I know this opinion might not be too popular. But somewhere in Chapter 4 it hit me; I have no desire to see this through.
Impressive and flashy animations can only get you so far. The repetition of it all really got to me. The enemies, the environments. I know, I know. Bayonetta 3 does try and switch things up A LOT with new mechanics like the train, the spider etc. but these failed way more often than they succeeded. Often I'd be not into these segments or even flat out dread them, to the point where the regular moment-to-moment gameplay was keeping me engaged. Then that got repetitive, too.
Because the story sure wasn't engaging me. At first I was a bit charmed by just the pure ridiculousness of it, but it got tired fast. It quickly became background filler for me. No idea what's going on, and I couldn't find it within me to care.
And I hate to say it, but the power of the Switch holds this back. I know, this wouldn't exist without Nintendo in the first place. Nintendo NEEDS to upgrade its hardware to keep up with most games outside its first-party fare. If I want a fun, sleek, engaging action hack-and-slash game to play, I'll go back to Devil May Cry V.
Not saying this is a bad game...it's just not for me.
Impressive and flashy animations can only get you so far. The repetition of it all really got to me. The enemies, the environments. I know, I know. Bayonetta 3 does try and switch things up A LOT with new mechanics like the train, the spider etc. but these failed way more often than they succeeded. Often I'd be not into these segments or even flat out dread them, to the point where the regular moment-to-moment gameplay was keeping me engaged. Then that got repetitive, too.
Because the story sure wasn't engaging me. At first I was a bit charmed by just the pure ridiculousness of it, but it got tired fast. It quickly became background filler for me. No idea what's going on, and I couldn't find it within me to care.
And I hate to say it, but the power of the Switch holds this back. I know, this wouldn't exist without Nintendo in the first place. Nintendo NEEDS to upgrade its hardware to keep up with most games outside its first-party fare. If I want a fun, sleek, engaging action hack-and-slash game to play, I'll go back to Devil May Cry V.
Not saying this is a bad game...it's just not for me.
moschidae
1 year ago