My Review of Diablo 4 After Playing Over 500 Hours

Obviously these companies need to make money… and WANT to make money. Why do any of us WANT work overtime? (Which is A LOT less these days) The goal is to make as much extra money as possible. Aside for some companies, how may company owners tell you "You're just trying to "cash grab" and make extra money. I've owned my own company for almost 15 years now and I am DEFINITELY trying to "cash grab". BUT, I DEFINITELY understand that there is a cancer that is running through the gaming industry. Now when this dude, "Shroud", says "…that's ALL you're trying to do…. is make money" I don't think he completely means it because that is the type of thinking that has landed us in these times where mega companies like Blizzard start to enact very shady and ultra greedy business practices. I think it is safe to assume that "Shroud" also would agree that as a developer, as with any real craftsman, the best product comes from an artist (an artist in any craft) who has a true passion for what he or she does. Whether it's their career, their side hustle, or an occasional hobby, this is true across the board. Now as far as Blizzard goes, they have been called out for some really shady sh!t. Now is it because of China's overall shady business practices as a whole? I believe it has a lot to do with it because ever since Blizzard essentially sold out so much of the company to China, things have taken a turn for the worse. BUT, that mostly had to do with W.O.W. and the most recent Diablo IV project definitely has done a much better job, I think, than D3. But what is amazing to me is that there are dev teams of just a few people making games these days that are more immersive and better optimized than MOST "AAA" games today. So I understand people's frustration with some of these giant game development companies and publishers that are completely dropping the ball when it comes time to release a game. Even in early access, some of the sh!t that goes on, there is just NO excuse for. Look at Kerbal Space Program. The first one had a small dev team and they created something that is one of a kind and extremely in-depth. Yeah, the graphics weren't very good but all it took for some of the mods is a SINGLE modder that would create incredible, and insanely intricate systems that rendered gorgeous visuals throughout space and amazing added content like interstellar travel to nearby start systems. Anyone that has played KSP knows that this was an astounding feet since it is VERY intricately designed in a reality that is close to our own star system as well as the same technological advancements so you can imagine what it would take to make it possible to travel to new star systems with technology that was modeled directly from what exists today… and in a possible near future. So you're talking tens to hundreds of lightyears of travel. It's just amazing what has been done.. And don't even get me started on the parts mods for building vehicles and space craft. There is an absolutely mind numbing amount of REALLY detailed things like robotics and engines that mimic real life physics. Even futuristic ones that mimic true to life futuristic technology if that's something you fancy. It's just incredible what a single person can do with the right amount of passion for something. Then, we find out KSP 2 is in the works. Long story short, a big publisher comes in and completely destroys what could have been one of the all time greats for franchises. It is absolutely disgusting, what they did to that dev team and the game that the founders had such a strong passion for. But "big gaming" strikes again and rips the heart and soul out of a TRUE passion project for the original dev team and some of the new guys they brought on that were also personally invested including a couple modders that created a lot of content on the first one. I thought that was really cool. But the devs showed the care strongly for their craft and cared for it's fans. So I don't blame people for getting more and more increasingly frustrated with supposed "AAA" games that come out and are a complete disappointment after waiting five maybe even upwards of ten or more years only to find out they fell victim to shady business practices and publishers or new dev execs that rip the heart out of the TRULY passionate dev team. It's sad. BUT, we have been treated to some really good gems lately. I just pre-ordered Space Marine 2 because it looks AMAZING. Been waiting a long time for it so I really hope it's everything that it seems to be. It would be a relief in these times. Oh… and Black Myth Wulong is a pretty amazing one so far too. I definitely recommend it. But besides all that, I definitely am enjoying D4 a lot more than D3. There is definitely far more depth and content. Also from what I have seen with the interviews, they truly do have a passion for what they do. It's normally the people at the top that rip the soul out of a great game and or franchise. You can make MASSIVE amounts of money without selling out and destroying what you are promising to be worth the wait and moreover, worth the COUTNLESS hours we sink into these games at times. We only live one life… better make the best out of it.

26 seconds in I hear, this game is a "cash grab" then in under 10 seconds, 9 to be exact, same person says "I don't think this game is cash grab". My brain hurts when that type of psychology is used to assist in cash grabbing.

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Anyone else waiting for Path Of Exhile 2 ?

No he's wrong.. there are games that are cash grabs… you can tell by the design choices of the game and the impact of micro transactions… Elden ring and Baldur gate 3 both cost 60$ , but they are not considered cash grabs because the focus of these games is solid and fun authentic gaming experience

D4 BAD

My thing with diablo as a casual player is the difficulty. Even as a casual player the game is wayyyyyyyyyyyy too easy. Diablo 3 is what turned me off due to that honestly. Starting with 3 I felt like I was mindlessly playing the game, I was literally playing the game just holding down abilities and walking in a straight line the entire game LITERALLY. And if that was my experience as a casual than I could only imagine the hardcore player’s experience in terms of difficulty.

The most boring and easiest game I have ever played. There is no reason to play this unless you want to lose your braincells

Dumbest statement I've heard over a game…

no there is a big diffrence between activisions cash grabs then other games.

This "review" is clutching. Bunch of disparate ramblings, clipped together in no particular order.

PoE doesn't cost 70 bucks to play bro. These rich gamer guys are just living in another universe that's it.

People bitch so much who cares about customization only things

Sorry, is there a review anywhere in this video?

This video made me like shroud. the "qwuality🤓" isn't decreasing because your stash isnt 1 billion slots, Its just more challenging that way, and I think that makes it way better

just getting into diablo 4 on xbox!

Is this game better than Hades?