Diablo III

Shipping from Amazon. I had issues receiving my first copy - Informed Amazon and they Next Day shipped my replacement copy. Thank you Amazon. Absolutely perfect service. Xbox Port - I am amazed at the 60 frames the xbox can pull off at almost all times while playing this as this is a relatively pretty game *though, cartoonish for a reason to not put a strain on the Xbox* The controls feel natural and its definitely easy to get used to. The inventory is a little IFFY and a bit annoying to use, but it is a decent way of executing it. It is better in single player mode as it pauses the background, not leaving you defenseless, unlike multiplayer - As it takes up your entire screen. If you play 4 player co-op on same console, be prepared for alot of frustration as everyone takes up entire screen - ONE at a time while checking inventory. *And you check your inventory ALOT* 4 Players on screen/same system co-op multiplayer? Come on, no games even do this anymore to the exception of borderlands and a couple others as of recently. This is an incredible feature that I feel isn't emphasized enough, especially if you have skeptical friends and they want to try it out with you. Additional DIFFICULTY settings ONTOP of Normal, Nightmare, Hell, Inferno *there is a Easy, Medium, Hard and Master settings as well* Gameplay Mechanics - The dodge roll mechanic is a WELCOMED changed as I felt on the PC that the melee characters were often dying a signficantly larger amount of times than ranged, to the point where it just felt not fair. This rolling mechanic in my eyes, brings it to about an even level now as Its very easy to avoid the wind-up attacks from the enemies. The item loot change is also a VERY welcomed change as it feels that the loot that drops is almost always relevant to the class I am currently playing. I have had 4 legendaries drop in my first 30 levels and EACH was for my class, which was an absolutely amazing feeling in my gut. You know the feeling. Sound/Audio - The sounds and music is just as you expect from the Diablo series, very passive and eerie. Recommendation - Get it. Its worth every penny. ALSO! No auction house. This adds alot to what the PC took away, including that "OMG I GOT A NEW AWESOME ITEM" feeling that I missed so much because the auction house took alot of that feeling away because id look at my awesome new item, look at the auction house and see SO MANY better items I could have gotten... I know its probably something I did to myself, but the fact that it happened cannot be denied. You will easily spend 60 - 200+ hours on this game, especially if you are a completionist or an ALTist and like to have multiple characters.

Our entire family (adults & teens) loved playing this game together (up to 4 players on same machine)! Interesting player class variety to choose from, they level up quickly, tons of equipment & magic items found during game play, immersive graphics, your character regenerates quickly if you die in battle and its addictive. I remember playing the original Diablo on my dad's PC ages ago and this one pays it tribute but is significantly superior. We liked the old Gauntlet PS2 game which is why we bought this one since its similar multi-player gaming style. Diablo III is mostly hack and slash but not gory or graphic like others. When characters level up, you get to select what new skills you want yours to have which added personalization. Not all aspects of Diablo III are intuitive (i.e. how to get supplies so your blacksmith can make magic items) but they aren't imperative for game play. We were able to play the entire game without any supplemental guides or information. An option to save the game whenever we wanted would have been greatly appreciated, rather than making us finish a quest or get to a unknown check point. Its storyline wasn't totally predictable, which was nice. Characters snap back near each other if one ventures off too far so don't need to deal with divided screen confusion. Our only minor disappointment was that we finished the entire game more quickly than expected and wish it was longer. The boss/big evil meanie battles weren't that tough with 3 players and we killed them on our first try every time. We'll definately download the supplemental adventures and replay this one in "ghost mode" to continue the fun. I encourage Blizzard to model Diablo IV after this one but please don't make us wait too long for it to come out. A suggested enhancement would be to make the text on screen (i.e. item & ability descriptions) larger so it can be read more easily at a distance on our TV. Would love to be able to export our characters from Diablo III into the next version as well. One of our favorite multi-player Xbox 360 games so far!

