Originally played this on the PC with mouse/keyboard lol; multiple times. Then again later when it came with B2 on the switch...(when I got the pro controller I was super stoked.) It's a really charming game for me; at a time when I had never played a hack&slash like this. The story is so freakin' ridiculous; Bayonetta is such a ridiculous and charming character. I could make so many jokes about this game...The story is at some parts so ignore-able and at some parts exactly as charming. Shit can be so silly. I love pretty much everything; design, style, and even my own difficulty with it, lol. I think B2 follows up real well on some of the parts of this game that drag out, mechanics-wise. There's, you know, a boss rush basically, and some vehicle levels, and the level design can be quite linear with predictable shake-ups once you get used to it. There's a lot of moments that I'll also never get in another game. ....And i'm also the kind of guy that likes like, campy corny boring shit sometimes. I think they really lean into the exaggerated-ness of their story. I could probably play it over and over forever. When I first played it in 2013 maybe(?), I had never played a Platinum game, had never even played anything directed by Kamiya...?! Kind of a really awesome first experience; that has continued to hold up over time for me.

tldr why the fuck wouldn't i want to be a shape-shifting panther quad-gun slinging lady fighting a giant space god and really messed up looking angels....