Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred review: Fans beware

In Diablo 3, Blizzard’s cinematic storytelling instincts took over, leaving the player feeling trapped in its propulsive but linear staging. So the Reaper of Souls expansion opened up Adventure Mode, which remixed all the game’s elements into a carnivalesque grinding playground. It really worked, but it turned the campaign that had been built as the game’s bedrock into an afterthought.