Bayonetta 3

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  1. Rex_miles
    Apr 2, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ¿Es un buen juego? Sí. Pero a mí no me ha gustado demasiado, y menos como Bayonetta.
    Los diseños me han parecido peores, los monstruos también. No tiene el encanto del 1 y del 2, y el plot twist se ve a multiversos. Los controles no me han gustado, aunque tiene ideas buenísimas, como intentar acercarse a los "logros" de playstation cuando en Switch no existan, para rejugar los escenarios. Es todo muy loco, la verdad.

    Por otro lado, Viola no me parece tan carismática como Bayonetta, me gustaba su toque picantón pero supongo que hoy en día eso es tabú y es mejor cambiarlo. Me recuerda más a una protagonista de Life is Strange que a una Bayonetta.

    En fin, si tuviera que resumirlo, sería así: Bayonetta 3 = Spiderman No way home + Multiverso de la Locura + bayonetta + Godzilla + NieR    … Expand
  2. EasyGamerBoi
    Aug 17, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bout time this came out. I remember watching the reveal live in 2017 & losing my MIND in excitement.. the rest is history if you know Bayonetta 3’s development. This’ll be a loaded review so lemme just preface by saying, it’s a good game but doesn’t live up to the first 2 games.
    Positives first, The soundtrack is genuinely incredible. Best in the series BY A MILE. Bayonetta is still Bayonetta, still hilarious & campy even with her new voice (Hale is a legend in the industry for a reason!), the graphics are good for a Switch game too! There were multiple parts of the game where I forgot I was playing on a last gen potato, of course the framerate will jolt me right back to reality when that happens. I don’t think it’s as bad as some reviewers made it out to be, but there are some really noticeable frame drops here which is inexcusable in 2022 for a hectic action game like this. Notice how most new switch releases ALL have performance issues? Almost like there’s a pattern & we need a update.. Anyway, I have a lot I need to complain about.. I really did not care for the combat in Bayo 3 compared to the last 2. EVERY enemy felt like damage sponges to me. I played on each difficulty to see if it was just me or the modes, but it felt the same on each difficulty. Even the most basic enemies felt like they took 5 too many hits to kill compared to the angels & demons of the other games. It ended up making the game feel slower to play and not as enjoyable to me. The demon slave additions are fun but I wasn’t as obsessed with them as I thought I’d be, some were awkward to control too. The game also peaks VERY early. The first four chapters were some of the most fun I’ve had in an action game, but right after that the game took a nosedive and never recovered imo. That’s mostly due to the story & other additions it brought with it. First of all, I didn’t think this could be a detriment to any form of entertainment but there is WAY too much variety in these chapters. Almost every 5 minutes you’re doing something different, wether it be riding the back of a giant demon down a skyscraper or having a shootout on the back of a bird, these moments are a great spectacle & some are better than others. BUT. It makes replaying levels a pain in the ***. I just want to replay some levels as Bayonetta for some good hack & slash fun, but it honestly feels like there isn’t enough of it in this game. Which leads to my next point, the Jeanne levels. They’re a decent enough distraction, but that’s all they are. If they weren’t in the game I don’t think anybody would notice. What truly killed a chunk of this game for me was Viola’s levels. Viola as a character is ok, she doesn’t really add anything to the story or have any meaningful growth (that isn’t completely forced), but playing as her? I’d rather be castrated. I HATED every single time I was put in control of her. No matter what I tried I just could not adjust to playing as her after being used to Bayonetta for so many years, Viola’s block witch-time mechanic must be bugged because it hardly works no matter my timing, I’ve asked other Bayonetta fans about this & they’ve confirmed my suspicions. Hopefully they fix that but Viola is damn near unplayable & terrible. To FORCE themselves to call her Bayonetta is the biggest slap in the face after THAT ending. Also, why insult people that play on casual mode with those “clear badges” for every encounter instead of still giving them regular rankings like the last 2 games did on their easy modes? It’s not like this game is hard. I played on Standard & whenever I was in trouble I could just pause the game and heal in the menu. No risk of death at all. The story is just a mess. Like I said it started out AMAZING, but quickly devolved into convoluted nonsense that isn’t explained, or done so in stupid ways. Bayonetta games aren’t revered for their stories, but at least you could follow the first 2 stories without being annoyed or confused & that was enough for me to be invested in them. Last thing I want to touch on is Bayonetta & Luka, while yes it was touching to see her finally embrace Luka in a loving way, I didn’t think it would be in THAT way. I get these are different versions of the characters than what we're used to, but it still feels so weird. Especially if this is the same Cereza from the first game that Luka was taking care of.. groomer alert. And yes Bayonetta IS BI, I would prefer her with Jeanne like most people, but this is a multiverse story so not every version will be with Jeanne. It’s almost like everyone forgot the meaning of the word BISEXUAL as soon as the ending hit. But I dislike the ending for more reasons than just Big Nintendo probably vetoing a popular same sex relationship for one that doesn’t make much sense canonically. Overall, Bayonetta 3 is a decent game still, but one that thoroughly disappointed me more than almost any other game this year.    … Expand
  3. Dyskord
    Nov 6, 2022
    7
    - Gameplay 8/10
    - Graphics 8/10
    - Performance 8/10
    - Music 10/10
    - Story 6/10
    - Re-playability 6/10
    - Value 8/10

    - Overall Score 7/10
  4. AeternaInsomnia
    Nov 3, 2022
    7
    It's a good game, just not a great game like Bayo 1 and Bayo 2. There's alot done right, and alot done wrong. Story being the worst, while combat reimagining being best.

