"Michael Bayonetta" is an instant classic.

they should make devil may cry 2

As Jacob Geller once put it: "Every Platinum Game is like: Fighting with this character feels better than any game you've ever played before. Now here's a bunch of other stuff you have to do that isn't fighting with this character."

"I rate Bayonetta 3 third place among all the other Bayonettas" BRUTAL

“I rate bayonetta 3, 3rd place among all the other bayonettas.” That’s a powerful statement.

Bayoneta turning into a train sounds like a “ability” from balan wonderworld

Dunkey's review is always on point. Deep analysis about gameplay and story, but most importantly he always mentions knack

This game really makes you feel like it’s the third Bayonetta game in the series

I love how Dunkey can create these these honest, articulate reviews, and then he drops in lines like "How do I unlock the Green Goblin as a playable character?" without changing his tone at all.

I like when Bayonetta turned into Nintendo's most intense farming game by harvesting tomatoes from monsters on naive angel mode

The creators said in an interview that the story is basically an after thought. They concentrate on making the levels and everything "cool" first, then mish-mash whatever lore they can come up with. While I do understand that the gameplay is the most important part of the game, it explains the wonky dialogues and simple narrative they try to over-complicate with details since the first game.

AS a story oriented Bayonetta player (yeah I know, Im starving here), this hit the nail on the head I think. I want this game to get the support it deserves for being such a fun, frenetic, wacky and beautiful game, but it felt like half of the writers adored the Bayoverse and did it justice and the other half took what those half of the writers did and said 'No. Put Thanos in there with lots of pew pew scifi and make him super duper powerful or I don't wanna play anymore. AND DON'T LAUGH HES MY SUPER SERIOUS BIG BAD OC. Also Fey now because I said so." And expected us to respect that. I want it to get support so it gets the sequels it deserves...but I want to find out who greenlit some of this stuff and ask them if they wanna work on another game series maybe. They didn't seem like they wanted to have fun.

I'm glad someone mentions how wonky the camera is in this game, I miss being able to actually focus on an enemy without having to manual track them even after a hard lock

It's cool how the spider boss is a callback to the first DMC boss, cutscene, lines even music is similar

"It was time for Bayonetta to leave, she had seen everything."

It's weird that this game took so much from DMC 5 but forgot to take the focus and commitment that DMC 5 has towards its gameplay and tone.

The fact that this game can be boring is just heartbreaking

I want an entire game about the train form of Bayonetta.

"The most cutscenes out of every game in the series and the least story out of every game in the series" Borderlands 3 be like

dunky, love your reviews. So much awesome analytical info. Amazing for those who are interested in Game Design. And I love your humor endlessly. Thank you for what you do. ❤

Truly the best train-type platformer/hack and slash game yet.

It’s almost as if dunkey is really talking to us

On point review! Just finished the game last night and was overwhelmed by the incredible last stage and its storytelling there - which was surprising considering how underwhelming the storytelling was everywhere else (besides the opening stage). I missed all the hilarious interactions bayonetta used to have with her companions, how the game used a narrative to drive you forward, and how precise the combat wanted you to be. In this game, just like you, I found myself getting platinum and pure platinum medals by choosing the longer range melee weapons and spamming away (while not being able to see my character 25% of the time). Still, the third best bayonetta game is still way better than most other fighting games though! As a longtime fan, I was just hoping for more.

The thing about games like Bayonetta, is that they could literally have NO story, and I would still love them. Just throw waves of enemies at me, give me new weapons, demons to summon, and mega bosses. I’ll be happy just ripping through everything in style, trying out new combos. if any of that interests you, you should buy this game.

Dunkey manages to put all the positives & gripes of the game, into such short video. Fully Agree.

Bayonetta 3 is like if you got a really good burger from a restaurant but before you could eat the burger you had to listen to some dude talk about how much he likes licking toes

@videogamedunkey this has been a pretty rough week and let me just say I needed this laugh more than anything. Thank you!!

