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  1. Dec 7, 2022
    3
    This is a bad game. The controls are awkward, the witch time is probably the most annoying aspect of the game, the story is completely empty. I do not recommend this game if you value your time in any way.
  2. Nov 4, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bayonetta pra mim é um jogo bom em todos os sentidos, personagens, protagonista,ambientes, trilha sonora que é uma das melhores que vi em um jogo
    A história não é a melhor que existe mas é boa
    Eu daria nota 10 para o game,mas como estou analisando a versão de playstation 3,dei 9 por causa do problema que é essa versão, caí muito fps,fica pelo menos de 15 a 20 fps
    Especificamente no início do capítulo 8(o capítulo da moto), no começo dele sempre há uma queda Extrema de FPS,pelo menos uns 10 fps fica ali, parece até que estou jogando em câmera lenta,mas depois volta ao normal, enfim,a versão de PS3 pode prejudicar um pouco o game,mas ainda sim é um título muito bom para se jogar no console,pra mim um dos melhores dele, vale muito a pena jogar, ainda mais pra quem gosta de hack'n slash
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  3. Jul 15, 2022
    8
    Bayonetta is an AWESOME game man. It excels fantastically in design and gameplay. The story starts out decent enough in the beginning but it starts getting very convoluted and i'm personally not a huge fan of it. Where bayonetta really shines is the gameplay and the design and style I mentioned. It just has so much personality and love to it. The cutscenes where bayonetta demolishes herBayonetta is an AWESOME game man. It excels fantastically in design and gameplay. The story starts out decent enough in the beginning but it starts getting very convoluted and i'm personally not a huge fan of it. Where bayonetta really shines is the gameplay and the design and style I mentioned. It just has so much personality and love to it. The cutscenes where bayonetta demolishes her opponents are also so **** cool to me and it just gets me so excited. Love this game a lot and I can't wait to play bayonetta 2.
    Edit:Just finished bayonetta 2 and now I love bayonetta 1 even more now necause of it LMAO. I'm giving this a 9 instead of a 8
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  4. Mar 14, 2022
    9
    Bayonetta is a great action game, one of the best to be honest.
    Unlike certain 'hard' series which refuse to explore the difficulty settings and only respond with 'git gud', Bayonetta fully exploits the difficulty with two ingenious ideas: Dodge offset and Witch time.
    First let me explain the core concept of Bayonetta: how its combo system works. You can punch/kick in a sequence to
    Bayonetta is a great action game, one of the best to be honest.
    Unlike certain 'hard' series which refuse to explore the difficulty settings and only respond with 'git gud', Bayonetta fully exploits the difficulty with two ingenious ideas: Dodge offset and Witch time.

    First let me explain the core concept of Bayonetta: how its combo system works. You can punch/kick in a sequence to execute a combo. For example, the easiest combo is P->K->P. The last punch is a powerful punch called Wicked Weave. It can potentially inflict stun, and deal more damage than your normal punch. The longer your combo is, the more powerful the last Wicked Weave(s) are. P->P->K->K->K gives you two kick Wicked Weaves and it is one of my favorites.

    Now you know the combo system, then naturally you will want to execute as many Wicked Weaves as possible, especially the longer versions. But here is the deal, the longer your combo is, the more likely your combo will be interrupted by enemies. On the highest difficulty, even P->K->P is very hard to be executed without interruption.

    So what can be done? Here is when the genius comes. Instead of giving you a universal tool on all difficulties, casual players are given Witch Time and more dedicated players are given Dodge Offset. Witch Time solves the problem by semi freezing the enemies thus gives you plenty of time to execute the combo. Enemies are quite aggressive even on Normal, so even by spamming dodge, you are likely to trigger Witch Time. It fits the casual scene perfectly, it's low risk but high reward and it is not hard to execute.

