Bayonetta 3

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  1. 7combo
    Nov 5, 2022
    9
    It is less beautiful than part 2 because most of the game is centralized in apocalyptic events where everything is been destroyed with enormous stages, what makes the game look inferior graphically, something I realized that when I call one of my giants demons they Looks Graphically better than Bayonetta 3D model specially MADAMA BUTTERFLY what make me think maybe is because of the angleIt is less beautiful than part 2 because most of the game is centralized in apocalyptic events where everything is been destroyed with enormous stages, what makes the game look inferior graphically, something I realized that when I call one of my giants demons they Looks Graphically better than Bayonetta 3D model specially MADAMA BUTTERFLY what make me think maybe is because of the angle they choose for the camera which focus in the the demon, which make sense because is what you controlling as a character in that moment, but overall Good new mecanics, a lot cut scenes, and a lot new ways to play, amazing and fun gameplay so many slave demons and fight styles, with one of the best final battles I had palyed, I love it.… Expand
  2. 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
  3. lolhhh
    Nov 1, 2022
    10
    great game with excellent action, even for platinum games very Impressive works well and has great music
  4. Chronfox
    Nov 1, 2022
    10
    Easily the best bayonetta game, it’s not even close. A certain group of players are giving low scores simply because the main character isn’t their preferred sexual orientation, it’s quiet pathetic really. The gameplay is better than it’s ever been and the story as well is very well written. Way better than past games. It’s already a number 1 best seller on the eshop and is selling moreEasily the best bayonetta game, it’s not even close. A certain group of players are giving low scores simply because the main character isn’t their preferred sexual orientation, it’s quiet pathetic really. The gameplay is better than it’s ever been and the story as well is very well written. Way better than past games. It’s already a number 1 best seller on the eshop and is selling more than past entries. It’s a massive success. Congrats to Platinum. Looking forward to the future.… Expand
  5. Luis64
    Nov 2, 2022
    10
    Juegazo!! Lo siento por los piperos y los Pcerdos pero este juego es exclusivo de Nintendo y no va a llegar a su plataforma.
  6. Dayon
    Nov 2, 2022
    10
    Best Bayonetta game I see in awhile since Bayonetta 2 and that’s saying something.
  7. rexxington
    Nov 2, 2022
    8
    It is a fun game, but I do find some of the controls to be annoying to say the least, which is why I'm giving it an 8. Currently I am attempting to do the viola challenge that requires you to dodge and enter witch time, which is hard to say the least. Given you have to be very precise when you parry, along with she's slow to react when using it so there's a delay between when you press itIt is a fun game, but I do find some of the controls to be annoying to say the least, which is why I'm giving it an 8. Currently I am attempting to do the viola challenge that requires you to dodge and enter witch time, which is hard to say the least. Given you have to be very precise when you parry, along with she's slow to react when using it so there's a delay between when you press it and when it occurs. Coupled with depending on when you do it determines how long the witch time will be, and can mean it literally lasts 2 seconds as a result, making the challenge even more frustrating.

    Oh and when you leave witch time, if the other one is attacking you immediately eat all the damage their doing. Which makes the long finishing attacks feel janky due to them forcing you to stand still for periods of time and you cant break the animation to dodge.