It's amazing how I knew exactly how this game would play out just from the trailer

For real, unlocking the Green Goblin as a playable characters is still the coolest secret I've ever experienced, and it's yet to be topped in all my decades of gaming.

I like how bayonetta 3 has more Michael Bay type storytelling than Transformers Devastation, agame from platinum games, which has a very simple story with interesting addition to the lore

Dunkey was able to make an entire video about Bayonetta 3. Incredible.

As a huge Bayonetta fan that just completed 3, yeah. You right. There are some incredibly hype moments, but those are ones like the first time she goes DO IO BAYONETTA. Not only was the story basically an overly long fetch quest, the twists were all predictable as hell, there was not a single dramatic reveal throughout the entire story that wasn't telegraphed long beforehand. During chapter 8/14 I messaged my friend what I thought the ending would be, and two days later messaged them "I was right and I hate it." It's like they looked at the first two, and concluded that they could get away with a cliche filled plot without the characters and general fun that carried the first two.

Bayonetta 3 is truly an amazingly... cinematic game. Michael Bay would have fun with this.

Thru all the jokes, this is pretty spot on to how I felt. Story is so bad it actively hurts the expereince, and there's so many half baked gimmicks getting in the way of the fun combat. And even then that combat is against enemies with very little variety and a lot of visual confusion. A fun but suprisingly messy time coming from the guy who basically made this style of game.

The only games that get a more serious toned review from the Dunk are those that must have truly dissapointed him. Great review, keep up the amazing work!

diehard bayonetta fan but plat really dropped the ball on this one for me. bayo 1's combat was the perfect foundation for a deep combat system to evolve through a whole franchise. i don't really understand why people aren't generally super pissed about the change from weapon pairs to having only one weapon usable at a time. that was the best and most unique thing about bayonetta's combat. could you imagine all the weapons they give you in bayo 3, and on top of that being able to use them in pairs, and on top of that monster summons???? bayo 3 could have been amazing /:

0 dislikes as always, just another masterpiece from the donkey man

Everyone's playing Sonic Excursion and here Dunkey is being a rebel

While the gameplay was always what had me coming back to the first Bayonetta, the mystery and intrigue of the plot was what made it a good story. It had a good balance between being fun and flirty and feeding you pieces of the puzzle. You're right there alongside amnesiac Bayonetta seeing each event/memory and wondering what it means. Who is this vague creepy voice I keep hearing in my head, what are the "eye's of the world", what is this weird cult town about and why do I have memories of being here before? Why is gary oak challenging me to a pokemon battle every other chapter and why is he a hot blonde dommy mommy? Why is there a little girl who looks just like me. Am I my own mom? I don't want to be that guy but multiverse stories are almost always the same kind of garbage. They try to make it seem like there's some greater evil that's always the most boring villain in the series and none of those more interesting villains you fought before matter at all. People who write these stories seem to forget that little things are what give life to a world. The average person doesn't give a shit about the greater good or the universe. We'd much rather watch the more down to earth struggles of a well written character or two. They could have made it about Viola as she tries to live in the shadow of her incredible mom while trying to revive the Umbra witch clan. She has a heavy burden to bear being the only successor to the last of the previous generation of witches while still being a novice herself. As the worlds affairs get out of hand, maybe she has to find other people with potential to join her cause. Without sages and witches, the angels and demons would be free to wage war on earth and the new generation would stand united as one clan to stop them. I don't know it's an idea. I'm also not a fan of the giant monster fights when your character is basically an ant on the screen. At least in the first Bayonetta when you fight the Cardinal virtues the focus is always on Her. It's kind of a problem in a game where you are rewarded for not taking damage and dodging when you can't see your character in a fight.

Dunkey always has the best reviews.

I’m just happy dunkey acknowledged Wonderful 101. That game is great and doesn’t get enough credit.