    Dodge offset is another story. Suppose you are trying to P->K->P, and during the kick you are about to be attacked. You hold the kick button then press the dodge button. This allows you to maintain you combo. After the dodge, if you press punch, instead of starting from beginning, you do a Wicked Weave.
    Now why Dodge Offset is so awesome? With it your game flows fluently without any awkward pauses, and the combat feels like dancing. Bayonetta also adds a few more tricks to raise the skill ceiling and makes the game more enjoyable.
    The first one is the pause combo. Take PPPPK as an example, if you pause after the third punch(PPP.K) you can execute the last kick Wicked Weave faster. PPKK.K changes the last kick into a launcher, P.P is an excellent quick launcher with the sword. Pause combo can be quite hard to execute when combined with Dodge Offset, you might need to practice a lot.
    The second one is the different 'hold property' of weapons. Let me explain. Pistol is the most balanced weapon, and it feels very comfortable when you hold the punch/kick. Its damage is linear. Suppose you can hold the punch for a maximum of two seconds, and you hold it for .5 second, then you deal a quarter of your maximum damage with a single punch. On the other hand, shotgun is not linear, you have to hold the punch for at least a while before it actually shots. Sword has a charge ability, you can't constant hold the punch/kick button when you attack, instead you want to hold right before you are about to dodge.
    The last thing is you are given a bare minimum amount of time to react to enemy attacks. I really mean bare minimum, if you react slightly slower, you will get hit. As a result, if you can't do Dodge Offset like a second nature, you will either do a lot of dodging but no Wicked Weave, or you will get hit a lot.

    It is very rare to see a game putting these amount of efforts to make it both accessible and challenging. And it doesn't compromise its core concept in the process. A true gem among the action genre and a must play, regardless of your skill level.
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  5. Aug 25, 2021
    8
    os combos são muito bons velho, viciei KKKKKK, a trilha sonora é incrivel(até baixei), os graficos não são lá aquelas coisas, jogue E SE DIVIRTA
  6. May 22, 2021
    8
    Some called this action porn and I think the got a point. Lot of crazy action and fun. Great title!
  7. Apr 7, 2021
    7
    E sim um jogo bom,com uma história atraente,com gráficos ótimos para a sua época, e com um bom desenvolvimento da personagem, mas a jogabilidade para portátil para ps3 e um pouco ruim.
  8. Jan 15, 2021
    10
    The first time I played this game, I came from playing God of War and I was surprised by the speed of the gameplay, also the story and the concept managed to captivate me and give it the 10

