Bayonetta 3

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  1. 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
  2. Seviel
    Oct 29, 2022
    4
    Bayonetta 3, like the previous entries, has a stellar gameplay and soundtrack. The problem arises when it comes to its story. Not only is it full of plotholes and incongruities, but it's also a total disrespect to its main characters, who appear to be "nerfed" for story and drama purposes.
    The new character doesn't go even close to offset this huge problem.
    Kamiya, you just set a whole    Bayonetta 3, like the previous entries, has a stellar gameplay and soundtrack. The problem arises when it comes to its story. Not only is it full of plotholes and incongruities, but it's also a total disrespect to its main characters, who appear to be "nerfed" for story and drama purposes.
    The new character doesn't go even close to offset this huge problem.
    Kamiya, you just set a whole fanbase on fire.    … Expand
  3. Juan19892020
    Nov 1, 2022
    4
    Mediocre! This seems to be another ps3 game from Nintendo underpowered system. The graphics are just bad. The game play is bad. This is no action game I’m this is fight enemies and sit back and enjoy the movie scenes. Don’t fall for the hype save your money and get something else.
  4. Ginzuishou
    Oct 29, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is missing a lot compared to previous entries. The combat is not as fluid as before and feels very nerfed. I always felt that the damage being done, even fully upgraded was insignificant. Viola didn’t play well at all. Her toolkit felt clunky and rushed. Only at the end when I got to play as Bayo 1 for a short time did the controls feel correct again. It might have been just me, but there were sections of the game where the tutorial blurbs on screen were very minimalistic to the point that when an action was required of me I had absolutely no idea what I had to do and had to figure it out through button mashing.
    This game introduced a lot of new mechanics/concepts that had never been part of the bayonetta series and they didn’t feel like they fit. Jeanne’s side story felt like a janky metal gear solid-esque clone. The gigantic demon parts felt like I was playing gundam. There was even a short rythym section. There were way too many railshooter sections compared to previous instalments. This was a game of extras and not a lot of the real beat-em up bayonetta we’re used to and love. The fact that we had to click the left joystick to be given a waypoints because of the new open world map style, it differed so much from previous instalments and was really weird. I get it that games need to innovate, but there’s a big difference between innovation and just slapping random elements together and calling it good. If I wanted to play different genres of games like metal gear, I would be playing that, not the hack and slash that Bayonetta is known for.
    The story in itself, is not good. We’ve come to love Bayonetta as this heroine who takes no crap from anyone and is the master of her own fate. In this instalment she can’t function without the help of others. She can’t progress the story without Luka. Everything that makes her strong and unique is stripped away. I played this game because I love the series. I’m so disappointed that this is what we got. It feels like Platinum really should go back to the roots of the series they plan on making 4.    … Expand
  5. 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
  6. 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
  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. 2B2C38
    Oct 31, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Байонетта моя любимая серия игр, я оставил в предыдущих частях сотни часов, открывал все секреты, проходил на чистую платину. И потому ожидания от продолжения были позитивными. Я ждал, что PlatinumGames сделают если не лучше, то хотя бы не хуже, потому что что-то лучше второй части представить было трудно. Игра вышла очень даже ничего, новая боевая система чувствуется действительно по-новому. Но последний час игры буквально вытянул весь кислород из дома и отбил всё желание перепроходить игру на высший ранг.

    Концовка игры это просто разочарование года. Хотя между короткой завязкой и душно затянутой развязкой сюжета почти нет, поэтому слита половина всего нарратива, если не больше. Сюжеты первой и второй части были не то что забыты, они буквально брошены в помойку, ведь Байонетты из первой и второй части оказывается теперь из разных вселенных, а новая барышня вообще никакого отношения к прошлому не имеет. Завершающая глава невыносимая тягомотина, где безликого главного злодея пытаются эпично слить 3-4 раза, пафос невероятный, ты думаешь ну всё, после этого только закликать до смерти, но нет, ты опять должен его бить с новыми силами. А после титров вообще новый босс, теперь бей его за Виолу. Это был какой-то кошмар наяву.