I can really tell you worked on this video to perfection, Dinkley. Michael Bay-onetta killed me 😂

This is exactly why, as cool as giant monsters definitely are on a purely conceptual level, they're usually not a very good idea in actual gameplay practice for a lot of reasons. If you aren't absolutely certain you can nail it, I'd say it's better to avoid monsters that are drastically huger than the player character entirely. A fun fight always beats an annoying fight, no matter how much of a flashy setpiece that annoying fight is. And not even being able to tell what's happening because the camera system simply can't properly communicate a fight at that scale is never fun.

mans still putting out the best game reviews on youtube and its not even close

3:37 "where is knack?" Dunkey asking the real questions

Completely agree. Gameplay/music/level design mostly great, but the story/characters were so damn flat through so many chunky cutscenes, really unfortunate ending choice too, holds it back from being an excellent game

Anyone else feel like Dunkey is their portal to times when youtube was good?

I was expecting a supercut of the dozen cutscenes where Bayonetta points her gun at somebody with a stern look on her face and doesn't fire or say anything as the bad guy drones on his monologue. Did these people play the first game to know what Bayonetta usually does in these situations?

The story and sewer green color pallet killed it for me. I miss fighting angels and infernal demons mostly. That and the whole multiverse bs was exhausting.

don’t know what i would do without you dunkey

I remember when Dunkey accounced he won't make any League videos, I was afraid what else he can post on this channel. And to be honest I think his style and jokes are more clever and entertaining than ever. Cheers, Dunk!

Easily the best bayonetta game since bayonetta 2

It's hard to say, I feel the same with dunkey where the third did leave me wanting a bit more. But the combat is a solid upgrade overall. I didn't really hate the story either, but the game did feel like it did drag on a bit. Overall this was a good review on dunkey's part cause you can feel him explaining the pros and cons of the game. That, and the Train-Saw weapon is very satisfying.

Always such a laugh watching a Dunkey review.

Someone addressed the god awful camera!!! Hats off to you.

My favorite thing about Bayonetta 2 is that it was just the first game with less fluff. No insta-death QTEs, fewer minigames, less annoying cutscenes, ect. So to hear the third went back to bad habits is very disappointing.

Gotta say you are one lean video making writing machine. Gotta hold off on watching this one until I beat the game myself. Many kudos and hope you are getting enough sleep.

Bayonetta 3, co-directed by Michael Bayonetta, is the third installment to the Bayonetta franchise. It packs a lot of action that you can't even see you're Bayonetta while fighting other Bayonettas. It is truly one of the bayonetta games of all time.

I started taking epilepsy seriously when I played Bayonetta 1 on ps3. It was my 4th hour of the day and so much was happening in the game, I suddenly got dizzy and I wanted to vomit. This game gave me headaches, but the story and the combat always kept me going. When I finished the game, I was extremely happy with the ending. I searched for the sequel but they didn't launch it on ps. Anyway, Bayonetta has much love from me, it gave me epilepsy and made me stronger, it also cured my epilepsy.

This game is revolutionary in the farming genre

Dunkey hasn’t missed at all this year octopath 2 review is what I’m waiting for now

The game was good but playing it just made me wish I was playing Bayo 1 or 2 instead

The story is literally a fever dream held together with wet paper towel and scotch tape. So so so so so bad. I am glad people enjoyed the combat improvements but I feel alone in thinking it wasn't even that fun. Really felt like "gain distance, use demon slave, repeat". Maybe I just "don't get" the combat system since it seems to be overall well adored. Camera was clunky and felt basically unplayable unless docked. Didn't much care for the Niphlheim portals either, most of them felt pretty cheap. I avoided them about halfway through the game. Really appreciated this review.