    Definitely the weakest in the trilogy, but still good.
  5. Soracifer88
    Jun 25, 2023
    7
    I consider bayonetta2 in the top 3 of action games and unfortunately i am disappointed in many aspects of this sequel.
    Some things work like the summons, when you control the demons directly is a fun new mechanic that transforms many fights into a kaiju battle, the semi-demonic transformation of Bayonetta in various forms adds fun and platforming to the exploration phases and in general    I consider bayonetta2 in the top 3 of action games and unfortunately i am disappointed in many aspects of this sequel.
    Some things work like the summons, when you control the demons directly is a fun new mechanic that transforms many fights into a kaiju battle, the semi-demonic transformation of Bayonetta in various forms adds fun and platforming to the exploration phases and in general the game has a good amount of content... but unfortunately the game has many negative aspects, having removed the possibility of equipping different weapons to the arms and legs has removed a lot of the possibilities in the combos which now result all very identical no matter which weapon you use, viola is a character with a very bad characterization and very "castrated" gameplay, in general the story is a real mess the actions of the characters make no sense, the villain has zero context and explanation, the ending very disappointing and worrying for the future of the series

    pros:
    +Gameplay remains fun
    +the climax battles between kaiju
    +Good amount of content, even in the post game with good extra challenges

    Con:
    -Lack of real variety in the combo option
    -Story is a mess, the characters don't know what they're doing and the villain is without context and motivation.
    -Viola is terrible

    Bayonetta 3 is overall a fun action game but far from the quality of the previous entry in the series... a bit dissapoing.    … Expand
  6. dacca
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mais uma vez a Platinum cagando em algum aspecto do jogo. Performance lamentável e gráficos datados em comparação a outros jogos presente no switch.… Expand
  7. LeonGehste
    Oct 29, 2022
    7
    Been a fan of Bayonetta since the first game came out back on the PS3/Xbox 360 and was excited when a 3rd was announced. The gameplay and battle system of the game is one of the best things of the game along with certain Boss fights, I won't say to avoid spoiling anyone. The story in my opinion is OK at best, the first half was good then it kinda started losing itself at a certain point.Been a fan of Bayonetta since the first game came out back on the PS3/Xbox 360 and was excited when a 3rd was announced. The gameplay and battle system of the game is one of the best things of the game along with certain Boss fights, I won't say to avoid spoiling anyone. The story in my opinion is OK at best, the first half was good then it kinda started losing itself at a certain point. Lot of seriousness at parts and silliness as well. Overall i enjoyed what I played but i do have some worry about the future for the series.… Expand
  8. skullketsu
    Nov 2, 2022
    7
    Bayonetta 3's stories crushed my hopes and dreams. It falls into a bland formula in the beginning, and gets even worse at the end, leaving me with more questions than answers. If this game was only story, I would probably give it a 3, but thankfully, the gameplay is absolutely stellar as per usual. Although I do think that demon masquerade is a bit of a downgrade compared to the simplerBayonetta 3's stories crushed my hopes and dreams. It falls into a bland formula in the beginning, and gets even worse at the end, leaving me with more questions than answers. If this game was only story, I would probably give it a 3, but thankfully, the gameplay is absolutely stellar as per usual. Although I do think that demon masquerade is a bit of a downgrade compared to the simpler mechanics of the first two games, combos are extremely fun and demon slave is perfect. Viola's style is personally not one I like, but I can see why others enjoy her. I also think everything is much clearer in the game, like Rodin's shop, accessories, umbran tears of blood, unlocking new skills--its all made much simpler and is also much cheaper, thankfully. I also have a hand full of nitpicks, like how the demon riding sections feel clunky, lack of costumes aside from the other bayonettas you meet, torture attacks being less satisfying to execute, no separate feet weapons, some levels not being distinct enough, etc., but none of that takes away from how fun the game can be. If you love hack and slashes, this is definitely a game you should play!! However, if you're a diehard Bayonetta fan, be prepared for a much weaker story than previous entries. I think Bayonetta 1 and 2 are much better games both story and (to an extent) gameplay wise, but I still recommend the game.… Expand
  9. walber33
    Nov 5, 2022
    7
    Eu tinha grandes expectativas pra esse jogo e acabei me decepcionando com algumas coisas, principalmente o foco em summons, a retirada da opção de equipar armas nos pés e/ou mãos e a performance. Apesar disso o jogo ainda é bom e o mais bonito da serie.
  10. bulborbplushie
    Nov 15, 2022
    7
    Good but its easily the weakest of all the bayo games, alot of the unique creative ideas arent all too expanded on but its still quite a blast, hope bayo 4 is better
  11. LinkByte
    Nov 15, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Em 2020 eu comecei um canal no youtube e bayonetta se tornou um dos principais assuntos que abordo nele, sendo até o único canal brasileiro focado nela. A espera pro terceiro jogo estava grande e posso dizer que em certos sentidos o terceiro jogo foi muito superior aos antecessores, mas que nos quesitos ruins ele também se destacou muito. Pra começar, vamos aos acertos do jogo:

    O combate certamente é o melhor de toda a saga é fluído e bonito. A exploração é divertida principalmente quando usamos o demon masquarede ou as habilidades dos demônios. O demon slave foi o grande acerto do terceiro título, controlar nossos parceiros infernais que eram meros artifícios de finalizar inimigos torna o jogo diverso e mais interessante, cada um tem sua habilidade única, tornando as lutas criativas. As fases com Jeanne são um respiro de criatividade e diversão. As novas armas são interessantes e muito bem desenhadas. o design do excelente departamento de arte da platinum continua no terceiro game e sem demonstrar sinais de ociosidade ou cansaço. Bayonetta interagindo com suas variantes é um ponto alto da história. Viola é uma excelente nova personagem. A árvore de habilidades. Excelentes momentos de ação. E claro, a trilha sonora, está impecável!

    Agora onde o jogo peca: uma câmera terrível e sofrível, que consegue em certos momentos ser pior que a do primeiro jogo. Não podemos mais customizar armas nas mãos e pernas de maneira separada, sendo que isso era um identidade da franquia. Quedas de resolução e fps que deixam o jogo com qualidade gráfica por vezes inferior aos 2 anteriores. Existem bugs de hitbox que não eram pra estar em um título que levou 8 anos pra ser desenvolvido. A gameplay da viola não é tão divertida quanto a de Bayonetta ou até de Jeanne. Esse jogo tem a história mais mal escrita de toda a saga, cheio de furos e contradições. Singularity é o pior antagonista da saga. Existem muitas áreas grande sem absolutamente nada a se fazer. Alguns acessórios quebram a gameplay, por exemplo um impede que seus demônios entrem em rage mesmo sofrendo grande danos, permitindo assim você usa-los a vontade sem sofrer consequências. Por vezes temos fases secretas pouco inspiradas.

    Minha nota pra esse novo game da nossa querida bruxa é 7.5, poderia ser muito mais se certas ideias tivessem um desenvolvimento melhor. Se realmente você for um grande fã compensa comprar pelo preço cheio, se estiver afim de conhecer a saga, os 2 primeiros games são uma pedida melhor.    … Expand
  12. Alirezakratos
    Dec 6, 2022
    7
    good game bayoneta 3 and bayoneta2 very good best game nintendo best game play
  13. J_R
    May 14, 2023
    7
    7.1/10

    The first Bayonetta game I didn't immediately start a second play through after finishing it. I actually haven't even bothered to go back and play it again. Pretty much everything here feels like a step backwards from Bayonetta 1 and 2. Gameplay is like two steps sideways and one step backwards. Cut scenes, dialogue and characters are less entertaining. Story is meh. Some    7.1/10

    The first Bayonetta game I didn't immediately start a second play through after finishing it. I actually haven't even bothered to go back and play it again.

    Pretty much everything here feels like a step backwards from Bayonetta 1 and 2. Gameplay is like two steps sideways and one step backwards. Cut scenes, dialogue and characters are less entertaining. Story is meh. Some parts of the game don't look that great and it doesn't always run smoothly. It's bloated and feels like it drags on way too long.

    Bayonetta 3 is worth playing through and it's still fun and engaging just nowhere near much as it was in the previous two games.

    7.1/10    … Expand
  14. kiwijinxter
    Jun 20, 2023
    6
    *** EDIT: 20 June 2023 ***

    Revised score from 10 to 6 now that I finished the game. Having played through the entire game, I find that it's the weakest of the 3 in the Bayonetta series. The Switch control struggles with the large monsters at times, and the exploration gets a bit confusing at times, and overall the game does get tired because it loses the fluidity of ongoing combat from    *** EDIT: 20 June 2023 ***

    Revised score from 10 to 6 now that I finished the game. Having played through the entire game, I find that it's the weakest of the 3 in the Bayonetta series. The Switch control struggles with the large monsters at times, and the exploration gets a bit confusing at times, and overall the game does get tired because it loses the fluidity of ongoing combat from the first 2 games. Overall it's still Bayonetta, but it's no match for #1 and #2, with #2 being my favourite.

    *** Earlier review below ***

    It's full-on Bayonetta action, but much BIGGER and BADDER, a masterpiece!