    The story, visuals and attacks have all been great so far, its the gameplay mechanics when it comes to combat that leaves a lot to desire. As it's all very precise, punishing if you mistime, and simply makes for a bad time when you have to do a dodging game that has a delay to it and can cause damage windows to be far too short. Chapter 5 verse 2 may be the only one so far that I do not do, given I just do not have the timing, nor patience. To nail down how precise you have to be to effectively and efficiently dodge their attacks to damage them in turn.    … Expand
  8. iTzNabetseG
    Nov 2, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Difícil de superar, uno de los mejores juegos y sagas que hay
    De aquí en adelante Bayonetta murió y lo que salga con su nombre posterior a este va a ser una completa cagada, mira que no me cayó mal viola, pero si el juego tuvo 3 entregas fue gracias a: Primero nintendo y Segundo a Bayonetta, como personaje es una obra maestra, sin Bayonetta Cereza no existe Bayonetta. Excelente juego pero lo mataron en su tercera entrega. QEPD Bayonetta    … Expand
  9. Javik76
    Nov 8, 2022
    9
    Bayonetta 3 es un juego que aparentemente está completamente loco, pero que realmente está muy bien construido. Lo que sucede en realidad es que pasan tantas cosas al mismo tiempo que cuesta un poco acostumbrarse a él, pero que cuando lo consigues es una verdadera gozada. Un Hack And Slash frenético que no duda experimentar con otros géneros (aunque no siempre con el mismo éxito). Y aunqueBayonetta 3 es un juego que aparentemente está completamente loco, pero que realmente está muy bien construido. Lo que sucede en realidad es que pasan tantas cosas al mismo tiempo que cuesta un poco acostumbrarse a él, pero que cuando lo consigues es una verdadera gozada. Un Hack And Slash frenético que no duda experimentar con otros géneros (aunque no siempre con el mismo éxito). Y aunque parece mentira, la historia que aparentemente es lo más flojo del juego, llega a sacarte al final una lagrimita. En definitiva, un juegazo.… Expand
  10. felipz
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    O melhor jogo da franquia no quesito de Gameplay! Ele une com perfeição tudo o que havia de bom em Bayonetta 1 e 2, e adiciona novas mecânicas ousadas que revolucionaram o Hack n Slash!
  11. daniel_dbv
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Sin duda el mejor hack and slash , es un juego con increíbles combates, historia muy buena y la protagonista más carísimatica de los videojuegos, recomiendo terminarlo ya que el final te atrapará
  12. 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.
  13. BirdOfPreyLives
    Nov 4, 2022
    10
    The follow up to the incredible Astral Chain, Bayonetta 3 has exceeded even my highest expectations in delivering a powerhouse of a game to long time fans and new fans experiencing this game for the first time. In my opinion the game delivers in three key areas. The first area are the gameplay which is pure unadulterated fun, and the controls, which are so intuitive, like one single buttonThe follow up to the incredible Astral Chain, Bayonetta 3 has exceeded even my highest expectations in delivering a powerhouse of a game to long time fans and new fans experiencing this game for the first time. In my opinion the game delivers in three key areas. The first area are the gameplay which is pure unadulterated fun, and the controls, which are so intuitive, like one single button manifesting the beasts of Bayonetta. The second area is performance. Now here the DF examination proves to be a croc of manure since the games performance rarely stutters and when it does it’s so minuscule that you have to be overgrown frustrated dork to realise it. Lastly is the value in what you are getting, and here I have already put in a week into this game and all I want to do is go back in and play again. It is that good. Other areas excel, like excellent voice acting so props to Jeniffer Hale, and the cut scenes which are fun and funny and really syncs nicely between gameplay, never interfering or feeling too long. This is why in my estimation Bayonetta 3 is the game of the year, because it not only matches the hype of expectation but surpasses it, frustrating those salty incels who wish it failed. Tough luck.… Expand
  14. 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.
  15. 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
  16. Denriquez
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    Is just the master piece that I really spect. Game play is amazing. If you have a N switch. You have to buy this game
  17. AleDark666
    Nov 8, 2022
    10
    The best Bayonetta game and one of the best hack and slash games ever. The Bayonetta with more weapons, more aesthetic customization, more characters and more variety. The game is always fun, it is never repetitive. Viola's character is great both as a character and playable.
  18. Mcklain
    Nov 7, 2022
    9
    En su línea, espectacular, sin cambiar su filosofia de juego, lineal y con una acción trepidenate, un apartado técnico esquisito teniendo en cuenta el hardware por donde corre.. aún así todos los apartados tanto técnicos como artísticos son sensacionales
  19. Mister_Jay
    Nov 7, 2022
    10
    This game is nothing short of amazing. Full of content and variety. If you’ve enjoyed the last 2 games you’ll certainly like this one.
    The story is a bit confuse but if you pay attention, all the things that make Bayonetta our heroine are there.
    Platinum games excelled once again with their creativity and love.
  20. iandizion713
    Nov 2, 2022
    10
    This is a true work of art. This is one of the sexist games i have ever played. Its amazing to have such a strong female character in the industry and highly recommend this game to anyone who loves fun and complex gameplay action. Chefs kiss.
  21. ItTakesTwo
    Nov 2, 2022
    10
    -Gameplay 10/10
    -Graphics 8/10
    -Performance 8/10
    -Music 10/10
    -Story 7/10
    -Replayability 10/10
    -Value 10/10
    -Sassiness 10/10

    -Final Verdict 10/10
  22. Breikzer
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    No entiendo el hate hacia este juego, realmente es un juegazo que merece mucho la pena probar. Bayonetta 3 se consagro como el mejor juego de la trilogía, el juego definitivo del estilo Hack n' Slash, en verdad lo disfrute de principio a fin. Veo muchas criticas hacía los gráficos, pero realmente es absurdo ya que todos los juegos de Switch a comparación de un PS5 obviamente no va a haberNo entiendo el hate hacia este juego, realmente es un juegazo que merece mucho la pena probar. Bayonetta 3 se consagro como el mejor juego de la trilogía, el juego definitivo del estilo Hack n' Slash, en verdad lo disfrute de principio a fin. Veo muchas criticas hacía los gráficos, pero realmente es absurdo ya que todos los juegos de Switch a comparación de un PS5 obviamente no va a haber punto de comparación, sin embargo Bayonetta 3 corre a 60 fps y corre bastante bien, que paren el mame los que dicen que tiene bajones de frames, ya que en verdad no se nota a menos de que tengas ojo de lince. En conclusión háganse un favor y jueguen esta pieza maestra.… Expand
  23. Anhilator
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    fiel a su estilo, frenético, divertido! se ve muy bien dentro del propio estilo de juego de platinum games, me ha mantenido muy entretenido. lo recomiendo si te gustran los hack n' slash
  24. Sergin
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    Bayonetta 3 succeed in deliver an action packed game full of amazing moments, Bayonetta 1 is perfect, Bayonetta 2 is more of the same (in a good way) with more improvements, but Bayonetta 3 feels like something entirely new, in combat and in the game design, it brings the best combat in the franchise, the levels are more deep and bring more room for exploration, Bayonetta 3 have the bestBayonetta 3 succeed in deliver an action packed game full of amazing moments, Bayonetta 1 is perfect, Bayonetta 2 is more of the same (in a good way) with more improvements, but Bayonetta 3 feels like something entirely new, in combat and in the game design, it brings the best combat in the franchise, the levels are more deep and bring more room for exploration, Bayonetta 3 have the best soundtrack of all the franchise and looks amazing in the switch.
    The story might seem a little off, and the final deliver more clifhanger than a propper ending, but the story fufil its pourpose and the game is truly a masterpiece.    … Expand
  25. Allexeioftheros
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    Bayonetta 3 is a really heartfelt and fresh experience. 

