Diablo 3 Is Still the Best in the Series, 14 Years On

Purists may champion the original Diablo, but it plays like a rough first draft and isn't truly the superior game. Meanwhile, Diablo 4 is too new and popular to be widely praised, so the trend is to criticize its latest balance tweaks and endgame changes. Fourteen years later, Diablo 3 still holds up as the best entry in the franchise.