Despite being over 20 years old and also the literal first game in its genre it still holds up incredibly and outclasses nearly everything else that came after it.
Kind of mid overall but still entertaining enough on a moment-to-moment basis that it never feels like a chore or a slog to play through. A small roadblock before the kino that is the rest of this series.
Bayonetta is a potential 7-8/10 trapped inside a cage of Hideki Kamiya's psychopathy. I've never played a game that has so little respect for your time and patience as a player.