    Well, it took FOREVER for Nintendo and Platinum to release Bayonetta 3 and I'm only too glad it's finally here. I absolutely love the Bayonetta series so I replayed Bayonetta 1 and 2 back to back in readiness for this. Was Bayonetta 3 worth the wait? You bet! While I'm relatively early in the game, I can assure Bayonetta fans that Bayonetta 3 introduces new mechanics like the monster-controlling Demon Slave move very early on, so there's no time to feel as if this is just a same old Bayonetta game. When I first activated Demon Slave, it brought back the same feeling as when Mario first took over the T-Rex in Super Mario Odyssey. There's a certain "weight" to the monsters you control in Demon Slave, and it feels good. Because of the much larger scale of monsters you control, some fights are really between giants - a bit like King Kong vs Godzilla. This makes Bayonetta 3 the most epic in terms of scale of some battles.

    If you're new to Bayonetta, you're in for a treat. Bayonetta is an action game. An over-the-top action game. The signature of Bayonetta games is the crazy, over the top, non-stop bombastic action sequences and combos you can do. In this 3rd outing all the crazy over the top action moves remain, and certain levels have some exploration to be done, but some other things are different. For example, you upgrade your abilities in a slightly more "RPG" way and the enemies seem more agile and fluid than their rather rocky and hard predecessors. In some way, it makes them just slightly more challenging than the early baddies from the early games. But with the ability to change difficulties anytime, you can change it to whatever suits you best. Of course, the original voice of Bayonetta has changed hands from Hellena Taylor to Jennifer Hale. I prefer Hellena's voice due to stronger inflexions but I think I'll get used to Jennifer's eventually.

    As for the story (no spoilers here), right at the very beginning of the story, I thought, no way they're doing this to Bayonetta but I'll leave you to discover the story! All in all, I can say it's certainly worth the wait for the Umbran Witch's return. Bayonetta is just brilliant as ever. Love it.    … Expand
  15. OutlawTX
    Oct 30, 2022
    6
    I absolutely love Bayonetta 1&2 and own them on multiple systems. Both were spectacularly over the top spectacles that were fun and campy yet stylish and sexy bound together with near perfect combat. First and foremost the combat just seems off in 3. It doesn’t feel as fluid as its predecessors. Also, I’ve noticed that the camera seems to always be in the wrong place for being able to seeI absolutely love Bayonetta 1&2 and own them on multiple systems. Both were spectacularly over the top spectacles that were fun and campy yet stylish and sexy bound together with near perfect combat. First and foremost the combat just seems off in 3. It doesn’t feel as fluid as its predecessors. Also, I’ve noticed that the camera seems to always be in the wrong place for being able to see attacks, making the perfect dodge move incredibly frustrating. The combos just don’t seem to have the punch that they once did. It seems like the demon summoning makes the actual fun, fluid combat take a back seat while you lumber around controlling the big slow, dopey demons. And my God, that stupid hurtling through Tokyo on the dragon level was sooo bad. So annoyingly stupid. What really doesn’t help the game is the Switch’s capabilities. Grainy resolution with PS3 era graphics. The other thing that’s off are the characters faces. There’s times that they look fantastic but far too often they just look off and kind of weird. I wanted to love this game and was so excited for it but I’m incredibly disappointed. It feels like a less capable developer tried to make a Bayonetta game. I don’t even know if I’ll finish it.… Expand
  16. RowanBlack
    Nov 6, 2022
    6
    By the end of my play through I was feeling underwhelmed by the experience. What started as flashy and over the top felt more mundane by the end. For a game based so much on style and looks it really needed an upgrade in graphics. The levels looked dull and the character models while nice felt very old and dated. The switch just doesn't have the power to show off what this game.By the end of my play through I was feeling underwhelmed by the experience. What started as flashy and over the top felt more mundane by the end. For a game based so much on style and looks it really needed an upgrade in graphics. The levels looked dull and the character models while nice felt very old and dated. The switch just doesn't have the power to show off what this game. Nothing about the game is broken but by the end of the month I might forget I played it.… Expand
  17. Jaime00011
    Nov 27, 2022
    6
    Conocí al personaje de Bayonetta allá por el año 2016, cuando entró en Smash Bros 4.

    Entonces, empecé a interesarme por el personaje, he jugado sus juegos mil veces hasta el día de hoy. Vengo a exponer de manera objetiva e insesgada mi opinión de lo que es el juego. La nota que se verá reflejada la pondré cuando termine la review. Pasaré a exponer punto por punto: - Actriz de voz,    Conocí al personaje de Bayonetta allá por el año 2016, cuando entró en Smash Bros 4.

    Entonces, empecé a interesarme por el personaje, he jugado sus juegos mil veces hasta el día de hoy. Vengo a exponer de manera objetiva e insesgada mi opinión de lo que es el juego. La nota que se verá reflejada la pondré cuando termine la review.

    Pasaré a exponer punto por punto:

    - Actriz de voz, Jennifer Hale:
    Hubo una polémica en este apartado.
    La anterior actriz de voz dio unos motivos de porque no participaría en esta saga, que le pagaban poco básicamente, y pidió boicot de la comunidad al juego. Conforme pasó el tiempo ella misma admitió, básicamente (aquí hay límites de caracteres) que mintió descaradamente.