    Story :9
    Gameplay :10
    Music: 9
    Visuals: 9

    Personal score: 10 a A master piece !!
  9. Sep 20, 2020
    8
    What to say about this game? Because I didn't know anything about this game I thought it would be an average game but no, this is a good game. It feels polish in all the possible aspects: graphics, cinematic, gameplay, soundtrack, sounds, voices etc. Cinematic is really good for that time and it has funny moments as well. The story it's a bit complicated. Enemies and landscapes areWhat to say about this game? Because I didn't know anything about this game I thought it would be an average game but no, this is a good game. It feels polish in all the possible aspects: graphics, cinematic, gameplay, soundtrack, sounds, voices etc. Cinematic is really good for that time and it has funny moments as well. The story it's a bit complicated. Enemies and landscapes are awesome, one of the best I've ever seen in videogames. My only complaint is that there is too much blood even for an adult and I think this was a mistake because it could have reach more audience with less blood. It took me almost 8 hours in easy mode although I feel it was longer. Every chapter last about 20-30 minuts so you can play one or two everyday easily. Expand
  10. Sep 9, 2020
    9
    Bayonetta es un grandioso juego de acción Hack and Slash, de los mismos creadores de Devil May Cry y esto se refleja en lo jugable pero siendo mas frenético, al parecer le hizo bien la espera al estudio para saber innovar en este genero, las batallas con jefes son epicas y a gran escala. La estética no terminara de convencer a todos ya que los enemigos son muy diferentes unos de otros yBayonetta es un grandioso juego de acción Hack and Slash, de los mismos creadores de Devil May Cry y esto se refleja en lo jugable pero siendo mas frenético, al parecer le hizo bien la espera al estudio para saber innovar en este genero, las batallas con jefes son epicas y a gran escala. La estética no terminara de convencer a todos ya que los enemigos son muy diferentes unos de otros y muy al estilo japonés, adicional hay algunas escenas que marcan la pauta para matarte de la risa y otras son de lo mas top en acción. Al final de cuentas Bayonetta me resulta un grandioso juego en tercera persona en el cual dominaremos muchísimas armas que se diferencian unas de otras y nuestro personaje obtendrá mas poderes conforme avancemos en la historia, las peleas siempre serán desenfrenadas y brutales y con una dificultad muy elevada hasta en los niveles mas fáciles. Un gran juego al cual le daría un 10 pero tiene sus defectos en la versión de PS3. Expand
  11. Jul 13, 2020
    9
    DMC только она, зубодробительный геймплей. Все четко как и должно быть.
  12. Jun 22, 2020
    10
    She's a very sexy sister.
    I actually want to date and marry this kind of sister.
  13. May 13, 2020
    4
    It's ain't great. The graphics look very poor for the PS3 and the controls were not the best. I did not dig the nude stuff, and I'm supposed to be at one of the horniest points in my life. Oh well.
  14. Feb 7, 2020
    10
    Esse jogo é fenomenal!
    Vou amar tê-lo no ps4.
    Jogabilidade fluída, personagem carismática, faz com que a gente goste ainda mais do jogo.
  15. Nov 4, 2018
    9
    Story:7
    Graphics:8
    Gameplay:10
    Details:8
    Sounds:10
    Animations:10
    Style:9
    Boss fights: 9
    Must have!
  16. Oct 10, 2018
    6
    rrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddiiiiiiiiiiicccccccccccaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllll
  17. Oct 6, 2018
    7
    Bayonetta es un juego que jamás llamó mi atención. Jamás.

    Lo acabo de terminar hace escasas horas y como me temía, no soy ahora ningún fan de esta saga ni nunca lo seré, aunque comprendo su calidad, pero lo tildaría de sobrevalorado también. El diseño me parece bastante horrible, pero esos son temas personales. No me gusta nada que salga la señora Bayonetta, que por proporciones mida
    Bayonetta es un juego que jamás llamó mi atención. Jamás.

    Lo acabo de terminar hace escasas horas y como me temía, no soy ahora ningún fan de esta saga ni nunca lo seré, aunque comprendo su calidad, pero lo tildaría de sobrevalorado también.

    El diseño me parece bastante horrible, pero esos son temas personales. No me gusta nada que salga la señora Bayonetta, que por proporciones mida 2,20m, aparezca luego Luka, le saque dos cabezas por lo que puede rondar los 2,70m en proporciones y de pronto te pongan a Cereza que comparada con Bayonetta es un bebé recién nacido cuando realmente es una niña de unos 6 o 7 años.

    La trama, pues bueno, ni fu ni fa. Mera excusa para todo lo que sucede en el juego, para justificar las mecánicas jugables y poco más. En algunos momentos es introducido algo de intriga, sobre todo acerca del pasado de la propia Bayonetta, lo cual refresca un poco el asunto. Funciona, pero no me fascina.

    Aquí llega el punto fuerte de Bayonetta. Lo primero, he jugado el juego en el nivel de dificultad Normal, que es el máximo permitido en la primera partida.

    Veamos, el sistema de combate está muy bien, pero desde que he obtenido la katana, me he tirado desde el segundo capítulo o por ahí spameando todo el rato el triángulo a cascoporro y así hasta los créditos finales, que queréis que os diga. Quizás en dificultades más elevadas y voy advirtiendo de que así es necesités mucha más habilidad y paciencia. El tiempo brujo funciona realmente bien, una gran recompensa por un esquive en el momento exacto, que hace que el universo se mueva en un super slow-mo mientras tu sigues a tu ritmo normal durante unos breves segundos.

