I really enjoyed Diablo 3
937601
My story is simple enough. I was planning to re-activate my world of warcraft account so I logged into my account and I see a free trail of the starter edition of Diablo 3 which is essentially first 13 levels of the game. I had so far not bought Diablo 3 because I have seen so many negative reviews everywhere and didn't wanted to spend my money on it. So I was like well the starter edition is free till level 13, let me try it first and experience myself the hell-spawn that many are claiming Diablo 3 to be. To my utter amazement I was hooked onto the game long before even reaching level 13. There is just something about the hellish/demonic angle of the game, the utter fun of hacking'n'slashing all these demons into a red gooey mess with body parts flying everywhere and of course the shiny loot gathering. I also find the graphics very nice (on maximum settings), the world is nicely detailed and the dungeons really immerse you into the feeling of what a journey through hell might be and the game very much reminded me of the first two Hellraiser movies. So I went ahead and bought the game and have not regretted a single day of my play-through having paid good money for the game.

Well I have just finished my first play through as a Barbarian and now replaying the game as a Demon hunter. I have played Diablo 2 and its expansion many years ago..I think almost a decade ago and had great fun with it. And coming to play Diablo 3 so many years later I found it to be a worthy successor to Diablo 2. Yes, I might criticized for saying just what I did but I am a casual player who is just looking for some fun/exciting game-play on the weekends and I got that from Diablo 3 in spades. I found the four acts entertaining, nicely paced and boss battles were enjoyable plus I really liked the some of the achievements which looks to be lot more tailored to your game play. Some of the companions story-lines were also engaging and I liked the constant banter with them much like the Dragon Age series as it makes the game world feel a little more alive. I also enjoyed crafting in the game which is exactly how I like a virtual profession to be; not complex or anything just being functional and not boring or becoming a repetitive chore (at least at the normal level).

So in a nutshell I will recommend that you at least try the 'starter edition of Diablo 3' (which is free) and make up your own mind. The first thirteen levels are more than enough for you to know whether you will like or hate the game rather than base your opinions on others. I personally have had great fun playing Diablo 3 and feel my monies spent were worth it. The disclaimer is that I am a casual player who likes the hack'n'slash genre and is not into any really involved aspects of the game like the pvp (though I may try it if they ever implement team-based battlegrounds) or gearing up your character with the best tier armor/weapons/builds or trying all difficulty levels  etc. Just like Diablo 2, I will most likely take 2 classes up-to max level via normal difficulty and be done with Diablo 3 until the expansion gets released which I have heard is on its way. And that is great news to me... :)
139909
I've been really enjoying this game.  It's sort of a combination of Diablo with an old-school RPG.  The pace is a bit slower, and the graphics are not quite as flashy as Diablo.  But it offers multi-player play on the same machine, and has features like crafting, an interesting skill tree, and an engaging story.  It also has an "old school" tactical combat system, which is great.  Also lots of possible NPC companions.

The only downside at all is the interface is a bit quirky and clunky, and like I mentioned, the pace is a bit leisurely.  For the most part though, it's verf enjoyable!
574287
The gameplay is fun, the characters are diverse, and the storyline is very immersive. Graphics are smooth and the effects look pretty darn cool. I've only gotten to level 10, but I foresee countless hours of fun ahead. Well worth the annual pass I signed up for to play WoW in any regard. I might be shelling out another $60 to buy my wife a copy so we can play together as well.

I understand the frustration of having to have an internet connection to play, if you aren't able to do that. It can be a bummer. It makes no difference to me, however. I like being able to play with my friends from WoW; I like that I could potentially make actual money in this game; I like that no one can cheat. If you're looking for a solely single-player game, D3 is not for you. Most of us who've paid any attention to this release knew that going in, though. I hear that the release wasn't very smooth. I wouldn't know. I was sleeping at 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. I've never experienced a bug free release of a big online game. I don't think anyone has.

TL;DR: If you're looking for a fun game to play solo or with friends, with an immersive story and great gameplay, and you have a steady internet connection, D3 will not disappoint.
946715
If you are looking at this game you already know how cool Diablo games are. There is plenty of replay value too.
2421078
Diablo 3 is a VERY, VERY good game. Amazing gameplay, graphics, audio, story, and all that good stuff! Most of the reviews on here are based on the fact that the servers were down or very unstable at launch! IGNORE THEM! This game is amazing! The servers are fine now and will only improve as time goes on. Don't let the One-Star reviews change your mind, Diablo 3 is an AMAZING game!
3722141
Take a deep breath everyone.