    La comunidad se volcó en su contra, esta historia es importante saberla, ahora pasemos al juego en sí.

    La nueva actriz de voz tiene una voz idéntica, clavada, igualita la anterior, prácticamente es la misma voz. Sin embargo es muy distinto, el tono, el timbre de la voz, y eso se nota si has jugado mucho bayo 1 y 2, sobre todo en escenas de bayo 3 que parece otro personaje por un tono de voz que no tiene nada que ver con lo que ha sido históricamente el personaje de Bayonetta, mucho mucho menos "badass".

    - Apartado gráfico y diseño de niveles:
    Cualquier persona que haya jugado recientemente a bayonetta 2 y pasó a jugar bayonetta 3 ha notado un cambio artístico notable. Este cambio no ha estado exento de polémica, pues hay quien piensa que es un paso atrás mientras que a otros no les desagrada este nuevo apartado.

    Hay una cosa que es cierta, sin este cambio gráfico, probablemente, no podríamos haber disfrutado de zonas y diseños de niveles mas amplios respecto a los juegos anteriores. ¿Era necesario niveles con zonas mas grandes? Juzguen ustedes mismos, yo creo que no.

    El apartado gráfico, objetivamente, se ha visto mermado sobre todo en comparación con la anterior entrega, Bayonetta 2 y es fácil comprobarlo, solo una búsqueda en YouTube te dejará ver una caída en los detalles, detalles que al final, dan una notable mejor sensación de mejor acabado en su conjunto.

    - Combate y mecánicas:
    Sin duda, esta es la mayor mejora que ha tenido el juego. Pasamos a tener nuevas armas, nuevos combos, nuevos demonios y nuevas mecánicas. Sin embargo un paso atrás dado es que a diferencia de los juegos anteriores, no podemos alternar de armas entre bazo y pierna. Esto tiene un sentido ya que le han dado "personalidad" a las armas, aún así creo que se podría haber hecho sin temor a perder esta cualidad.

    Lo mejor de todo es la introducción del Demonio Esclavo. En Bayonetta 1 los demonios salían sólo para el climax, en el 2 con el Infinite Climax y el Climax, aquí puede salir cuando tu quieras en el combate, dando muchas posibilidades y alteraciones positivas en el mismo.

    -Historia:
    La historia me produce una extraña sensación, la sensación de una idea prometedora, interesante y en parte, continuista para la saga. Pero ha sido todo lo contrario, es una historia que, pese a tener cabida perfectamente en el universo de bayonetta no me parece la mejor ejecución. Hay momentos, escenas, espectaculares y únicas que hasta me pusieron los pelos de punta, sin embargo hay otras que son dignas de olvidar, y esto pasa sobre todo al final.

    Hay una frase que definiría una parte importante de mi indignación con este juego:"Yo pensé que compré bayonetta 3".Esta frase viene referida a que gran parte del juego no jugaremos con la protagonista. Algo que en algunos juegos, como en The last of Us es algo sorprendente y emocionante, en bayonetta 3 se sobreexplota de tal manera que ya no se si estoy jugando a bayonetta 3 o a otro juego. Mini juegos muy recurrentes para seguir la historia, innecesarios en mi opinión, a lo mejor no quiero jugar taaaanto a eso, a lo mejor lo que quiero es hacer combos.

    También, la obligación de usar a X personaje para este capítulo. Me parece perfecto que este personaje sea relevante y recomiendes jugarlo con él pues de ese va el capítulo, pero dame la opción de usar a la protagonista principal en batallas, a lo mejor no me gusta jugar con el otro personaje por sus mecánicas. En juegos como Bayonetta 1 y 2, en determinadas partes usabas a otro personaje, pero de manera aislada y casual, dando así el efecto wow de controlar a otro personaje a parte del principal. Aquí todo eso se desmorona. Pero no todo es un desastre, como he dicho hay escenas, que son muy alucinantes y que si le hubieran prestado mas atención en vez de hacer constantemente el efecto wow en todo, la historia hubiera transcurrido mucho mejor.

    También la introducción de nuevos personajes y habilidades a otros mas antiguos que no acabo de entender que pintan ahí después de dos juegos donde no se sospechaba nada, pero bueno, el problema sigue siendo el mismo, la idea buena. La ejecución, sin duda, no fue la mejor.

