![]() ![]() With all of the season pass treats pushed at me each time I do a little more, it often feels like I'm being trained on maximising my productivity and efficiency in a corporate rewards program or a gig worker job. At times, it felt more joyless than the spiritless farming and loot churn that was a defining part of Diablo 3. It's true that Diablo has always been about the unending grind, but in season one, the tedium has never been so pronounced. Availability: Out now on PC ( ), PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S. ![]() For many Diablo players, including myself, this is the way. ![]() But when season two arrives, we'll be back at the beginning of the cycle again, clamouring for the golden arches of hell to open for eager, optimistic, freshly-rolled Wanderers. This constipatory hangover is usually marked by a series of revelations - I think I'm over it, they changed the recipe, this doesn't taste as good as it used to. But once you hit endgame - I maxed out the entire season battle pass in a week - everything becomes a seemingly interminable period of digestive limbo. As an avid enthusiast of artful, purposeful suffering in games, returning to Diablo 4 for its first season seems, on the surface, like a joyful midnight binge at McDonalds: a hollow but familiar, mostly satisfying romp through your menu favourites, with useless tchotchkes that come with your meal, whether you want them or not. ![]()
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