Bayonetta

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 649 Ratings

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  1. ReviewScope
    Apr 12, 2017
    10
    This action masterpiece is finally on PC! I'm happy to report that this version of the game is fantastic, tons of options, runs excellently even at 4K and beyond, and it runs well on older hardware. The game itself is incredibly enjoyable, with virtually perfect controls, stunning art direction and it doesn't take itself too seriously which was a breath of fresh air during its originalThis action masterpiece is finally on PC! I'm happy to report that this version of the game is fantastic, tons of options, runs excellently even at 4K and beyond, and it runs well on older hardware. The game itself is incredibly enjoyable, with virtually perfect controls, stunning art direction and it doesn't take itself too seriously which was a breath of fresh air during its original 2010 release on Xbox 360 (and a terrible PS3 version, then a Wii U version in 2014!). The price on Steam as of this review is $19.99/£14.99, and I'd say it's definitely worth it at that price, or you could wait for a sale if you prefer, but definitely check this game out at some point, especially if you are a fan of hack and slash games, as this is a stellar example of one.… Expand
  2. Drive637
    Apr 12, 2017
    10
    The Beat'Em All reference released on January 2010 on Xbox 360 blows its way to PC in one god*amn good port. Well optimized, the game is as crazy as it was seven years ago, the fights are as insane as ever and the already stunning visuals get lifted up through a pile of welcome options. Everything goes fast, the action is really intense and all that speed is channelled into an outstandingThe Beat'Em All reference released on January 2010 on Xbox 360 blows its way to PC in one god*amn good port. Well optimized, the game is as crazy as it was seven years ago, the fights are as insane as ever and the already stunning visuals get lifted up through a pile of welcome options. Everything goes fast, the action is really intense and all that speed is channelled into an outstanding staging (including through those breathtaking animations) which raises the fights of this game to the rank of most exhilarating ones ever seen on the BTM field. Clearly worth the price! Better late than never has found its best illustration!… Expand
  3. TheTG
    Apr 13, 2017
    10
    Fantastic port, great resolution support, great silky smooth 60 fps with no fps drops ever. Great gameplay, great characters, probably the best action game ever created.
  4. Hack
    Feb 10, 2018
    8
    Bayonetta gets off to a slow start but it gets better and better as it goes on, it also didn't overstay its welcome, clocking in at just under 12 hours which felt perfect to me.

    I found the combat to be extremely fun and just over the top ridiculous but in a good way, with countless combos to perform and plenty of well done set pieces that took you off the ground to change up the    Bayonetta gets off to a slow start but it gets better and better as it goes on, it also didn't overstay its welcome, clocking in at just under 12 hours which felt perfect to me.

    I found the combat to be extremely fun and just over the top ridiculous but in a good way, with countless combos to perform and plenty of well done set pieces that took you off the ground to change up the gameplay a little. The boss fights were simply incredible, I can't think of many games that can match them. The main gripe I have regarding the gameplay is the damn QTEs which were often very unforgiving and resulted in death, one shot mechanics are never fun, and one shot QTEs are just the worst.

    The music was another huge success, it was very upbeat and fit the theme of the game perfectly, which overall was quite sexual and filled with innuendo, but on such an over the top level it was more humorous than anything else. Bayonetta as a character was very likeable, especially when interacting with the "Little one".

