Bayonetta 3 - Quick First Impressions 

Honestly I thought all of us who were long time fans played these games for the gameplay mostly not the story LOL maybe I'm crazy. We have the same opinion on the mini games. Hate em in every game. If you haven't played infinite climax yet you should try it. I feel like my second playthrough so far has been twice as fun since I have almost everything unlocked now.

Thanks for the spoiler alert. I'll come back to watch the video after I finish my first playthrough.

The best part of Bayonetta 3 is where she says her signature catchphase "It's Witchin' Time!" and witches all over those guys!

Seeing how the Bayo franchise has played out, I'm glad Kamiya didn't stick with DMC

Quick first (spoilers) impressions: The opening is practically a red herring with how the final boss is purple seemingly only because of the original teaser, the "world gate" exists only for it and is made completely irrelevant by the first chapter's multiversal travel devices, and Sigurd's motivations are confusing considering the twist. How any of the characters got to that point (especially relevant to the Bayonetta considering how much the player goes through to get that far in the final boss fight) is never explained. In the story proper only the mortal realm being a multiverse serves only to confuse things as we see that demons cannot exist in two places at once which makes the multi-contract of the Madamas confusing to say the least, not to mention what happens to the angels and demons existing in a universe being created via new timeline. Speaking of angels and demons according to Rodin this threat is as much of one to them as it is the mortals, so they should also be giving it their all to fight hommunculi and save their own skins if nothing else. As for Bayonetta it might be due to the voice, but she definitely has a different vibe to 1 & 2 which makes it had for my investment in that character to pass on to her. Not helping matters is in each universe she fails harder and harder in saving anyone, from merely arriving too late to literally killing them so hard they explode. They just seem weaker in general too, like, these Bayos could never dodge the close range surprise bullets of B1 and B2. Speaking of umbran witches the hair aesthetics are almost completely gone, and going by the alternate universes they only kept the hair suit for B3 Bayonetta because they knew they had to. The only Within remaining is the bat, and that's probably just because they couldn't think of a way to change it, and the hair element of the summons is practically removed. Speakig of summons the momentous summons in the finales of B1 and B2 are completely undermined by this new heart rip summon which can be used at the drop of the hat with any repercussions occurring only once, and not even for the double super-summon. Luka is retconned for no good reason and spends most of the game a nutcase, and when he gets over it he's more cringe than ever before. At the end he's revealed to be the "Arch Adam" which brings into question just what these Arch Eves/Adams even are considering it can't have to do with the Eyes of the World. Viola seemingly becomes more cringe as the game goes on, and is completely useless to the plot outside of her prologue exposition. The ending was completely undeserved, even Enzo looks down on her, the scarf doesn't match her outfit at all, and she doesn't seem to know half of what it is to be an umbran witch and now there's no one to teach her. Then again we don't even know what universe she's in or what the state of the multiverse even is at this point. The comparisons to Nero are obvious.

Thanks Chaser, your opinion on this games combat is very valuable and I'm having the same doubts you claim to have had about the summon mechanic. Tbh I never cared about the story, I just wanted THAT feeling when you're fighting enemies.

To be fair, one of the main reasons the series is popular is because it's Booty Buttcheeks.

Wow. What they did with the story kinda sucks. They could have gone with the dmc route and expand the cast of play able characters instead of "This the new lead".

The only note worthy thing in Bayo3 story is that: 1. She goes to hell. 2. there's an accessory item from DMC. means: Next game they probably going to bet on CAPCOM to agree with them to merge the series, so that their company won't die.

Story is complete ass but the combat is soo much fun. That's the main reason I get the Bayonetta games, so for me it's not like it failed to meet expectations.

As someone who isnt bothered by the story at all, I honestly think this game is the best entry so far. 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 shit in cutscenes, and be flirty and wacky. Lol But that's just me. Everything else lived up to my expectations, the combat is far more exceptional than ever, we got so many new weapons that are all fun to use,(except for G-Pillar, I dont like that one)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 a lot of people aren't fond of 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 shit" and I fucking 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. Didn't think my comment would be this long. Currently on my second playthrough, and enjoying every minute of it, maybe my feelings will change the more I stick with it, but for now I'm loving it. 9/10 I do wish it looked better tho, and had a consistent frame rate. Shame that its chained to such weak hardware on the Switch.

Jeanne is dead? ...well fuck, there goes the only character I cared about.

Is it worth getting full price or wait for a sale?

Now that Bayo 3 is out. Can we say composite Dante is still stronger than Bayo or are they equals in terms of hax and strength?

"first impressions" - spoils ending

Bayonetta 3 is the cancer of the series. What a lame sci-fi reboot this game is.