Bayonetta 3

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  1. molop
    Aug 18, 2023
    0
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  2. iLoveDavidDuke
    Aug 8, 2023
    0
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  3. WeAllEffed
    Jul 6, 2023
    3
    It’s as if Platinum Games has stripped everything I loved about this series and only kept the parts I didn’t like. This game feels like an imposter. It feels like this game was made under toxic working conditions and it seeped into the final product.

    Gone is the perfect camera that shows all the action. Gone is the fantastic art direction and rock solid 60fps frame rate. With few    It’s as if Platinum Games has stripped everything I loved about this series and only kept the parts I didn’t like. This game feels like an imposter. It feels like this game was made under toxic working conditions and it seeped into the final product.

    Gone is the perfect camera that shows all the action.

    Gone is the fantastic art direction and rock solid 60fps frame rate.

    With few exceptions, gone is the great dialogue and character banter. Viola and Enzo being the only exceptions. Gone is the great combat system that allowed for nearly endless improv. Enemies have next to no hit stun. Hits don’t even feel like they connect.

    Gone is great enemy design. Gone is a normal mode that isn’t a miserable try-hard suckfest. Insanely tight timing windows are lame and nothing but padding to a game. Easy mode is an insult and a joke. Platinum Games has made it clear that they only want to cater to the hardcore, so I will no long support their products. I find hardcore gaming neither interesting or enjoyable.

    Gone is great enemy ai. Miserable campy/passive enemies. I don’t play online games because I hate this behavior. Nothing I consider fun about this enemy ai and same goes for human beings that play this way. They suck. Living or digital.

    Albeit bonkers, gone is a great story that embraces its time travel paradoxes.    … Expand
  4. LINKTJT
    Jun 7, 2023
    0
    Bayo 1 and 2 are fantastic. Bayo 3 Is hideous and does everything worse than before fundamentally and visually. First off the camera is awful, music is the worst I've heard from platinum and the combat feels like it lost all its impact and flair.

    The story in these games have always been a bit confusing when it comes to "Bayonetta" and her origins including the antagonist characters but    Bayo 1 and 2 are fantastic. Bayo 3 Is hideous and does everything worse than before fundamentally and visually. First off the camera is awful, music is the worst I've heard from platinum and the combat feels like it lost all its impact and flair.

    The story in these games have always been a bit confusing when it comes to "Bayonetta" and her origins including the antagonist characters but they leave you with intrigue, you cant wait to see what they do or come up with next.

    With Bayo 3 on the other hand they really decided to make it as engaging as reading a warranty sticker, the characters are no longer interesting and the new antagonist gives no real sense of threat So the ending was going for cheap shock factor instead of something that builds up a compelling story and conclusion.    … Expand
  5. mikeje
    May 6, 2023
    4
    Боже ну и душная не интересная игра, в тот же ДМС с удовольствием прошел, я хз
    Вообще разрабы ваш ранг SILVER, в следующий раз старайтесь лучше.
    Запускаешь испытание за Виолу, удары только в ведьмин час засчитываются, парируешь, ведьмин час доли секунды, ппц, у меня сложилось такое впечатление, что я играю в какой то инди проект, собранный на коленках, но нет "это" стоит 60€. Ужасная    Боже ну и душная не интересная игра, в тот же ДМС с удовольствием прошел, я хз
    Вообще разрабы ваш ранг SILVER, в следующий раз старайтесь лучше.
    Запускаешь испытание за Виолу, удары только в ведьмин час засчитываются, парируешь, ведьмин час доли секунды, ппц, у меня сложилось такое впечатление, что я играю в какой то инди проект, собранный на коленках, но нет "это" стоит 60€. Ужасная боевка минимум разнообразия. Понять когда противник атакует невозможно, потому что противники только какие то краказябры, не всегда понятно где какая часть тела, на какое телодвижение реагировать....очень расстроен этой игрой, думал что за первую часть и вторую хоть чему-то научились, но нет...    … Expand
  6. Germemygerm
    Apr 25, 2023
    0
    The ending makes everything feel underwhelming, like it isn't fair how badly the treat all the beloved characters in this game, I dunno what to say it's been months and there's at the end, not many positive things I can say about this adventure, feels like the years of waiting were not really worth it. such an amazing series, with a rich world and characters and everything feelsThe ending makes everything feel underwhelming, like it isn't fair how badly the treat all the beloved characters in this game, I dunno what to say it's been months and there's at the end, not many positive things I can say about this adventure, feels like the years of waiting were not really worth it. such an amazing series, with a rich world and characters and everything feels underdeveloped at the end, even crucial details in some playable characters models are missing or straight up bugged. why?

