Wait you post videos?

bayo 3 story feel like we were missing a whole game in between 2 and this. Like what are the fairies, where did they come from? there are so many new elements that just appeared mid way that confused me. felt like kamiya wrote in a notebook "Bayo x Luka

Cereza isn't dead, she's being reborn in the Avalon forest. Kamiya tweeted that he didn't get to portray the ending the way he wanted so it's a bit confusing for the players.

This was a great review. I mostly saw people shit over all the game just for the story, but you explained your problems with It without ignoring the things it does right, that are most of the stuff most people play this genre tbh On top of that it was a really enjoyable watch :)

Your review is exactly how I felt about the game. I was very confused why many other reviewers didn’t enjoy the game, cause I thought it was the freshest take on the Bayo gameplay. It delivered what I wanted, I love how Cereza moves, I loved exploring the wider levels, and the COMBAT. It hit every time. The demon summons I felt were fun, I stuck with Madama Butterfly most of the game cause she’s just so cool. Personally, I thought Jeanne’s levels were okay. They thankfully didn’t overstay their welcome, only ever being a few minutes long. I’m grateful she at least got something, though I would have rather we her had her own actual big combat levels in the game. Viola I also quite enjoyed. I don’t mind child/teen characters in games. And I enjoyed Loki in 2 as well, so Viola was a nice addition for me. Her gameplay is fun, but unfortunately restrictive. I wish she at least got a second weapon set. I would have preferred her not to take up a level in every world, because Bayo was exponentially more fun. BUT THE STORY WAS SO AWEFUL ☠️ I’m glad I was spoiled and had my expectations tempered, because if I went in blind into the narrative mess, I think it would have soured my experience. This is the first bayo game Im thrilled to jump right back into after my play though. The combat just feels so good and there are a lot of hidden levels and item sets to unlock.

I feel like viola really has the potential to be an amazing main character for a new game; just not right now! I feel like they didn’t give her any screen time to make for a cohesive arch. I also agree with what you said about luka and bayo’s relation ship. They really tried to force it in there. It indeed also felt very unconnected from the other games, and I believe that there are many ways they Could connect the first two with this one while maintaining the multiverse aspect, like having one of the bayos be a sage instead of a witch, and of course having more of a powerful focus on cereza and her backstory. Jeanne was really dealt a bad hand during this game. Someone said that they feel that they have dumbed cereza and Jeanne down to force the twist villain in there. The way that they treated the characters was not good!

For me, all the changes in the character of Bayonetta became quite logical when Ceresa from the first game equated to Ceresa from the third. I'll explain. Ceresa-1 created a time paradox by changing the past and giving Ceresa-0 what she lacked so much in childhood, which was the reason for the non-sealing of Ceresa-0. Ceresa-1 lived for ~20 years, was sealed for 5 centuries and spent another ~20 years trying to remember what she was, having only the help of Rodin and knowledge sewn almost into the subcortex. She recovered her memory gradually, having received a rollback from the paradox at the end, but she was ALREADY different. Ceresa-0, in turn, got up to fight with Jeanne, which probably resulted in the fact that she LIVED for FIVE CENTURIES. She had literally 13 times more time. You can see it even in her costume. The costumes of Ceresa-1 and Ceresa-2 are almost no different, because the second can be considered a continuation of the first - a woman who did not remember anything about her past life for 20 years. A woman who received this memory back, but is no longer the past. Ceres-3 is different. Yes, she's all the same Mommy, but the extra 500 years of life will not leave anyone indifferent. For all these reasons, the changes in character were more a pattern than a hack. (I would like to see Bayo-1 and Bayo-2 stories happening to Cereza-3. It's only my guess, but i think the Root of Cereza's and Luka's relationships has come from there. Yeah yeah, i I know that guesses are not counted, but it is still a pretty good one)

I feel like Bayonetta 3 could've stood to be about 9 chapters longer to give Viola her own sections of gameplay where we could see her exploring the worlds proper while Bayonetta is off doing Bayonetta things. Maybe she meets with the multiverse bayonetta's and learn lessons on what it means to be an Umbra Witch, since that seems to be a theme with her (bayonetta giving her multiple lessons and Dark Eve giving her her final lesson as much as i disliked that fight.)

I know he's not a demon, but I think it would have been cool to have Luka as a weapon. Like giant claws or something. Hell, don't even make it a weapon for Bayo, make it a weapon for Viola!

That was a really great review man! I’m really impressed with your editing and the entertainment value of your pacing and voiceover! Glad to see you had fun with this entry of the saga! Cheers man!