This is an awesome game, this time around. Why couldn't Blizzard have made this kind of game for the computer a year and a half ago instead of that crap game they put out? I still feel duped about that purchase, but not this one. They fixed the problems. No spending real money, no internet connection, no connecting to server. Long gone are the days of the computer version where I am slugging it out toe to toe with a horde of monsters and the game freezes for a few seconds and when game unfreezes Im laying there dead. What the ??? I quit playing because of that one reason. To die in the game while playing is one thing, but dying because of a constant server lag is another. Enough of my rambling about the broken pc game. On to the console version. It is really a lot of fun. Im staying up way too late playing this and dragging to work half asleep. When you complete a quest, in addition to the exp and gold, you are also awarded a nice weapon or piece of armor. I don't remember that in the pc version, but its been a while. By the time my barbarian hit lvl 15, he was buffed up with armor and weapons whether found, earned, or crafted. The drop rate of rare items is much improved as is the way the health globes work. Playing the game with a controller instead of a keyboard and mouse is much better for me since I like to play in the dark and sometimes I would fumble for the correct keyboard key. Now your number keys are replaced with a,b,x,y, and right trigger. Health potions are on the left shoulder button. Move around with the left stick. Pretty simple. The only thing I have really found wrong with the game is the volume levels. The talking between characters is at a much softer volume than the swish and clang of your weapons when fighting. So when you have the volume at a comfortable level for fighting, you have to strain to make out what they are saying when talking in town. Its a minor thing because even though its an interesting story line, most of us will play thru it enough to know what they are saying and you can just skip the dialog. By the way, your followers still annoy you with their small talk, so maybe its a good thing that the voice volume is soft. ;)

I was long waiting for the publication of a role-playing game that had among the characters to create one that could heal the other players, a few years ago it had bought Dungeons and Dragons Daggerdale which wasn't bad but left much to be desired, I understand that I bought the arcade version, however, the dialogues were not spoken and very bad online gameplay of more than certain errors in the game. My intention is to write about Diablo 3, so the game is generally excellent, I can say Blizzard, did you it again! I am an ex-player of World of Warcraft some years ago I left the PC games and I bought an XBOX console, since it had always missed WoW, finally I have something good role that entertain me, is that there is no point of comparison with the version for PC since each platform must be their adaptation, but on this XBOX version should mention that they have adapted it very well. System of levels of characters, "blacksmiths" and "Jewelers" updates and different drops from enemies in the world depending on the difficulty which you play make Diablo 3 to provide much entertainment on time. The choice of followers (Archer, magician or paladin) is the ultimate that I have seen, through this you can play only with your summons and your follower without problems. History is the most captivating game, is a splendid history, you can go talking with many NPC's, you can distract you a bit of the main story and dedicate yourself to do some personal things, vanquished once road monsters not reappear unless you leave the game, is a very good thing because depending on what you seek can choose to continue killing or simply continue rapidly. Other important data that mention is that at a party either with your summons, followers or other real players whenever you collect balloons of life these heal all (prevents individual) either you must choose whom healthy because spells are for everyone. Anyway, I have so many good things to say regarding the game could continue writing for hours. I don't have any critical refusal to do, just wait to take out the expansion "Reaper of Souls" also for platforms such as XBOX and PS.

Having played several dungeon crawlers on the Xbox 360 (i.e. Marvel Ultimate Alliance etc.), I was really skeptical about the ability to take a game that was constructed with the PC control scheme in mind and translate it down into a controller. Blizzard has finally ported their critically acclaimed PC Clickn' Loot to the Xbox 360 and PS3 Consoles. I've put about three hours into the game at this point. Pros: Excellent and Intuitive Controls. Playing as a mage (a ranged character)the games control are amazing, the game was able to pick up easily on the most pertinent target and execute all of my commands with precision Pros: LOOT FUN Cons: Graphically this game simply doesn't hold a candle to its PC counterpart. Having played the PC version on an older laptop, even on its lowest settings the game still looks better on and old PC then it does on Xbox 360. I'm not sure why Blizzard doesn't simply release an HD texture pack, probably because their intending a super super good looking version for the Xbone and PS4 later this year. The dillemma that I think most buyers are gonna face with this game is that they are purchasing a game that will most likely be released for a new and better console within a few short months. If you are planning on picking up a next gen console, I'd advise you to wait and get it then or pick up the PC version.