    environments are empty, details are missing and the boss fights are filled with noise and nasty effects that block your vision and make the experience frustrating and less rewarding, more notable when you play with that dreadful new character viola, she is definetly not made for this game.    … Expand
  7. Mene0
    Mar 17, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pretty dissapointing game overall. I have several hundred hours clocked in Bayo 1 and 2 and this game is really, really underwhelming compared to both. Story wise it's terrible, chosing to screw over the previous games established timelines to pull some multiverse thing which is executed quite terribly. Bayonetta herself is a much worse character too, lacking the confidence and witty of the previous entries, remaining silent through a bit portion of the game. The level design is also terrible for an action game, explained by the devs original idea of making this game open world, but dropped mid-development, resulting in extensivly open maps with absolutely nothing in them except collectibles.
    The only thing that is still great is the soundtrack. It is still phenomenal, just as the previous entries.
    Of course, all the problems could be excused if the gameplay held up, but unfortunately, it doesn't. The iconic double weapon setup is no longer there, so Bayo doesn't equip guns to her hand and feet, so you can't mix and match anymore. The demon slave mechanic, altough impressive, is not very good. It slows down gameplay and makes everything very damage-spongy so you are forced to use it. There is also the character of Viola, which is much worse gameplay wise than Bayonetta. Her parry system is also quite bad when compared to other games of the genre like MGR:Revengeance.
    It's also worth noting that the game lacks any real bossfights, except the final one. All the other ones are gimmicky and while fun, this really shouldn't have been the focus.
    What's worse, they seem to be going in the direction of making Viola the new protagonist of future titles. While I did like her, I really don't see the point in this and the character really did nothing during the entire story to receive such praise.
    In the end, I felt quite sad after playing this game and all it did was highlight just how good the previous two ones really are. I hope that if the series continue they take a step back of the whole spectacle thing they had with this game and put substance first, over style.    … Expand
  8. ReMeredith
    Mar 12, 2023
    0
    It's just awefull compared to 1 & 2 it's like the developer forget everything about thier good compared System or just throw it out the Windows and don't let me even Start about Violas gameplay. She feels like she was designe for a different game. Most of her Hits can't even connect because the enemys are often to fast for her.
  9. Umbrawitch3000
    Feb 19, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a fan of the original two games I am going to be as honest as I can be. This is a total disappointment. The story is what makes a game great and a movie great. The story here was a letdown. As a fan of Jeanne I notice here attire was sloppy and her motorcycle not with her. You can’t play as her. I won’t even bother talking about the end. Now the mechanics of the games were good as the first two. But that doesn’t save the game. My journey ends here with Jeanne. She is what kept me coming back. Her skills and combos were lacking. I’ll be selling the game without finishing it. Thank you for the first two games but won’t be back for the fourth installment if any.… Expand
  10. Yunalesca
    Feb 6, 2023
    4
    The designs are great. The soundtrack is phenomenal. Combat is fun as usual if a little unbalanced, and weapons have never been this absurdly camp.

    But the camera gets lost. The enemies are bland. The gimmicks get old. The graphics are worse. The story never provides context. Characters don't interact in any meaningful way. Bayonetta doesn't really think, and the dialogue as written    The designs are great. The soundtrack is phenomenal. Combat is fun as usual if a little unbalanced, and weapons have never been this absurdly camp.

    But the camera gets lost. The enemies are bland. The gimmicks get old. The graphics are worse. The story never provides context. Characters don't interact in any meaningful way. Bayonetta doesn't really think, and the dialogue as written lacks much of the witty banter and nuance of the last two games.