Good news is viola was stated to be a side character in bayenetta 4, so maybe "brave ceraza," will come back as the lead Or or another bayenetta from another universe that is just as strong as brave ceraza Also, viola might get more character and better gameplay in bayenetta 4 hopefully

Bayo2 all the way. Edit: what the fuck, one day i see no replies, the next day i see over 30+ can you just chill. This is my opinion, i love bayo 2 to death and many others do, if you disagree, that's fine. But don't go starting more wars on the comment section.

Cohesive script, great direction, great editing and fun to listen to and watch, subscribed!

In the options menu you can change the controls for individual characters. Set D with Viola swaps her block and dodge buttons so you can have yoyr block button on the Right Trigger. Now her Witch Time buttons in the same place as Bayonettas.

I think I may have a theory. Ya know that cute little spinoff "Bayonetta and the Lost Demon"? I don't think it's a spinoff. I think it may be a Kingdom Hearts situation where it has important and almost CRUCIAL lore in what is presumed to be a spinoff game. I could be wrong, but I think we should all keep an eye on that.

I’ve clocked in 65 hrs in Bayo2 and 75hrs so far in Bayo3. So much replay value, the gameplay really is top notch. Bayo2 is my favorite. I’ve replayed chapters in Bayo3 but skip the cut scenes. The story angers me so much, I can’t bear to experience it again lol. I hope they bring back what we loved about her in Bayo4 and let us escape hell!!!

Kamiya writting is what's called the urge of *it would be cool to* however he doesn't implant it well with his story

Dude I love your enthusiasm and voice! Keep it up

I say this like every single video but man you are getting better with every single release and this may have been the biggest jump in quality by far. I know nothing about Bayonetta at all yet this was still such a riveting and engaging review. I can't say I fully understand the grievances you had as I haven't played the first 2 but I'm gonna take your word and get to mr Kamiya on the phone and ask him what the fuck he is doing are you joking me come on man what are you doing The editing!! So slick!!! Legit gonna DM you about some specific parts cause they were so smooth and I wanna know how you did them. You've come so far in all of your presentational fronts and are getting better each and every time and I am so proud of you man. HERE IS TO GPS AND 2023!! CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU DO! KEEP IT UP!!!!

Your video is so detailed I love it

this is one of the best reviews i’ve seen on bayo 3 :) you did such an amazing job on this video !

that was so good!!!! worth the wait! keep it up!

bayo 1 has the least cons for me. bayo 2 has improvements, but also with that more cons. bayo 3 has even more improvements, but by far the most cons… and there are many! Bayo games are my bread and butter. bayo 1 is satisfying to play and bayo 2 is so much fun! bayo 3 is so much fun when i’m playing as Cereza but when i play as anyone else (except Queen Butterfly) i literally wanna blow my brains out.

You deserve more views and likes for the amount of work you put in Beating a Bayo game is no easy task let alone one so controversial as this one

It´s not only that they ruined Cereza´s character, they ruined her DESIGN. Her model had a smaller head to make her proportions more ¨sexy¨, but for some reason they decided to go with ¨normal¨ proportions for 3 and it looks offputing -it bothered me from the start but I only noticed why exactly when I watched side by side footage of her Bayo 1 model and the respective skin in 3. Also I agree with everything you said in this video EXCEPT for the slander on Jeanne´s new outfit: She looks GORGEOUS (lol) *she should´ve been the one to inherit the protagonist position :(

Man your content is so underated it's very well made and so enjoyable to watch 😁

the funny thing to me is how they want the player to be sad at the end with a lot of inconsistencies the story have story. like viola cries seeing bayo and luka die, yet technically that's not even her mom 😂😂 her mom is the one that died at the beginning of the game (the one with the beauty mark near her eye)

