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I know you guys aren't particularly fans of console gaming, but I was wondering if any of you were looking forward to this game.
I already own it and have been playing it for a good week or so now, just seeing what you guys think.
Post edited November 11, 2009 by Urb4nZ0mb13
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Urb4nZ0mb13: I know you guys aren't particularly fans of console gaming, but I was wondering if any of you were looking forward to this game.
I already own it and have been playing it for a good week or so now, just seeing what you guys think.

I have a console, but for some reason the entire marketing campaign of this game that focused on how hot the protagonist is supposed to be kinda turned me off. Especially since I didn't find her particularly attractive, more of an overblown caricature (i.e., what every slightly older stern anime woman that's still hot with glasses looks like, except more overblown).
I don't actually know anything about the game itself though, probably because it wasn't marketed on its gameplay.
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Urb4nZ0mb13: I know you guys aren't particularly fans of console gaming, but I was wondering if any of you were looking forward to this game.
I already own it and have been playing it for a good week or so now, just seeing what you guys think.
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ilves: I have a console, but for some reason the entire marketing campaign of this game that focused on how hot the protagonist is supposed to be kinda turned me off. Especially since I didn't find her particularly attractive, more of an overblown caricature (i.e., what every slightly older stern anime woman that's still hot with glasses looks like, except more overblown).
I don't actually know anything about the game itself though, probably because it wasn't marketed on its gameplay.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhoc4Zi2jS4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA7_Db1fL5Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jkf7Ukt0ZE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsTTQFgA72A
I can answer any questions you have about the game, since I've played it for over 80 hours by now.
Here's a review of the game over at Gamersyde
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_gamersyde_review_bayonetta-8730_en.html
Famitsu gave the game a perfect 40/40
Post edited November 11, 2009 by Urb4nZ0mb13
I'm concerned about performance on the PS3, which is the main reason I'm not getting it at the moment.
EDIT: That, and I know that next year I'll be able to pick it up for a third of the price...
Post edited November 11, 2009 by PhoenixWright
it's like devil may cry , correct? In that case I'm worried that I'll find it to be boring after like an hour or something.
Unless you convince me otherwise ofcourse :D
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PhoenixWright: I'm concerned about performance on the PS3, which is the main reason I have not to get it at the moment.

It never really bothered me, but then again I'm double dipping and getting the US 360 release so I probably just shrugged it off.
I have to agree with ilves, the advertising for this game in Japan, at least, has totally repulsed me to the point I actually feel like throwing up -- even the few seconds of in-game footage in the TV adverts didn't help.
Does she... Collect rings? ... Now sonic HAS to be in love.
Hmm, judging from videos, it looks... Well, weird. It seems like combos weren't designed to look cool, but to show us heroine from all angles possible, but they end up looking... Kinda weird. And no, I'm not 'realistic' kind of person - I mean, I LOVE Devil May Cry. It all comes down how the game is played thou...
I have no opinion of this game, and have nothing to add but this video.
If you have never played God Hand, then I doubt you could understand Bayonetta.
First, Bayonetta is MEANT to be over-the-top, instant sexual gratification, and more. Hell, there's a one-button Very Easy Automatic mode where you can use the other hand for...other purposes.
You can cancel out of any combo and instantly connect to any other combo with your guns on your hands and feet, something even Dante doesn't do as good.
She can turn into a bird, a panther, a pack of bats and a half-moth.
She has deadly ice-skates.
She has a deadly whip.
She has cat claws.
She has a katana, rocket launcher tonfas, guns on all limbs too.
Enemies are angels, halos are collectibles, everything is divided into Verses, there's a supplier from Hell who quotes the merchant from Resident Evil 4, there's 150 acid-jazz tracks on the OST, everything is over the top to the point where Bayonetta starts motorcycles with her magic middle finger.
Oh and her magic is enclosed in her hair which is her outfit which magically disappears during every finisher. And there's bullet time. And magical lollipops.
So yeah, GOTY ALL YEARS.
Seriously, the demo is awesome, and there's at least 150 base combos in it, with who knows how much variations in between. I'm officially in love with the game since the first announcement.
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AlexY: If you have never played God Hand, then I doubt you could understand Bayonetta.
First, Bayonetta is MEANT to be over-the-top, instant sexual gratification, and more. Hell, there's a one-button Very Easy Automatic mode where you can use the other hand for...other purposes.
You can cancel out of any combo and instantly connect to any other combo with your guns on your hands and feet, something even Dante doesn't do as good.
She can turn into a bird, a panther, a pack of bats and a half-moth.
She has deadly ice-skates.
She has a deadly whip.
She has cat claws.
She has a katana, rocket launcher tonfas, guns on all limbs too.
Enemies are angels, halos are collectibles, everything is divided into Verses, there's a supplier from Hell who quotes the merchant from Resident Evil 4, there's 150 acid-jazz tracks on the OST, everything is over the top to the point where Bayonetta starts motorcycles with her magic middle finger.
Oh and her magic is enclosed in her hair which is her outfit which magically disappears during every finisher. And there's bullet time. And magical lollipops.
So yeah, GOTY ALL YEARS.
Seriously, the demo is awesome, and there's at least 150 base combos in it, with who knows how much variations in between. I'm officially in love with the game since the first announcement.

If you have a PS3 and 80 dollars you could be playing the game right now like I am.
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Urb4nZ0mb13: If you have a PS3 and 80 dollars you could be playing the game right now like I am.

I'll be waiting for the PAL Special Edition - my TV isn't happy with imported copies for some weird reason. The demo is all flickery, lol.
And I'm thinking of getting a Slim PS3 first. My 60GB is way too noisy. :/
This was one of the first games that I discussed when I first joined GOG over a year ago. It looked awesome and over the top with a hot female character lead instead of that metrosexual Dante in DMC. Definitely a game I'm checking out.
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AlexY: instant sexual gratification

Nah. She's cute.. But, not that cute.
For some reason it doesn't really grab me, though. I mean, it might be an incredible game, but from all of the videos it just seems average.
Loved the original Devil May Cry, loved God of War... But I think I might be over the whole combo based, kill everyone gameplay.
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AlexY: instant sexual gratification
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Shalgroth: Nah. She's cute.. But, not that cute.

I really don't see the problem with Bayonetta. People whine all the time there's no originality anymore, and then what, when a wholly original female character appears after the likes of burly muscular men like Kratos and stylishly metro Dante types, she's suddenly "oh well, it's not that good" material. She's a living, breathing parody and she knows it. She's a testament to everything (most) gamers like to play as, just infinitely sexier. She's also a MILF.
No wonder people thought Okami was a kids game and God Hand was lame. No one got them. And I fear nobody will understand Bayonetta's point either.