    Despite it all- the game is earnestly trying, and managed to be enjoyable half the time.    … Expand
  11. jyphel
    Jan 31, 2023
    0
    What is this garbage bayonetta, complete grossification and ugliness of what was glamour and sexy, and fun become ugly, seriuos for nothing Complete betrayal of the 2 initials top games, even artistic direction, characters are uglier than before as graphics. i was waiting for nothing and frustrations.
  12. cptstainless
    Dec 21, 2022
    0
    I dont really get all the great reviews, it's the worst game in the series by far.
  13. TQSDYY2WZDN
    Dec 15, 2022
    1
    This is just a piece of **** with full of the sick ideas of producers. I have to say, you are a really fking **** hideki kamiya.
  14. renao
    Dec 13, 2022
    0
    They turned Bayonetta into a bland straight white woman. This one is not for the gays.
  15. tfrei
    Nov 29, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O jogo é bonito, e em todo momento que você joga com a Bayonetta é um jogo excelente mas a situação muda quando é forçado a jogar com os demais personagens. A jogabilidade dos demônios durante a fase de exploração (quando tem que jogar com o demônio aranha ou o trem por exemplo) parece quebrada, há muitas coisas grandes na tela e elas se sobrepoem dificultando a visão.

    A side quest da Jeanne é fraca, parece sem sentido e parece que deveria ser algo opcional e não obrigatório. O pior está por vir quando chegam os momentos em que Viola deve ser controlada. A sensação é de punição, o gameplay é difícil e desinteressante mas ainda pior que o gameplay da Viola é sua personalidade rasa e senso de humor de filmes trash dos anos 90. Diferente de Bayonetta onde você é cativado pela presença da personagem, com Viola a sensação é oposta, de querer jogar rapido apenas para passar daquela parte.

    A história é de fato a pior parte, a sensação que fica é que com exceção dos momentos de Bayonetta, este jogo teve todas as decisões erradas possíveis tomadas. É visível que é uma espécie de "passar de bastão" pra uma nova protagonista que parece ter saído de um dos filmes Debby & Loyd    … Expand
  16. LloydCL
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    juego qlo malo ------------------------------------------------------------
  17. venom_cipher
    Nov 20, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Games are comprised of many core factors, but the three most important are definitely:

    1. Gameplay
    2. Story
    3. Art style

    And when your game’s story spits in the face of longtime fans AND is ugly too…? I don’t think good gameplay can salvage it.

    Bayonetta 3 was a game I’d been looking forward to since its initial reveal in 2017. And quite frankly, I wish I could get my time wasted back. To wait for four years, only to get a story that’s a jumbled mess (ex: Killing off Cereza, tying her down to Luka despite the lack of chemistry, the whole mess with the Bayonetta 1 & 2 universe(s?) ), and to get a game that is visually a step down from AN XBOX 360 GAME… It’s simply pathetic from PG. They should be ashamed, honestly.

    Good gameplay cannot save this game.    … Expand
  18. SlumpSnorlax
    Nov 19, 2022
    3
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME IF YOU ARE A BAYONETTA 1 & 2 FAN AND ARE LOOKING FOR A GOOD WAY TO CONTINUE THE STORY YOU'VE PLAYED TILL NOW!

    Overall Score: 35% Story: -Writing: 1/10 -New characters backstories: 3/10 -Ending: 1/10 (Especially for die hard Bayonetta fans) -Story consistency and timing: 2/10 Gameplay: -Mechanics(abilities, combos, beast options, weapon options): 9.5/10    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME IF YOU ARE A BAYONETTA 1 & 2 FAN AND ARE LOOKING FOR A GOOD WAY TO CONTINUE THE STORY YOU'VE PLAYED TILL NOW!

    Overall Score: 35%

    Story:
    -Writing: 1/10
    -New characters backstories: 3/10
    -Ending: 1/10 (Especially for die hard Bayonetta fans)
    -Story consistency and timing: 2/10

    Gameplay:
    -Mechanics(abilities, combos, beast options, weapon options): 9.5/10
    -Bonus content and treasure hunting: 9.3/10
    -Camera control and perspective: 2/10
    -Character selection: 1/10

    Visuals:
    -Graphics: 5/10
    -FPS and Stability: 2/10
    -Artwork and character design: 10/10
    -Map and world design: 6/10    … Expand
  19. vuvejens
    Nov 16, 2022
    0
    Too many gimmicks, bad story, terrible ending. This really wasn't worth the wait at all sadly. Disappointing entry.
  20. b3hater
    Nov 15, 2022
    0
    I hated the core gameplay so much that I opened a Metacritic account solely so maybe I could spare one single soul out there from parting with $60 hard-earned dollars for this manure.

