A fun, charming, and cosy adventure with a beautiful storybook aesthetic.
The game has a fairly unique control scheme where all Cereza's actions are mapped to the left side of the controller and all of Cheshire's actions are handled by the right side. It's something I found really fun, controlling two characters at the same time, solving puzzles and keeping Cereza safe while Cheshire handled combat. I can appreciate that keeping track of and controlling two characters at the same time can be a difficult thing to do but with this being on Switch, you could do a co-operative playthrough with each player using one joy-con to make things more manageable if the controls are something you're struggling with.
The adventure itself is very fun, like a mix of Zelda and Metroid in a way, where you explore this forest and gain new abilities to access areas you couldn't reach before. Each ability allows new puzzles to be solved whether it's pulling plants out the way or bouncing on giant mushrooms. I wouldn't say it's challenging, more cosy, something you can relax with and enjoy as you figure things out.
Combat is simple compared to the main series. You can still dodge and attack, but the focus is more on figuring out how to expose the enemies weak spots rather than flashy combos. There's some Bayonetta/Platinum esque action towards the end with some bosses but otherwise the focus here is more on being a charming adventure than high octane action.
Overall I really enjoyed this one a lot. I love that the team were allowed to experiment and make something unique. You can tell they put a lot of love into this and wanted to explore a different aspect of the Bayonetta world and that's something I can respect and appreciate a lot
The game has a fairly unique control scheme where all Cereza's actions are mapped to the left side of the controller and all of Cheshire's actions are handled by the right side. It's something I found really fun, controlling two characters at the same time, solving puzzles and keeping Cereza safe while Cheshire handled combat. I can appreciate that keeping track of and controlling two characters at the same time can be a difficult thing to do but with this being on Switch, you could do a co-operative playthrough with each player using one joy-con to make things more manageable if the controls are something you're struggling with.
The adventure itself is very fun, like a mix of Zelda and Metroid in a way, where you explore this forest and gain new abilities to access areas you couldn't reach before. Each ability allows new puzzles to be solved whether it's pulling plants out the way or bouncing on giant mushrooms. I wouldn't say it's challenging, more cosy, something you can relax with and enjoy as you figure things out.
Combat is simple compared to the main series. You can still dodge and attack, but the focus is more on figuring out how to expose the enemies weak spots rather than flashy combos. There's some Bayonetta/Platinum esque action towards the end with some bosses but otherwise the focus here is more on being a charming adventure than high octane action.
Overall I really enjoyed this one a lot. I love that the team were allowed to experiment and make something unique. You can tell they put a lot of love into this and wanted to explore a different aspect of the Bayonetta world and that's something I can respect and appreciate a lot