thing I like the most is what the non-playable characters will tell you, what their point of view is regarding the situation that they and their families find themselves in. When you leave New Tristram, you start exploring its surroundings, which are beautifully crafted, accompanied by the greatest of atmospheres. I was struck by the beauty of the Highlands, every time I get there, I just stop on the edge of the cliff and just watch the valley, the river on its bottom, the clouds, the waving grass.. it is just beautiful. One thing I didn't like about the first act is Maghda... she looks out of the Diablo universe, but at least she gets to die for what she's done.

The second act is just as marvelous, with its Caldeum, and its surroundings, my favorites being the Desolate Sands and Alcarnus. There is just so much mystery about every location, and getting those lore books with their explanations, takes everything on a much deeper level. The whole idea of Belial being in Caldeum somewhere and all this conspiracy pushes the story line of the second act further and further, which is a feeling I love.

The third act is, I think, the most thrilling, with its Battle of Bastion's Keep, going back to Mount Arreat and entering the most visually striking hell you will ever see in a video game. The Towers of the Damned are just... very uneasy to watch.

The fourth act is something that doesn't enchant me very much, with its High Heavens destruction, but at least it is a thrilling adventure.

And, at last, the final act, the one that brought so much change to the game: Reaper of Souls and West March. There could be an entire review I could write about the expansion of Diablo III... All the changes that were subdued to the game, just made it so much better, improving the game play experience, bringing the adventure mode, the bounties, the rifts, the loot, the new interface, the seasons... So much has changed, and I am happy to see that all the "problems" with the game have been solved. It finally seems like more and more people are starting to enjoy the game, which warms my heart! I start to see more and more positive comments, with even the haters admitting that... they finally enjoy the game.

The cinematic sequences, the actors, the music, the depth of the story line, the loot, the game experience, all the things you can do make this game... one of the best ever made, and, in my opinion, THE best ever made.

So, enough "staying a while and listening", nephelem! Go get your gear and finish that season! You have the head of a demon lord to put on a pike!

A gaunt story

[christopherkoldfield · 6/10 · 31 August 2021]

Compared to Diablo 2, this game feels very thin. While i understand the focus is on what comes AFTER the main campaign, the main story nevertheless feels super thin and uninspired.

Awesome cinematics, as always, but otherwise, I was a bit disappointed.

Great game, looking forward to the next expansion

[grzegorzadamski · 8/10 · 8 June 2017]

Even though many consider this game bad (compared to previous versions) it's still one of the best (if not the best) Action RPGs right now on the market. This game is very dynamic, casual players-friendly, allowing them to actually play the game without having to spend hundreds of hours grinding items. They made this part much easier, however you feel about that, the end-game content is still inaccessible to 95% of Diablo population. Anyway, there wasn't much new additions to the game for the past year, but right now we are hearing a lot about the new expansion that is soon to launch. It will introduce new playable class (and most likely more new classes will be showing up as DLC to the expansion).

An absolute disappointment and poor launch

[francis-cy · 4/10 · 19 January 2013]

I bought diablo 3 at launch expecting it to be a good introduction to the diablo franchise. The first problem stems from the abysmal launch where it took me and many others hours just to log in because of some "error 36/37". At the time i didn't care because I was excited when i played the game and created my badass Demon Hunter and then I found another error, the lack of character customization, i think the demon hunter's have awesome male and female models but the other characters don't meet my appeal. I played upto level 20 on normal difficulty and enjoyed my experience upto that point, until i realized the game was, point, spam, done without any interesting equipment. I learnt only a few weeks ago that the devs made the equipment deliberately bland for normal to encourage people to play on inferno, however i was unaware of this at the time. Some other issues i have with the game include graphics and atmosphere, the game is surprisingly low ended graphics wise with the only exception being the cutscenes which are phenomenal, and i was lead to believe that diablo 3 would be an extremely grim and disturbing world, it was meh... One praise i have for diablo 3 is it's boss fights which i found incredibly entertaining and the dialog in towns and with the companions (specifically the templar) Here are a few bullet points to outline diablo 3 +Great cutscense +Great dialogue +Great boss fights -Horrific launch -below average graphics -repetitive nature -tame content (no mature focus) -boring loot

If i were to recommend a game similar in play style, Torchlight 1 or 2 (though i have briefly touched upon the games they are miles better than diablo 3)

It's more worth playing the long you wait to buy

[tvcarsd · 27 February 2021]

Despite all the content in this game they make it too easy to by-pass. There is some good voice acting and music through out and you do get a lot of content it just the story is not in anyway shape or form a serious script. It's written like a bunch of high school students just passed around a sheet of paper and everyone just tacked on their ideas and what you get from that is a kind of meatball sandwich. The story is all over the place and has no vision, its a joke and it really hammers the games integrity with the older audiences.