The third entry in the Bayonetta series continues the trend of the games being a joy to play.
The gameplay is tight, the scenes and moments are very cool, and especially the ending had very very cool stuff. Unfortunately, some parts of it are not great.
For example, the Viola sections. I don't like how she plays, parrying for witch time is very different to get used ro and it's not just that it's a parry instead of a dodge, it's that it feels like Paper Mario 64 block timing, sometimes witch time being like 2 seconds, which is useless.
Also, I can't overlook the graphics; the game itself is very stylish, but there's something about it that feels... blurry? Besides the obvious jaggies, the style has this kind of clay look that I didn't love, I liked how Bayonetta 1 and 2 looked better.
Still, this game is still very much worth it, special mention to the music! (Except the battle theme which I'm 50/50 on)

what the fuck happened platinum?
the story of the previous bayo games are fine,because they are simple,but no,this one we gonna have a fucking multiverse,my fucking god kill me
ost is idk kinda ok
the gameplay is not that good,like idk what is but this time everything is just so slow
well 5 years of development in the trash

Clearly the weakest of the Bayonetta's. We waited years for this and it really was really disappointing. Everything from the story, the characters, the writing, the music, and the gameplay all had problems in some aspect. But let's take this one step at a time.

Combat:
The core combat is still Bayonetta but the demon slave mechanic being the main focus this time around undermines how much damage you do to your enemy, It's like they want you to keep using it to rack in the big damage numbers. Other than that, I'd say the combat is pretty solid and what you'd expect of a Bayonetta game. They have this new upgrade system for each weapon and demon you get which is pretty nice as it opens up the room for more attacks but it's not fully there yet. I think the older games handling weapons was much cleaner and simpler than having to just go to a menu and buy everything. It's not bad though. Viola's combat style... really didn't do it for me. There are 2 problems with it, the first being that this doesn't feel like I'm playing Bayonetta anymore, I get that was the intention but she's just not fun to control with how unforgiving her playstyle is. second is that she doesn't get anything new after you max her out, she has no access to Bayos weapons and is essentially the hard mode of this game. If you want to suffer and hate yourself, play as Viola.

Exploration:
So Bayo3's big selling point is the overly ambitious open world-like design where the places are bigger which means more exploration right? Haha, WRONG, it's still roughly the same with mini-challenges sprinkled throughout. I think it's even worse here as the platforming challenges are some of the most annoying to deal with given how Bayo and Viola control. I think also not being able to skip the unskippable cutscene that plays when you start a platforming challenge really got on my nerves when I kept failing the same one. There are 3 collectibles to get in the form of tears and usually, it's held by an animal. Cat runs fast so you need to chase it down, Bird flies away so you have to chase it down, and Frog stays in one place but you need to find it. These were ok, I didn't really struggle too much since they're forgiving and let you retry catching them since their respawn resets.

Music:
It's subjective, but this ost is missing that Bayo flair that we've all come to love, it's mostly some marvel movie grand ost for most of its runtime, and the only song I'd consider actually worth listening to is the battle theme. It almost has the same energy and even with the final boss, it was the only track I liked.

Story:
It's bad. Like.. really bad. Long story short, it takes itself way too seriously to the point where it doesn't know when to end. Was not enjoyable at all and I'm really not looking forward to the future of the series if the ending was anything to go by.

I didn't know what to expect, we wait more than 4 years for this game and this is what they got to show for it. It just leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

No es para nada tan mal juego como muchos lo pintan, pero sí decepcionante. El combate sigue siendo igual de pulido que en los anteriores y la performance en switch es de admirar, pero la historia me parece mal ejecutada y al principio no me estaba enganchando nada, ya cuando llevaba la mitad es cuando sentía que estaba empezando el juego pero seguía sin parecerme la gran cosa. También aprecio el intento de meter cosas nuevas como los capítulos de Jeanne y Viola pero los habría puesto como algo opcional porque me sobran un poco. Es una pena haber esperado tantos años para el juego más flojo con diferencia de la trilogía, de todas las secuelas de grandes juegos que ha habido en Switch no me esperaba que Bayonetta 3 fuese a ser una que me decepcionara.

...What the fuck even is this game

Ok so, contrary to what seems to be a big issue to a lot of people, I do not DISLIKE what happened with this games story, I feel its a fine enough "finale" for the character and outside of a few cringe character moments the games writing works. Even then who knows how shit will develop if Kamiya actually makes more like he says he plans on (hopefully not taking almost 10 years AGAIN), but the gameplay is a whole different story.

I wouldn't really call it one step forwards, two steps back, as much as it is one forward, one back. Only one equippable weapon is lame, but the new transformation abilities they bring are sick. Integrating other characters playstyles into the plot is neat, particularly Jeannes, but learning how to use Viola efficiently is ROUGH and it doesn't help that you have to constantly swap between them. The climactic stage finales definitely FEEL fun to play but they can drag on for way too long, and while the level design breaking from the traditional European setting is nice the levels themselves can feel very gimmick ridden and a little drawn out at times, though the collectables are still hidden within the levels rather well and provide a nice distraction.

Without getting too into the situation the whole recasting situation left kind of a disappointing mark on the game as a whole. I don't really care too much for the drama but the fact it was so messy and both sides were somewhat at fault made it just uncomfortable. Regarding the new voice itself it works well, though I feel Jennifer Hale probably could've used the multiple universe situation as an excuse to redefine the character with a new voice that better fits her style of voice acting, similar to the Henry recasting situation from NMH3.

Even being the weakest of the trilogy in my opinion, I feel like this game still delivers another rewarding Bayo experience, though I guess after a 5 year wait from reveal to release it was kind of bound to disappoint in some areas.

I will fully admit that my lack of skill at these games very much affects my appreciation for it. I have never been fully able to wrap my head around the dodge offset and combos in this series. That said, it is hard not to at least get a little invested in the absurdity that happens on screen in these games. You quickly bounce from crazy set pieces to kaiju battles to a random rhythm game battle, you will get caught up in the energy of the game. The story is nonsense but that's nothing new for the series. The Switch is really starting to show its age here with Bayonetta 3 having a muddy look and doesn't run as smoothly as a Platinum game should. The game is fun but I'm just really bad at them. Maybe I should replay them all as people usually say that the entire first playthrough of a Platinum game is just the tutorial.