Here are the pieces of unpopular opinion expressed in this video that I completely agree with and I'm happy to find out I'm not alone. 1. Bayo 2 design is the best one - the attention to detail is meticulous - the pixie hair, the cape, the Princess Diana collar, the straight lines of her silhouette - Bayo's whole look is one of sophistication, maturity and she feels great in the all of the game's environment. Bayo 1 still is the most iconic of them all but for me it already looks kind of dated. Bayo 3 is fun and original, but is visually heavy - a thick dress with thick tights and thick ankles...the patterns remind me of a wool sweater - something went a bit wrong there. Still, a worthy look though. 2. Art direction above visual fidelity every day of the week! I'm fine with the performance (I'm fine with Bayo 2 on the WiiU too). What bugs me is the low resolution in portable mode (600p or 540p is fine for me, but 480p and lower is just not enough). Here's the thing about the visuals. Go to the gallery and have a good look at the environment art. How much of the look and feel got successfully translated to the final game? For me Bayo 2 was the best - all concept art perfectly captured what I felt in the game. For Bayo 3 it's also true except for the the New York and Tokyo levels. In the final game a lot of color from the concept art is missing. Detail in the pagoda buildings, the ship deck...something clearly went wrong in development, technically. The rest of the levels look fine for me. 3. I don't share the popular distaste in Viola. I find her compelling both as personality and playable character but I agree that switching between her and Bayo felt rough. I made a lot of mistakes in the first minutes after each switch. Still, parrying was fun. Viola is fun, cringe and much more interesting than the trailers showed. Agree, that her story arc felt flat. And she doesn't deserve the Bayonetta name. It's a name, not a military title. I love this review - keep doing the great work.

The story in bayo 3 makes it feel like I missed a whole game inbetween this and bayo 2. No mention of Balder anywhere?

All I could think when playing B3 was "Man, imagine if this was developed on real hardware."

They REALLY need to bring Jeanne back to the series. Also, I don’t want Viola to be the new protagonist!!!!!! #JusticeForJeanne #JusticeForJeanne

i’m so glad i found this channel

Another GPS banger of a video, amazing work, I have to get back into this game cause it's a ton of fun, I just hate playing it on the switch hahaha. Anyway, awesome work as ever dude, keep it up

Violas theme hardcore reminded me of the openings for RWBY. This is a compliment btw, love that shows opening songs.

This is easily the most divisive game this year I feel I’ve seen people call it the best and people calling it the worst

At 20:44 An add played as soon as the train hit bayonetta I'm fucking crying 🤣

Nothing better than getting completely battered as Viola and still headbopping away 😌

For me it's between 1 and 3 for the best, but all 3 games are phenomenal. Nice nuances in this review so far. I'll update this if I have more comments haha

That google search about the human eye is a tad wrong though :) the minimum is just below 24 (below that it starts to feel like a slideshow). The maximum is a harder one, as you can train that, for instance, go and play high intensity games on a 120 hertz or higher screen (with a system that can do those numbers at a minumum, not average), now turn it back down to 60 and you'll see that it feels slower / more like a slideshow than before. I've got a 120 hertz pc screen and I do notice the step down a lot on a console at 60. Bayo 3 was fine docked, but portable it felt a lot more yanky.

I believe this game should've been a Bayonetta 4. We need a 2.5 to explain the LucaxBayo thing and have us love a tiny Viola. Plus we need more Lumen Sages

I actually like Bayonetta and Luka together, Jeane and Bayonetta had a close relationship but not romantic, it was never portrayed romantic but a deep friendship, with Luka it was a friend and toying. Heck she even said that does not like kids but enjoyed making them.

Bayonetta’s outfits best to worst imo:..bayo 1..freaking ✨DELICIOUS✨🤤…bayo 3..very stylish I love it..bayo 2…it’s ight… a lot of hair and shoulder pads and such..eh😐😂

4:01 uraya from XC2 is in the background

There’s nothing for the fans TO be mad about considering that Bayonetta has been straight since Bayonetta 1.. they convinced themselves ignorantly that Bayonetta and her are dating when the whole time she was straight… So I don’t know why the fuck they are acting surprised about the ending

Actually, a lot of people misunderstand the ending of Bayonetta 3. Trust me, look into it. The ending makes far more sense and is far more hopeful than you might initially think. I watched your video first and then I watched this other video on KZfaq explaining the ending and I came off of it far more impressed with the overall result. Check it out for yourself and come to your own conclusions.

This game's story really feels like it's the Bayonetta 4 to a Bayonetta 3 that never happened, considering the DRASTIC shift in Bayo and Luka's relationship and Viola becoming the new protagonist at the end. It would be like if Devil May Cry did 5's story without ever doing 4. Passing the torch to a new protagonist when said protagonist is treated like a complete joke and has barely any gameplay is a VERY hard sell, ESPECIALLY if you pass the torch in the game that new protag debuted in. Imagine if Dante passed the torch to Nero in DMC5's ending but Nero never fought Vergil and buster him to high heaven to prove that he's now on his father and uncle's level.