    The two others were amazing games, and this one really feels like the start of a new age, it feels like passing the torch to the future, and, in my opinion, it really benefits from that. There wasn't much more to do after we fought heaven, hell, and chaos, but there is an amazing space to explore what I feel to be a very    Bayonetta 3 is a really heartfelt and fresh experience. 

    The two others were amazing games, and this one really feels like the start of a new age, it feels like passing the torch to the future, and, in my opinion, it really benefits from that.

    There wasn't much more to do after we fought heaven, hell, and chaos, but there is an amazing space to explore what I feel to be a very contemporary version of the beloved witch.

    Some times the game can get a bit out of track, and some ideas aren't explored in the best way, however, they always feel epic, and most new things got at least a chuckle out of me, while the best ones got me screaming with excitement and joy while playing them. 

    It has been a long time since a game made me feel such honest delight as I played with yo-yos, danced, sang songs, and fought godzilla-style battles in beautiful, picture-perfect scenery.

    Overall, it was pure, honest fun.

    I look forward to seeing what our Bayonetta does next.    … Expand
  26. rocksvain
    Nov 11, 2022
    10
    Excellent gameplay! There are more ways to play and the controls still feels good and satisfying. The story is kind of confusing but overall, the gameplay compensate for those short comings so i'm still rating it 10
  27. PiranhaMovement
    Nov 4, 2022
    10
    Just a fantastic game, very addictive and I’m so far loving it. Platinum have delivered and I already can’t wait to go back and play. An easy recommend on this one.
  28. Djon57VGR
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    The Climax of a Trilogy on a Nintendo console at its Apotheosis to offer us an extremely fluid performance. A Pure Platinum ode to gameplay and user experience that can't stop to surprise us until the end. A Must Have on your Witch's List.
  29. Blancog
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bayonetta 3 is brilliant. The improved combat is amazing as is the music, the only thing I can criticize is the story, which was… interesting at best, the graphics suffer a bit due to the Switch’s limitations, but it runs well. As well as the new playable character Viola, her combat is not fully fleshed out and is somewhat clumsy. But her personality is nice, best described as a clumsy dork.

    But all in all, the game is great, and I enjoyed it very much. I can only recommend    … Expand
  30. Nancy123
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    It is literally one of the best games on the Nintendo Switch. Amazing game, gameplay, and music! Loved it so much. It is definitely a GOTY for sure!
  31. Anthony1319
    Nov 11, 2022
    10
    Este juego mejora todo a los anteriores gran juego que saca lo mejor de su género
  32. LinKami
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
    Gameplay innovador y muy frenético, soundtrack hermoso e historia interesante.
  33. Korra543
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
    The best game of the series. It's really fun and engaging to play and I enjoyed it a lot.
  34. 1000eR
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    Una franquicia que entre más envejece, sus entregas son cada vez mejores.
    Un título que cualquier amante del Hack and Slash no debe perderse.
    ¡Simplemente sensacional!
  35. SniperWolf07
    Oct 30, 2022
    10
    7 years later and platinum games they did it again Bayonetta 3 is here with new mechanics incredible gameplay and history so far the best Bayonetta ever made taking the Nintendo switch to the limits
  36. LuigiCuau
    Nov 5, 2022
    10
    GOTY, sin duda este juego es el mejor del año, solo por poco es mejor que el Elder Ring, pero hoy Bayonetta demuestra porque es uno de los mejores juegos EXCLUSIVOS de Switch, la sexy bruja esta de regreso en uno de los mejores juegos de toda la generación, el MEJOR JUEGO DEL AÑO, excelente GAME PLAY, un OST que es impresionante, una gran historia y sobre todo demuestra que es el mejorGOTY, sin duda este juego es el mejor del año, solo por poco es mejor que el Elder Ring, pero hoy Bayonetta demuestra porque es uno de los mejores juegos EXCLUSIVOS de Switch, la sexy bruja esta de regreso en uno de los mejores juegos de toda la generación, el MEJOR JUEGO DEL AÑO, excelente GAME PLAY, un OST que es impresionante, una gran historia y sobre todo demuestra que es el mejor Hack and Slash de la generación, el GoW se queda a años luz de Bayonetta 3, bueno el GoW es más de ser un niñero.

