Bayonetta

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 649 Ratings

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  1. mugsy
    May 10, 2020
    6
    Plot is confusing and the gameplay itself is too. Too much going on on the screen and you lose control over what's happening.
  2. aralath
    Aug 12, 2018
    6
    I have played Devil May Cry 4 and DmC:Devil May Cry and loved them. However, this game cannot impress me and I quited playing after 2 hours. Combat system is good but you cannot see your enemies' moves due to all visual effects and weird camera angles.
  3. michaelb1928
    Apr 10, 2019
    6
    with powers beyond the comprehension of mere mortals, Bayonetta faces-off against countless enemies in a game o
  4. elolugo
    Nov 18, 2020
    6
    Fast gameplay but for me is too challenging for normal difficulty. At least the first playthrough i want to explore what the game has to offer. I think on normal difficulty it focuses too much on the score.

    Only played 5 hs
  5. bancandrei
    May 12, 2020
    6
    If you are looking for action this might just be the game for you. For me, I got use to the slow strategic combat of something like dark souls as opposed to the frantic combo-infused pace of something like this. But what definitely brings it down for me is the linear progression/story.
  6. melihabuaf
    May 19, 2023
    6
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  7. Avey123Avey
    Mar 19, 2023
    6
    Fantastic combat system. One of the very best in an action game. That being said the story is obnoxiously terrible, the non combat sections are taxing and the game gets fairly repetitive before the end. It's still a must play game for action game fans and will likely consume many hours from the right kind of person. Still if you are new too character action games there are a number ofFantastic combat system. One of the very best in an action game. That being said the story is obnoxiously terrible, the non combat sections are taxing and the game gets fairly repetitive before the end. It's still a must play game for action game fans and will likely consume many hours from the right kind of person. Still if you are new too character action games there are a number of better entry points.… Expand
  8. ShodanSpectre
    Mar 5, 2018
    5
    I got this game thinking it would have a similar atmosphere to Bloodrayne (2003). It does not. Not at all.

    This is a mindless over-the-top melee fighting game, with no backstory. Well, I couldn't accept the opening "falling on a giant clock from in outer space" as a backstory. The narrator was talking about something reminiscent of the medieval witch-hunts, while the player was thrown    I got this game thinking it would have a similar atmosphere to Bloodrayne (2003). It does not. Not at all.

    This is a mindless over-the-top melee fighting game, with no backstory. Well, I couldn't accept the opening "falling on a giant clock from in outer space" as a backstory. The narrator was talking about something reminiscent of the medieval witch-hunts, while the player was thrown into this fight with some kind of mutant birds which were supposed to be angels or something, spawning out of a larger twin-headed giant bird-like mega-angel, all the while while falling from outer space on a giant piece of clocktower. Yes, it made as little sense as it seems.

    This was shortly followed up by a graveyard scene where Bayonetta was praying to God so had that some angels actually came down, resurrected some big dude from the dead, and then that dude would throw her dozens pistols from a coffin while Bayonetta was fighting the same bird-like angels, while throwing cheesy one-liners. And showing her underwear as much as possible.

    While the Bloodrayne game was fun, Rayne had a pretty awesome personality, the humor was appropriately grim and blunt, but it was fitting a nazi/war theatre. Bayonetta is nothing similar at all.

    Can't give it less than a 5 'cause there's nothing particularly broken with the game, not that I found, and perhaps someone might like it, just not me.    … Expand
  9. Djabber
    Jul 4, 2017
    5
    I'm guessing this game is great for people that either loved the original game or are into flashy Japanese games. The game is way too busy, noisy for me. I was really put off by the whole 'sexy fighter' aspect. For me it's just a really bad Devil May Cry alternative.
  10. JessTurner
    Mar 25, 2018
    5
    Completely packed with QTE's (Quick Time Events... i.e. random "Press _ now" or you die popping up)... and many of them are bugged.

    Shallow stupid gameplay, shallow stupid story, shallow stupid characters. You are a slave: going only where you are forced, pressing arbitrary buttons on command (both QTE's and the robotic combo system). The game is anti-freedom. It's carried by the    Completely packed with QTE's (Quick Time Events... i.e. random "Press _ now" or you die popping up)... and many of them are bugged.

    Shallow stupid gameplay, shallow stupid story, shallow stupid characters.

    You are a slave: going only where you are forced, pressing arbitrary buttons on command (both QTE's and the robotic combo system). The game is anti-freedom.

    It's carried by the gimmick of the main character, but she is a caricature and never properly fleshed out (pun intended). I cared more about the operator side-characters in Nier Automata and any random follower in Skyrim than Bayonetta. And why are the characters English? I'm starting to realize that everything that fetishiizes a nationality is generally bad.

    The story is a bunch a randomness slapped together, no meaning what so ever.

    Now I see why the sequel couldn't get a normal publisher and flopped.

