Today, Diablo 4's Review Embargo lifts, meaning that any content creator or journalist who had access to their Review Build of the game can now express their opinions. This is the second of three total Embargos that will be lifted before Diablo 4 is released in Early Access later this week.
While the final Embargo will reveal major story spoilers, the Embargo lifted today will only include reviewers' sentiments about the game itself — no story spoilers.While there are sure to be hundreds of reviews released, we will be updating this article throughout the day to include reviews from all major gaming news outlets.
IGN — 9/10 Blizzard's long-awaited sequel to Diablo 3 has near perfect endgame and progression design that makes it absolutely excruciating to put down. The story is a disappointment despite still being a noticeable improvement over Diablo 3 and there are some annoying bugs that need squashing, but the combat, the loot game, and both the sights and sounds of this world are impressive enough to smooth over those rough edges.Diablo 4 takes the strategy of refining things the series already did so well rather than giving it a more substantial overhaul, and that careful and reverent path has shaped this massive sequel into one of the most polished ARPGs ever created. GameSpot — 8/10 The Good A gripping story with a cast of complex characters interwoven in an engrossing tale of loss and redemption Flexible role-playing systems let you experiment with a variety of viable builds Massive map with gorgeous and varied locales that is exciting to explore Multi-layered boss fights in the main story offer a satisfying challengeThe Bad Boss fights in standard dungeons are lackluster affairs Visual limitations are laid bare.
Read more on wowhead.com