The Chinese gaming company Tencent has released a mobile game called Raziel, which looks like Diablo Immortal. Although the game is currently one of the most downloaded games in China, it has received heavy criticism.
What is Raziel? Raziel looks at first glance like the little-received Diablo Immortal presented by Blizzard in 2018 . You fight hordes of monsters with your hero in a dark scenario and upgrade the character to take on ever more powerful creatures.
The gameplay is very reminiscent of Diablo with its fast-paced combat, perspective, and focus on loot collection.
Many Downloads, Much Criticism
How successful is Raziel? The game is currently one of the most downloaded mobile games in China. One could call it a hit, if one didn’t take a closer look behind the scenes.
What do the players think? Despite the mobile game being downloaded so often, it is currently facing a lot of criticism. Especially the loot system annoys the community. It is said to take a very long time to get really good items, and the items that look particularly stylish are often more or less useless.
A player writes: “After I reached level 60, I couldn’t even gather the basic equipment for a build. And that was after fighting monsters for a week. The game wants you to spend money.”
Others feel the same way. The monetization system apparently forces players to spend money on equipment, as it just takes an extremely long time to get good weapons and armor.
In addition, there are very long loading times and only an extremely limited selection of characters. Raziel launched with only three classes, and two more can be unlocked.
The ratings on the Chinese portal TapTap currently stand at 4.0 out of 10 points, trending downwards. It’s a curious situation. The game is basically a big success in terms of downloads, yet there is heavy criticism.
Chinese Players Still Look Forward to Diablo Immortal
What does this mean for Diablo Immortal? Raziel was apparently a bit of a rush job by Tencent to release a Diablo clone for mobile devices before Diablo Immortal. This backfired a bit. But the players in China are not deterred by this. They are still looking forward to Blizzard’s game. Just like the readers of mein-MMO do.
Blizzard is now able to analyze Raziel to see what doesn’t work. In this way, the company can avoid these mistakes in Diablo Immortal.
Will Raziel come to us as well? Currently, it is not known whether we will be able to play the mobile game in Europe.