    I should have known better, I regret buying this, and I wish I stopped playing after the first chapter on the plane where the game keeps killing you for... honestly I still don't even know why.

    I'll give it +1 star for making me google "Enochian" (supposed angel language), and +1 for the good game I imagined it to be at the very beginning (it had an interesting vibe like it was going somewhere), maybe another +1 for some mechanics I've never seen before (not being a console gamer), and +1 for some counter culture.

    If you love mindless comboing, then maybe this is for you. You never fight many enemies at a time, so it isn't even the good kind of action.

    Sadly it's so close to being a good game, but something is missing. Now I know what that something is: Yoko Taro! Who combined with these developers made the greatest game ever made, Nier: Automata.    … Expand
  11. res0nancer
    Jul 24, 2023
    5
    У игры определенно есть свой стиль и виденье истории с геймплеем, однако это один из тех случаев, когда я заставлял себя играть в игру, чтобы понять почему она так нравится людям. Понять я смог примерно, но проходить игру из-за этого явно не стоило. Не мой персонаж, не моя стилистика, не мой геймплей. Игра чисто не для меня.
    Если вам нравятся слешеры и эффектные добивания пикантной дамы,    У игры определенно есть свой стиль и виденье истории с геймплеем, однако это один из тех случаев, когда я заставлял себя играть в игру, чтобы понять почему она так нравится людям. Понять я смог примерно, но проходить игру из-за этого явно не стоило. Не мой персонаж, не моя стилистика, не мой геймплей. Игра чисто не для меня.
    Если вам нравятся слешеры и эффектные добивания пикантной дамы, то можно вкатываться. В первую очередь игра зайдет тем, кому главная героиня нравится.    … Expand
  12. Vishapin
    May 1, 2023
    4
    Absolute trash of qte's, enemies atacking offscreen (no lock on) or right after cutscene, terrible design, nonresponsive menu, idiotic button layout, death counts ignoring fact it has idiotic puzzles that can kill or QTE KILLS. Topped with bugs, limited and punished healing. People having problems with Bayonetta 3 are probably fill of sht because bayo1 is much worse in every regard theyAbsolute trash of qte's, enemies atacking offscreen (no lock on) or right after cutscene, terrible design, nonresponsive menu, idiotic button layout, death counts ignoring fact it has idiotic puzzles that can kill or QTE KILLS. Topped with bugs, limited and punished healing. People having problems with Bayonetta 3 are probably fill of sht because bayo1 is much worse in every regard they complained about.
    It might have been lit in 2015, now it's f***k sht    … Expand
  13. dypsomaniart
    Aug 17, 2017
    3
    Bad Bad camera. Needlessly punishing qte's. Trial and error learning enemies with miniscule room for error. This game is like a wearing a blindfold in a room full of nails- sure it's easy once you know where they all are, but every time you stab yourself finding another one, it's just painful and annoying- not fun and satisfying. I gave it 8 hours, and it was still not fun so I gave itBad Bad camera. Needlessly punishing qte's. Trial and error learning enemies with miniscule room for error. This game is like a wearing a blindfold in a room full of nails- sure it's easy once you know where they all are, but every time you stab yourself finding another one, it's just painful and annoying- not fun and satisfying. I gave it 8 hours, and it was still not fun so I gave it away. Probably a masterpiece for it's time, but not a game for me, that's for sure.… Expand
  14. Relkad
    Mar 26, 2020
    3
    The combat feels a bit bumpy,story is not deep but unnecessarily detailed,level design is mediocre
    Not a bad game but i think it's safe to skip it.
  15. Violett
    Jan 20, 2018
    2
    Honestly, I didn't get this. Apart from agonist forms and body what is the point of the game? Combat system is pointless - you just smash random buttons to win, this cannot be compared even to Dark Souls. Plot? Demons, angels - overused, and completely tangled - not that kind of knots you having fun to decipher, but that kind of "I didn't understand a grain". Cannot even be compared toHonestly, I didn't get this. Apart from agonist forms and body what is the point of the game? Combat system is pointless - you just smash random buttons to win, this cannot be compared even to Dark Souls. Plot? Demons, angels - overused, and completely tangled - not that kind of knots you having fun to decipher, but that kind of "I didn't understand a grain". Cannot even be compared to NieR, for example. Graphics? Well, for PS2 it might be good, but in 2017? About 2 hours was enough for me to delete this.… Expand
  16. twighead
    Jun 27, 2017
    2
    Very overrated game, combat is just a carbon copy of all of the Devil May Cry games, the graphics are a carbon copy of all the capcom games, the characters honestly suck. So if you've played Devil May Cry its just like that with more shooting. Woohoo.
  17. b4swine
    Feb 6, 2018
    2
    I feel like the only one who thinks this game is very overrated.