    -Mi nota objetiva es 6,5    … Expand
  18. MetalAd
    Oct 31, 2022
    6
    A game with great potential ultimately brought down by weird design choices. First off, the prologue is very well done and the combat is as great as ever. Weapons are all fun to use while still playing differently and the new demon puppet gimmick is also pretty fun if used correctly. Speaking of, that really seems to be the thing for this game: gimmicks. Bayonetta 3 is basically the ProzDA game with great potential ultimately brought down by weird design choices. First off, the prologue is very well done and the combat is as great as ever. Weapons are all fun to use while still playing differently and the new demon puppet gimmick is also pretty fun if used correctly. Speaking of, that really seems to be the thing for this game: gimmicks. Bayonetta 3 is basically the ProzD skit about too many game mechanics. Boss battles completely lack the fun and creativity of the first game (it doesn’t help that the enemy design is completely boring and forgettable). A whole chapter dedicated solely to a massive multi phase boss battle? Nah, those days are gone. Here’s a standard enemy with a bigger HP bar and some mini game at the end. Rock-paper-scissors, holding a target over the enemy or spamming a single button until the enemy is gone. None of those are actually fun. Neither are the 2D levels as Jeanne, but at least those are short. However, by far the worst gimmick is Viola.
    Where do I even start? Viola is probably the worst playable character I have seen in many years. Imagine 2013 DmC Donte except ten times worse. She looks like a clown, acts like a clown and plays like the Walmart version of Raiden from MGR. Even her voice acting performance is pretty lackluster (apparently she’s voiced by some influencer in the English dub, which kinda figures). Being forced to play as her feels like some form of punishment for enjoying the Bayonetta levels too much. Her gameplay lacks the variety that Bayo has, she feels stiff and awkward and her counter move is really weird to pull of. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Not that it actually matters because you can’t use it anyway when you summon Cheshire, which is what you need to do if you actually want to do some damage. Then there is also the smart decision to have the block button also do a homing-in-move, in other words if you are unlucky instead of blocking you are diving right into the enemy attack. Great design choice. Even her role in the story is completely irrelevant. All she does is telling Bayo and Jeanne what to do at the beginning and that’s about it. You could write her completely out of the story and nothing would change, in fact it would only improve things. It’s obvious that PG didn’t really put too much thought into her and her sole purpose is to attract the western Gen-Z audience that majors in gender studies and gets offended over everything. The questionable naïve angel mode is just further proof of that. That kind of westernization of Japanese games was very common in the PS360 days and killed many beloved franchises (Ninja Gaiden, Final Fantasy, Resident Evil to only name a few). Bayonetta didn’t fall quite as hard as those; you can still have fun if the game lets you. However, this is the first game in the franchise where I’m not trying to go for completion and it’s also the first time I’m not looking forward to a potential sequel, especially after that terrible, terrible ending.    … Expand
  19. ImperialMarch
    Nov 1, 2022
    6
    Very stylish and overall nice game. However, clunky control is on some of Demon slaves movement and in walkthrough mini games. I don't know why Platinum likes mini games this much.
    Also terrible POV in battle is not easy to overcome and makes hard you get Pure Platinum grade.
    Awful graphic and framerate are because of limited performance of Switch too. IMO, Bayonetta 2 is all time best    Very stylish and overall nice game. However, clunky control is on some of Demon slaves movement and in walkthrough mini games. I don't know why Platinum likes mini games this much.
    Also terrible POV in battle is not easy to overcome and makes hard you get Pure Platinum grade.
    Awful graphic and framerate are because of limited performance of Switch too.
    IMO, Bayonetta 2 is all time best of the series, 1 is next, and 3 is last position.    … Expand
  20. bohalaa
    Jun 29, 2023
    6
    Story 0/10
    Gameplay 10/10
    Graphics 6/10
    Art style 8/10
    Puzzles and treasures 5/10
    Music 9/10
    (I bought bayonetta game to play half the game with none bayonetta character)
    I like the gameplay of bayonetta and the art, the story is trash and hurts the old fan and force you to play with side character.
  21. BlackSp1der
    Nov 1, 2022
    6
    The graphic quality of the game is disappointing, perhaps the problem is that the switch hardware can no longer handle games that should be released on more powerful consoles.
  22. Omar86
    Nov 7, 2022
    6
    Third times the charm amazing game great combat awesome . Unfortunately it’s held back the switches old hardware almost unplayable
  23. Nightscape_
    Dec 1, 2022
    6
    I love the first two games; this feels almost nothing like them. It’s like I am playing Avengers mixed with Godzilla rather than Bayonetta. Nothing in this game feels original. Instead, it's like they ripped off a bunch of action movies.

    The story is abysmal. It makes no sense in terms of the universe the past two Bayonetta games set up. Where in the first two games, the story was an    I love the first two games; this feels almost nothing like them. It’s like I am playing Avengers mixed with Godzilla rather than Bayonetta. Nothing in this game feels original. Instead, it's like they ripped off a bunch of action movies.

    The story is abysmal. It makes no sense in terms of the universe the past two Bayonetta games set up. Where in the first two games, the story was an integral part of the gaming experience, you can tell the story was an afterthought and is only there to set up a bunch of gimmicky fights.

    Every five minutes they have you doing some weird mini game. No joke, at one point I had to play a version of rock-paper-scissors. I loved the fight mechanics in the first two games, but just like the story, game-play refinement took a backseat to gimmicky action scenes. Instead of quality story writing, we get big explosions and Kaiju.

