The new combat mechanics are incredible, Bayonettas aesthetics and movement changing by weapon is such an awesome touch and the demon summoning is a great spectacle and a really good option for crowd control but it can feel clunky at times. The kaiju boss fights were a brilliant unexpected addition.

My only major gripe is the games story, which is never really a priority but is distractingly awful here. Firstly, the whole parallel universe aspect I think has become very overused in all sorts of media lately but it does some fairly interesting things like each level have its own unique Bayonetta. However some points like the implication that the Bayonettas from the 2 previous game are different people seems like a hollow way to further shoehorn the multiversal aspect of the plot and doesn't really add to anything.

The ending especially feels very forced with Cereza and Lukas death. However, I really like the idea that Bayonetta is more of a title given to a witch, as given to Viola by Cereza at the very end of the game, rather than being one specific person, but I feel like this could've been implemented so much better.