I enjoyed it - just finished the campaign (no early access for me!) and I liked it. Pretty hard for any game to avoid the review bombers these days 
Main issue was the game difficulty levelling with you - I replayed D3 just before as a lore refresh and played through on the lowest level with no issues just picking fun abilities. With D4 though - I just got weaker as I played until I almost gave up around lvl 20 as my pyromancer was taking so long to kill anything. Then I followed a build guide and got back going until around lvl40 where again I was making slow progress. Then I found a skill node in the guide I had missed (who knew Lucky Hits were so important - not me
) - swapped that in and was on my way again. It would be much better if you didn't need to follow guides just to get through a game on 'easy' setting.
Other than that I liked the open world - and so many side quests. Lots of stuff to collect, places to go, and you can sit down (just as pointless as in EDO ). I might have to play through the campaign again and try not to hit the build roadblocks as towards the end I was puzzling over what the characters were talking about as I had forgotten / not paid attention back in Act 1.
Now I just have all the end-game stuff to work out - should keep me going until Starfield - wonder if they'll turn on that next
Main issue was the game difficulty levelling with you - I replayed D3 just before as a lore refresh and played through on the lowest level with no issues just picking fun abilities. With D4 though - I just got weaker as I played until I almost gave up around lvl 20 as my pyromancer was taking so long to kill anything. Then I followed a build guide and got back going until around lvl40 where again I was making slow progress. Then I found a skill node in the guide I had missed (who knew Lucky Hits were so important - not me
) - swapped that in and was on my way again. It would be much better if you didn't need to follow guides just to get through a game on 'easy' setting.Other than that I liked the open world - and so many side quests. Lots of stuff to collect, places to go, and you can sit down (just as pointless as in EDO
). I might have to play through the campaign again and try not to hit the build roadblocks as towards the end I was puzzling over what the characters were talking about as I had forgotten / not paid attention back in Act 1.Now I just have all the end-game stuff to work out - should keep me going until Starfield - wonder if they'll turn on that next
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There are too many games out at the moment I started playing through with a Druid. I had fun with the poison Werewolf build in Beta and so I've gone down a similar route so far. I'm level 24 and finally got around to finishing Act 1. It's a fun class to play, though it really is a bit of a slog playing on your own on tier 2.
The main quests and side quests have all been really good so far and I do like the way that some side quests link together and follow on from each other. Overall it doesn't feel as fun yet as D3 (which controversially I enjoyed more than D2) but I'm fully preparing to wait for the end game, and then the first season in July to make up my mind properly.
It's good, but not quite good enough to keep me from chopping and changing between it, Zelda, Jedi: Survivor, ESO and Elite
I started playing through with a Druid. I had fun with the poison Werewolf build in Beta and so I've gone down a similar route so far. I'm level 24 and finally got around to finishing Act 1. It's a fun class to play, though it really is a bit of a slog playing on your own on tier 2.The main quests and side quests have all been really good so far and I do like the way that some side quests link together and follow on from each other. Overall it doesn't feel as fun yet as D3 (which controversially I enjoyed more than D2) but I'm fully preparing to wait for the end game, and then the first season in July to make up my mind properly.
It's good, but not quite good enough to keep me from chopping and changing between it, Zelda, Jedi: Survivor, ESO and Elite
Yeah loving it. From being raised a catholic and then counterbalancing it all with a few decades of heavy metal and worse, after a while its really quite special. Its meta christian fantasy that takes itself very seriously... unique in today's gaming offerings. There's no political sexual or gender messaging in the game either which is also another standout feature.
So still in my honeymoon phase. Bought the collectors box and everything. I can say the honeymoon phase is good enough to warrant the expense. I'm glad to actually have one. I've waited since the witcher 3 for a game to take me away from the core stable (swtor, and then elite).. this is the first new game that i actually want to go and play.
From some reasonable time in vermintide II.. something they did then which i did miss after leaving it (group fell apart) is they combined "edgelord" visual content with repetitive gamery gameplay as opposed to immerse experience.. turns out is a brilliant combo, and they've done it here too.
There's twitch drops and theyre done without foul manners. The cosmetics shop is odd, insanely expensive, but i have zero desire to buy any of it.
Oh yeah.. finally i get my own frontier jab.. this is the first game that's actually been competition to elite, for me anyway. Nice I don't even care that odd doesn't have xyz anymore.
yes playing the sorceres. Really like my character too, somehow.
So still in my honeymoon phase. Bought the collectors box and everything. I can say the honeymoon phase is good enough to warrant the expense. I'm glad to actually have one. I've waited since the witcher 3 for a game to take me away from the core stable (swtor, and then elite).. this is the first new game that i actually want to go and play.
From some reasonable time in vermintide II.. something they did then which i did miss after leaving it (group fell apart) is they combined "edgelord" visual content with repetitive gamery gameplay as opposed to immerse experience.. turns out is a brilliant combo, and they've done it here too.
There's twitch drops and theyre done without foul manners. The cosmetics shop is odd, insanely expensive, but i have zero desire to buy any of it.
Oh yeah.. finally i get my own frontier jab.. this is the first game that's actually been competition to elite, for me anyway. Nice
I don't even care that odd doesn't have xyz anymore.yes playing the sorceres. Really like my character too, somehow.
Got the cheapest version available and have sunk some hours in. I'm playing sorc, and while not strictly following any build guide, I did watch some videos with helpful info, tips, and build suggestions to help my decision making. I've played through all Diablos (except Immortal), and probably sunk the most time into D3, but D4 so far is nailing the immersion and aesthetics, has great variety, and an engaging story. I'm not well-versed enough in the mechanics yet to give a full-baked opinion on them, but it's been interesting so far.
I really hope i'm done with d4 by the time starfield and cyberpunk release. Its the only thing i've been playing since is launch week. I'm pretty sure i have ptsd from the gore, had a dream last night about it, but at the same time, the build development is quite rewarding, because its so obtuse and obfuscated. You have to turn to rotation to make some builds good.. but then they're actually good.. its amazing.
The expensive setting (which makes me happy as in its lost ark but i actually want to play it), the "edge lord" gore, and the repetitive arpg mechanics make such a great combination. If you ever decide you don't want to be in the world because its not very nice, you can fall back to the gameplay and it actually holds it up.
Gearing though is another matter i hate it. Where i'm at: Keep the affixes you like, damage comes from your weapon? Its miserable because every upgrade is always a sidegrade.
The expensive setting (which makes me happy as in its lost ark but i actually want to play it), the "edge lord" gore, and the repetitive arpg mechanics make such a great combination. If you ever decide you don't want to be in the world because its not very nice, you can fall back to the gameplay and it actually holds it up.
Gearing though is another matter i hate it. Where i'm at: Keep the affixes you like, damage comes from your weapon? Its miserable because every upgrade is always a sidegrade.