I pre-ordered Diablo 3 for Xbox 360 with my Amazon prime a week or so before it was released. This is something I almost never do, part of the reason I frequent Amazon is because I like to save money and don’t mind waiting for trends to end! But this was different… Diablo 3 was big news when it came out for PC in 2012. But things like always online DRM, the auction house (a system in which players exchanged real cash for in game weapons and items others found), and just the fact it was an online RPG and thus a potential huge time sink for professionals with limited game time like myself, combined to dissuade me from purchasing it. After hearing that this version had done away with the always-online DRM, removed the mind-melting auction house, and added four-player offline co-op. I was intrigued! Was this what I was waiting for? Was this Gauntlet Legends or Baulder’s gate reborn? Not quite, but it is damn good! The Good: Just like old times First and foremost playing four-player-offline co-op in an RPG game with character development is awesome. Scores of these games should be available, yet sadly are not. Diablo 3 for console has brought back those ancient (15 year old) feelings of sitting around with three of your buddies exploring and developing together. Well-made The game is very solid. The gameplay feels responsive, the combat is enjoyable although it can be a bit tedious at times and so can the scenery; this is a dungeon crawler after all. But just when you think you might start to get bored, the scenery changes, or suddenly you get a new ability/rune/item to mess around with and make things more interesting, this paces very well, especially the arrival of new abilities. I’d do it again The scent of ‘replayability’ is in the air, with 5 classes and 4 difficulty settings already in the game, a level cap of 60 and tons of hidden areas, there is a lot to do in Diablo 3. In addition, a new expansion pack with yet another class, a bump to the level cap and a new addition to the campaign will drag things out even longer for all of your characters. The Bad: Stat Selection I can’t choose my stats? The removal of attribute selection chops off a huge and historical part of dungeon crawlers; stat selection is what makes your character yours and not just another ‘barbarian.’ All of those strange builds with a melee-wielding wizard, a lightning bolt throwing barbarian, and more, are a thing of the past in Diablo 3. Sure between your ability selection and item crafting you have a ‘bit’ of choice, but it is more of a style selection than a character build. I understand the rationale, they made it this way so players can’t ‘ruin’ their characters, but why not just let me have a bit of fun, ruin a character or two and then make some expensive or difficult to find ‘stat-respec’ potion punish me for my silliness? A bit repetitive “It is too repetitive.” Was my girlfriend’s first reaction as she watched my friends and I hack up yet another group of skeletons in yet another floor of a dark dank dungeon filled with the same pile of vases, with the same flame trap around every corner. But once her wizard had a couple new spells, and pink armor, she got over it for the reasons I listed above. But will you? This game isn’t a grind per se, unless you’re into that, but it can feel like a bore sometimes. The Storyline The narrative of this game can’t decide what it is trying to do, sometimes the content is hilarious, an example being the man you meet in the sewers of a desert colony who tries to convince you his colleague isn’t such a bad guy as you beat his face in with your axe. But sometimes it is down right dreadful “oh no, monsters! We must save Tristram!” All right, shut up already! And then out of nowhere the super serious, high resolution cut scene appears, trying to draw emotion from me about the fate of this strange realm! Ehh nope. If they had gone for either, dark and serious, or silly and funny they might have gotten a home run in one of them. The story isn’t great, but then again, we’ve all seen worse! The Ugly: My what did what? Not a huge problem but what is up with our characters not using the weapons they are equipped with? I get it, the basic attack button is itself a spell, but it looks kind of funny watching my monk choose his fists over the legendary halberd he just picked up, or my girlfriend’s wizard ‘firing’ arcane energy from her unstrung bow. I get it, they still ‘use’ the weapons stats and damage, but it sure doesn’t look like it. Seriously, was there no other way to do this? Bottom Line: It isn’t the greatest game of all time, and didn’t change or shape the genre the way its predecessors did, but what it did and does well is be a very fun game. If you like playing 4-player games that build towards a common goal, exploring dungeons and finding epic loot, or have played any dungeon crawler of any kind and moderately enjoyed it, Diablo 3 is for you! Purchasing tip: If you’re the sort who has been starving for a great 4 player game you can slap in and enjoy with your friends on the couch that doesn’t involve head shots, buy it now. You won’t regret it. But if you’re content with the multiplayer games you’ve got, wait for a price drop in a few months!

