Bayonetta 2 Review

00:00:23.900right from the action-packed moments of

00:00:26.240it's fantastic prologue I couldn't help

00:00:28.340but notice how much better bayonetta 2

00:00:30.230looks and plays than its predecessor or

00:00:32.720most other action games for that matter

00:00:34.600impressively Bayonetta just gets better

00:00:37.310from there with the style Grace and

00:00:39.410precision of a runway model she sashays

00:00:41.410punches poses and kicks her way through

00:00:43.850an outstanding 10-hour campaign full of

00:00:46.550grand set pieces and deadly angels and

00:00:48.800demons

00:00:57.289building on the original bayonetta

00:00:59.300strengths Fanta the two's free-flowing

00:01:01.370combat remains its greatest asset each

00:01:03.739punch kick and weapon swing flows

00:01:06.110comfortably into the next empowering

00:01:07.909move everything moves at a fast and

00:01:10.310fluid 60 frames per second target and

00:01:12.590the sequel feels supercharged thanks to

00:01:14.960excellent animation more opportunities

00:01:17.270to cancel out of attack Smith move to

00:01:19.039dodge and fun weapons to unlock like the

00:01:21.619Rakshasa blades or the Chernov box sight

00:01:24.049each one has its own branching combos

00:01:26.149and can be mixed and matched to set up

00:01:27.770different styles of play building up

00:01:29.780combos feels natural and it's

00:01:31.580invigorating to pull off long attack

00:01:33.380strings on a group of enemies perfectly

00:01:35.600timed dodges have a tangible reward

00:01:37.580thanks to which time a slow-motion

00:01:39.619payoff that allows me to dig in and

00:01:41.600devastate angelic folks once I factored

00:01:44.149in the new lumbering climax on I power

00:01:46.250release of demon summoning attacks I had

00:01:48.649plenty of ways to embarrass the

00:01:50.270opposition no matter how large the

00:01:52.520target got my attacks could still send

00:01:55.069them really Bayonetta is not overpowered

00:01:57.619even on Normal difficulty the enemy

00:01:59.959shouldn't be underestimated the dozens

00:02:02.179of enemy types from the small flying

00:02:04.069underlings so the large bosses

00:02:05.690themselves have distinct attack patterns

00:02:08.060and signature tells the demand and

00:02:09.890reward your attention each boss has a

00:02:12.530cool and unique visual design and know

00:02:14.540to behave the same way the constant

00:02:17.000enemy variety makes me feel like I'm

00:02:18.620never fighting the same foe for too long

00:02:20.510or too often colorful cues help me

00:02:23.300understand what's going on at any given

00:02:25.040moment successful last-second dodging

00:02:27.560set of purple huge

00:02:29.000the moment demon enemies are vast in red

00:02:31.790light that reflects off their stylized

00:02:33.410mechanical bodies and angelic minions

00:02:35.570have the sculptured look of mythic

00:02:37.340statutes the meticulous rating system

00:02:40.100gave me an incentive to aim higher and

00:02:41.990experiment with new combos and moves

00:02:43.610each chapter rates you based on time

00:02:45.920played combo prowess with penalties

00:02:48.260taken away for items or continues use

00:02:50.390that performance might make the back

00:02:52.370page of the classified it pushes you to

00:02:54.770do better with great rewards like score

00:02:56.540multipliers an extra currency to spend

00:02:58.490on new techniques accessories hilarious

00:03:01.430themed costumes and items many elements

00:03:04.550of Bayonetta 2 is presentation and

00:03:06.140mechanics are geared for hardcore action

00:03:07.700but it attempts to embrace casual

00:03:10.130newcomers too with mixed results the

00:03:13.040gamepad focused touch control options

00:03:14.840use simple taps holds and swipes to send

00:03:17.480an AI driven Bayonetta into attack the

00:03:19.880ultimate control scheme is a neat

00:03:21.200addition but it doesn't hold up well

00:03:23.150with lots of enemies on screen because

00:03:24.680the camera has trouble keeping up

00:03:26.290there's also an online-only

00:03:28.190scenario-based co-op mode that squeezes

00:03:30.560a little more out of Bayonetta twos

00:03:32.150excellent combat they're fun but it's

00:03:35.000all over after just two or three minute

00:03:36.860bursts of action

00:03:52.900bayonetta's wicked weaves

00:03:54.640transformations evolving powerful

00:03:56.660demonic accomplices punctuate the end of

00:03:59.090an action scenes often skewering enemies

00:04:01.610in outrageous death things they create

00:04:04.280some of the most extravagant moments

00:04:06.020with gruesome enemy munching sequences

00:04:08.330like this

00:04:15.450watching the big bad boss I was just

00:04:18.070fighting turned into devilish lunchmeat

00:04:19.900is a satisfying conclusion but as much

00:04:22.750as I enjoy Bayonetta's over-the-top

00:04:24.580style and I'm not to put off by her

00:04:27.070hyper sexualized character design it

00:04:29.500does have a bad habit of occasionally

00:04:31.240slipping into annoyingly juvenile

00:04:33.070territory with some bad attempts at

00:04:35.050humor forget about it and what's this

00:04:39.070sir racist on the other hand the masked

00:04:42.670lumen sage presented excellent foil to

00:04:45.250Bayonetta the times I fought him felt

00:04:47.200tense and he firmly stood toe-to-toe

00:04:49.210with my heroines high-powered abilities

00:04:51.700the excellent combat of Bayonetta 2 is

00:04:54.160boosted by superb art direction and

00:04:55.870pacing both of which make fan at a1 look

00:04:58.570poor by comparison missions never let up

00:05:01.060presenting more enemy types to fight

00:05:02.920across urban cityscapes quaint mountain

00:05:05.350cities and stylized interpretations of

00:05:07.660heaven and hell level designs give you

00:05:09.730room to take advantage of Bayonetta

00:05:11.260shape-shifting abilities so you can

00:05:13.270charge through as a panther or swim as a

00:05:15.160Caesar

00:05:25.010every aspect of bayonetta two feels

00:05:27.470polished and focused at times the

00:05:29.960writing feels ridiculous but I still

00:05:31.910love how it plays the superb pacing in

00:05:34.250combat are just that good by the end I

00:05:37.310was convinced the sequel built on

00:05:39.380everything that made the original great

00:05:41.030and delivers one of the most satisfying

00:05:42.910actions I've ever played

00:05:45.290for more on Bayonetta 2 you know where

00:05:47.840to keep it right here an idea

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