    Aquí vienen las pegas: Todos los bosses, son presentados en una cutscene, la cual acaba con el primer ataque de estos. Bien; este primer ataque, te lo zampas si o sí, y en algunos momentos me ha llegado a quitar 3/4 de mi vida máxima, lo cual me parece bastante injusto. Un boss en particular, mientras yo me encontraba haciéndole mi famoso spam de triángulo en medio del combo simplemente me bloqueaba y contraatacaba, sin darme opción a esquivar hasta que le apetecía que ya era suficiente la paliza que me había soltado. Pequeños grandes detalles.

    Los objetos quizás están demasiado desbalanceados, sobre todo los chupachups amarillos. Un mega chupachups amarillo te proporciona invulnerabilidad a cualquier ataque durante por lo menos 30 segundos, a cambio de 15 fragmentos amarillos de alquimia u 8.000 aros en la tienda del juego: bastante asequible en ambos casos, si además recuerdas que con ese ítem le bajas la mitad de vida a un boss.

    Realmente creo que es un buen juego a pesar de esos puntos negativos. Pero me parece que la gente siempre ha sobrevalorado este juego incluso a día de hoy diciendo barbaridades como: "El mejor hack & slash de la historia", "El mejor hack & slash jamás creado". Y no. De hecho, la propia Platinum Games ha desarrollado obras posteriores como Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, NieR: Autómata o la propia secuela, Bayonetta 2 (la cual no he jugado pero digo yo que será mejor), que en cuanto a gameplay y espectacularidad le dan mil vueltas.

    Juego muy decente, recomendado, pero no es la gran obra maestra como muchos afirman, o al menos, en mi humilde opinión.
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  18. Mar 3, 2018
    9
    DMC + God Hand = Bayonetta.
    If only PG could optimize the game more for the PS3, this would be a flawless alternative to DMC. Awesome.
  19. Nov 8, 2017
    8
    Bayonetta
    (2010) - PS3 X360
    "Witches Can Weep" Reviewed by The Macatz GAMEPLAY 9/10 Better drink your energy drinks because with Bayonetta, everything happens so fast. Flashy, sexy and technical mashed are mashed together by Platinum Games and they are combined beautifully. With your light and heavy attacks, your job as Bayonetta is to vanquish (yes, another Platinum Game game pun)
    Bayonetta
    (2010) - PS3 X360
    "Witches Can Weep"
    Reviewed by The Macatz

    GAMEPLAY 9/10
    Better drink your energy drinks because with Bayonetta, everything happens so fast. Flashy, sexy and technical mashed are mashed together by Platinum Games and they are combined beautifully. With your light and heavy attacks, your job as Bayonetta is to vanquish (yes, another Platinum Game game pun) all the enemies on the screen. Striking resemblance from the gameplay of the DMC series, I can definitely say that it is not its clone. Its more of a Tomb Raider and Uncharted rather than God Of War and Dante's Inferno.

    Noticed how I made the first paragraph about Bayonetta's gameplay short? It's how the game actually feels. Things might overwhelm you but surely you are kept in track. You can see all the details and it is based on your reflexes and insticts to dodge, counter attack or take damage. The gameplay of Bayonetta is twitchy, fast-paced and only need a short attention span per fight but it will need full commitment on your behalf to do all the actions needed to defeat the opponents.

    Combat in this game primarily consists of mixing your light and heavy attacks that may differ based on your equipped weapons but the core of the said combat system is the dodge mechanic. Once an enemy's attack is dodged, time slows down for a small window that leaves all of them vulnerable. Its injected perfectly to the lore and as I said earlier, you can see everything but it may become harder to dodge on higher difficulties. Bayonetta then lashes out a devastating flurry of attacks that you command. Either you target a single oppenent, raise them up to the air and juggle them up with attacks or deal heavy AOE attacks to build your Climax faster and kill off a single target instantly plus, bonus gold halos which are the ingame currency.

