Bayonetta :3

TheWitch06

I just seen the trailer for this game and I have to say. . . It looks sooooo much fun!

Will you be buying it on release?

Just look at the main character... so good! :pac:

Oh and here is the link to the trailer for those of you who haven't seen it. *sigh*

Bayonetta TGS '08 Trailer

Call Me Jimmy

I don't understand what would make one particularly excited about it. Looks like standard button bashing stuff to me...

TheWitch06

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

I don't understand what would make one particularly excited about it. Looks like standard button bashing stuff to me...

If you play it like a button basher well that's your choice to. It looks fun and if it's anything like DMC, it's promising.

VinLieger

Its basically going to be DMC except dante is replaced with your standard jrpg leggy heroin with a ridonckulous walk.

steviec

Yea not really seeing the appeal. I know who the developers are and all, but this is just trying too hard to be stylish and comes off a bit soulless to me. I've never really "got" these types of games anyway, just button mashing to me, but I'm ok with that when there's interesting characters, story, exploration or puzzles to go with it, not looking like this game will have any of the above based on what I've seen so far.

seraphimvc

Gloria from DMC...guess what,my impulse buy DMC4 was due to her lol

the non-loli market is huge i'd say...without rabbit girl i couldnt even finish FF12 tbh...:pac:

Retr0gamer

Looks a bit like God Hand to me and with load of ex Capcom guys behind it including a lot of the Devil may cry 1 staff i'd say this one could be brilliant. A lot people are complaining that it looks cheesy and far too over the top. Those nobody else see that it is probably that way on purpose.

seraphimvc

read some interview of the creator(damn i forget his name in english again,the so-called creator of the DMC1 as a next gen 3D action game:rolleyes: ),he said it is a huge disappointment of no improvement in action game since DMC1,so he is gonna try something innovation and new stuffs this time .

no matter how i am getting this anyway,the lulu/rabbit girl character + quality will worth my money!



while the real reason is i heard that she is using her hairs cover as her clothes(??),so more skills she is bashing out she will be more nak*d...god bless me...

ahem!her different weapons has their own story behind that can summon [insert something cool and powerful] to fight with you,combining different weapons and skills ,imagine the visual effects ,defo sounds like a great game!over the top?too cheesy?bring it on!

Sand

Looks terrible. Music is terrible. Cutscenes sound like a porno without the sex. I have managed to summon up hatred for all of the characters that were introduced there. They managed to make gunporn/killing hundreds of dudes singlehanded boring.

Oh, and the gameplay sections look meh.....

johnny_ultimate

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Looks a bit like God Hand to me and with load of ex Capcom guys behind it including a lot of the Devil may cry 1 staff i'd say this one could be brilliant. A lot people are complaining that it looks cheesy and far too over the top. Those nobody else see that it is probably that way on purpose.

I actually think the cheesiness looks promising. It is fun when action films and games dont take themselves seriously for a change, and I have high hopes for this considering the talent behind it. And the trailer isn't bad except for the music. The bit with the huge god/statue chasing her up the stairs looks fantastic.

mcgovern

Not looking like going onto the list for me, don't see anything new or interesting.

K.O.Kiki

It's DMC.
With guns.
And magic.
And lots of sex appeal.

I'm sorry, what's your problem again? :pac:

Retr0gamer

Have to agree. Devil May Cray was just as cheesey and over the top as this and it was still brilliant.

evad_lhorg

this game is coming on the 8th of january. Edge reviewed it and gave it

10/10

. Famitsu in japan reviewed it and it got

40/40

and eurogamer have reviewed it and given it

9/10

. Devil may cry it may be under the hood but it does look amazing. There is some significant graphical differences in favour of the 360 too from what I am reading.

Retr0gamer

There's a comparison up on Eurogamer and the PS3 version looks awful compared to the 360 one. It's lots a hell of a lot worse and runs at about half the framerate.

Azza

Guess I have an excuse to buy an Xbox 360 so. Not normally my cup of tea but the reviews are so good I'm going give it a try.