Finally someone who has my exact opinion lmao. When i think about it i genuinely think this is my favorite one? The art and music is everything and on further examination i feel like this is probably the best combat of all three, which is the exact reason why i mindlessly put enemies through the meat grinder for hours when i'm bored.I know we shouldn't just roll over when media ends up like this game did but i just don't see the point of letting it bother me so much, i'm just too content ig lol

In terms of brave ceraza in B3, she has more experience than B1 and B2 (500 years more), so it not really surprising that her personality is slightly different from the rest. Its like comparing trunks from the present to trunks from the future, different experience/timeline, different personalities But still enjoyed your video

I hate viola's combat. The sword seems to take different amounts of time to block depending on whether the blade is sheathed or not

I actually enjoyed the Kaiju battles a lot more than the singing minigame... (From a gameplay perspective that is. Not talking about the spectacle.)

IMO Platinum has always seemed kinda clumsy with character writing, about on the same level as Team Ninja. None of their characters seemed particularly "human" before Bayonetta 3, just vehicles for one-liner delivery with no lives outside of battling whatever their enemies are. It would honestly have been a surprise to me if Bayonetta and Jeanne would have gotten paired up romantically, since that was only ever fanfic & fan-guesses. I don't doubt Bayonetta would have had some fun with Jeanne but I do doubt she made any romantic connections before the end of 3. IMO the problem with this "first generation" of the Bayonetta cast is that there only was effectively one guy in the whole world for Bayonetta to pair up with if she was going to have a child that acted like Bayonetta with the charming clumsiness of Luka, and that was Luka. Maybe in the next generation of Bayonettas, we'll see better character writing, and more character development, but for now, I'm ready to say goodbye to the old generation of Platinum's writing, and see what they come up with next.

To be completely honest, Bayonetta 2 was the best for me. Bayonetta 3 just had a lot of plot holes and random characters and powers added without a reason. Also, the Eyes of the World are not ever relevant ever again. The addition of an AI character able to cross worlds also felt awfully forced. He is an AI, he shouldn't be able to cross worlds and have powers that can destroy everything. I am also tired of people saying "Sigurd is the definition of oblivion" because he is an AI, not a god, and shouldn't have been added at all. Bayonetta 1 was amazing, but it was an introduction to this amazing story.

I love Bayonetta 3 , it felt like a love letter. But I felt like they put to many ideas in their and didn't iron it out, but it seems like they are with 4

The artbook has a few of cut content/missing story explanations on what was supposed to happen. How the heck did kamiya got stopped in doing the story that way ??? He is the boss right? How the heck was it not done the way he wanted ?

honestly i never got the vibe Jeanne and Cereza were soulmates, just super best friends who always stuck together in the heat of it.

posted this on your bayo 2 vid but this game doesnt rely on the strong hit weak hit system. I relies of the level of combo by interweaving punches and kicks, so producing more damage than more inputs/ delays in it Also what is your thoughts on the spinoff... sequel... prequel... you know Origins?

I'm such a sucker for bayonetta i watched the full gameplay AND THEN the full walkthrough 100%

Completely agree with your review, my criticism you didnt mention, violas masquerade attacking is cool but way too underused. I also wish the game was longer so youd get to use the recently acquired weapons and demons more!! The story didnt bother me too much though, im more about the gameplay.

I Think Kamiya should have replayed the previous games before writing the story for Bayo 3, just to refresh on the characters and the story

A pity Nintendo holds the franchise hostage. I guess Bayonetta (1) is just a standalone game for me and many others... 😢 Maybe it's better like this in the end, seeing how some fans made their own VERY WRONG headcanon and voiced that particular opinion with a giant "Reeeeeee"... 🤦

Also one thing. WHY DID SHE SUMMON GOMORRAH AT TGE END???? He is basically just a wild beast on a leash ofc he would attack her. Almost any of the other demons wouldn’t have taken her soul because they genuinely respected her. For example Baal, the spider (I don’t remember his name) and Madama Butterfly WHICH IS LITERALLY SAID TO BE HER MOST COMMONLY USED DEMON. It doesn’t make sense. They only made her stupid enough to use him for the plot. She obviously knew that the left eye was going to break since she was in pain because of it. Like bayonetta is literally super intelligent why would she ever do such a thing??? Because they made her dumb for the plot which ruins it even more.

