Digitally Downloaded writes: "Just a quick note to point out something that is, frankly, utterly embarrassing for the gaming community: Diablo III’s Metacritic score (user ratings) is sitting at 3.5/10."
Who says a dud game can't have a video game comeback?
Cyberpunk and No Man's Sky have to be up there. We're lucky and cursed, equally, to have games that can be updated now. For folks old enough to remember the Sega/SNES into PS1 and even 2 eras, if a game came out that was half baked (*cough*Angel of Darkness*cough*) that was it, no redemption. At the same time, having the option for updates shouldn't be an excuse for half assing games.
I remember when the Nintendo Seal of Approval meant something.
All those games had to release without bugs.
Diablo III still works on modern PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and remains hugely playable a decade after initial release.
Diablo III: Season 28 brings with it the Altar of Rites, an altar full of unlockable bonuses and potions that will require the gathering of tons of resources. One of things needed is the Staff of Herding, which also unlocks the famous Cow Level known as Whimsyshire. Here's how to craft that staff, for those that either have forgotten, or have never completed it.
Yeah, sure is entitled wanting to be able to play a game you paid for...
After how many years of development and testing, having online being made mandatory for a SP game, gamers aren't entitled to the game actually working after having paid for it...
After all the hype what a disappointment.
The second I heard about the always-online nature the SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN, I automatically stopped caring about Diablo III. If Blizzard ever chooses to change that necessity, I'll probably buy it. Things as they are, though, I'm glad I didn't let myself get hyped for this game.
gamer entitlement?? thats pure propaganda , based on this series past games theres an expectation, thats natural, not entitlement, but GREED by the Industry as a whole, theyve attempted to casualize what has been a HARDCORE gaming exp, thats the TRUTH. How did this game garner or gain its FANBASE? simple, based on previous games in the series, but like most games this GEN its about casualitist, DRM,DLC etc, streamlining lol, a joke of a word, ITS the INDUSTRY(publishers,developrs & their Corporate Paymasters) who have a sense of ENTITLEMENT, theyve dismissed or forgot who made there game POPULAR to begin with, the CORE GAMER. Im sick & tired of these LIEING JOURNALIST through wordplay attemtping to turn it around on the gamer & say its our fault, NO!! you ride with who got you to where you are now, but like a WHORE who is disloyal, lustful & UNFAITHFUL, you(GAME INDUSTRY) NOW what to screw or be in bed with EVERYONE, that is called SELFISH, & that is what the INDUSTRY has become, a SELFISH, LIEING, MANIPULATIVE WHORE, whose LUST is NEVER satisfied.