    Overall I enjoyed my time with the game and will definitely be playing the sequel sometime in the future.    … Expand
  5. solarstrIker
    Dec 4, 2018
    8
    It's DMC, except that it's actually Bayonetta. A hack and slay action title that no thrillseeker should miss. Eventually it's all about button smashing and a great sense of humor. On PC the camera can be a bit unsteadily at times and some elements of the game still seem outdated. But I highly recommend it.
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. Phadel2
    Jul 20, 2021
    10
    Bayonetta is a classic hack and slash over the top button mashing mayhem where the player control the namesake Bayonetta. The combat is simple to learn but hard to master. What a game.
  9. 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
  10. gzfunk
    Apr 14, 2017
    10
    This is the game that made Platinum Games famous, the guys who also made Nier Automata recently. Plus a fantastic PC port, even playable with keyboard. Whats more to say? Get it already!
  11. Potitoman
    Apr 16, 2017
    10
    The most insane, over the top spectacle fighter game I've ever played!
    Some people are dismissive as this is a port of an old Wii U game, but don't be fooled, this is one of the best fighter games you can play on PC (or any other system for that matter).
    Fluid and incredibly fun combat, rock solid 60 FPS at 1080P with my GTX 1060 with plenty of room to spare and a reasonable price. I    The most insane, over the top spectacle fighter game I've ever played!
    Some people are dismissive as this is a port of an old Wii U game, but don't be fooled, this is one of the best fighter games you can play on PC (or any other system for that matter).
    Fluid and incredibly fun combat, rock solid 60 FPS at 1080P with my GTX 1060 with plenty of room to spare and a reasonable price.
    I liked Devil may Cry, but I absolutely LOVE Bayonetta!    … Expand
  12. ZX_Stryker
    Apr 13, 2017
    10
    Amazing port of an amazing game. It's fast, fluid, and most of all it's soaked in style. Easily the best spectacle fighter out there AND it runs great even on lower end hardware.
  13. SeanCastle
    Apr 13, 2017
    10
    Great PC port, great game. Super stylish and fast. Stable 60FPS at 4k for me on a 4690k, 16 gigs of DDR3 and a GTX 1070. What's not to love? Plat really did a great job on this one.
  14. CarlJohnson1
    Apr 14, 2017
    10
    It runs great, the gameplay's fast and fluid, it's oozing with style, there's not much to complain about here. If i had to nitpick i'd say there are one or two more QTEs then there should be but that's but a scratch on an otherwise perfect behemoth of a game.
  15. RicolisD
    Apr 17, 2017
    10
    Awful game on PS3, laggy, bad controlls, long loading screens. All of this has been fixed in the PC version, stable framerates, responsive controlls, loading screens so short i didn't even notice them and it looks great to boot. I gave the PS3 version a 5/10 but the PC version is a solid 10/10, improved in every way and now it's playable. But the best part's that now it's only 20$, pick itAwful game on PS3, laggy, bad controlls, long loading screens. All of this has been fixed in the PC version, stable framerates, responsive controlls, loading screens so short i didn't even notice them and it looks great to boot. I gave the PS3 version a 5/10 but the PC version is a solid 10/10, improved in every way and now it's playable. But the best part's that now it's only 20$, pick it up ASAP, it's great.… Expand
  16. Flamebreaker69
    Apr 17, 2017
    10
    8 years later it's still the best HAck/Slash Beat em' up on the market, it's just really good. And now you can play it at good framerates AND also resolutions. THe best version of one of the best games ever made.
  17. PandaSpartanX
    Apr 16, 2017
    10
    Just an Awesome game with Awesome port for pc , stable 60fps in my I5 2500 with GTX 970 12gb ram Congratulations Sega , Make more ports same this! (Maybe Bayonetta 2 or Ninja Gaiden Series)
  18. mikehettfield
    Apr 30, 2017
    8
    There are very few times I feel encouraged to play on my PC, but with games like this is a pleasure, the performance is optimal, and the jewel of the crown of Kamiya's work, Styiish action packed, with sexy female lead protagonist, one of the best games ever.
  19. SuperGameFan
    Apr 18, 2017
    10
    Very good game, lots of action, good port, great framerate even on my bad laptop, looks good and not washed out like the XBOX and ps3 versions and runs better too, great game, and cheap.
  20. Ananisapta
    Apr 25, 2017
    9
    You get a LOT for the money. Not for fans of realistic characters... or even sane ones! The whole thing is gonzo and never repeats itself. And the creative team couldn't stop themselves: the credits go on a half-hour with more delightful bits than you can shake a stick at. A jolly good time!
  21. ZorgonThe5th
    Apr 18, 2017
    10
    By far the best game to come out this year, runs great on the only platform to game on, the PC, looks great, is only €15, and is just an awesome game, play it now.
  22. 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.
  23. Macdealer
    Jan 6, 2018
    10
    As a Devil May cry fan, Onimusha and God of War I have to say Bayonneta is the best Hack and Slash game I played so far (Devil may Cry 3 is almost a tie though) . And the PC port of this game is incredible well optimized and not just optimized but fully upgraded!
    Funny story, a strong and remarkable character, awesome gameplay and huge creativity.
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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.
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. KoFChamp42
    Apr 18, 2017
    10
    Best non-BotW game to come out this year, it's just awesome, it runs well even on my **** laptop and it looks **** great too, buy it, good pro-consumer practices here.
  30. GameCritic121
    Jul 9, 2017
    10
    This action masterpiece is finally on PC! I'm happy to report that this version of the game is fantastic, tons of options, runs excellently even at 4K and beyond, and it runs well on older hardware. The game itself is incredibly enjoyable, with virtually perfect controls, stunning art direction and it doesn't take itself too seriously which was a breath of fresh air during its original… Expand
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90

Universal acclaim - based on 17 Critic Reviews

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  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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