    STORY & THEME 7/10
    A brief summarization of the lore, Bayonetta is an Umbra Witch that lost all of her memories. The journey here is about regaining all those to avoid world destruction. Actually, the whole story is a mess and all over the place. Too convoluted for its own good, most of the time , the story takes a back seat and makes you look forward to the next action set piece or fighting section (which is way more fun and cooler than watching those cutscenes). Supporting characters are okay and without spoiling story details, keep an eye on Cereza. She's an important aspect of the story and she's just so cute it is a nice contrast to the gray, dry areas or cosmic black and gold that gives an odd feeling of danger and despair.

    With that said, Bayonetta conquers all threats and negative energies. Make it dragon-like enemies or inverted faced monsters, you name it, she can overcome it. It gives a sense of woman empowerment because in this day and age, rarely do we see a female protagonist that kicks as much ass as Dante from the DMC series. Call me sexist but its really a pleasing sight to see as such. And by pleasing sight, I mean Bayonetta (the game and herself) offers too much gratuitous "pleasing sights" that sticks to the theme that she's a strong, independent, beautiful and sexy woman but really? Japanese, I guess.

    TECHNICALS (Controls & Audio) 10/10
    Both of these aspects are pure perfection thanks once again to Platinum Games who perfected their craft already with stylish, easy-to-learn-but-hard-to-master action games. Great button placements that makes it much easier to pull off commands almost without changing your hand placement from its normal position. Responsive controls are also in play and Bayonetta feels very light and agile because of it.

    With perfect controls, the game also comes with perfect audio. Voice actors are very... Anime. And it works that way and since thats derived from the theme of the game, it fits. Music shines through though. With terrific song selection, the mix of jazz, japanese electro, the songs pump you up, making you feel synchronized with the music while doing combinations of strikes and doing graceful dodges. Also, sexy poses.

    GRAPHICS 7/10
    Some level designs look kind of dull but when you get to the cosmic levels where moonlight shines, Bayonetta walks on walls with elegant looking angelic platforms. Adversaries may look kind of weird but undoubtedly took thought that resulted to very well design characters. Actually the concepts and aspects of the main character Bayonetta and the kid Cereza, they look specially detailed (of course, they take up 95% screen time). With linear formatted levels and good looking sceneries, the game hides its own blemishes because if we're talking graphics, the game doesn't hold that well. Bayonetta didn't age that well upon comparing it to other 2010 games like God Of War 3 and Heavy Rain.

    CONTENT-PRICE RATIO 8/10
    +very replayable for its items and scaling difficulties
    +alfheim rifts
    (sorry only 500 characters)