    Самое печальное, чего я боялся больше всего за игру, это введение в сюжет любовной линии, причём сделали её отвратительно посредственной. Прошлые части буквально стебали всех любителей пэйрингов, героиня была сильной, независимой (лол) и недосягаемой, а Лука как главный ловелас всегда был осмеян и являлся элементом комедийным. Это и другие элементы держали игру на той постироничной ноте, где Байонетта вытворяет всякие пикантности и одновременно бьёт тебя по носу, если ты тут на что-то расчитывал.

    Теперь же у нас за час до конца внезапный пэйринг с Лукой и любовь навечно. И ещё у них внезапная дочь, хотя и из другой вселенной, но вроде как считается. Поэтому теперь Байонетта умирает и да здравствует новая Байонетта, то есть Виола. Даже если и вводить какую-то любовную историю, можно было хотя бы раскрыть Луку, потому что всю игру он либо посмешище, либо про него просто забыли.

    Я не знаю как можно было так слить в трубу хорошую основу первых двух частей и вместо этого выдать пшык. Это буквально смерть франшизы, ведь старая Байонетта мертва, а вместо неё новая для молодёжных и «крутых» геймеров-панков. Надеюсь, они будут довольны, потому что мне как «лютому траеру» и «non-stop PurePlatinum» бумеру доигрывать третью часть было невыносимо душно.    … Expand
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. MightyInk
    Nov 1, 2022
    3
    Hard to believe it took so long for devs to finish this one. Mechanics are somehow more clunky than ever and the graphics look Wii U-era at best.
  12. OnlyOneHere
    Oct 31, 2022
    3
    While I did enjoy some of the boss battles and the combat system to a degree, it's pathetic that the graphics look awful. It literally looks like a mobile game. When I pay $60, I expect a game with top notch AAA quality. The story is beyond horrible. The physics are a joke. I jumped with Bayonetta on a platform full of cars, including a giant bus. Bayonetta's impact sent those vehiclesWhile I did enjoy some of the boss battles and the combat system to a degree, it's pathetic that the graphics look awful. It literally looks like a mobile game. When I pay $60, I expect a game with top notch AAA quality. The story is beyond horrible. The physics are a joke. I jumped with Bayonetta on a platform full of cars, including a giant bus. Bayonetta's impact sent those vehicles bouncing off the rock platform. Yeah I get it, it's a game about some woman with superpowers, but that doesn't mean that they have to utterly defy the law of physics by making a 95 pound girl bounce off all that enormous weight.

    When it comes to music, video game developers over exaggerate the dramatic music in a pathetic attempt at making the game feel intense. This game takes the cake in that regard. None of that is intense to me. If anything, it makes it feel like a comedy. And the gaming community wonders why this medium doesn't get taken as serious as movies or TV shows, it's because of garbage like this. The developers added boring side scrolling sections and minigames, because they are too cheap and lazy to design all levels with the core gameplay mechanics. The side scrolling character irritates me when she make the "Ha" sound, it's cringeworthy. The regular enemies are boring. Bayonetta's new voice actress is way better than the original, I'll give it that. The developers rely too much on pretty lights during every move, to give players the illusion that the game is fun.

    There is no multiplayer. So once you beat the story, there is literally not a reason to play this game again. Charging $60 for a game with no replay value is a cash grab. And the greedy developers had the audacity to charge $60 for this low quality game. I would recommend this game until there is a price drop.    … Expand
  13. 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
  14. 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 :(
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. U1QTJPP4
    Oct 29, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To be honest, I do not really like this game as much as Bayonetta 1 & even Bayonetta 2. I thought with demon slave and wink slave, there will be more fun combos to be explored, but turned out it is not the case. It is a bad decision to remove the feature that allows players to equip different weapons sets on hands and legs. I hate the kaiju fights, it felt like I am playing as a sloth, not a demon. But these Kaiju fight are not skippable verses as these are boss fights, so it is really annoying.