    Gameplay: Tedious at best. Demon Slave fails to capture the up close, in-your-face combat Bayonetta really excelled in, particularly in the first game. Input reading is embarrassingly bad. Viola will    I hated the core gameplay so much that I opened a Metacritic account solely so maybe I could spare one single soul out there from parting with $60 hard-earned dollars for this manure.

    Gameplay: Tedious at best. Demon Slave fails to capture the up close, in-your-face combat Bayonetta really excelled in, particularly in the first game. Input reading is embarrassingly bad. Viola will charge inputs with simple taps, her built-in parry has bizarre and inconsistent hit registration (most seasoned players use Moon instead and that is telling) and even well-conditioned Bayonetta fans will find themselves wondering what ate their inputs regardless of who they play as. Animations have many more wind-up frames, movement mechanics have been changed from prior titles (the running trigger is finicky, a problem that never existed before - inputs have also negatively changed for some beast within mechanics) and Platinum never reimplemented air momentum from air dashes. I miss that from b1.

    Your camera will misbehave at every possible opportunity, particularly with (seemingly innumerable) behemoth enemies. Lock-on is now bound to R3 and it functions so poorly they probably shouldn't have even bothered binding it. Much of your base moveset (like single-input launchers) now need purchasing to excuse the existence of the skill tree. If you expect old moves to behave like you expect them to, surprise! They do not. Umbran Spear can be directed any which way. It does not target enemies at all anymore. Your downward Afterburner Kick is now bound to Heel Slide.

    Demon Slave is overemphasized and the time requirements make it very clear you're required to use it. Your flexibility as a player is restricted and diminished, further compounded by the tankiness of enemies. Masquerade Rage feels like a click-sticks-to-win button and is a boring rip-off of God of War. Then again, both are franchises that did their core playerbase dirty. Maybe there's a hidden message to behold, here.

    Also, the game is glitchy enough to make it feel deeply unrefined both in combat and its endless platforming. Minigames are more frequent, aggressive, and annoying than ever conceivably thought possible before. Constant cutscenes, gimmick sections, and minigames interrupt the flow of what should be the core gameplay loop -- combat. Platforming is clunky and tedious and mercilessly thrown at the player at rapid-pace.

    Sound/performance: Soundtrack feels like a sampler of OSTs from other titles and genres, it's really bizarre and doesn't feel like it's in the right game. A lot of it just feels lazy and bad. The combat music is grating, yet inexplicably an earworm - the absolute worst combination of qualities to have in a song. The voice acting isn't great. Viola's voice actor is annoying, Bayonetta's new voice actress failed to deliver the impact of her predecessor and her battle cries are shrill, and everybody else suffers from similar misdirection.

    Sound cues from enemies are nonexistent at times, quieter than the music/player character/environmental sounds at others. Desync in cutscenes is present on native hardware, crackling and other sound issues are a problem too. Framerate stutters are a frequent enough issue to detract from gameplay, which is inexcusable given the (supposed) genre. Perfect parries and bat within dodges require 5-frame reaction speeds - however that's only as consistent as your framerate is. This would be a chore to pure plat, and "chore" is surely generous.

    Storyline/Characters: You've seen the complaints. I'll avoid spoilers, but it's inexcusably terrible, and glaringly so since the game forces the storyline central to the game. Bayonetta feels recharacterized and meek, she seems to constantly need saving. If you enjoyed playing her to fulfill a power fantasy of feeling like a one-woman army of destruction, you won't find that feeling here. She simply watches others meet misfortunes with a glazed-over, slack-jawed, uncanny valley expression, all while striking the Vogue pose of the day. Every other character in the franchise? Subdued, meek on delivery and feeling, and mealy. Feels like a caricature of the character I grew to adore. Playing as Viola gives me secondhand embarrassment. All the cheeky humor of prior titles is gone and replaced with the "humor" of your fourteen year-old cousin with a crippling anime addiction. Godspeed, dear player.

    Visuals: Ugly art direction, bad fashion design, Tiktok choreography, bland and uninspiring semi open-world garbage level environments. It is clear many concessions were made to guarantee performance. Everything felt soulless and half-baked. Enemies are homogenous goo-spewing blobs.