    VERDICT 8.2/10 PLATINUM WORTHY
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  20. vgm
    Oct 9, 2017
    7
    Despite the poor job they did with this port, which is full of graphic glitches like screen tearing and frame rate drops, I found this game quite enjoyable. I am not a big fan of hack and slash games but Devil May Cry is one of my favourite games ever, so I thought this game would be something similar. What I found instead is a much more crazy and challenging button masher which I wasDespite the poor job they did with this port, which is full of graphic glitches like screen tearing and frame rate drops, I found this game quite enjoyable. I am not a big fan of hack and slash games but Devil May Cry is one of my favourite games ever, so I thought this game would be something similar. What I found instead is a much more crazy and challenging button masher which I was about to rage quit several times (I played it in Normal difficulty...). However, the story and the charisma of the character together with some pleasant fight moments (specially against the normal enemies) made me finish the game. I would recommend it if you are into challenging hack and slash games. Expand
  21. Aug 9, 2017
    10
    Awesome action game, one of, if not the best of the 7th generation gameplay it's probably it's stronger point fluid, precise and polish. Story it's by far it weakest, but don't let that stop you from playing it. Although the ps3 version has some frame drops and long loading screen it doesn't affect your experience at all. Just do yourself a favor and play it.
  22. Jul 28, 2017
    8
    Bayonetta
    One of the most ridiculous games ive ever played
    Bayonetta is a hack and slash game where you play as a half dark half light witch bayonetta after a gem known as the right eye And while this game isn’t free of problems, it was great finally seeing what all of the fuss is about… This hack and slash games brought so much joy for me with its random and ridiculous humor and story
    Bayonetta
    One of the most ridiculous games ive ever played
    Bayonetta is a hack and slash game where you play as a half dark half light witch bayonetta after a gem known as the right eye
    And while this game isn’t free of problems, it was great finally seeing what all of the fuss is about…
    This hack and slash games brought so much joy for me with its random and ridiculous humor and story telling..
    I ended up loving every character I came across in this game..
    The playfulness here is what makes this otherwise just okay game so great…
    The gameplay isn’t anything special and level design isn’t anything special either…
    The game is pretty linear with the ocassional forcing you to dodge a light to freeze time so you can walk on water or break a wall..
    but for the most part this is very much a barebones version of God of War…
    there will be walls that go up that wont come down until you hack and slash your way through all of the enemies…
    the combat is swift and fun, though not too satisfying, but youre able to fill up a meter to torture your enemies for an instakill as well as pick up their weapons which do a great deal of damage but break fairly quickly.. and the enemies drop these haloes that you can trade for new moves, items, and weapons…
    And finishing an area will cause the game to take a snapshot of usually your vag, cause japan….
    And randomly on your journey youll run into crazy huge bosses that you take down with your hair…
    because of course you do…
    your hair covers your body so while using it.. it isn’t quite covering your body as much anymore..
    I found each boss battle to be fun and engaging, and I found all 9 hours of this game to be perfectly paced for the most part…
    The progression is very linear here, and there are a few really cool cinematic moment to keep the game feeling fresh throughout..
    it never becomes predictable, it will introduce and drop mechanics all the time
    it keeps the game fun and stops it from ever feeling like a chore…
    Where pacing did become a problem for me though is with the vehicle based missions… there are few sprinkled in here.. and theyre fun at the start.. but they drag on for what feels like forever..
    less is more and that definitely should’ve been the case here.. these levels get uninteresting quickly and bring the rest of the perfectly paced game down…
    aside for the poorly paced vehicle missions, my biggest issue with this game is its collectibles..
    Theyre all over the place but they pause the game every single time you pick one up..
    I understand this game is from 2009.. but still.. its annoying and frequent…
    it almost discouraged me from picking them up completely..
    Bayonetta Is one of the few games that gets praise today that actually deserves it…
    Despite the annoying collectibles that break the flow of the game.. Bayonetta is a sexually charged game of joy and heart,
    youre guaranteed to smile at least 42 times while playing..
    I give Bayonetta
    an 8/10
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  23. Apr 15, 2017
    2
    Qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc ? un jeu où on doit taper tout ce qu'on voit y compris des trucs bizarres et improbables sous un prétexte aussi rocambolesque que curieux mais avec une mise en scène aussi comique que caricaturale. Oh bien sûr, faut pas appuyer sur tous les boutons n'importe comment : comme dans un jeu de baston, il faut sortir des combos, combos qu'on peut acheter et/ouQu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc ? un jeu où on doit taper tout ce qu'on voit y compris des trucs bizarres et improbables sous un prétexte aussi rocambolesque que curieux mais avec une mise en scène aussi comique que caricaturale. Oh bien sûr, faut pas appuyer sur tous les boutons n'importe comment : comme dans un jeu de baston, il faut sortir des combos, combos qu'on peut acheter et/ou débloquer. L'évolution du personnage se joue donc sur des listes de coups... de là à crier au jeu de rôle, certainement pas !

