Zero Punctuation: Bayonetta

[Xanadeas]

I kinda liked the game... Though the sex appeal was wasted on me. I did kinda hate how every level after the first gave me a failing grade. It wouldn't be a problem if some of these bastards didn't have some really cheap always gonna hit you no matter what moves. >_<

 

[oneshotfinchy]

Good job explaining the plot, he did much better than I did. I still don't know whether he likes the game though. Also why didn't he get the 360 version? Any ounce of research would have told him they did a poor port.

 

[Rayansaki]

Bayonetta is a very solid game with crappy port to PS3 and terrible marketing campaign that made everyone think it was a softcore porn game.
Yes, if you like DMC or GOW you should get it, it is a great game and has the best combat ever in the genre. Or at least until GOW3 beats it! And the QTE's aren't that terrible, there are too few of them so you won't expect them when they show, but if you fail them you wont have to replay more than 10 seconds so it isn't very punishing.

 

[Moeez]

Kamiya is getting better at putting the really cool action in his cutscenes through the gameplay, as evidenced by the Torture Attacks in this game. But yeah, I was always frustrated that you'd be resorted to be seeing the coolest action scene in just a cutscene, like Dante killing demons with snooker balls and cues.

I'm not a fan of his games though, with the focus on just building a big combo and end-level scores with boring AI. And this game, it's sometimes visually too much crap going on in the screen.

 

[Jory]

Not as good as Darksiders. But I did totally forget it was Wednesday and get a little giddy when I saw I had something to watch.

Good stuff

 

[Kojiro ftt]

I rented it, it's a fun game but given the current game climate, I won't be missing it when I return it today.

EDIT: Load times aren't too bad on the 360, I barely noticed them. And you could always install to the HDD if you found it to be a problem.

 

[Vianyte]

I'm enjoying Bayonetta a lot atm. It's a lot of fun and very challenging too.

The review is very good and I actually agree on many of the points. I too was very confused with Bayonetta's extremely long legs.

 

[-BloodRush-]

i think he did the game justice. lol i was expecting him to talk about god of war again.

 

[Shamanic Rhythm]

Best part of this video for me was the subtle dig at Twilight. Thank god some people recognise that shite for what it is.

 

[BobisOnlyBob]

I absolutely loved this game, and I still agree with Yahtzee. The QTEs are a bit blegh, but I got the plot first time round because I like crazy twisty narrative. The oversexualisation is incessant and pesky, but it's not really massively attractive so much as it is just a symptom of everything else in the game being cranked up past eleven. The three core themes - Bayonetta's Theme, Fly Me to the Moon, and one who's name I've forgotten - do get overplayed, but they're more than made up for by the rest of the music and visuals, which are mindblowingly awesome.

I guess we'll be waiting for Extra Punctuation to hear about two mind-blowingly awesome vehicle sections and the many, many references to other games in Sega/Platinum/Clover/Team Little Devils history.

Also, the loading times are PS3-specific. The Xbox ones are much, much, much better, and they don't trigger just for walking across a room or picking up an item. Just at the major transitions from area to area, and not for the (slightly too frequent) cutscenes.

 

[Diddy_King]

Good epidode long legs indeed

I had doubts about this game from the demo and you have sold me to not get it.

How did he sell you not to get it? He did not say it was a bad game, heck by Yahtzee standards he said it was "good." You people need to stop taking Yahtzee's reviews as gospel, I love his Zero Punctuation series, but I can honestly say I have never said, "OH, YAHTZEE HATES THIS GAME, I SHALL AVOID IT LIKE THE PLAGUE!!" IMO Yahtzee's reviews are more for the lulz than the actual review. Yeah, he knows what he's talking about, and yeah he makes some great points, but he often seems to pick the games faults apart piece by piece on purpose.

 

[Nomanslander]

Oh my god did he ACTUALLY LIKE IT! or did i misread the entire boob, i mean review?

yup, I think he liked it... I mean, in his own way. I have the game and it is fun.

No...

He just thought it was so so, the word being adequate which he used.

As for me, it's a renter. It's got a lot of camp you're either willing to invest in or not, but besides all the sexual innuendos nothing else interesting to talk about if the sexed up tongue in cheek humor didn't do it for you.

I figured the story would be horrendous and nonsensical so I didn't pay much attention, the combat and difficulty wasn't hard just clusterfucky. Even though at the beginning I found the game fun, eventually I lost interest near the end and returned it.

I think Dante's Inferno will be better...it's more like God of War and less like DMC...lol

 

[MpSai]

They've been saying the PS3 version is inferior since forever ago, Yatzhee you fool.

 

[Diddy_King]

so....the game is the game good?

I don't mind sexual innuendo's and all, and yahtzee said the game actually has ass loads worth the combos. but I kinda lost the message at the end of the video.

If you've been with Yahtzee from the beginning you'd realize that unless a game is mind numbingly bad or amazingly awesome, he rarely says it's "good" or "bad". To Yahtzee games are games, and if they don't make you squirt blood out of your eye sockets they might be worth a look. Like I said earlier, his reviews are more for the lulz.

 

[SpyderNynja]

Hilarious review and it looks like he liked it!

I'm loving the game and plan to go through it a few more times myself.

 

[More Fun To Compute]

Best one for a while. Everyone should go out and get this so that he has more material by the same guys to review in the future.

 

[Chris8016]

I played the demo when it came out and the best I could gather of the story/metaphor is that; Sarah Palin has returned in order to fix America's crumbling economy, represented by the clock tower. The democrats, represented by the army of angels, of course are out to stop her, but it is her job break through them and take America one state at a time. I could be wrong about this though, but that's the closest I could work out based on the startlingly vague demo, still going to get it though. =D

 

[Dectilon]

Bravo, a particularly well-crafted episode. I especially enjoyed the Pac-man gag. You didn't hit the "Cunts&cocks"-bin as hard as, well, some of your worse episodes. Even genitals stop being funny after a while, and this game kind of demands a few, so it didn't feel saturated.

Craziness seems to spawn inspiration, and so I'll hold out hope for a No More Heroes 2-ZP.

 

[Randvek]

Several laugh-out-loud moments (or maybe that's the sleep deprivation talking), best one in a while.

 

[Stabby Joe]

After playing the demo I found the gameplay over the top but in a god way...

...however the music really annoyed me, but made worse were all the critics went on to say how good it was while I found it sugary repetitive J-pop... something that plenty of gamers hate.