    While I think the music is fine and there were no bugs or glitches that I encountered, the game design itself is subpar. All the levels feel empty and soulless. You will see land in the distance, thinking you can jump there, just to have the game force you back to where you were and penalize you by damaging you. You get penalized in this game for trying to explore. The the scale of enemies and the camera rotation will get you damaged if not outright killed now and again – it is not terrible but frustrating. I never had this problem in the first two games. And I have to say, the English voice acting for a new girl in the game is horrible! I had to mention her because it is the first thing you hear in the game and throughout. It's like nails on a chalk board. Gimmicky fights, cheap deaths, poor level design, bad voice acting (except from the main cast, their still good), and a dreadful story.

    I was so excited for a new Bayonetta game but instead it feels like I am playing a bad action movie with a paper-thin plot. It's all about explosions and giant monsters with this game. I don’t know what happened behind the scenes to make them choose this direction for Bayonetta, but whoever was in charge, I really hope they have been let go and are no longer working with the company. This is barely Bayonetta.

    This is a sad day as I cannot recommend Bayonetta 3. Skip this game; don’t end up depressed, let down, and out $60, like I am.    … Expand
  24. roobb68
    Dec 14, 2022
    6
    I like the gameplay but the rest is very disappointing. The graphics have not evolved since bayonetta 2 (2011). the environments and story are not inspired and the colors are sad.
  25. Insane_Gamer
    Feb 2, 2023
    6
    The first game in the series that I completely completed. Because it was translated into Russian, so it was easier for me to understand the mechanics. Now I want to go through parts 1 and 2.

    The game is cheerful, it's fun to fight and kill demons. A LOT of different abilities, I didn’t even have time to dive into everything for the passage. A bunch of different combo attacks. Pumped    The first game in the series that I completely completed. Because it was translated into Russian, so it was easier for me to understand the mechanics. Now I want to go through parts 1 and 2.

    The game is cheerful, it's fun to fight and kill demons. A LOT of different abilities, I didn’t even have time to dive into everything for the passage. A bunch of different combo attacks.

    Pumped up graphics and performance. In some places the game looks very bad. 60fps is not stable, there are drawdowns up to 40, this distracts from the unbridled fun.

    Also annoying gameplay for Viola. There are so few attacks, and a witch's parry hour is not a good idea. I didn't like that I couldn't control Cheshire.

    Levels for Zhana ... what was it and why? It's like the game was stretched out on purpose. Large locations for "research" also seemed superfluous.

    The plot is ordinary, without a twist. But the last chapter was done with dignity, the scale of the fight and the power of the enemy were felt.

    In general, the game left a pleasant impression, but not without drawbacks.    … Expand
  26. ket
    Feb 19, 2023
    5
    I'm new to Bayonetta, so this review is from the perspective of a player who has never played Bayonetta before, I have put probably 8-10hrs into the game now though so have a feel of the fundamentals. I'd strongly encourage anyone reading this read it fully because there is more than meets the eye here.

    Combat Mechanics: 1. Combat is both the worst and best thing about B3, the    I'm new to Bayonetta, so this review is from the perspective of a player who has never played Bayonetta before, I have put probably 8-10hrs into the game now though so have a feel of the fundamentals. I'd strongly encourage anyone reading this read it fully because there is more than meets the eye here.

    Combat Mechanics:

    1. Combat is both the worst and best thing about B3, the animations are fluid but execution is about as modern as Tekken 1 on PSX. You have a huge move list for each weapon (too huge, and combined is rather overwhelming) with combos to memorise but there is zero ability to invent your own combos with the provided moves, memorising set-in-stone button combinations in order to pull off something is not fun and feels archaic, Tekken 3 23 years ago broke this mold successfully, yes, it was archaic back then, let alone almost a quarter of a century later. This rigidity will relegate most players to simple punch, kick, or gun moves and your enjoyment will be severely impacted because of it.

    2. Dodging in the game is awful, Bayonetta is nowhere near agile enough for the frantic pace of combat. I'm no stranger to games like this being accustomed to other games like DMC and Tekken to be perfectly frank dodging/blocking mechanics feels like a Tekken 1 alpha experiment.

    3. Bayo 3 does an extremely poor job of letting you get a feel for the controls the game throws you into several large bombastic battles in a row starting you off at 1000 miles an hour, if you have never played a DMC or Tekken title you're going to have a very rough start. Compounding this hectic, jarring start is the fact that just as you might be getting some basic momentum in battle - in the middle of the fight - the game throws up text boxes completely destroying any rudimentary momentum you might have been getting increasing learning curve difficulty, this happens several times at various points, too.

    4. There are a lot of cut scenes during and between combat at the start, during the boss fights, constantly wrestling control away from you in the middle of a fight is DO NOT DO 101 stuff.

    5. During loading you can hit a button and practice moves against thin air, this in itself is fine, however during this "training mode" is also where probably one of the most irritating things about the game occurs, you have a combo menu that displays all of Bayonetta's moves for the equipped weapon but while you might be trying to learn one particular move the list will automatically scroll to a button combination the game "thinks" you are trying to do meaning you're always going to be losing sight of the more complex combinations you are practicing. This is also where you will encounter your first bug in the game, you can't manually scroll the combo list even though you are very clearly meant to be able to.