    Also, The Verge and Polygon reviewers were right about the character assassination. The story does not make sense at all and the characters in Bayo 3 looked soul-less. It is just going into every universe, kills off the Beta Bayo for the drama, get her demon and go?!?!
    I feel cringe to see the most badass witches, who fought gods in the previous games, became so naive in this game and get killed the stupidest way possible: facing their back to the enemies.
    Come on! The main Bayo and Jeanne have survived the witch hunts and lived for more than 500 years, and then they just believed whatever they were told blindly?! Seriously?!
    The main characters in Bayo 1 and 2 have made this franchise so loveable. But they have decided to kill them off so they can introduce Viola as the new Bayonetta?
    Sorry, but I wont get as hyped, or might not even play it anymore if there is another installment in the future.    … Expand
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. Maximillia
    Oct 31, 2022
    2
    The ending ruined whole game, I was huge fan on bayonetta but after this game i am not buying anymore more games from this series
  21. Gamerrant
    Nov 3, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I would rate 7/10 if I am a casual player that come across this franchise for the first time.
    Unfortunately, I am not. As a longtime fans for Bayonetta series, I would say this game is not worth years of waiting
    The mechanism is even worse than Bayo 2. Movesets are boring even though there are Demon Slave, Wink Slave & Demon Masquerade.
    The controls are not as intuitive as the previous 2 games, which most likely will turn some casual players away after playing a few chapters.
    Enemies are bland, even the final fight with Singularity does not feel like a boss fight.
    Unlike previous 2 games, you cannot use other characters such as Jeanne or Viola in the main story chapters. I know storytelling in Bayonetta is not its strong suit, but this one is very bad at it.
    The team decided forgo the stuff from previous games and make a side male character important with some absurd faeries, Arch-Eve & Arch-Adam settings, without providing more context. This has caused the story to make no sense at all.
    The concept on multiverse should have been interesting, but now you can only feel the hollowness in the story due to the bad writing. The events happened in every universe felt rushed.
    If you are expecting some interesting interactions between different Bayos? Forget about it!
    The background and motive of Singularity are unclear. Why he wants to destroy the worlds? Unexplained!
    If you are playing this game because you like the personalities of the characters like Bayo and Jeanne, you will be disappointed.
    The team did the characters dirty. Instead of witches lived for 500 years, Bayo in this game are just like a 15 years old damsel in distress that waits faery king to come to the rescue & Jeanne becomes a naive girl who trusts everything / everyone and got backstabbed in the end.
    My rating on the game will be higher if they have simply made the game into something like witch trials, no story needed.
    I guess this is the end of Bayonetta series since Bayonetta is already dead.    … Expand
  22. Len313
    Oct 30, 2022
    1
    Los gráficos igual que las anteriores entregas, la misma jugabilidad, platinum haciendo gal del mínimo esfuerzo y sacar mas pasta... me quedo con las entregas clásicas, esta pasa como de hace 1 generacion y ya... decepción total
  23. AlexXZ
    Nov 14, 2022
    1
    надеюсь тот лысый таракан читает комментарии
  24. Kraehe13
    Oct 30, 2022
    1
    The game itself is good.

    But the ending ruined the whole game and maybe even the franchise for me. Can't recommend it with this ending
  25. the4ears
    Nov 2, 2022
    1
    720p？2022？really？游戏画面受机能影响实在不怎么样，多重宇宙设定也莫名其妙，总体乱七八糟，不喜欢！
  26. Matcha34
    Nov 2, 2022
    1
    Worst game I’ve played in AWHILE. Only plus I’ll give this game is the creativity with her outfits lol that’s it. People are giving this game high ratings because they are in denial the game they waited for for YEARS is hot garbage.
  27. 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
  28. 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.
  29. 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
  30. 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
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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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