Yes. Source: I haven't played the other two

Honestly you said it The best way to describe this game is that it has the Highest highs of the franchise but it also has the lowest of lows That's why to me the game is just "good" to me Not spectacular or amazing just good I still hold Bayonetta 2 as my top game in general But I enjoy the Bayonetta from the first game more than the others bayo from 2 was a good follow up but the bayo from 3 just felt like a different character (ig that's a good thing) and it didn't serve the same sass and power that the other two did the only part where she does is in her line to dark adam

Tell me why I also passed out in the beginning of the movie

12:00 the witch time ability is fun buy existing and the fact that they still make it different with each character make it even better both bayonetta and rosa (bayo mother) have the same way of activate it a good dodge and is there but they're dodge are limited and they become vulnerable for some second jeanne is slightly different the witch time work only in moth form so a more risky play but she compensate with infinite dodge then in bayonetta 2 coop 2 other character came around one is rodin that have a shield kinda (is strange) and then is baldr bayo father that instead of witch time he have light speed and the best of both world, infinite dodge and same witch time activation as is wife and daughter then viola came in the picture making the parry the witch time activation (parry did exist in the other game sure but it was always a good combo activator than a defensive tool being that the player prefer ofc dodging for the witch time, in the no witch time difficulty ofc parry was a good option)

Just as a touch on the visuals. Bayo2 visually looks more appealing than 3, but in action it's very difficult to see things coming, so for combat I do prefer Bayo3's darker look to let the greens shine a bit more, even if it still has its major issues. As for facial animations, I see what people are saying, but when I first played Bayo3, I was very much happy with the animations this time around, Enzo freaking out and Bayonetta making many different faces definitely made it a lot of fun. The characters have more emotion than in Bayo2, I felt Bayo2 faces were very lifeless most of the time and stiff. Bayo3 just has a more cartoonish charm to it, like Bayo1 did, that i enjoyed a lot, but the problem with Bayo3 is it doesnt use it as much as it should... While I felt the characters showed more life and expression, theyre mostly dead quiet and dont say much so theres not a whole lot of that expression in the game, which is unfortunate... As for story, this is just me, but i never cared for it at all, so seeing Bayo3 go back to more Bayo1 wackiness was much much preferred over Bayo2. And the ending, I viewed it as bad not for killing Bayonetta or the love story, but just that in terms of spectacle, it had none. The chapters before had Bayonetta go all badass and summon crazy things and have wacky things, even Bayo2 had a dropkick, so I was very much letdown at the lack of spectacle for the end. The credits I also seen less as a LukaxBayo thing and more as a player and journey through 3 Bayonetta games, it feels and felt like an ending and goodbye, last game kinda thing, so i enjoyed it for that and love the dancing!

That is the best jeanne design.

Toothpaste! That's what they look like, thank you. Been trying to figure that one out ever sense the first trailer.

3:24 oooooo you have angered so many people and quite fairly the entire dicord server i'm in 😬

Dang, I've never touched a Baynetta game and even I'm pissed off at that twist

Might want to actually look at a scientific study on framerate instead of a google searched answer. According to a study last year from the University of Arizona they claim we can see 75 frames but it's still inconclusive since it's based off a mathematic of 0.13 milliseconds to recognize an image for the human eye. IE That's why school and literally anyone who cares to properly debate has "check your sources" as priority, otherwise nice video.

Jeanne's levels were fine with me. Easy and short. Viola on the other hand ruined the experience for me.

17:45 respect your opinion, but those are my favorite parts of the game lol

you literally need only to hop on a PC with a 244hz monitor and a 60hz monitor and watch any video on both monitors to pass the eye test on how different they are. really dumb thing to imply that there's not a noticeable difference between 30fps and 60fps, or 30-60fps and 120+fps, or that you are wasting your money to buy a better monitor (or whatever point you were trying to make). liked the video to that point

28:15 *Laughs in Attack on Titan*

For me, the best Bayo will always be Bayo 1. It has the most versatile but purpousful combos, with PKP being a quick wicked weave cast, PPKKK being just a powerhouse, PPPKKK is a reliable sweep attack and deals a lot of ranged damage with weapons like the Scarborough fair, the shotguns, the brazillions, etc. and the PPPPK and PPPPPK combos are classic flurry attacks with powerful finishing hits. Every weapon also felt unique as each one actually had an interesting yet challenging gimmick. The whip could grab and would turn into a cartoony rubber glove when you started to combo the enemy you pulled, the guns could shoot, hitting multiple enemies and skyrocketing your points while dealing respectable damage at any range, the Durgas could blow shit up, either by leaving burning skull mines or detonating electricity outright, the ice skates could let you turn any attack into a flurry attack and could freeze enemies, after which you could pick them up and throw them at other enemies and the katana straight up just had the most powerful attacks, from the quick-draw every time you held down an attack, to the wicked weaves, to the pause combo strings like PP-PPP or PPP-P, to it summoning a giant circle infront of you when you hold down the lock-on without moving for a while, which fires a big-ass laser. And that's not mentioning the accessories.