    Bayonetta 3 es uno de los mejores juegos de la generación y solo será superado por el Zelda BOTW 2    … Expand
  37. joash
    Nov 7, 2022
    10
    This game is a 10/10 no doubt, the music, and the gameplay, it's pure fun and over the top. Don't listen to the negative reviews, they're just angry Twitter trolls
  38. LTX128
    Nov 4, 2022
    9
    A great game, with lots of action and massive levels.
    The variety of weapons and demons makes it a nice experience. The only downside is that playing on a 4K screen, looks… not good.
  39. ZXgame
    Nov 3, 2022
    10
    Muy buen video juego, totalmente recomendado, es que mejorar la 1 y 2 entrega de bayonetta es algo impresionante, es verdad que se nota la limitacion grafica de la nintendo switch pero aun asi es una obra magna a los juegos de este estilo, impresionante lo que la hibrida puede brindar y lo que platinum game entrega, quizás sea la ultima entrega de Bayonetta pero me quedo a gusto, un juegoMuy buen video juego, totalmente recomendado, es que mejorar la 1 y 2 entrega de bayonetta es algo impresionante, es verdad que se nota la limitacion grafica de la nintendo switch pero aun asi es una obra magna a los juegos de este estilo, impresionante lo que la hibrida puede brindar y lo que platinum game entrega, quizás sea la ultima entrega de Bayonetta pero me quedo a gusto, un juego EPICO y una jugabilidad muy bien diseñada, un deleite pasarse el bayonetta.… Expand
  40. 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
  41. SaiGamer
    Nov 8, 2022
    10
    Platinum Games delivers one of the best action games of the year. Bayonetta 3 is a phenomenal game. The combat improves so much on the previous installments. There's so much depth and skill to the combat. Visually the game is being held back by the Switch hardware. I kind of wished Nintendo would have waited and released this game on the Switch successor. But it's still one of the bestPlatinum Games delivers one of the best action games of the year. Bayonetta 3 is a phenomenal game. The combat improves so much on the previous installments. There's so much depth and skill to the combat. Visually the game is being held back by the Switch hardware. I kind of wished Nintendo would have waited and released this game on the Switch successor. But it's still one of the best looking games on the Switch. I enjoyed the story and felt it was the most story driven in the series. The music is also great and Jennifer Hale did a fantastic job of voicing Bayonetta. Bayonetta 3 is truly an action game masterpiece!… Expand
  42. JorgeGinH
    Nov 7, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. De los mejores juegos que tiene Nintendo Switch. Una masiva burrada tan espectacular en un solo juego, la majestuosa despedida de "Cerecita"!… Expand
  43. 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
  44. DaBigBoss
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    This game is an absolutely masterpiece, dont doubt and give bayonetta 3 a try!
  45. PageWizard
    Dec 23, 2022
    8
    An ambitious title that is a ton of fun. Arguably one of the best Bayonetta games in terms of gameplay, but does a poor job of executing its story, I much preferred Bayonetta 2 personally. I personally really had fun with the huge set pieces and big bosses. I was hoping the third game would be a stronger entry in the plot category (especially after Bayonetta 2 subverted expectations andAn ambitious title that is a ton of fun. Arguably one of the best Bayonetta games in terms of gameplay, but does a poor job of executing its story, I much preferred Bayonetta 2 personally. I personally really had fun with the huge set pieces and big bosses. I was hoping the third game would be a stronger entry in the plot category (especially after Bayonetta 2 subverted expectations and re-contextualized effectively the first game), but it failed to deliver on its ambitious premise. A possible rewrite of the plot or sharpening of its narrative could have improved the story, as there's a ton of amazing ideas in it.

    Fun but a little confusing, and not in a way previous games were like. I think the game fell under its own ambitions and failed to deliver its plot more strongly. Left much to be desired.    … Expand
  46. Manzor
    Nov 26, 2022
    10
    Impressive ending for an impressive trilogy. Almost every 5 minutes the game pulled my jaw to the floor. Of course, the graphics are hurt by the switch hardware but that's the same for every switch game, I can't take points for that reason alone. For a switch title, given the huge size of the maps, I think the graphics do a very good job.

    About the ending that some people dislike, I    Impressive ending for an impressive trilogy. Almost every 5 minutes the game pulled my jaw to the floor. Of course, the graphics are hurt by the switch hardware but that's the same for every switch game, I can't take points for that reason alone. For a switch title, given the huge size of the maps, I think the graphics do a very good job.

    About the ending that some people dislike, I thought was pretty cool. At no point was stated that Bayonetta was lesbian and not every strong female character needs to be lesbian. That being said, I was fooled too, it was a bit of a surprise for me to see the ending, but one thing I'll say: (SPOILERS AHEAD) If there is a character with a deep and complex relationship that has evolved over time with Bayonetta, that's Luka. I think those two being together makes much more sense than putting Bayonetta with her Umbra sister. All this controversy reminds me of the time people cried because Frodo and Sam (Lord of the rings) were "obviously gay". Gay people is absolutely amazing but quite often a very strong friendship can bloom between two men or two women, with nothing else.

    I feel that today everybody really NEEDS to add sex to any friendship to make it "better" but in reality, and in stories, that's not a requirement.    … Expand
  47. AngelStarr
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    Oh, perfection! This game is simply perfect!
    It has made me laugh, tear up, sweat, and constantly move the carpet with my feet as I can't sit still while playing this... Amazing creation.
    I am only halfway through, but I have already gotten my money's worth. This game is the best thing to have graced my switch since super Mario Odyssey. Sure, it has its flaws, naturally, but when    Oh, perfection! This game is simply perfect!
    It has made me laugh, tear up, sweat, and constantly move the carpet with my feet as I can't sit still while playing this... Amazing creation.
    I am only halfway through, but I have already gotten my money's worth. This game is the best thing to have graced my switch since super Mario Odyssey.

    Sure, it has its flaws, naturally, but when something is THIS good, when its highlights are SO amazing, SO exciting, SO beautiful, funny, thrilling, breathtaking, spine-chilling, then talking about its flaws seems like nitpicking, like nose picking.

    The guys at Platinum have outdone themselves completely.