    6. Where the hell is hit stun?

    Controls:

    Combat controls are not great, holding the ZL button will allow you to summon the currently equipped demon, that's cool, what's not cool is that you HAVE to keep holding the ZL button down while trying to control your demon, why the hell is the ZL button not a toggle? Worst of all is that there are 4 control layouts but NONE of them are customisable so you can't set your own control scheme.

    Story:

    This actually is quite solid from what I've (kindo of) worked out of it so far, what really let's it down though is that while the game offers a recap from Bayo 1 and 2 (I assume for new players) it is essentially LOCKED from new players requiring 1000.. rings?.. to purchase from the "Gates of Hell" shop meaning all new players are going to be stumbling around in the dark in terms of story plot, twists, and turns as well.

    Graphics/Performance:

    Graphics I don't find anything overly jarring however there is extremely heavy use of dithering which looks horrifically ugly, a lot of textures are also low resolution and muddy. I'm an old fashioned type of gamer and always have prioritised gameplay over graphics but when you have serious gameplay issues AND graphics that aren't all that stellar you've got serious problems.

    I have no doubt the reason for the heavy use of dithering and low resolution textures in B3 is all in aid of trying to hit 60FPS but the reality is frame rate is a mess in B3, even with Patch 1.2, and the devs absolutely should release another patch locking frame rate to 30FPS and use the performance headroom to improve docked resolution much closer to 1080p rather than what it is, which is 800p or so I'd say.

    How was it once put by Gavin Archer from Mass Effect 2? "Man's reach exceeding his grasp..." is very apt here.

    There's a good game in this mess, but Platinum REALLY need to address at least the majority of issues mentioned to get Bayonetta 3 to the level it deserves. I do have Bayonetta 1 and 2 on the way so that should tell you I don't consider Bayonetta 3 bad, it just has a massive amount of technical and gameplay issues.    … Expand
  27. GamergodsFail
    Nov 18, 2022
    5
    Bayonetta is unfortunately a series descending in quality, with 1 being the best and this one BY FAR the worst. It's mainly due in part of a very boring and unoriginal "multiverse" story, some bad framerate and camera issues, as well as some very infuriatingly bad level design. Combat-wise, it's still a decent action game, and Jennifer Hale does her part of the new main voice well enough.Bayonetta is unfortunately a series descending in quality, with 1 being the best and this one BY FAR the worst. It's mainly due in part of a very boring and unoriginal "multiverse" story, some bad framerate and camera issues, as well as some very infuriatingly bad level design. Combat-wise, it's still a decent action game, and Jennifer Hale does her part of the new main voice well enough. I do like most of the inferno demon summons that add even more and variety and spice to the combat, but there are times where it's just a cool gimmick that doesn't stick the landing. In between all the story and verses are these drawn out, open-ended areas that serve you nothing but frustrating trial-and-error platform challenges that very often they go feeling unrewarded. This may personally be my biggest disappointment of the year. I tried so hard to like it. I just can't.… Expand
  28. Spassbremse
    Nov 18, 2022
    5
    Easily the most ambitious game in the series, it unfortunately lacks the focus of the previous games, which let's the whole affair down. The Bayonetta segments of the game are terrific, but the campaign is split into three character campaigns: Bayonetta, Viola, and Jeanne. The other two characters' sections are boring, tedious or both. The game is fun some of the time, just not all theEasily the most ambitious game in the series, it unfortunately lacks the focus of the previous games, which let's the whole affair down. The Bayonetta segments of the game are terrific, but the campaign is split into three character campaigns: Bayonetta, Viola, and Jeanne. The other two characters' sections are boring, tedious or both. The game is fun some of the time, just not all the time, and the unfun bits are far too frequent and debilitating. I still think Bayo 2 is the strongest entry in the series.… Expand
  29. JeepDaddyMac46
    Jul 15, 2023
    5
    If you love this series and the stellar fast paced combat, skip this one and stick with Bayonetta 2. The story is very poorly done, basically the meta verse comes to Bayonetta. The big issue here is the clunky combat thanks to the poorly implemented demon controls. This could have been a fun addition, but instead it’s a slow, clunky, irresponsive mechanic that you wish wasn’t included.If you love this series and the stellar fast paced combat, skip this one and stick with Bayonetta 2. The story is very poorly done, basically the meta verse comes to Bayonetta. The big issue here is the clunky combat thanks to the poorly implemented demon controls. This could have been a fun addition, but instead it’s a slow, clunky, irresponsive mechanic that you wish wasn’t included. Your favorite characters are here, but the story is so bad that they cannot make it shine. Graphically it’s worse than Bayonetta 2. Hopefully, if they make a Bayonetta 4 it will be on next Gen hardware and if we are stick with the demon control portions, they actually make those parts fun. Love my Switch but some titles need more powerful hardware and Bayonetta is suffering here.… Expand
  30. r0mer0
    Oct 30, 2022
    5
    Reducing frame rate and resolution in a game designed exclusively for a single platform with known hardware is inexcusable.
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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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