Some of the marketing, character art, and what little I know of the plot make me kinda dubious face, but since I love Okami with all my heart and these are the same developers, I'm willing to give it a shot anyway.
Has anyone in our community tried it out yet? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it if you have.
Rhoulette,
I rented it, but haven't gotten the chance to play it, since I got Darksiders the same day. But I will post my view and give my take on it up here.
" I'm a Saint, in Sinner's eyes, cursing clouds over California" - DevilDriver
In gameplay terms, it's fantastic. The director, Hideki Kamiya, invented the modern action game with Devil May Cry then went on to work on the awesome Viewtiful Joe. Bayonetta takes the best of both of these and raises everything to the next level. The mechanics are well-refined and Platinum Games' experience with the genre shines through. It's what DMC4 should have been.
The plot is mostly perfunctory, some silliness about witches and alternate worlds. I'm more interested in the little flourishes of detail PG have hidden in every corner. It's full of subtle references to hardcore gaming memes and Platinum's back catalogue that never fail to make me crack a knowing smile.
As for the art style:
Bayonetta's design is certainly extremely sexualised but not necessarily in an exploitative way. She might not look like a real woman but then neither do male characters like Marcus Phoenix or even Dante. Bayonetta is empowered by her sexuality and she she wields it with confidence. If you look at the women that are traditionally called out as examples of positive female role models in games, Alyx, Heather, Jade,they all tend to be a little tomboyish and thats fine, but there's room for more.
Bayonetta's a very strong female lead character, which is still a rarity in games and by being so unashamed of her femininity she may be one of the best.
I am not a fan of the game, but after watching someone play it for a good 40 minutes, I found the game to be well designed and put together. They added some neat functions too, like being able to practice a move before purchasing it or practicing combos during loading screens. I think you would like the game play.
That pretty much echos what Leigh(who is awesome btw) said in her article on GamePro about the game:Originally posted by Ninja_Kn1ght:
In gameplay terms, it's fantastic. The director, Hideki Kamiya, invented the modern action game with Devil May Cry then went on to work on the awesome Viewtiful Joe. Bayonetta takes the best of both of these and raises everything to the next level. The mechanics are well-refined and Platinum Games' experience with the genre shines through. It's what DMC4 should have been.
The plot is mostly perfunctory, some silliness about witches and alternate worlds. I'm more interested in the little flourishes of detail PG have hidden in every corner. It's full of subtle references to hardcore gaming memes and Platinum's back catalogue that never fail to make me crack a knowing smile.
As for the art style:
Bayonetta's design is certainly extremely sexualised but not necessarily in an exploitative way. She might not look like a real woman but then neither do male characters like Marcus Phoenix or even Dante. Bayonetta is empowered by her sexuality and she she wields it with confidence. If you look at the women that are traditionally called out as examples of positive female role models in games, Alyx, Heather, Jade,they all tend to be a little tomboyish and thats fine, but there's room for more.
Bayonetta's a very strong female lead character, which is still a rarity in games and by being so unashamed of her femininity she may be one of the best.
http://www.gamepro.com/article...ing-or-exploitative/
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A friend of mine has tried Bayonetta. He loves it. Last i heard he is only on the 3rd Chapter. He was telling me that there was one problem with the camera in an alley in the game, but all in all it wasn't a problem for him. He loves the graphics. He bought the Playstation 3 version
Originally posted by Rhoulette:
Some of the marketing, character art, and what little I know of the plot make me kinda dubious face, but since I love Okami with all my heart and these are the same developers, I'm willing to give it a shot anyway.
Has anyone in our community tried it out yet? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it if you have.
I was absolutely stoked for this game when I saw the first teaser. However, after some of the more... provocative marketing, I was completely turned off by it and thought I would ignore it altogether. After forgetting about it for a little while, I noticed the demo on XBL and decided to play it just for the heck of it. Surprisingly, I fell in love with it! The gameplay is absolutely fantastic, and I'm really impressed with the art direction. It definitely has some girlie girl elements, which is fine for me since I can be a girlie girl at times, but it kind of made me wonder how male gamers would respond to it.
Having all that said, I'll at the very least rent the game, if not full out purchase it. Definitely a pleasant New Year's surprise.
I haven't tried the demo yet but I really do want to thank the Bayonetta sound track team for putting a fresh twist on classic Jazz hits. I liked their version of Fly Me To The Moon so much that I use it extensively for my dance class practice routine.
Its really catchy
Been watching some of the gameplay for both Bayonetta and Darksiders on DarkSydePhil's youtube channel ... gameplay seems good but the concept of Bayonetta is not my cup of tea (I would suggest you watch a little to get the flavor and see if it is for you) ... Darksiders seems good as well.
I just got back from CES and found that JB bought the game. Once I get my head back on straight I will give Bayonetta a shot. Morgan- Your man is the one that actually got me excited about the game; that and the crotchshot trailer...Which was amazing btw!
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