    This game feels like a lazy cash-grab, because it is one. If there is ever a testament that game journalists are paid off, this game is it.    … Expand
  21. AlexXZ
    Nov 14, 2022
    1
    надеюсь тот лысый таракан читает комментарии
  22. Luisguerreroa
    Nov 9, 2022
    4
    No me gustan para nada los gráficos, la historia tiene potencial pero no llega a ser la gran cosa, la verdad me decepcionó
  23. Lonewolftee
    Nov 12, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is no way that people giving this game above an 8 are fans of Bayonetta or the first two games. If you hated the first games then maybe you'll like this because it doesnt play or feel like Bayonetta at all. Her personality is different, her fighting style is different, her voice obviously is different, you cant mix and match wealons on the hands and feet anymore. Each boss is a giant kaiju fight thats extremely slow and chunky. Viola is absolute hot garbage with no redeeming qualities. She fights bad, curses like a sailor all the timeand she is basically a bad joke. The story is beyond trash and I dont even know what doctor whatever wanted to do and why he wants to kill Bayonetta and everything else. Combat is just ok and worse than the older games, Viola os so bad and the game forces you to play with her, Jeanne just has bad stealth missions and you dont get to actually play her in the story. Bayonetta is nerfed and gets her ass kicked by some generic monsters and dies to a nobody. Worse of all Viola replaces Bayonetta at the end of the game. At least the first 2 exist, this is made to **** all over Bayonetta fans. If you want to play it get it used or just play something else, its not worth your time.… Expand
  24. greenyenergy
    Nov 9, 2022
    4
    The most dissapointing game I've played. Bayonetta 1&2 were amazing, this game is a letdown. The design choices really hinder the game. For a game titled Bayonetta, you spend a surprisingly little time playing as Bayonetta. There are forced 2D timed stealth sections that are a chore. You play as a new character who is clunky and slow and Bayonetta's combat feels slower and less fluid thanThe most dissapointing game I've played. Bayonetta 1&2 were amazing, this game is a letdown. The design choices really hinder the game. For a game titled Bayonetta, you spend a surprisingly little time playing as Bayonetta. There are forced 2D timed stealth sections that are a chore. You play as a new character who is clunky and slow and Bayonetta's combat feels slower and less fluid than previous entries. The entire game feels like a chore to play through and I don't even know if I can bring myself to finish it.… Expand
  25. BurntParmesan
    Nov 8, 2022
    3
    Genuinely baffled at how awful the story is, the gameplay is alright but it’s a significant step down from the last two. Overall just a huge disappointment :(
  26. Verdad
    Nov 6, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nos ncontramos con espacios más abiertos que no tienen ninguna utilidad más que para recolectar recursos y algunos extras desbloqueables como colores de trajes. Tedioso. Muy mal implementado.
    Horrible dirección artística en general. Nuevos enemigos poco inspirados. Texturas que dan dan pena y que por momentos me hacía recordar a Nier Autómata (supongo que utilizan el mismo mediocre motor gráfico), pero al menos al juego de Yoko Taro se apoyaba en su interesante historia.
    Da prioridad a los 60fps (salvo en cinemáticas) pero nunca logra mantenerlos.
    Baja resolución en portátil.
    El plataformeo con Jeanne es patético, tosco, algo rarísimo viniendo de Platinum.
    Pésima dirección de cinemáticas en varias escenas de acción, que no dejan apreciar bien lo que que está sucediendo.
    La historia y su narrativa es patética, algo que ya comenzaba a flojear en Bayonetta 2 pero aquí toca fondo. Muy pero muy lejos de lo bien planteado que estaba Bayonetta 1.
    El personaje de Viola es nefasto, no aporta absolutamente nada, lo mismo que la nueva Bayonetta de este "universo", porque no es la misma, porque platinum decide autocensurarse y destrozar al personaje del juego que lleva su nombre, lo que es bastante triste y ridículo al mismo tiempo.
    Y aquí digo lo que la prensa y los youtubers nunca van a decir: Bayonetta 3 está autocensurado. Desde la propia sensualidad de la protagonista, su carácter, su personalidad, el atuendo principal, los trajes alternativos, la invocación de demonios, bailes, escenas con poses sexys. Todo, absolutamente todo tiene un manto de censura tan obvio que da un poco de asco. Y el que tenga alguna duda de esto, tan fácil como rejugar a los anteriores y compararlos.
    Kamiya con esta tercera entrega, da el primer paso para convertir la saga en family friendly, cargándose con ello la personalidad de Cereza. Hubiera sido más honesto crear una nueva ip dirigida a los niños o al gran público, y no ensuciar el nombre de Bayonetta.