The Playing-as-Bayonetta parts are so much fun And the Non-Bayonetta parts made me want to turn the game off

what also kind of harms it is that the enemy is really just 1 guy and you don't really destroy them in a graphic or silly ways as before, like the angels used to get messed up as the fight goes on until getting finished off gruesomely/humiliatingly! the slime guys just... idk more video gamingly explode. so do the bayonettas. the abilities they give you are cool as heck though

This is the funniest video I've seen on this channel

I really enjoyed playing Bayo3 mainly because of how fun the combat is. In terms of story, I prefer Bayo1 and 2 just because of how convoluted and fun it was. Bayo3’s story was pretty cut and dry. I agree that they were too serious with this one, but it makes sense for the ending

Dunky: If devil may cry is a game where you try kill things and look awsome bayoneta is a game where you look for your character. Me: remembers every part with V

“This is like... this is like err... I'm sorry, I just can't do this, Caroline please bring the kids back!” - Gex

Thanks for the video Dunk!

7/10 perfect. Thanks dunk

Thanks for publishing this hidden gem dunkston

Still waiting on a DMC and Bayonetta cross over game. If they play it smart, they could just make a fun ass game with the characters. Story can be whatever as long as its not hot garbage and has some attention to it.

Holy shit this review was fantastic, thank you dubkey.

best game reviewer on the planet. somehow you keep it honest and don’t shit on these games, and often it comes out of a place of love can’t wait for u to develop ur own games so i can poopoo on them in my reviews

No dislikes? Another perfect review!

I still plan on picking up the game, but I’m glad he addressed the camera issue. From the gameplay he showed it looked insane haha

On one hand I think it's unfair to compare Bayonetta 3, a Switch game, to DMC5, a PS4/Xbox One game... but it's so hard not to since Bayo is the only true rival left to DMC.

Cool video man and this was a great review to watch today :]

0 dislikes as always, great content dunke!

This game really make you feel like playing Devil May Cry 5

You’re funny dude. Love the reviews even tho I’ll never play these games. 🤘

fair enough, dunkey, im loving this game but it is chaotic (tho i dont mind the story, seems cool) and the gameplay variety is something i really appreciate. So far, my favorite bayonetta is 2, i'll see if 3 is better.

Dunkeys video titles are so funny, he’s such a funny guy

This game straight up triples down on my biggest beef with bayo 1: and that's the unwanted minigames. The core gameplay is too strong for platinum to just keep tossing tedious distractions at us. The game is at it's best when you are in the witch trials. Enemy variety skyrockets and it's all combat. No fuss or frills. Just the meat of the gameplay. If you are a bayo fan, get the game, and unlock everything, and get your butt to the witch trials. And that's the game.

Your song choice for these videos continue to snap

Couldnt describe the game better, dunkey never lets you down

The way the multiverse bayos die is the Stupidest thing I have ever seen Yes bayo 2 has established that bayo has some severe lack of spacial awareness but the amount of time bayos gets blindsided in this game is insane

while playing this game i have no idea what i was doing too, then suddenly i got a pure platinum..like wtf.... Donkey is so on point on this one👍👍👍 I hope they make more bayonetta in the future, i want to make my kidz play this game just to flex my plats🤭.

A bit surprised that many cares about the stories at all in action games from platinum, but its ok if they do. Always seen them as scene transitions to the core action gameplay and setpieces they want you to master on several playthroughs. They have the spirit of old school arcade beat em ups, including leaderboards, highscores etc.

I guess you could say, it’s one hell of a game

Thanks again for the nuzlocke video, Jaiskey. It really made me feel like this was all due to bubba's trick.

finally someone acknowledges Mad World for the wii that game is a blast and a half

Watching Bayo 3 reviews makes me want to play Bayonetta 2 again

OMG, just found your channel & u instantly made my day. Thank you :)

Literally the best moments of plot feel like a modern KH game. the intro is solid, and so is the conclusion. But everything in between was just kinda serviceable and thats it.

yet another video with no dislikes. congratulations dunkey.

bayonetta 1 will always be the best and is honestly one of my favorite games of all time.

I was waiting for the voice actress drama joke. You left me hanging Dunk. :(

2:03 Okay, I know I'm absolutely not the only one that thought Dunkey was about to say, "No! This story is about Bayonetta hitting the griddy!" here.