    It is hideous, juvenile, boring, buggy and somehow still absurdly easy. If you're a teenage boy, still enrapt by cartoonishly buxom anime women and undeterred by absurd and outright preposterous story lines, then you might find value here - but let's be honest; this is just a dumb story. As a test I actually stopped    I feel like the only one who thinks this game is very overrated.

    It is hideous, juvenile, boring, buggy and somehow still absurdly easy.

    If you're a teenage boy, still enrapt by cartoonishly buxom anime women and undeterred by absurd and outright preposterous story lines, then you might find value here - but let's be honest; this is just a dumb story.

    As a test I actually stopped trying to play correctly and simply mashed various buttons and clicked randomly on the mouse and you know what? I did way too well.

    Also, this game is hard to look at. It's a soup of motion-blur and shell casings too, but the artwork I find genuinely ugly.

    I believe the love this game gets is some sort of loyalty to either an era or maybe a genre...I am unsure.
    But I hated it.    … Expand
  18. Zer0TheHer0
    Jul 16, 2017
    1
    Would be a decent game, love the art style and the whole wacky story and excessive situations.
    But there's one problem.
    The camera in this game is atrocious. It's amazingly bad. It's very hard to follow what's going on and avoid enemies' attacks. On top of that, now that's it's on PC they could have made use of mouse controls to fix this problem, but OF COURSE NOT, mouse controls are    Would be a decent game, love the art style and the whole wacky story and excessive situations.
    But there's one problem.
    The camera in this game is atrocious. It's amazingly bad. It's very hard to follow what's going on and avoid enemies' attacks. On top of that, now that's it's on PC they could have made use of mouse controls to fix this problem, but OF COURSE NOT, mouse controls are decent but the camera is so slow and sensitivity is all over the place that it doesn't help.
    As a result, combat sucks.
    That's not how you do a good game.    … Expand
  19. LandOfPeace1
    Dec 7, 2020
    0
    One of the best Hack and Slash One of the best games. Game game more than 63 hours and I will play more + version Big difference on the copy of Playstation 3 was fun but slow and FPS less. The variety of the meat is very excellent and comb is very hard to master but if you have mastered you will be fun . best Platinum Games ever
    The enemies are different and fight them in different ways,    One of the best Hack and Slash One of the best games. Game game more than 63 hours and I will play more + version Big difference on the copy of Playstation 3 was fun but slow and FPS less. The variety of the meat is very excellent and comb is very hard to master but if you have mastered you will be fun . best Platinum Games ever
    The enemies are different and fight them in different ways, some with the sword, some with the gun and some with the blue and red lightning weapon, fighting with a sword is beautiful close to devil may cry , is seem creator Hideki Kamiya
    The Game is 10/10 (Unfortunately exclusive games on Nintendo devices : you mast buy the Nintendo S to play Beyonetta 2 and Soon 3 . {Soundtracks is best to it is Legendary Soundtracks    … Expand
  20. Aniky
    Feb 26, 2018
    0
    A mediocre game, copy of Devil May Cry. Crappy history, bad camera, stupid combo system.
    There is real gems is this genre to play this game.
  21. SwakChan
    Feb 4, 2021
    0
    لعبة جميلة جدا مشكلتها بعض الاعداء الغثيثين و الميني بوسز الي كانوا بوسز غير كذا افضل لعبة هاك اند سلاش
  22. ichmarich
    Jul 10, 2023
    0
    bad game with a bad plot. graphic is good, but the story is absurd. I prefer playing Devil May Cry than this boring and suck game.
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#3 Best PC Game of 2017
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#30 Most Discussed PC Game of 2017
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#54 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

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90

Universal acclaim - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Worth Playing
    Jul 18, 2017
    90
    Even if all of the platform-specific flourishes weren't there, Bayonetta would remain a superb action title. The familiar story is buoyed by the absurd cut scenes, the action amplifies that ridiculousness, and the gameplay is still considered tight after the introduction of numerous fast action games in recent years. It's also a lengthy title by today's standards, and the constant grading of every fight will get perfectionists going. The PC version enhances everything and makes this the definitive version of the title, as long as you don't mind losing the Nintendo-themed costumes from the Wii U version. Unless you hate fast action games, you absolutely have to pick up Bayonetta.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jun 7, 2017
    95
    Despite the fact that the original was released seven years ago, Bayonetta is one of this year’s most important PC games. In its field it’s still unbeatable and the port leaves very little to be desired. [06/2017, p.48]
  3. DarkStation
    May 29, 2017
    90
    At the end of the day the cocky, confident, wisecracking and unapologetically sexual protagonist and her amazingly rich style of combat still beats strong at the heart of Bayonetta and revisiting the game on PC is a reminder of how much fun the game was in 2009. Any fan of stylish action games will still appreciate Bayonetta, especially now that some of the original's technical issues have been addressed and resolved.
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