    I just wish the whole voice actress fiasco wouldn't have happened, because I think it was a bad move on both sides.

    I mean, they could have shelled out a bit more cash. Come on!    … Expand
  48. JustARock
    Nov 20, 2022
    9
    I know some people have reservations about the story, but as someone who isnt bothered by the story at all, I honestly think this game is the best entry so far. Story isnt even why I play Stylish Action Games anyways, so yeah. I mean, dont get me wrong, I'm attached to the characters, I do love them, but I dont really care what happens to them in the story tbh. I just like hearing themI know some people have reservations about the story, but as someone who isnt bothered by the story at all, I honestly think this game is the best entry so far. Story isnt even why I play Stylish Action Games anyways, so yeah. I mean, dont get me wrong, I'm attached to the characters, I do love them, but I dont really care what happens to them in the story tbh. I just like hearing them talk, and do **** in cutscenes, and be flirty and wacky. Lol But that's just me.

    Anyways, everything else lived up to my expectations, the combat is far more exceptional than ever, we got so many new weapons, and skills that are all fun to use, Demon Slave is cool to experiment with, and is a pleasant new mechanic, the music is sick af, the movement felt fluid, and most of the enemies were fun to fight. There were some stinkers with the enemies, but overall I enjoyed fighting them.

    I'm still getting the hang of Viola tho. Shes tricky to play with, but satisfying to use once I start getting into her flow. Block offset is fun as hell to pull off when I can do it consistently. I still prefer Bayo tho.

    The level design tho can be very annoying when trying to find all the secrets and collectables, because everything is so open, and big, but I also like it at the same time because it's such a joy to run, fly, and swing around all these open spaces swiftly while in Demon Masquerade. The traversing in this game is surprisingly enjoyable. If Platinum made a platformer game with this type of swift traversing I would play it in a heartbeat ngl.

    Also, I know some people also have reservations about the arcade-y/mini-game sections, like the Jeanne chapters, the Kaiju fights etc, etc, but as a PlatinumGames fan, I was actually looking forward to them. Lol
    Whenever I play a PlatinumGames game I always go into it with the mindset of "get ready to play some wacky arcade **** and I **** love them.
    They're so damn goofy, and silly, and just pure arcade fun. They also serve as a nice palette cleanser from all the constant frantic action, at least for me.
    These mini-games were also actually enjoyable, unlike the bike section that goes on for way too long, the grating Angel Attack sections after you complete any chapter, and the nauseating Space Harrier section in Bayo 1.
    I dont remember any mini-games in Bayo 2 other than the horse-riding section(which is literally just the bike section from 1 but you can now attack better)or the not nauseating, but more boring, Space Harrier section. So yeah, I actually really enjoy the mini-games, and stages in Bayo 3. Lol However I, totally understand why people dont like them, especially the Kaiju fights, because they can be pretty slow.

    But yeah, those are my thoughts on Bayo 3, and why I think it's the best entry.
    Currently on my second playthrough, and enjoying every minute of it. 9/10
    Also, play this game a second time once you beat it once. Once you have all the weapons and collectables the opens levels are a breeze to get through. Also, the minigames are over super quickly, and you can skip the Jeanne levels if you want.