Can Kamiya misunderstand his characters? Or did he just utterly disregard how other people understand his characters?

It lacked the bayonetta spark

Best gameplay of the trilogy, worst story of the trilogy

Nah bayo 1 is peak definitely still the best game in the series

The best action game ever made. It rivals DMC5SE, tbh. Bayo in this game is so sexy I finally simp on her, something I didn't feel in the first 2 games.

I really did enjoy 3 when it first came out, hell I even got the Trinity Masquerade edition, but I just can't overlook it's flaws. I like that they tried new things and mixed up the gameplay by having segments where you control the demons but there's so many of those segments that it kills my urge to replay the game, breaks up the fun combat. Also Viola is just not that fun to play as and best girl Jeanne only having little side chapters and not even being playable sucks. Some plot moments genuinely ruled and the new weapons and summons really spiced up the already great combat, but that's it for me. Now that I've beaten the Rodin fight in 3 I really don't have any desire to play it again, which really sucks. Bayonetta is a franchise I've been in love with since about 2015, yet I come away from it's most recent addition feeling mostly disappointed- it's a shame. My main grievance with the actual game is the poorly written undeveloped story but even worse is the wave of new toxic fans who only played 3 harassing me in my DMs because I said I didn't think the romance was very convincing. 3 is fine but it's just not for me.

Bayonetta is a bad bitch 🌹

bayo 1 supremacy, i adore bayo 2 too tho 😘

Pokemon looks bad, bayonetta is realy fine. + i cant imagin a world without this kombo finishers🤤 + best video about bayonetta iv ever seen + the story was not the best but the ending sqeezed a little tear out (i played all games back to back, for me bayonetta and luka works) + bayonetta charater arc works, she goes from cold to loving to hero

WAIT IM STILL FINISHING 2 PLEASE TELL ME THEY DIDNT PERMANENTLY KILL JEANNE IN 3 LIKE FOREVER PERMANENTLY

I absolutely hated the ending of Bayonetta 3. 😂

Honestly... I'm kinda scared Nintendo won't greenlight a 4th mainline game after the origins game. The note they ended on can legitimately worry Nintendo's investors that the next game just wont sell if CEREZA and not Viola is the main character.