I was a little skeptical about getting this game for Xbox 360 at first, because I had only played Diablo 1 and 2 on PC. I was worried the controls and the entire experience might not translate well to consoles, but I checked out a bunch of reviews before I decided to purchase this game for Xbox, and I'm glad I did. Most critics and fans say this version is even better than the PC version currently, because they have revamped and improved a lot of things for this release (compared to the PC version). For one, it is easier to get good items from chests/quests/monster-slaying because they have removed the Auction House, which was basically just a crappy way for Blizzard to make you pay real-world money for decent armor and equipment. Now the game is actually playable and fun on its own without forcing you to invest extra money in micro-transactions just to be competitive. Also, because skill mapping and quickslot abilities are somewhat more limited in this game due to the Xbox/PS3 controller, it can be really fun to mess around and play with endless builds and combinations of skillsets for each class. Leveling up feels really rewarding, especially as you progress and gain all your new skills and upgrades. I could literally sit around for hours just toying around with new builds for my character, testing and seeing which skills are strongest and harmonize best together. I'm sure the graphics are better on the PC version, but everything looked great to me in this version, and honestly, nobody really plays Diablo for the graphics anyway. The gameplay itself is just pure fun! The game is varied and there are tons of quests, mini-dungeons, and side areas for you to explore. With the five very different and distinct classes, you don't run the risk of getting bored anytime soon and there are nearly endless ways to customize your character and playstyle. All in all, I think Blizzard learned from the things their customers didn't like upon the initial PC release, and they really got it right with this version. Looking forward to the DLC and playing this game for months and months to come!

As a die hard fan of the Diablo series, I pre-ordered the PC version of Diablo III and played a ton of it over the following months. Diablo III on PC was great at the time, save for a few nagging problems. Chief among these were the constant server down times, annoying lag spikes, and an auction house which took most of the fun out of the underlying loot system. While I enjoyed Diablo III on the PC, there was definitely room for improvement. I was a little skeptical about Diablo III on the 360 before I played it. I can now say that the console version is far superior to the experience on PC. The control scheme is well thought out and works much better than the mouse and keyboard alternative. While the graphics aren't as sharp, playing on a giant TV from the comfort of the couch makes the overall experience far more enjoyable. Moreover, the biggest problems with the PC version have been fully addressed on console. There is no auction house and you don't have to be online to play the game. Loot drops and items built by the blacksmith are tuned to the class you're playing so you usually get items that are useful to your character rather than fodder to be sold. Having played hundreds of hours of Diablo III on both PC and console now, I can't imagine going back to the PC version. I can't wait for the PS4 version of Diablo III and the expansion.

Was not a fan of this game on PC; largely under featured compared to its predecessor, which made it a big disappointment (to be fair, got it on sale for $20, so I can't complain too loudly; definitely worth $20). However, this game translates really well to couch co-op. I couldn't believe it, but my wife really enjoyed the demo, and we've gotten pretty far into the game on our second playthrough! Not sure if it becoming a casual xbox game is what I would've wanted from the series, but hey, again, it's a GREAT game to sit in front of the TV with. Definitely rare to find good couch co-op games nowadays, so if you're looking for a game you can play with some friends or the other half that has some sort of consistency (levelling up, grinding up new gear, etc), D3 is definitely a pretty great game. I bought it for $40, so I thought that was fair, though to be honest I wouldn't pay the $60 it normally goes for. Fans of the series, just take it at face value and enjoy it for what it is. As long as you leave D2 in your nostalgia vault, you'll be able to appreciate the fun there is to be had here.

I am very happy with this game. It works perfectly 😀

I LOVE this game. My first week owning this game, I played it non-stop. I didn't even want to go to work.

Got it earlier than expected....love the game...works fine....good graphics

PC版のAHありだった頃の悪評ばかりに目がいきがちですが、翻訳WIKIを見る事を面倒でなければ買いです。まぁ日本語だったとしてもストーリーは皆さんが言ってるとおり重要ではありませんしね。 感覚的にはバーバリアンだけで言えば無双シリーズの呂布！敵クリーチャーをミンチにしたり、切り刻んだり、黒焦げにしたりでそれはそれはストレス発散にもってこい！！ バグ、フリーズは今のところなしですが、今だと野良でマッチングはきついらしく、まだソロ以外で遊んでない為☆マイナス１にしました。が、久しぶりに毎日やりたいゲームだという事は間違いありません。 インストールすれば読み込みもほとんど無くなりますんで、小さいお子さんや家族の目を気にしながら深夜に遊ぶ自分のようなおっさんゲーマーにやさしいｗ PS3を持ってない、もしくはス○○ニの翻訳センスがちょっと・・・という人は雰囲気のよさであえて英語版もありなのではないでしょうか？ ご参考になれば・・・