    I do wish it looked better tho, and had a consistent frame rate. Shame that its chained to such weak hardware on the Switch.    … Expand
  49. Ardho
    Dec 12, 2022
    9
    Combat gameplay is very satisfying, likes the story that Bayonetta 3 mc is little cereza in Bayonetta 1, this is the best
  50. Froylan83
    Nov 18, 2022
    10
    Long last wait, Great game, great story, spoiler free review, awesome gameplay,
  51. 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
  52. 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
  53. sephiroth42
    Nov 17, 2022
    10
    Un juego increíble, Platinum Games ha hecho un gran trabajo con este Bayonetta, el sistema de golpes mejoró, mucha acción, muchas armas y demonios, juego recomendadisímo.
  54. aleplay182
    Nov 18, 2022
    10
    Despite the criticism and controversy with the voice etc, we must recognize that the gameplay, history, music, animation, and the gameplay in general, are getting better and better and this should not displace it from the best current Nintendo games.
  55. Eliannnnnnnn
    Nov 18, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yo en mi opinión creo que es un juego muy bueno por ejemplo:kaijus,peleas,armas...etc además que tiene gráficos que están bien para la consola en la cual se juega,como buen juego tiene sus defectos pero eso no impedirá que no se disfrute el juego… Expand
  56. The_emf
    Nov 19, 2022
    10
    Since the 8bits era, the main goal of every game is being entertaining and addictive. Bayonetta does it all and adds adrenaline, good graphics, 60FPS gameplay, a little bit of exploration and searching items, excellent music and humor, It's a 10 action game.
  57. JulioMadeira
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Nossa bruxona Bayonetta sempre trazendo boa qualidade, o jogo conseguiu manter a qualidade dos primeiros dois jogos e ainda expandir o universo do mesmo. A franquia vai crescer ainda mais e isso é certo.
  58. Ludvik
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Phenomenal game which builds on previous games and adds new features to keep it fresh. Whether we’re fighting angels, demons, or Homunculi, Bayonetta always delivers.
  59. Ositoyogui79
    Nov 25, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me parece un juego entretenido que es superior en todos los sentidos a sus dos primeras partes. El juego técnicamente está a un nivel alto. La trama parece preparada para una salida de un Bayonetta 4 en el futuro en switch o en su sucesora. He visto algunos comentarios negativos de otros usuarios que solo buscan dañar la imagen de este juego tras la polémica suscitada por una fulana que le ponía voz a las dos primeras partes. La mayoría ni habrán jugado el juego o les siente mal que sea un juego exclusivo en switch. No hagan caso a esas tonterías y compren este juego ya que no se van a arrepentir.… Expand
  60. Kratosatreus
    Nov 26, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Perfetta conclusione per un gioco che ho amato fin dal primo bayonetta giocato su xbox360,spero solo che quando uscirà il 4 capitolo viola vada a salvare i suoi genitori e jeanne al inferno,il personaggio di viola mi piace però cereza e cereza e vorrei vedere lei come protagonista piuttosto che viola, magari lei(Bayonetta)e jeanne insieme a Luka che cercano di scappare dal inferno aiutati da viola sarebbe la cosa migliore vedremo Platinum games e Nintendo cosa faranno.… Expand
  61. JimmyJhonny
    Dec 2, 2022
    10
    Really loved the game, one of the best in the series. Really solid gameplay, the story may be it's weak point, but overall it's really fun and with tons of things to do and discover.
  62. 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
  63. 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
  64. GusForce
    Nov 6, 2022
    10
    Es un juego excelente. Tiene muchas armas (para quienes tienen el bayo 1 y 2 en la switch les carga las pistolas de estos 2 juegos). Se puede pelear con ángeles en algunos niveles, demonios y homúnculos.
    Es un espectáculo visual. Tiene los mapas mas grandes y variados que he visto en la saga.
    Se merece que sea comprado y bien valorado por nosotros los fans de bayonetta. Totalmente    Es un juego excelente. Tiene muchas armas (para quienes tienen el bayo 1 y 2 en la switch les carga las pistolas de estos 2 juegos). Se puede pelear con ángeles en algunos niveles, demonios y homúnculos.
    Es un espectáculo visual. Tiene los mapas mas grandes y variados que he visto en la saga.
    Se merece que sea comprado y bien valorado por nosotros los fans de bayonetta.
    Totalmente recomendado.    … Expand
  65. dharma
    Nov 8, 2022
    9
    Bayonetta 3 has probably the best mechanics in the trilogy, but it has the 'weakest' antagonist in the whole trilogy. It feels that the threat was magnified to be the biggest threat that Bayonetta has faced but came up a bit lame. Moreover, this game contains so many new mechanics, weapons and summons, more so that the only way to learn from them is to replay the game over and over,Bayonetta 3 has probably the best mechanics in the trilogy, but it has the 'weakest' antagonist in the whole trilogy. It feels that the threat was magnified to be the biggest threat that Bayonetta has faced but came up a bit lame. Moreover, this game contains so many new mechanics, weapons and summons, more so that the only way to learn from them is to replay the game over and over, positive in that sense but it made the first playthrough so jarring. Other than that, it is a great capper for the trilogy and still, to this day, one of the best character action game in any system.… Expand
  66. anykey_
    Nov 6, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. God, that was AWESOME! This game is my personal GOTY 2022. Everything about it is beautiful, every element was thought out and well done. Like monster fighting games, or Jeanne mini-games. Platinum Games have surpassed even their last game - Astral Chain. I haven't had this much fun in a long time. The last slasher I enjoyed was most likely Fallen Order and Astral Chain. The ending is simply tear-jerking. Bayonetta 3 has become less of a musical and more of an adventure game, and during this journey you become attached to the characters, and Bayonetta herself. Viola, although not played very well, has become very good as a character. She's the next Bayonetta by the way. I'm waiting for Bayonetta 4. Therefore, my personal assessment of this game is 9 out of 10. Minus points, for the fact that Viola is not understandable in the gameplay somehow. Well, optimization and graphic jambs. With all due respect, but this game constantly gives out 40fps even on Yuzu. Why in 2022, Nintendo releases the game only on its console, I don't understand. It even hit Sony PlayStation that they need to release their games on PC as well. And Nintendo doesn't even want to release the second part on PC. I would buy then. And the game is already 10 years old. I would have bought then, but many would have bought, I think so. But despite everything. Bayonetta 3 is an awesome game.… Expand
  67. MJ27
    Nov 3, 2022
    10
    10000% recomendable!!!

    El mejor juego de la franquicia, ha mejorado en todos los aspectos. Técnicamente es de lo más potente para la Nintendo, la banda sonora es una joya que hará que se te pongan los los pelos de punta en más de una oración. Los personajes son increíbles y tan únicos. Su sistema de juego es un vicio, no querrás dejar de aprender nuevos combos, es súper adictivo! La    10000% recomendable!!!

