Even better than the first one (which is fantastic).
Endearing camp, what other words would I use to describe this series. It's over the top and silly but still holds emotional moments.
"I'm not afraid any more mummy". Brings me to tears every time. Combat is fun fast and fluid. Hard to say which I like better this or the first one but it's basically an iteration with new mechanics but the core is still solid.
"I'm not afraid any more mummy". Brings me to tears every time. Combat is fun fast and fluid. Hard to say which I like better this or the first one but it's basically an iteration with new mechanics but the core is still solid.
Gran mejora de lo ya hecho en el primer juego
J'ai presque tout autant adoré Bayonetta 2 que le 1. Le gameplay est toujours aussi excellent, Bayonetta est toujours autant charismatique, les musiques sont toujours aussi cool. Bayonetta 2 est un excellent BTA j'ai adoré y jouer.
The first Bayonetta was already a really good game, but this game takes everything that worked then and fine-tunes them into something truly excellent. That said aspects of this feel weirdly toned down compared to the first? None of the enemy designs get as wacky as car angel or boat angel from the first game, and the climax sequences and torture attacks just dont have the same oomf idk.
Anyway I must say as a gay-leaning bi woman, the extreme lesbian swagger of Bayonetta's design this time had me losing my goddamn mind the entire game. Like holy shit.
Anyway I must say as a gay-leaning bi woman, the extreme lesbian swagger of Bayonetta's design this time had me losing my goddamn mind the entire game. Like holy shit.
and everything went down from here
Still keeps the fantastic gameplay of the first but actually gives fair and fun challenges without sacrificing player sanity. Story was a nice expansion on the first games established lore and even is implied to lead to the events of the first game in the post credits which was nice to see. Soundtrack was great and the setting is much more colorful and bright than the first games. Overall this is the textbook example of a great sequel.
Good god. The amount of hype this game gets is unreal and massively undeserved for sure.
Bayonetta 1 and 2 stans are the kinds of people who... I can't even think of anything funny, it's like being a stan for Bayonetta 1 and 2 is enough honestly.
Bayonetta 1 was a fun game with loads of missed potential and a lazy, tacked on hard mode where enemies just have shittons of health and you take loads, which encourages you to spam abuse broken defensive mechanics, such as the Link shield forward spam. But it had POTENTIAL. Above all of it there was this eh, pretty cringe dialogue and script, surface level story telling, but there was very clearly a really passionately crafted lore for this world that just wasn't quite there in showing itself. But that, I can forgive - it was the first in the series. I did really enjoy the way it almost scratched that itch left by DMC1 (the only DMC game I actually like). In fact, I only played Bayonetta 1 because I was hyped to play 2, and thought it would be a shame to miss out the first game.
But holy fuck. This game is just really... it exists, for sure. The combat is fun for a little while, until you realise that all of your combos look the exact same visually, and you realise that nothing is gonna be too varied from what you're used to in Bayonetta 1 - except now there is very little room for exploration, levels are just tunnels and corridors with no breathing room.
But the worst offender that made me put it down after 2 hours? HOLY shit, the cringe dialogue. It's so bad. Oh my god. If you see this dialogue it's garbage. Delivery is landing anywhere between subpar - really shit. Characters dropping the F bomb constantly (swearing is totally fine but its just lazily used and adds nothing here, the things they say don't sound like actual conversations whatsoever), really corny one liners that never land, and stupid shit like Loki the little dork fake british accent loser who says "heh ur the guy who look at bayonettas tits? xd". It's so cringe.
Honestly, it's so bad I just turned the game off. These characters are not fun to watch, and seeing how many cutscenes this game throws at you at the start its a slog to get through. This game isn't campy, it's corny.
Bayonetta 1 and 2 stans are the kinds of people who... I can't even think of anything funny, it's like being a stan for Bayonetta 1 and 2 is enough honestly.
Bayonetta 1 was a fun game with loads of missed potential and a lazy, tacked on hard mode where enemies just have shittons of health and you take loads, which encourages you to spam abuse broken defensive mechanics, such as the Link shield forward spam. But it had POTENTIAL. Above all of it there was this eh, pretty cringe dialogue and script, surface level story telling, but there was very clearly a really passionately crafted lore for this world that just wasn't quite there in showing itself. But that, I can forgive - it was the first in the series. I did really enjoy the way it almost scratched that itch left by DMC1 (the only DMC game I actually like). In fact, I only played Bayonetta 1 because I was hyped to play 2, and thought it would be a shame to miss out the first game.
But holy fuck. This game is just really... it exists, for sure. The combat is fun for a little while, until you realise that all of your combos look the exact same visually, and you realise that nothing is gonna be too varied from what you're used to in Bayonetta 1 - except now there is very little room for exploration, levels are just tunnels and corridors with no breathing room.
But the worst offender that made me put it down after 2 hours? HOLY shit, the cringe dialogue. It's so bad. Oh my god. If you see this dialogue it's garbage. Delivery is landing anywhere between subpar - really shit. Characters dropping the F bomb constantly (swearing is totally fine but its just lazily used and adds nothing here, the things they say don't sound like actual conversations whatsoever), really corny one liners that never land, and stupid shit like Loki the little dork fake british accent loser who says "heh ur the guy who look at bayonettas tits? xd". It's so cringe.
Honestly, it's so bad I just turned the game off. These characters are not fun to watch, and seeing how many cutscenes this game throws at you at the start its a slog to get through. This game isn't campy, it's corny.
Bayonetta is a franchise that by all accounts, I should enjoy more, but despite my enjoyment of character action games (especially DMC), something about Bayonetta just never clicked for me, granted this game came close.
Despite my personal disconnect with the game preventing further engagement, I can't deny the strength of the game itself, being one of the most fluid, artistically beautiful, and stylish action games ever created. The depth in weapons and combos is just staggering, which in my case was part of the reason I bounce of the franchise since I prefer narrower but deeper systems (less weapons, less combos, but a lot of focus on utilizing the entire skillset) rather than broader and more varied ones (lots of options, but also a lot of sameness in combo utility).
This game is a treat for the eyes, and even though the story is complete nonsense, the spectacle moments are truly worth experiencing, and the replayability on offer from mission ranks, optional challenges, and higher difficulties, make it more than worth the time of any action game enthusiast. Hope someday I decide to revisit this game and the whole thing will finally click, but the quality on display here cannot be denied.
Despite my personal disconnect with the game preventing further engagement, I can't deny the strength of the game itself, being one of the most fluid, artistically beautiful, and stylish action games ever created. The depth in weapons and combos is just staggering, which in my case was part of the reason I bounce of the franchise since I prefer narrower but deeper systems (less weapons, less combos, but a lot of focus on utilizing the entire skillset) rather than broader and more varied ones (lots of options, but also a lot of sameness in combo utility).
This game is a treat for the eyes, and even though the story is complete nonsense, the spectacle moments are truly worth experiencing, and the replayability on offer from mission ranks, optional challenges, and higher difficulties, make it more than worth the time of any action game enthusiast. Hope someday I decide to revisit this game and the whole thing will finally click, but the quality on display here cannot be denied.
One of my favorite games of all time came to the Switch in 2018, and it was awesome to wombo-combo on the go and see the spectacular set-pieces on the Switch’s tiny screen.
10/10. The following to one of the greatest hack'n'slashes ever created, with even more epic fights and improved combat.
Amazing sequel and I'm so glad I got to play it. Love it just as much if not more than the first game