I am an avid fan of the Diablo games. I played Diablo faithfully when it first came out, and I still play D2 to this day, 13 years after its inception. Many of the things I love about the Diablo games are those which make them distinct from other MMORPGs (such as WoW which I have also played).

I generally prefer single player quests, although I have enjoyed my fair share of closed network LAN parties and party play with specific friends. Diablo has historically been a single player friendly game, and I was more hesitant than most to play a game requiring me to be online at all times. The horror stories I hear of the first week of D3's release support this fear.

And yet here I am, months after D3's release, having bought it, played it and now writing a review.

THE GOOD

For $60, this game is worth it. We are not talking about a franchise that requires monthly fees, like WoW. We are talking about a very well constructed game with good stories, enough references to the old games to be nostalgic and enough new things to be entertaining - for a flat, one time fee. If you plan on playing for more than 6 hours, it's cheaper than seeing a couple of movies! I have greatly enjoyed the new character classes, like Demon Hunter and Witch Doctor, as well as the classics (Barbarian, Wizard (a.k.a. sorceress). It is especially nice that you can be either male or female in each class. The graphics are pretty amazing and the game is exciting and flows quickly with enough complexity to quests to remain engaging (No WoW style "kill 12 beasts" quests that are eternally mind numbing). And for those of us who predominately play single player, the game has built in companions for quests (knights, thieves, enchantresses etc). It is a solidly good game, not quite the par of D2, but good and in my opinion, worth the money.

THE BAD

I have only beaten the game in normal mode, and it was too easy for my taste. As much as I would love to chalk it up to my understanding the ins and outs of the Diablo franchise, that's a cop out. D3 is just too easy so far. Seriously, I died all of 3 times, and I didn't even lose my gold or my stuff! I just loss some of the integrity of my armor, which cost a whopping 50 gold to fix. I hear this alleviates as you progress, but there is also the frustration of repetition to deal with. There are only so many times you can listen to game characters describe aspects of a quest you've already done. Also, I do not like the loss of skill trees and the ability to choose/channel your focus into specific abilities. This is one of the aspects of strategy I really liked about D2, and it's gone. We are - for the most part - automatically assigned skills as we level up, which is just a little boring and takes some of the fun and frustration away from the game (like when you focus your skills in a lightning class and then encounter a monster who is immune to lightning). I liked this about D2, and alas it is gone in this game. They added just a little too much WoW flavor for my taste. I really think Blizzard should have kept the Diablo franchise in the hands of Blizzard North instead of disbanding them and allowing the WoW strategists to take over. Yes, WoW is a remarkably profitable and beloved game, but we Diablo players players would play WoW if that's what we wanted. It isn't. The auction house, buying slots in your stash etc; that's not Diablo material.

IN SUMMARY

I agree that D3 is not the quality and ingenuity of D and D2. It has too much of a WoW flavor for that, and thus has lost some of the uniqueness that made Diablo such a great game franchise. However, it is still a solid, entertaining, engaging game that has enough of a salute to its origins to make me smile and keep me coming back for game play. I give it a solid 4/5 and say it's worth the money.
3380467
I played Diablo and Diablo II in years past, but never kept up with them to even finish them. Dropping ALL of your items and gold whenever you died was unnecessarily punishing as a default option (as a selectable option, sure, but no choice? No thanks.) I remember shelving the first Diablo because I died somewhere it was impossible to recover my equipment and gold, so figured there was no further point. I had games to play that didn't have such a ridiculous default difficulty level so I could actually jump in and have some fun.

Diablo III fixes that. In fact, it fixed it so well, this is the first Diablo game I've ever finished. Got a monk to level 35 and am working through Nightmare level now... and I'm having major fun. Blizzard did something right this time.

Diablo III is much more accessible to many more people, but the whole of the game isn't sacrificed just for accessibility. There are four difficulty levels to work through, and a hardcore mode in which character death is permanent. Normal level is basically an introduction to the game, with Nightmare, Hell, and Inferno each having increasing difficulty.