    El presente de la saga es malo, y el futuro pinta aún más oscuro. El que tenga el primer Bayonetta en su casa, guárdelo como un tesoro, ya no los hacen como ese.    … Expand
  27. gamerspring
    Nov 5, 2022
    0
    If you’re a fan of Bayonetta 1 &2, you are sure to love Bayonetta 3. PlatinumGames managed to squeeze every ounce of power out of Nintendo Switch to give us the best game in the franchise yet! Loved the new game mechanics including the ability to actually use and control summons. And there’s a lot of them. There are also a lot of weapons to use and a variety of them at that. The game alsoIf you’re a fan of Bayonetta 1 &2, you are sure to love Bayonetta 3. PlatinumGames managed to squeeze every ounce of power out of Nintendo Switch to give us the best game in the franchise yet! Loved the new game mechanics including the ability to actually use and control summons. And there’s a lot of them. There are also a lot of weapons to use and a variety of them at that. The game also has mini game segments that are worthwhile and a story that will get you emotional at the end! 10/10.… Expand
  28. moschidae
    Nov 4, 2022
    3
    This game really, really frustrates me. Because on one hand- the gameplay is good (at the start), the demon slave mechanic is really fun. I like all the customization, and most of the designs. It's just such a shame that the rest of the game is utter garbage.
    The other reviews are right- the story is convoluted at best and utterly undecipherable at worse. Nothing is ever explained, even    This game really, really frustrates me. Because on one hand- the gameplay is good (at the start), the demon slave mechanic is really fun. I like all the customization, and most of the designs. It's just such a shame that the rest of the game is utter garbage.
    The other reviews are right- the story is convoluted at best and utterly undecipherable at worse. Nothing is ever explained, even what the things you're fighting are even supposed to really be- and none of the characters even stop to question it despite the fact that the stakes are much higher than any of the other games. You're constantly being surrounded by civilians being mass murdered, right in front of you! And Bayonetta doesn't say anything!!! in fact, the only time she really seems upset is at the very end of the game, for the stupidest reason imaginable, compared to everything else. Nothing makes sense and everything moves at a breakneck pace. It's just atrocious.
    Also, I said the gameplay was fun in the beginning, but it slowly starts becoming annoying, Because of the pacing, you just keep getting thrown new weapons/demons without much time to test them, and most of the areas are very gimmicky... meaning they force you to use a specific demon to solve puzzles and attack certain enemies. This doesnt sound very bad on paper, but the game is constantly pushing you into minigames involving the demons without any tutorials or explanation on how to actually play it. For example, they just shoved me into a rhythm minigame without telling me it was a rhythm minigame. I had no idea what I was supposed to do, or what the **** I was even looking at. This happens CONSTANTLY in this game, and like I dont want to play ****ing Project Diva I want to play Bayonetta, you know the game I bought??? It's such a shame too because most of these segments might actually be pretty fun, but I spend most of it trying to figure it out because Bayo 3 doesnt stop to tell you "hey, this is how you play our game".
    The characters are written so horribly, I can't even convey how bad they are...even bayonetta herself is extremely one note. Im not even going to get started on Viola, who is quite literally written like an a03 self-insert oc. All her dialogue is deeply embarrassing and there is not one endearing factor to her character. The ending is horrible, that plot twist literally ruined all of bayonetta for me, and im likely never going to play any of the games again because it upset me THAT bad. As a woman, I would advise my fellow female bayonetta players to steer clear of this one. If you like Bayonetta as a complex and diverse character who falls out of the 3 things women are allowed to be in media, I suggest you stick to 1 and 2.
    I actually had a very concise and detailed review written out but I totally just scrapped it because of the ending. im just so pissed off and sad right now, there's more wrong with this game but I dont even have the energy to go into it in an eloquent way. I really wish they did Bayonetta right ):    … Expand
  29. TsiyoBasi
    Nov 4, 2022
    3
