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The Bayonetta debate

What the community thinks of Bayonetta, ordered by reader support. Agreeing, translating and reporting a message need no account.

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  1. gjacobi

    Back when this dropped I was convinced it would define the genre going forward, and honestly I'm a bit surprised seeing it sit at 181st, feels low for something that changed how fast these games could move

    VinylByte

    funny how 181st gets called low here, I checked back after seeing this, guess votes just don't match the memories...

  2. CoopKnight4

    What keeps me coming back is how good it feels just to move around, dodging into witch time never gets old even after all these runs.

  3. Pagac35

    The combat design is genuinely ahead of its time, the way it rewards precision without punishing experimentation is rare. The tone and humor won't land for everyone though, and I get why that turns some people off completely.

    roob_joe

    Depth-wise Hades wins on structure, but nothing moves like Bayonetta when you're mid-combo.

  4. BossRex

    Does it actually hold up next to Hades in terms of combat depth, or is that comparison just people reaching for something modern to measure it against?

  5. trussel

    The combat is exceptional, the story less so for me.

    Berge70

    Yeah the tone thing keeps coming up and honestly I get both sides, some days I'm fully into the over the top stuff and other days it feels like it's trying too hard, depends entirely on my mood when I boot it up I think.

  6. GhostWolf1989

    Still one of the most fluid combat systems out there, why isn't that worth more here?

    Navas46

    Pero el ritmo de combate es justamente lo que la hace destacar entre tantos otros del género, no crees?

  7. Rudolph_2

    The witch time mechanic is honestly the whole game for me, or rather it's what makes everything else click into place.

    NovaOwl

    wait, tan poco?

  8. LootNinja25

    Only put in maybe 6 hours total back then, the campy tone wasn't really my thing.

  9. RogueNinja97

    Played it at a friend's place over a weekend, we just kept passing the controller back and forth trying to beat each other's combo scores. Barely slept those two days.

  10. VinylRex

    I remember getting this on release week and being floored, nothing on 360 or PS3 moved like this, the combo system alone kept me up way past when I should've gone to bed, still holds a spot in my top list

    ArcadeLegend3

    I get the nostalgia but the combos age less gracefully than people claim, some inputs feel stiff compared to what came after it

  11. Frame_Rippin

    anyone else notice this thing keeps getting matched against Arkham Asylum, weird pairing tbh, combat systems are night and day

    CritRunner70

    Y luego dicen que compararlo con Arkham tiene sentido, cuando aquí la prioridad es el estilo y allá es la planificación fría.

    Álvaro_72

    El witch time depende tanto del timing que perdona poco, pero cuando conecta se siente perfecto.

    CosmoSniper3

    Why does everyone keep pitting this against Arkham Asylum when the pacing and objectives are nothing alike?

    NovaAce2

    The MOMENT witch time kicks in during a big fight is still one of the best feelings in any action game honestly

    GlitchOwl95

    Perso je le vois surtout comparé à Arkham Asylum et à chaque fois je me demande pourquoi, les deux jeux n'ont presque rien en commun

    NeonWarden

    The pairing is odd but I think the appeal to a mixed audience is what keeps the matchmaking putting them together

  12. Pacheco72

    El ritmo de combate es único, o mejor dicho, adictivo de una forma que pocos logran.

    Samuel_75

    Replying to Ibáñez5

    a mí el tono me sacó completamente, no conecté nada con el humor exagerado

    Ibáñez5

    El tono también importa, para mí encajó perfecto con lo ridículo y exagerado que es todo.

  13. Carpentier2010

    Face à Hades on est sur deux écoles de action-combat totalement différentes, mais celui-ci a posé des bases que peu ont égalées depuis.

    LootFox

    ¿Bases que "peu ont égalées"? Hades ya lo superó en variedad, no sé...

    QuestOwl2008

    "bases" that few equaled? equaled how exactly, in what sense

  14. LuckyMaster

    Alguien más siente que este juego no recibe el respeto que merece por su sistema de combate? Lo jugué hace años y todavía pienso en lo bien que se sentía encadenar combos sin esfuerzo.

    IronHunter82

    Same feeling here, the humor is a dealbreaker for some, combat carries it regardless.