What struck me about the game the most, though, is the same thing that's struck me about World of Warcraft: the story. No spoilers here. I'll just say I thought the story was excellent, even though there are a couple of events I'm not happy about (kind of like I wasn't happy with Arthas for killing Sylvanas in WCIII:RoC, but it was an awesome moment). Blizzard does story very, very well (and, yeah, Act IV seemed a little rushed, but it was still good).

Achievements and unlocks are ACCOUNT WIDE rather than per character, and death is treated much like it is in World of Warcraft: Equipment durability loss and having to resurrect at the last checkpoint.

Thanks, Blizzard, for making an accessible, fun, beautiful Diablo game. I can't wait to get to 60 and try to solo Inferno...
1215454
I must say, I had heard so much about the Baldur's Gate games for years. About 3 weeks ago I broke down and bought another playstation 2 console for myself like I use to have. Years ago, I grew bored with video games all together but I was getting the itch to play somemore. I randomly selected 6 different games to get my collection started up again and Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance was one of them. My first run through, I was obsessed. The Crypt level was awesome. It's my favorite part of the game.  I was playing in the dark so when a ghost walked through a wall and right through my character, I almost needed to change my shorts as I came close to soiling myself. That was priceless. I love the atmosphere of each level. I think the dialogue is pretty good. I found the character's in the story engaging and the story itself kept you wanting to know what was next. I know some people complained that the game was too short and I have to admit I was a little bummed when I saw the credits but in all honestly, I just replayed it again so I could enjoy more of it. With the extras that's offered, it's well worth falling in love with this little game. Longer games don't always mean better. I bought another game called Champions of Norrath *I think that's how you spell it* to keep my Baldur's Gate mood going, but by the Lava Field level, I found myself putting it up and playing Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance again. I was missing my little ghosts and ghouls down in the crypt I guess. HAHAHAHAHA I love this game so much I got Dark Alliance 2 just to see how the whole story plays out. If you're looking for a fun/entertaining game that leaves you wanting more instead burning you out, You need this game!!!
3024417
Game is very good, is the Diablo game that i was waiting for 12 years, people who write bad reviews writing only about login problems must wait and write a review after they really play the game.
1518076
In short this game is a well polished remake of Diablo 2.  The improvements are subtle at first; however, once you play for couple of hours, I do not see someone going back to D2.  I do miss the Baal runs!  If you did not like Diablo 2; I doubt you will like Diablo 3.  P.S. This whole "always connected  to internet" requirement people are complaining about; it really is not that bad.  I am not a fan of it; however, who ever REALLY played Diablo 2 for the story/single player?  Diablo 2 only shined when played with groups of other people; the single player was just there.
1980278
I'm a big Blizzard fan (StarCraft, WarCraft, World of Warcraft, Diablo) and this game is up to Blizzard's standards. I've played just a bit over 100 hours and I'm in Act 1 of Inferno. My end goal is to beat Diablo in Inferno and at that point maybe just play from time to time with friends. Nice to play a game with great replay ability, but some sense of an end.
4825379
Not going to point out all the BS you have to endure in Diablo 3 which makes it completely not worth buying at this time (give it until late 2012 at least), others have already done this enough. I'm just going to point out my secondary reasons for disliking it: I am a story-oriented player (I loved Skyrim for instance) and D3 has little to no real plot. The single-player game is really just there to get you up to speed so you can PVP online vaguely similar to League of Legends. If you like that sort of game you will still not like D3 due to the bugs and connection issues, but when (presumably later in 2012) they get their house in order, the game should be enjoyable for you.

For me, D3 fails on all levels: not story-driven, and bugs and connection-issues are so frequent that it reduces the fun in single-player mode, leading to frustration.
2150284
Firstly, I haven't run into any of the bugs or game crashes that some of the other reviewers reported. The game runs smoothely and flawlessy at all times on me computer which isn't really high-end as I am just about ready to scrap it and buy a more current gaming machine. All their rants of crashes and buggy gameplay are probably due to their not keeping their graphics drivers updated or probably have something else running in the background. My only problem was getting the game to run while I had ventrilo running. That is the only thing that caused the game to crash. For this I give the game 4 stars.  Would have been 5.

This game is for lack of a better word, AMAZING. I haven't had as much fun in an RPG since Ultima VIII or diablo.  I didn't like diablo 2 or Baldurs gate.  BG was way too boring.  This game is very fun to play. The inventory/Items system is straight out of Diablo.  The combat is hack/slash like Diablo but with added skillsets to perform special moves and combinations of them. The world is pretty big with alot of cool suprises if you stray from the mainquest paths on the map.  The map system is sweet and easy to use giving you the ability to zoom in and see everywhere you have already been. I could go on and on about every aspect of this game but I'll stop here.