    Le personnage, parlons-en, est le principal attrait du jeu (d'où son nom, si, si) bien qu'un tantinet vulgaire peut-être (sans déconner ?) et l'héroïne sans aucun doute la plus sal... la plus sexy jamais vue dans un jeu. A cet égard la paire de lunettes fait déborder le vase je présume.

    Plutôt joli ce jeu idiot (pour ne pas dire carrément débile et de mauvais goût), même sur la PS3 mais terriblement répétitif et ennuyeux : je préfère me taper un vrai jeu de baston avec un choix de sal... euh de personnages sexy bien plus vaste.
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  24. Feb 5, 2017
    9
    Even though it is not as good as Devil May Cry -just to mention one possible competitor-, BAYONETTA is still a great action game that any fan of these games ought to play.

    The game is probably a conjunction of strengths (intense and direct gameplay, the design, the BSO...) and weaknesses (mainly some technical issues). However, as a whole, I consider it doubtlessly worth playing. I
    Even though it is not as good as Devil May Cry -just to mention one possible competitor-, BAYONETTA is still a great action game that any fan of these games ought to play.

    The game is probably a conjunction of strengths (intense and direct gameplay, the design, the BSO...) and weaknesses (mainly some technical issues). However, as a whole, I consider it doubtlessly worth playing. I ended up enjoying it very much.

    In terms of entertainment, i am convinced it is a solid 9.
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  25. Nov 4, 2016
    10
    excelente jogo. Bayonetta foi o melhor jogo da Sega que eu já joguei. ótima história, ótima trilha sonora, jogabilidade incrível, ótima personagens e bons gráficos.
  26. Sep 7, 2016
    4
    Like other have already stated It looks great at first....but soon you'll be looking for something a bit better.
    Lots of fanservice (too much in some cases) that is more silly that sexy.
    In my opionion worse than "Prince of persia warrior within" or "Devil may cry 2" or God of War 3....
  27. Jul 20, 2016
    7
    My favourite game designer Hideki Kamiya made another stylish action game masterpiece after Devil May Cry and Okami!

    Shame, I would have given this game a 9 if the PS3 version wasn't such a lame port thanks to Sega. You got worse graphics, massive load times, frame rate issues. Stick with the X360 version if you want to enjoy this game.
  28. Mar 27, 2016
    8
    This game is great when it comes down to the gameplay it has a variety of moves and feels satisfying when you pull off some combos, but this game does have a lot of framerate dips and could become chaotic at times. The story is really weird and has some interesting characters. The game can be way too easy that it holds your hand on easy and while difficult on hard, the difficulty spikesThis game is great when it comes down to the gameplay it has a variety of moves and feels satisfying when you pull off some combos, but this game does have a lot of framerate dips and could become chaotic at times. The story is really weird and has some interesting characters. The game can be way too easy that it holds your hand on easy and while difficult on hard, the difficulty spikes out of no where which can be frustating at times, Overall this game is great where it counts the gameplay and characters and music but the difficulty and unsteady framerate brings down the experience. Expand
  29. Jan 17, 2016
    10
    Probably the best hack and slash game I have every played, and I played it in my PS3 xD

    Graphics are quite nice, but gameplay is just exquisite. Learning all the combos and using them will become an obsession.

    I am thinking in buying a Nintendo WIi U just to play Bayonetta 2...
  30. May 15, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not have to say anything more. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters. i think my score can describe it............................ Expand
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Critic score distribution:
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  2. Negative: 0 out of 54
  1. 90
    Bayonetta is the kind of game that makes me appreciate why I love videogames. It really defines a time when things were not taken too seriously and the focus was more on style and gameplay than anything else.
  2. Bayonetta on the PlayStation 3 is simultaneously gratuitous, ludicrous, and great, but it's unfortunately held back from its potential by a number of technical issues.
  3. Bayonetta is a refreshing and somewhat surprising addition to an already extensive catalogue of action games. A must-buy for any anime gaming fan, and an excellent representation of the genre.