Ok so everyone and their countless multiverse counterparts have already voiced how Bayonetta and Jeanne AND Luka got shafted by this game's narrative, but I would like to toss my 2 cents in the ring and talk about Viola, because they didn't even treat HER right either. Viola's whole thing is a kid born in the shadow of a VERY successful legacy from her parent(s) , and under that constant pressure, strive to make her own mark in the world, get her name out there, be her own person known for her own strength. She's not just "Bayonetta's daughter" , she's Viola, and it's insanely frustrating to her that the people whose recognition matters DON'T recognize her as such. Why does this sound like a truck load of projection? Because it is. I rolled a Nat 20 at birth and got to be the child of 2 quite successful mother and father. They built up their own business from scratch with their own hand and no shady businesses. They have good relations with their business associates, our relatives, neighbors, and even, though to a lesser extent because they're both stubborn, between them. They're nowhere near perfect, but they do well enough to be mentioned as examples of what our relatives would like their children to grow up like. Me? I've lived my first 15 years not having to even struggle to do anything. Everything I needed was provided, because I was my parents' child. Never did I have to fear, or heck, even worry about anything, because I was my parents' child. Other kids might have to lie about what their parents do for a living, or just to make their parents look better to brag to other kids, not me, people already know, because I was my parents' child. The realization didn't come like a speeding train, it came slow, but it came. Everything about me was "you are your parents' child". Usually people would say this as a compliment but it's not, in a frightening sort of way to me when the switch was flipped. I'm NOBODY without my parents and their legacy, I'm in their shadow, a tag along, a footnote. If I don't establish my own self, if I don't put all I have into becoming my own person with my own things to be known for, the moment they're gone, I'm gone too. So I know that insatiable thirst to prove one's self that Viola was feeling , though I would imagine she's even more desperate because unlike me, her world and parents were ACTUALLY gone. So I see my younger self in her, and relate to her struggle in the game. Heck, I would argue that her not-so-fluent gameplay demonstrates that struggle. Unlike her mother, she doesn't have hundreds years of training and fighting experience to back her up, she's in over her head, facing against a force even the veterans of the trade have to get serious about, with only her blade, her demon friend (Cheshire doesn't have a contract with her, dude just hang around and even went out of his way to save Viola in the desert instead of letting she die like a regular demon would shows that they at least have a friendly relationship) , and her fae instinct (the reason she trigger time slow with a counter) she inherits from Strider to somehow make it through it all. Her theme song, GH()ST, further emphasis this: "I don't wanna be a ghost and don't wanna be a little secret, My heart's sinking on the other side, trapped between the walls that you'll never find. ... My heart is buried in sinking sand, My fate, my time slips right through my hands, From the top of my lungs I'm screaming, speaking in tongues: "Why can't you hear me? ... I'm the ghost within you, you're my history, Beggin' to be free, but you don't hear me. .... My eyes are blinded, a cloudy night, And the storm inside me is raging wild, From the top of my tower, I'm waitin', Still is the air, why can't I save me?" Compare to her DMC counterpart, Nero, I would say that Viola's song even does a better job at voicing the helplessness and frustration a young adult can feel not being taken seriously while taking their first steps out in the world. While Nero's song is mostly "This is who I am, and I'm gonna kick your ass with no hesitation", the real depth of the lyrics can only be felt when you know his story, otherwise you can't really tell that his anger isn't only directed at his enemies, but also his shithead of a father and the annoying "uncle" who keeps trying to keep him out of harms way like he's kid, Viola's song clearly spells out "LISTEN TO ME! I'm TELLING you I can do my own things, I want to prove that, but you keep REFUSING to LISTEN!.... And I don't know how to let you understand that, no matter what I do, I can't save "me" ." The song doesn't hide Viola's struggle, it embraces it. Viola, from her backstory to her personality to her theme song, is LOADED with potential to be a very, very relatable character to many of us. Now, I would like you to imagine the feeling you would feel if after all that struggle, all of the stumbles and failings during her journey, she pulls through in the end? She doesn't even have to do something so astronomically amazing like Bayonetta, because she's not Bayonetta, but she still pulls through when her loved ones, and the world needs her most, because she's Viola. The world may be scarred , lives might even be lost because she isn't her mother, her best still couldn't fully save the world, but still, her best would have did SOMETHING, the world's still there, it will recover, it will grow, with her new protector. That would have been AMAZING to me, even if Cereza still die in the end, like if all 3 bayonetta, Strider and Viola all contributes into beating the final boss, but then he pulled an Aesir and tries to do something that forces Cereza to sacrifice herself to stop him, like Balder did before her, and in their final moment, Cereza asks Viola to carry on her legacy, and her name, which Viola agrees. It would still freaking hurt, but it would have been bittersweet. But no, Viola doesn't get that, she, in fact, does nothing: - She tells Bayonetta and Jeanne about the new foes, and leads Bayonetta to the island: +1 point - She tells Jeanne to go get Sigurd, who's a fake, which leads to Jeanne's death: -9999999999999999999999999 points ok maybe just -1 but that still leaves her at 0 - She doesn't do anything in tokyo - She displays exceptional combat skill in china (+1) but got dunked on by the bell, LITERALLY (-1), before she can finish the job, and has to be saved by Bayonetta - She realizes who Strider actually is, and stops Bayo from killing him...... But he can already get away from her if this gets bad enough anyway! - Does she save Strider from Dark Adam's influence? No, Bayo did that - Does she save Strider's life from falling down into the interdimensional vortex? No, Lukaon did that - Does she save Bayo when she's seconds away from death? No, her attacks does NOTHING, and other Bayos have to step in, she bought them like... 3 seconds - Does she save Bayos when they got overpowered? No, she got swatted by a fly and was out until the 2 Bayos vanished - Does her attack after that has any affect? No, it does nothing, and she even got herself caught, and she got saved by Strider. EVERY TIME she has a chance to shine, the story sucker punched her for comedic effect, and while it was adorable during the story, it's so ..... disappointing in the final battle, to the point that if it was Strider who dropped out of that portal and told Bayo everything, the story would have been the same. Viola. Does. NOTHING! And honestly, it pains me so much that her first appearance got shafted like that

Love the game play but don't like the story

U earned a subscriber from me. I really enjoyed this review. Quite frankly, this is the only review I can watch without immediately leaving due to all the negativity surrounding the game. But you actually talk about the good and the bad with the game and thx to you, I actually see the problems the game had narratively. All the other reviews I've seen talk about all the bad the game does, while completely ignoring what good it does and bashing on stuff like the demon slave system as a caveat cuz they don't like the story it seems. Ofc everybody is free to their own opinion but they just felt very negative while this review was very fair. Personally, I think Bayo 3 is the best for me and my personal GOTY in 2022 in terms of its gameplay. If stories in video games are bad, it's a oh well for me since I still find the gameplay to be more enjoyable so I tend to ignore/separate from the main experience but if the story is gud, that's just a bonus for me. Devil May Cry being the exception since I play it for gameplay and story

