Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Reviews

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is ranked in the 96th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
70 / 100
Mar 31, 2014

There's a hint at something amazing and all too brief, especially in the wake of a game that can and will carry on, ostensibly, forever. Because even without adventure mode, my crunchy new crusader and I were more than willing to continue through Diablo's purgatory; I'm just not sure the game understands why.

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Angelo M. D’Argenio
Top Critic
3.6 / 5.0
Mar 25, 2014

We have gotten used to games like Borderlands 2's introducing us to whole new areas and multiple hours of new plot in its DLC packs, or BioShock Infinite's DLC expanding on other games in the series and introducing us to new and old characters. Reaper of Souls isn't like that. It's really only giving fans of the original a few more toys to play with. Unfortunately, the $40 price of admission weighs heavy on this title, and the sparse new content doesn't quite justify it. In short, if you weren't a huge Diablo III fan then Reaper of Souls won't change your mind. However, if you enjoyed the original then Reaper of Souls adds a new class, several new environments, and a bunch of replay value. Just be warned, the plot isn't the greatest and you'll likely have to purchase another expansion in the future to finally see some sort of satisfying conclusion.

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7.4 / 10.0
Apr 9, 2014

This score is based on the number of Legendary items I found during my first day with the game (The .4 was because one of them wasn't used by my class). You could have had a ten Blizzard, you could have had a ten. That said, Loot 2.0 helps soften the blow of getting gameplay modes that could have been patched in, and a story that is over in no time flat.

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7.5 / 10.0
Jun 30, 2017

Rise of Necromancer is an appetizing DLC for every fan of Diablo 3. This add-on comes with the Patch 2.6.0, which brings some new interesting features to the original game.

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Mar 27, 2014

Reaper Of Souls costs a bomb, but shakes up Diablo III so drastically that it feels like a different game. A truly superb new act, great new class and useful artisan will be worth the price of admission for many, while Adventure Mode sets the stage for an entirely new addiction over the coming months.

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8 / 10.0
Mar 30, 2014

Blizzard are asking for £29.99 ( ~ $40.00) for Reaper of Souls, which does seem like a lot, and for those that really weren't sold on the original, I would counsel them to give it another go now that all of the aforementioned patches have gone through before deciding to take the plunge with Reaper of Souls. That said, I had a lot of fun with it and shall probably be playing it for some time, as after a year-long Diablo hiatus I've been sufficiently pleased by the tweaks and enhancements that the developers have made to game to strongly recommend it.

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8 / 10.0
May 13, 2014

The Reaper of Souls expansion provides a great amount of content, changes and balancing that significantly improves and extends the original Diablo III experience. The maps feel more focused, the bosses refined and the Crusader class is a joy to play. There is however one little sting in the tail: the cost.

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games™ Team
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8 / 10
May 1, 2014

But subjectively it boils down to just how much use you will find yourself getting out of these new additions. The Crusader requires a reroll, bounties reuse locations and the addition of randomised dungeons might genuinely be a case of too little, too late. This is a superlative effort from Blizzard, but is it enough to change your mind if you've already decided against the instalment? Sadly, that's not a question we can answer for you.

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Apr 6, 2014

Blizzard has made several key changes to the Diablo 3 world with the addition of Adventure mode, the changes introduced with Loot 2.0, the removal of the Real Money Auction House and introducing the Crusader class (which is tons of fun if you like tanky classes). These changes have actually made the game fun again and it shows. Adventure mode allow will bring hours upon hours of play time and it's only going to get better. The key goal was to extend the life of the original Diablo 3 and based on what I've played it definitely seems like Blizzard succeeded with Reaper of Souls expansion. The key goal was to extend the life of the original Diablo 3 and based on what I've played it definitely seems like Blizzard succeeded with Reaper of Souls expansion. However, the made changes made can be a little overwhelming at times. It's left up to the player if that ultimately ends up being a good or bad thing

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Will Greenwald
Top Critic
Mar 31, 2014

Reaper of Souls, the expansion to Diablo III, adds a new class, a new chapter, and several very welcome changes to the original game's formula.

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Mar 29, 2014

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls offers little in the way of earth-shattering innovation, but the game is all the better for the new content it brings to the table. While it's unlikely to convert players who were unconvinced by the core game, Diablo III fans will gleefully devour every last morsel it has to offer.

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8 / 10
Apr 9, 2014

Diablo is back! This expansion is exactly what the franchise needed and the future looks bright for Blizzard's ARPG.

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8 / 10
Mar 25, 2014

Reaper of Souls brings great new campaign content to Diablo III while also giving you tantalizing reasons to revisit the places you've already been.

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8 / 10
Mar 27, 2014

It won't win over Diablo III haters but this is a competent expansion that will renew the addiction for fans and help to earn new ones.

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Aug 12, 2014

Though Reaper of Souls' story additions feel too open-ended, the new Crusader class and Adventure Mode go a long way towards revitalizing Diablo's inherently fun and addictive core gameplay.

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GBAtemp
Top Critic
8.3 / 10.0
Mar 11, 2014

This expansion was what the game needed, and it did so quite well. Congratulations to Blizzard on that! If you come back, hope to see you there in the game!

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8.3 / 10.0
Apr 3, 2014

Reaper of Souls takes Diablo III and makes it much better, simple as that. I would highly recommend it to any fan who has decided to skip it. This is what Diablo III should have been!

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gameranx
Top Critic
8.5 / 10.0
Mar 27, 2014

The gist of Reaper of Souls is a good experience. It's more of stuff that keeps people coming back, but you'll have to trudge through dungeons for a few hours because there's another threat to all existence Tyrael says needs your attention before you can bathe in the cleansing waters of the main attraction, which is Adventure Mode. You do what you gotta do, I guess.

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NZGamer
Top Critic
8.5 / 10.0
Apr 3, 2014

I've really enjoyed coming back to Diablo 3 with this expansion, Reaper of Souls. I had grown bored of playing through the same stuff, so having some fresh content to dive into has been great. It's still the same, fun game it always has been, but now with more stuff to do after you finish the story, and extra randomness that can hopefully stop its end game from becoming stale as quickly as the main game did. Whether or not this new Adventure Mode will be enough to keep away the boredom of repetition is something that is too early to tell. But after putting a good chunk of hours into it, I am hopeful it will.

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8.5 / 10.0
Mar 25, 2014

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is the game that should have been released two years ago. Even saying that, waiting patiently for this past couple of years, it was well worth it. The inclusion of Loot 2.0, Paragon points, Adventure Mode, and the Crusader has made Diablo III a bright and shiny new game that has finally earned that 85 we assigned to it two years ago.

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