Doctor DooM

I loved DMC. I suspect I will love this.

Gummy Panda

Terrible sega port! :mad:

not buying as no 360

bugs

In comparison the ps3 port lacks a lot, but the game itself plays perfectly alright, its far from a slideshow. I've had it since release in japan and the only issue i have is with the loading, as you currently can't install it to the harddisk (Sega are contemplating a patch).

The game itself shares a lot with both DMC and ninja gaiden, but the combo system flows a lot better than either.
If you button mash, the standard difficulty will eat you alive. Theres an easy automatic mode, which will essentially complete the game for you in about 5 hours.

Well worth a purchase if you like these types of games, on whatever console you have access to.

super_furry

The 360 is my console of prefferance just because the PS3's joypad is so awful, but still, it's a shame to see such a sloppy port.

kaimera

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/bayonetta-import-review

The result is a game that exemplifies so much of what commentators claim has died in the Japanese game industry. A blast of creative brilliance, both technically accomplished, strategically deep and infused with rare imagination, Bayonetta represents the pinnacle of its chosen niche.

9/10

First I've heard of this but from the review I'm very interested now.

Q1 release next year I believe

Mr E

There was a thread 2 down from your own, kaimera.
Threads merged....

gizmo

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

It's DMC.
With guns.
And magic.
And lots of sex appeal.

I'm sorry, what's your problem again? :pac:

Plus all those reviews? Day One purchase for me anyway. I loved the sheer cheesiness of DMC with the Nero Awakening video in DMC4 being one of my fave cutscenes in any game ever.

As bugs said though, if you button bash in these games on Normal or above difficulties you'll get murdered. Style isn't just something the developers aim for, it's also something expected from you with your combat.

Retr0gamer

It's from the team that made Okami. I'm amazed that people thought this game wouldn't be good with the pedigree behind it.

wes

Bayonetta looks like it will be crazy, and it has been getting excellent reviews so far. Will probably get this for the 360, when it comes out.

kaimera

Mr E wrote: »

There was a thread 2 down from your own, kaimera.
Threads merged....

durr, i can haz re-tard

tman

This wasn't really on my radar until recently... Pretty much definitely a day 1 purchase for me now!
Some of the transformations look like awesome fun
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/transformations-gameplay-bayonetta/59365

xeni

http://www.vg247.com/2009/12/02/report-sony-to-fix-bayonetta-issues-on-ps3/

Hopefully there is gonna be a patch as well so I don't have to buy it again :P (along with many other people).

Burning Eclipse

Currently downloading the demo. 86% complete. Will report back!

bugs

The assumption is that any patch will apply to all region versions of the game as the japanese version was clearly a worldwide release (albeit shelved for europe/us due to the cod-mw2 release).

The loading is annoying when you just want to replay the stages, if they solve that (by simply letting me install it to the harddisk) i'll be happy enough.

tman

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

Currently downloading the demo. 86% complete. Will report back!

Has been released on xbox live in case anybody was wondering...
On the download too!

seraphimvc

ah boy i hate exams

johnny_ultimate

Xbox Live demo is meant to have a different stage to the PS3 one, so must give that a download!

Getting more and more excited about this - Edge were singing its praises this month,

including a relatively rare perfect score!

evad_lhorg

had a quick go of the demo. its DMC with a bird really which is fine by me. some cool lookin combos. I could just play this making her walk slow all day long.

Dont be at yourself

Played the demo, didn't think it was anything special.

bugs

The xbox version has the clocktower prelude stage. Its not in the ps3 demo as it didn't run so well (it runs 'ok' in the full game).

I wouldn't say the demo is a great representation of the game, all you get is a piece of the vigrid stage and it doesn't give you much instruction on what you've got or what you can do.

Better news is the PS3 US (Assume EU/JP) versions of the game will be patched on release. Not by sega but by a sony team. Just have to wait and see what level of improvement they can make.

speedboatchase

So I just tried the demo...