    El mejor juego de la franquicia, ha mejorado en todos los aspectos. Técnicamente es de lo más potente para la Nintendo, la banda sonora es una joya que hará que se te pongan los los pelos de punta en más de una oración. Los personajes son increíbles y tan únicos. Su sistema de juego es un vicio, no querrás dejar de aprender nuevos combos, es súper adictivo!
    La historia tiene las mejores animaciones y trama de toda la franquicia de Bayonetta.    … Expand
  68. Beez
    Dec 28, 2022
    7
    Very fun and extremely creative gameplay but only when you play as Bayonetta. The story was rubbish overall. The new playable character tried hard to be funny but was rather more annoying, and Jeanne's mini side scrolling game was a chore.
  69. ali_3410
    Nov 16, 2022
    10
    A game with a lot of action, an entertaining story, definitely one of the best hack and slash games of the decade and the best Bayonetta of all.
  70. GaleXze
    Nov 16, 2022
    10
    Bayonetta 3 es una delicia, definitivamente el mejor Hack and Slash de la historia y un referente del género. Increíble como han podido meter este juego en la Switch a pesar de sus limitaciones, aún así esto no entorpece para nada la jugabilidad frenética, artísticamente precioso, banda sonora de infarto y la historia es una gozada. 100% recomendado.
  71. aasimin444
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    great game that pulls all it's limits than the previous installments in any aspects
  72. DomDomDominatri
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Just an incredible game. It’s been many years when I’ve been so addicted to a game but Bayonetta 3 has seduced me to the point that I dream about waking up and playing this game. Just pure gameplay and incredible design means it’s simply the game of the year. Thank you Platinum.
  73. 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.
  74. 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
  75. 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
  76. 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
  77. 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
  78. airmaverick
    Oct 30, 2022
    7
    Bayonetta 3 is a non-stop action thrill ride that is unfortunately lacking in the core action game play that is fundamental to the genre.

    Yes the graphics look like they are from an older generation, however it is an accomplishment that the game runs this well and loads this fast on the Nintendo Switch hardware at all. Characters are animated well and look good moving about and the    Bayonetta 3 is a non-stop action thrill ride that is unfortunately lacking in the core action game play that is fundamental to the genre.

    Yes the graphics look like they are from an older generation, however it is an accomplishment that the game runs this well and loads this fast on the Nintendo Switch hardware at all. Characters are animated well and look good moving about and the set-pieces and non-stop action truly feels epic. Story is the usual over the top non-nonsensical fun.

    Unfortunately the gameplay loop has devolved into - spam dodge for witch time, throw out a demon, wait till your magic runs out, spam dodge for witch time, charge up magic and repeat. Spam heal items in as required.

    Most enemy types have been created around the new demon summon mechanic and there are no enemies designed to utilize Bayonetta's actual fighting combos. Gone is the fun of countering specific enemy types and stringing together huge combos by mastering the move sets.

    Another annoyance is the over reliance on too many QTEs, mini games and gimmick boss fights that you never actually get use any of Bayonetta's huge combo arsenal against well designed close quarter enemies. Every time you start to enjoy the fighting, it is interrupted by one of these strange events.

    End game content for this type of game usually involves unlocking everything and then aiming for platinum medals on the hardest difficulty. However, this time around I have no interest to even try.

    As interactive entertainment it's fun and I enjoyed my play time. However I feel no need to replay it again.    … Expand
  79. 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
  80. 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
  81. Val2a
    Nov 4, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Listen, gameplay is good. The game also let's you explore some locations which is kinda cool to me. But the story? Trash. Garbage. I don't know how people can rate this game a 10, like really I don't understand. Story in 1 is great, in 2 it complements the story in 1 which I loved, so super great too. But here? Boom, **** all Bayonettas. And I hope you like Viola because it seems like she will be the new main character, real Boruto **** right here. Truly truly a shame, and a big ass disappointment.
    Ah, and Bayo in this game doesn't have personality. Like at all. 0 charm compared to the first and zero game. And the multiverse Bayonettas? They died the same way and stupidly. I highly discourage to buy this game if you are in for the story and you liked Bayo 1 and 2.    … Expand
  82. vuvejens
    Nov 16, 2022
    0
    Too many gimmicks, bad story, terrible ending. This really wasn't worth the wait at all sadly. Disappointing entry.
  83. 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 :(
  84. 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
  85. 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
  86. 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
  87. 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.
  88. 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
  89. arh3399
    Dec 7, 2022
    10
    For me this is the best bayonetta game of the trilogy. The story actually makes a little bit of sense and the game play is amazing. Fighting as the demons really mixes up the game play and is crazy epic. You also switch between bayonetta and viola who both play pretty different. The skill trees are deeper then every before and the weapons all feel very different from one another. IFor me this is the best bayonetta game of the trilogy. The story actually makes a little bit of sense and the game play is amazing. Fighting as the demons really mixes up the game play and is crazy epic. You also switch between bayonetta and viola who both play pretty different. The skill trees are deeper then every before and the weapons all feel very different from one another. I heard all this talk about performance issues before I played it and I literally never noticed a single issue. Overall I think this game is a bit easier then the previous two, but I only played on the normal difficult so you certainly can make it harder if that's what you prefer. Overall, this is just more bayonetta goodness cranked up to an even more epic notch.… Expand
  90. QueDuBonheur
    Nov 29, 2022
    10
    The must fun game I've played this year by a long shot, truly the definition of a video game.
  91. FGPT
    Nov 18, 2022
    8
    Fun time. its ambicious and highly entertaning. It does a great job coninuing the saga
  92. giannis2001
    Nov 26, 2022
    7
    Bayonetta 3 had more potential by my opinion. I liked the game a lot but I found it's predecessor better. The game came out 10 years later and I don't see huge improvement. In fact there are some things that make the experience fall behind. First, personally I think Viola has terrible gameplay. Her combos feel very slow and the enemies on this game are too fast to actually clear one comboBayonetta 3 had more potential by my opinion. I liked the game a lot but I found it's predecessor better. The game came out 10 years later and I don't see huge improvement. In fact there are some things that make the experience fall behind. First, personally I think Viola has terrible gameplay. Her combos feel very slow and the enemies on this game are too fast to actually clear one combo with her. Also, witch time is difficult to activate, and even if you do, if your parry wasn't frame perfect, then the witch time lasts for less than 1 second. I don't have a problem with her character design in general but with her gameplay.