    C'est vraiment du foutage de gueule de la part du studio de nous sortir une suite pareille. Un **** you' de leur part aurait été moins onéreux et ne m'aurait pas pris autant de temps pour rien. Il y a mille et une façons d'arrêter une série ou d'introduire un nouveau personnage principal à la série. Et la Platinum a choisi l'une des pires manières de mettre le personnage de Bayonetta auC'est vraiment du foutage de gueule de la part du studio de nous sortir une suite pareille. Un **** you' de leur part aurait été moins onéreux et ne m'aurait pas pris autant de temps pour rien. Il y a mille et une façons d'arrêter une série ou d'introduire un nouveau personnage principal à la série. Et la Platinum a choisi l'une des pires manières de mettre le personnage de Bayonetta au placard.
    Ils ont dit **** à la continuité. Ils ont complétement dénaturé le personnage qu'on a découvert dans le 1 et qu'on a adoré dans le 2. Et le personnage Jeanne est devenue la caution drama. Ils nous ont le coup dans le 2 alors dans celui-ci, elle ne sert quasiment qu'à ça. C'est l'une des pires fins que j'ai été amené à voir.
    Mis à part le scénario pendu par le GROS cerveau de Kamiya, le jeu est bof, moins nerveux que ces prédécesseurs, moins punchy également. Tout est flottant, les ennemies, les combos, les nouvelles mécaniques de jeu. Le nouveau personnage de Viola est... Meh. Si elle était introduite à travers un scénario moins cliché animé elle m'aurait beaucoup plus marqué.
    Ça se voit et ça se sent que le développement d'Astral Chain a beaucoup aidé/inspiré la création de cet opus. Après avoir joué à ce jeu, j'ai eu ma dose de jeu Platinum games.    … Expand
  30. Fanboiz_trash
    Nov 4, 2022
    0
    Bayoentta 3 is a giant disappointment. The way they write these characters that we grew to love and care about feels convoluted and rushed and cringe and disrespectful. Like you’re telling me bayonetta just stands there and shoots her gun instead of doing some powerful attack to save other Bayoenttas and she just says a one liner? The gameplay is also too easy just demon summon and you winBayoentta 3 is a giant disappointment. The way they write these characters that we grew to love and care about feels convoluted and rushed and cringe and disrespectful. Like you’re telling me bayonetta just stands there and shoots her gun instead of doing some powerful attack to save other Bayoenttas and she just says a one liner? The gameplay is also too easy just demon summon and you win pretty much no balance there. Jeanne missions are like metal gear solid style and aren’t even fun complete drag to get through in my opinion. Viola while is an interesting addition doesn’t work here, she’s clumsy and dumb and not even remotely funny or holds a candle to the queen cereza herself. The whole multiverse thing feels so out of left field and nothing really is explained it’s just super convoluted. Also viola combat is clunky the whole parry thing was awful mechanic for witch time for her could’ve been way smoother. This didn’t feel much like a personal journey and just felt like platnium games took a page out of marvel movies because they ran out of ideas and didn’t know what to do with this game. The pacing is so bad in this game too and all over the place. This game was so not worth the wait and the ending killer my excitement for the next game this was the end for me as a fan goodbye bayonetta franchise you was massacred!… Expand
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#17 Best Switch Game of 2022
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86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 125 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 110 out of 125
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 125
  3. Negative: 0 out of 125
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 24, 2024
    80
    It's just still an overblown, entertainingly inappropriate, B-grade, sexist action ride that doesn't let anything tie it down or control it. [Issue#324]
  2. Het Nieuwsblad
    Jul 31, 2023
    80
    Bayonetta 3 excels in over-the-top madness. In the best possible way. But the story with wacky characters across parallel universes, is just the canvas for the real highlight of Bayonetta 3: the action. The titular witch's lightning-fast attacks are complemented her own magical powers, but you can now also temporarily take control of several enormous creatures, the "Demon Slaves”.
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  3. Starbit
    Feb 7, 2023
    90
    Bayonetta is back and the long-awaited third game not only builds up on the excellent formula of games past, it goes one step forward and adds new protagonists, experiments with elements of other genres, improves on its plot structure, and allows all kinds of players to enjoy it, creating an experience that's both familiar and fresh, as well as accessible, thrilling, gorgeous, and enveloping. Bayonetta 3 is a fantastic addition to the Nintendo Switch catalogue and it deserves to be on everyone's collection.
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