WHAT. JUST. HAPPENED. :eek::eek:


Crazy awesome japanesey insane nonsense, loved it. Exhilarating and delirious, and I'm a complete stranger to the genre

Mindkiller

The demo has ruined DMC for me. Its too good for its own good.

Probably will be my GOTY 2010

SK1979

Been playing this the last few days as well and gotta say it seems stupidly entertaining. Reading the reviews, it seems that the combat system has so much depth to it.

Cant wait for this. What a weird release date though? Jan 8th?

Mindkiller

Bump

So who's buying GOTY 2010 tomorrow?

Retr0gamer

I've no bloody money for it I saw a video of the Space Harrier reference that is in it and want it even more!

johnny_ultimate

I walked down to Bray in the ridiculous conditions in the very slight hope that someone would be selling this this evening (hell, breaking street date for this is hardly like the MW2 launch). Gamestop had it out on the shelves for 45 (50 in Smyths and Xtravision, not on sale)! Walked up to the counter with it feverishly, and was told they weren't selling it till the morning.

****.

However, based on the demo and the inherent brilliance of a Platinum game in which you play a witch who uses her hair suit as a weapon, I also declare this as GOTY. Having not played it yet. That is how much confidence I have in this game being the best thing ever.

Lands Leaving

Took me a while to get into the demo... but when I figured out how not to be eaten/killed/dropped to my death by the giant... statue/zeus thing I enjoyed it a lot. Was playing the Ps3 demo and didn't see any issues, even with loading. Probablybecause the demo installs to the HD though.

I like the random boot that pops out of nowhere to... boot enemies. Going by the demo I'd say it's just a fun DMC type game, but I guess there must be a lot more to it judging by the fawning press. Think I'll wait for a price drop though. And see if the PS3 version gets a patch, much prefer the PS3 pad for this sort of thing.

Zapp Brannigan

Gonna pick this up tomorrow after giving the demo a proper go. Should keep me entertained!

tman

Lands Leaving wrote: »

Think I'll wait for a price drop though. And see if the PS3 version gets a patch, much prefer the PS3 pad for this sort of thing.

I normally dislike the PS3 pad, but for games like this it just feels right somehow. (I guess I'm just used to it from Devil May Cry/GoW...)
Despite that, I'll be avoiding the PS3 version like the plague!

Couldn't resist preordering the special edition from play - should hopefully be with me today:)

wayne040576

I played the ps3 demo last week and I don't know if I'm missing something but I honestly don't know how this game is getting so much hype\good reviews.

It just played like a mindless button basher with slow down mechanic that allows you to do combos with more button bashing. And with all the sexploitation (ironic or not) it just plays to the stereotype of gamers as all 14 year old boys.

superfly

i'm with wayne on this, i downloaded to see what the hype was and thought it was just another loopy Japanese kill-em-all pad destroyer game
don't get the attraction at all

FutureGuy

Played the demo this week and didn't have a clue what was going on.

GOTY.

bugs

Its not likely to please everyone. The story is nonsense by design and the learning curve is fairly high.
It really requires the player to learn the game mechanics, button mashing through it won't lead to a pleasant experience. Added to that the difficulty spikes after a few stages of normal, so you'd really have to at least have a grasp of whats going on or it'd get frustrating, fast.

The demo's ok, but similar to the full game, you start off with a dizzying number of combo's, all of which can be cancelled, split with offsets or staggered. It doesn't really let you know this and it could easily look like complete chaos.

Mark Hamill

So does anyone know yet how the european PS3 version compares to the xbox version? Did they fix the issues that where in the japanese version, or is it still a better buy on the xbox?

bugs

The Euro PS3 version of bayonetta is the same as the japanese version (the japanese version was intended to be a worldwide release version).

Officially neither sony or sega ever said they were definitely working on a patch, a few news sites just made it seem that way.

As of now, the xbox version is a cleaner, smoother version of the game. It still suffers from slowdown and screen tearing but not nearly as bad as the ps3 version. Both are quite playable, but given the option, get the 360. At best a patch for the ps3 version will probably allow the game to be installed to fix the loading.