    Also, the game is harder than other Bayonetta's which ruins the point of hack and slash a little bit, and I didn't like the weapons that much as the last game. Performance isn't that good neither. However, getting to the good parts, the combat is perfect like every other game, and the new features like Demon's control make it more interesting in some cases. Harder to learn though. The character designs are vastly improved as well, and the new story - concept is the best in the series.

    In general, Bayonetta 3 is great but there are a lot of things they could make better to deliver a better experience.    … Expand
  93. lesiuML
    Nov 25, 2022
    9
    Definitely one of the better looking game at switch! Gameplay is just brilliant. Stunning amount of combos, demons and weapons. Models of characters are really greatly designed. It's joy to play it from the beginning to the end. It can be challenging and demanding but it's always rewarding. Story is complicated but in my opinion is very good. Love new character viola and her different playDefinitely one of the better looking game at switch! Gameplay is just brilliant. Stunning amount of combos, demons and weapons. Models of characters are really greatly designed. It's joy to play it from the beginning to the end. It can be challenging and demanding but it's always rewarding. Story is complicated but in my opinion is very good. Love new character viola and her different play style. There is really a lot to do even after finishing the story. It's clear how this game was made with passion. Absolutely must play if you liked Bayonetta before.… Expand
  94. RWBY-chan
    Nov 23, 2022
    9
    I love it, the combat is super smooth and the game is a lot of fun m, plus I like how the environment is so different in every chapter, I felt like in 2 it was so similar all along
  95. Vinivitorioyo
    Nov 21, 2022
    10
    Que jogabilidade incrível. A história escala de uma forma muito rara em entretenimentos. Ela começa gigante e fica ainda maior. A diversidade de gameplay foi muito boa. Eu queria cenários melhores, mais bonitos e mais divertidos de explorar. Exploração e cenário é a única parte que eu acho o jogo ok. De resto, achei tudo coerente e excelente. ❤️
  96. xellos81
    Mar 7, 2023
    7
    This game is totally a 7, no more, no less.
    has potential but also ruins the series so much that I'm starting to dislike the game more after beating it.
    Because watching the full-picture made me sad. Btw, also the gameplay itself has it's own flaws Bayonetta 3 is easy but in the meanwhile makes you feel stupid because there are too many combos to remember, get the platinum score is not    This game is totally a 7, no more, no less.
    has potential but also ruins the series so much that I'm starting to dislike the game more after beating it.
    Because watching the full-picture made me sad.
    Btw, also the gameplay itself has it's own flaws
    Bayonetta 3 is easy but in the meanwhile makes you feel stupid because there are too many combos to remember, get the platinum score is not easy at all, and also because you struggle in other stuff like cathing the Umbra tears, or finding that portal (verse) that you keep missing.
    I'm a gamer, I always been, I've played so many games, but still, Bayo 3 made me feel lost for the most of the time and in various ways.
    For example, from the speed of controlling bayonetta suddenly to the extreme sloppiness of a scene when you control a Demon.
    Or simply with the useless choiche of making Viola time shift with the small button R instead of ZR.
    I've ejoyed the game but I also have so many complains.
    Just play it because it deserves to be played, but don't expect "the final bayonetta experience" because maybe is the opposite.    … Expand
  97. Ragnar_san
    Mar 19, 2023
    10
    Muy buen juego que se atreve con muchisimas cosas y lo hace muy bien como hack and slash! Un gran juego.
  98. 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.
  99. 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
  100. Vegisgod
    Nov 29, 2022
    8
    The multiverse thing is kinda over done at this point, this game tried to do the same thing and it just was meh story wise. Good thing no one plays Bayonetta for the story ;).

    Alright so the positive things. The weapons!!! This game has more weapons than any other Bayo game and they are FANTASTIC!! On top of weapons, you have your Summons so thats a whole nother layer on top of weapons    The multiverse thing is kinda over done at this point, this game tried to do the same thing and it just was meh story wise. Good thing no one plays Bayonetta for the story ;).

    Alright so the positive things. The weapons!!! This game has more weapons than any other Bayo game and they are FANTASTIC!! On top of weapons, you have your Summons so thats a whole nother layer on top of weapons and they stack pretty well since you can get an accessory that lets those fight while you do your thing.

    Weapons and their combo's are the best part of this game. You can change it up pretty good and get some crazy stuff out of them. The only sad part is you can have only 2 weapons equipped at a time, if you could only have one more equipped to really change it up that would be fire.

    The game has challenges, it has alternative levels for every level. It has alternative characters you can play as once you beat the game and throughout. It has an awesome style and just sick specials.

    The story again is not great, and I kind of skipped through it because I lost interest. It was just not well thought out and kinda sloppy. Multiverse stuff is boring now and its just an easy way to make a story. No respect there.

    The downsides to this game is the switch hardware and how its stuck on this platform. It has performance issues and sometimes you have no idea whats going on because it just looks bad. Overall still a crazy fun experience.    … Expand
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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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