I was an Avid RPG gamer but the last few yrs I have barely played any due to the types of games coming out.  This game has renewed my love for the Genre and i have been playing nonstop for the last 3 days.
4344613
Sure, I've played both Diablo I and II and neither of which held my attention for more than a few hours at a time and never longer than a year -- that's exactly what I expect Diablo 3 to do. After a week of mashing my mouse buttons, I feel D3 will very likely have the same effect on me.

That said, this is exactly what makes this game so special. There are many other games that hold my attention in a different fashion. I don't expect this to be an expansive universe like WoW, rather I see this as a game that will allow me to click more and think less (and this is coming from someone who considers himself a thinker). For that reason, D3 fills that void perfectly.

The beauty about the Diablo series is that it allows almost anyone at any skill level to start playing immediately. At the same time, it does a great job of keeping gamers interested, at least for short sessions of click bursts. And for those of us who want to make it really challenging, the hard core option is still there (if you die, you die).

Do I love everything about the game? No. But I don't have to love every part of the game for it to meet my expectations and have a great time. D3 won't likely win game of the year but I like that it kept the old formula of success and added a layer of freshness to the popular series.

If you're a Diablo veteran, I don't think you'd be disappointed. Everything you loved about the other two are back. If you're new to Diablo, as long as you know what type of game it is and you keep your expectations to what the game is supposed to be, you will thoroughly enjoy it.
3087269
I decided to ignore all the negative reviews about TQ and check it for myself.  After playing it for 14 hours I think that in more than one way it is better than D1/D2.  Yes, many of these improvements are simply due to the fact that D1/D2 are so old but hey, where the f is D3 anyway?

TQ adequately satisfies the Diablo hunger and in many ways indulges its further.  More items, bigger world, more side quests.  And maybe its just cuz im playing it right now but I think I like the TQ skill/mastery system more than D2's.  I like how the skills don't require so much of commitment of points (ie max of 8 ranks in a given skill as opposed to 10 or 20ish).

I tend to check Gamespot and IGN for reviews online but I'm starting to come to the conclusion that these profit org's are biased.  I think the main reason that TQ didn't get great ratings is because its not "original".  Well duh... Its a clone.  Blizzard is sitting on a collosal gold mine known as WoW and has no need to release D3 atm.  But there will always be demand for a D3ish game, so I thank THQ for releasing this.  Above all, as a gamer, i could care less how original a game was.  I don't boycott all the new FPS shooters just cuz they're clones of wolfenstein 3d.

Instead of admitting they don't like its originality or revolutionalizing of the genre, above mentioned reviews attack TQ for being repetitive.... All this sounds like to me is a disguised way of complaining that game is too long.  I strongly disagree with this assertion made and would say its probably because the reviewer wasn't having a good time with their stupid pet magician combo (go warriors!) --TQ isn't so much geared for that class I'd say.

Secondly, they complained that the items in TQ aren't scaled.. First off, I cant tell that they aren't scaled.  Second of all, ive never been a big fan of scaling.  I think it should be implemented, but only to a limited extent.  How fun is it going into a dungeon or whatever knowing that you won't get an amazing loot, rather just stuff that will upgrade your character a little bit.  The way TQ is, it makes the beginning of the game more fun, and has no effect on the latter part of the game, because by the time youve gotten there, youve come across phat loot.  Just a matter of statistics.

TQ rocks, Im giving THQ my money for the expansion pack as well because I want to encourage small companies like this to actually respond to what people want.
385966
Diablo III got some terrible terrible flak at launch. Honestly, it was deserved, I didn't touch the game for a full year. The lack of end-game, the bugs, the Auction House, etc...

But, as the expansion Reaper of Souls is coming around the corner, I went back in. And boy, the game is not the same anymore. There is not a single complaint from launch that is valid anymore, except the poor writing. Yes, the writing still sucks. But they improved Diablo III to be simply what is currently best in terms of ARPG.

If you were disillusioned with it, give it a try, you won't be disappointed.
2280978
If you can't wait for Diablo 3 and miss the genre, this is a great game to fill that void. A little easy but definitely fun!