This Bayo has the highest highs and lowest lows. You mentioned great points! But I think we should all remember that Kamiya goes for arcade gameplay first so imagine an old game just with some unexpected turns and crazy bosses-in that regard I would say this is the best Bayonetta. I love the demons and they don’t bother me at all since you can juggle between Bayo and demons by inputting two commands and switching back to Bayo right away. I think the character and story is where you are totally right. On one hand I love the Nano AI being because when you think about how powerful he is-he is quite good- Like a million times more powerful T2000 from Terminator 2, that just keeps learning and growing more powerful. I also feel most people didn’t understand how Bayo felt the other worlds, because the AI is a hive mind and world of chaos is never ending possibilities-a total opposite so by eliminating a vast majority of other worlds, the few Bayonettas started resonating and feeling each other. Their death wasn’t a death I think, it was just a wrong path that didn’t lead to a succession, so finally we had 3 most successful witches. On one hand they made the game more replayable by ditching the stories and let our imagination go wild-because why not tosss random stuff like Luka’s story in our face when he was just from another metaverse. What is Ceresa didn’t love him in her metaverse but as other Lukas started dying she started sharing feelings with the other bayonettas that departed. Don’t get me wrong, you were spot on with the story-my biggest turn off was that she didn’t feel as cool and brutal as B2, and the game wasn’t as gory, but I feel this game gave the players more gaps to fill with their imagination. So I might excuse some stuff, but part of me also wishes she died a better death, that Luka and fairies were more explained, that Jeanne had an outfit that made her look stylish not cheap. I wish there was a dimension where Bayo is a Lumen for a change, and that they somehow connect the eyes of the world, Lumens and Balder together or mention them. I know the trend is to make a game where new players don’t miss out if they only play the last game-but it would make the ending more powerful. I hope they add a dlc with more metaverses. Gameplay wise this is definitely my favorite Bayonetta- I loved the throwbacks to Bayo 1 with summoning the Witch tower, and B2 with the Umbran Armor, but it should get more polished still. I feel each Bayo should get more realized than just killing her off. I liked playing infinite Climax, because that’s where you really need to use all weapons and demons to their fullest. I have some issues with this game, but I can understand why they made such choices. But I hope the next Nintendo console rereleases this game with an update and polishes the whole game because this game deserves it! I could say a ton more, but I probably said enough lol. Peace!;) and thanks

Bayonetta 1 is the best

1 is technically the best but 3 is my favorite

I love the game but still think the 2 is my favorite, with that said, the main songs in this game are so good, Moonlight Serenade and Al Fine are my favorites in the trilogy now, and Ghost wich is also great

This meme about the first couple Bayo’s being gay with Jeanne is really gone too far. She was very good friends with the only other Umbran Sister she will ever have, She went so far as to make jokes to be playfully flirty with Luka. Its been set up their attraction exists much farther than the fan’s alleged Jeanne relationship.

The original thing was kinda lost so it's not the best for me

The only thing I don't like about Bayonetta 3 is the stuff you fight is stupid jellyfish looking things the same monsters over and over then you run around through the board and tell you fight something else then the boss I think in all that empty space they should have put all the bosses and all the enemies from the other two bayanettas that away you have these big monsters you're using you can actually feel like you have power and use it a lot because a lot of the game is actually played for you you just push the buttons some of it is like movie and you're just playing the part so as epic as they made the story you should have fought way more things and the challenge rooms like always are stupid they should take them out and just put more gateways of fighting more bigger things more through the game they have more than enough monsters and angels to put in this game

I don't know Why people is só UP and arms about the CerezaXLuka thing for starters he's a major player is bayonetta 1 helping out in the plot and bayonetta acts Very motherly to hin since the death of his father that she feels somewhat gilty of It, she calls hin cheschere wich is a prised pet for her, also is confirmed that Bayo 3 is little cereza from 1 wich puts even extre weight on their relationship, people are so averse to hin that headcannon hin into Just a comedy bit, also they didn't die because you can see clearly that Luka used lukaon Magic tô protect Bayo's Soul as s they're where being dragged tô hell, but people's gonna hate the game because their Gay ship isn't cannon, also Kamyia Said on twitter that IS not the last time we had cereza on the protagonist chair

Yea ignore the game and just play it. It's still my favorite tho lol . But I can't believe that she needed saving by a man which was totally the opposite of what she needed.