Why Is Bayonetta 2 So Fun?

It must be partly because you can strap katanas to your hands and chainsaws to your heels. Giant Bomb's Dan Ryckert agrees, Bayonetta 2 is ridiculous fun.

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I got it !!! omg!! this game is perfect!!! omg!!!

it is a great time to own a WiiU and not so much a great time to own a POS4 :(

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I'm new to gamespot and am not yet familiar with how it works:

Is this video supposed to be only 3 minutes long? Is there the rest of it somewhere or this is it?

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@tarpittwo This video is a snippet of the whole show. Unlike every other GS web show/series, which are usually only a few minutes long, The Lobby is lengthy talk-show kind of format that usually stretches past an hour long. Different segments of the show are typically spliced into separate videos so users can go straight to content that may interest them from the show, as most people won't watch the full episode or have the patience to dig through the progress bar to find what they want to see.


To find whole episodes, go to Videos drop down menu on the top of the page and click The Lobby.

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What makes bayonetta 2 so fun? Dat a$$ man

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please stop reporting about this game....its make a lot of people like me terribly sad.

If this carries on ill go and impulse buy a wii u....and will have to eat bananas for dinner for the rest of the month.

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@GregoryBastards Wow, you're a pu**y.

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@GregoryBastards Just buy Mr Noodles, it's cheaper than bananas.

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@GregoryBastards I know man, this could be the most expensive game ever :/

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@GregoryBastards Be sure to get the Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze bundle!

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@Mayleene @GregoryBastards What? You're insane?

Grab the Smash Bros. bundle, of course!

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As I look more at this game, I guess it's not as bad as I thought it was. I'll say this, hats off to PG for the sweet visuals and combat. However, being someone that has actually played the first game, Bayonetta 2 doesn't look much different than its predecessor. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the first one....only for a while though. Combat is awesome, reminds me of MGR: Rising or Ninja Gaiden 2. But....that's it. Good combat and visuals. That's all this series really has going for it right now. The story is not very interesting, and it's just a bunch of button mashing to kill the bad guys. Not much strategy involved(like other action games), just straight up hack n slash. That is why this game does NOT(in my opinion) deserve a 10. And to the people shouting "GOTY!!" Don't get too confident. Still some other possible competition like AC Unity coming out this year.

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@Azure_Nova If you think this game is simple button mashing then your playing it horribly horribly wrong. Button mashing will get you a Stone rank in this game which is the lowest rank possible.

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@Azure_Nova Well, it might not be for you. I never really cared for DMC series, so was not fused when Bayonetta came out. Having played it (over and over) I honestly think it is one of the best games ever. It's a pure gaming experience in which every sound and graphical effect tells you about the timing needed to ace the combat - when you don't it's because you made a mistake, when you do you're rewarded with graphical fireworks and the sense of having genuinely mastered the laws set out by the game. That doesn't mean everyone has to like it. But it is why so many of us have been seduced. Bayonetta does what it does superbly. If Bayonetta 2 genuines surpasses the first game then a 10/10 sounds right to me.

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@Azure_Nova AC Unity..LOL......LOL....LOL

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@Azure_Nova So good graphics and gameplay. Yep, don't want that game. (sarcasm) You do the same things game after game in AC. I never hear anybody talking about the story anymore after they released AC2. Most games these days have stellar graphics, meh story and meh gameplay. This is a step above most. I personally can't play a game just because of good graphics, I value gameplay higher.

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@Noved23 @Azure_Nova I also value gameplay. And a good, flowing story that actually GOES with the gameplay. Not just some mindless hack n slash with nice graphics.

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@Azure_Nova @Noved23 I think you ought to just play it as you can mostly speak for what you see from this sequel. You might be right in some aspects, but wrong in others.

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@Azure_Nova @Noved23 I think it's fair criticize the story because that's what reviewers and the press often does :). We have seen many games where a reviewer knocks the story while the fans are complaining that particular game (or type of game) doesn't need a good story.


What you said about button mashing, I've been wondering about that. The reviews are saying it requires skill, but when I watch videos it appears to be button mashing, guess I'll find out when I play it myself.

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While it isn't as good as the first Bayonetta, I'd still buy a Wii U for this.

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@prats93 Pray tell!

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@prats93 how do you know that ? the game is not out yet

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@cetaepsilon @prats93 FYI It's been out for almost a month in Japan. I've been playing it since I got my jp import copy of the game.

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@frozengrudge What do you think?

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@prats93 What? Everybody say it is a lot better than the first Bayonetta.... I mean, everybody that actually played the game, you know?

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@metallinatus @prats93 More importantly, it comes with the first Bayonetta with extras in it. 2 for the price of 1. I'm sold!

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I may buy a WiiU for the Bayonetta 1+2 bundle. God damn it

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@Fairbrethees Yep, me too bro.

I´m struggling with this a bit because I like having all my games in one place

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@LeoKRock @Fairbrethees Just get multiple systems. Is that so hard? I always get all of them, why miss out on the real gems?

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@Fairbrethees Pick up Smash Bros too.

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just wondering...is this the same type of gameplay like Ninja Gaiden Sigma has?

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Yes, it's similar. It follows the same formula of other spectacle fighters, but what sets it apart is with its intuitive and organic combat system. It's by far the deepest combat system that exists in the genre, but it's also very accesible. Stringing moves together has never been this easy or has felt this good.

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@prats93 Er, I don't know if they are similar. Both are great games but the fighting mechanic is quite different. Also quite different tone to them to - Bayonetta is as lavishly camp!

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@xolivierx Not really. There is a huge emphasis on the dodge mechanic and you don't have to memorise any huge combos to deal massive damage. It all flows together in a way that NG Sigma doesn't.

Also, rocket launchers for shoes.

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Cant wait!!!

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I was asking myself the very same quuestion! I mean with sword swing so broad and auto aim shooting, this basically is buttom bash game. I bet you can complete it with eyes closed.

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@mr_nee Obviously never played any of PG's games on harder difficulties

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@mr_nee that's what i said lol best played with an arcade stick so you can pound that sh!t

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its no longer fun when it become exclusive :(

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@Arsyad00 Your life you be funnier when you buy a Wii U :)

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Buying this day 1

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Doesn't look very fun to me... but cheers to those who do.

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@4kgamer_lmxxx your welcome

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ok im getting it NOW

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