Out_Of_Ammo
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Anyone up for tag climax?
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Bayonetta 2 |OT| The time has come, and so have Wii!
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Raptomex
Member
Like the first game I'm terribly confused when it comes to the shop. I know techniques are moves. But what about everything else? Rodin's treasures? Once bought are they automatically equipped/applied? I got both
. No idea how they work. Then the weapons. Do I have to equip them myself somehow? Do they replace the guns?
super mirrors
Out_Of_Ammo
Member
The costumes you buy you can equip at the chapter select screen in the menu under character selection. The weapons you get from the LPs you can equip in the ingame menu (-). The extra weapons you can buy are extra copies of those weapons so you can equip them at both your hands and feet at the same time.
Death Metalist
Member
I am starting the game tomorrow. 1G'd/platinumed the original Bayo so what is the recommended difficulty to start on and what do I have to buy as soon as possible? Thanks.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
3rd Climax should be fine. First technique you should buy is definitely Bat Within just to increase the dodge window. I like Afterburner kick and Umbran Spear too.
First accessory should be the one for parrying. The Moon of Mahaa-Kalaa or whatever.
I wouldn't worry about money either, it's ridiculously easy to earn halos in this game. You get a ton from Tag Climax.
Out_Of_Ammo
Member
Start on 3th climax, I found it comparable to normal on Bayo 1 and heard that 2nd climax is too easy. I'd buy bat within as soon as possible, followed by the countering accessory (moon of malaasomething).
Edit: beaten with the same advice
Death Metalist
Member
Start on 3th climax, I found it comparable to normal on Bayo 1 and heard that 2nd climax is too easy. I'd buy bat within as soon as possible, followed by the countering accessory (moon of malaasomething).
Edit: beaten with the same advice
Thanks a ton! 3rd Climax and M. Night Shyamalan, got it! Can't wait. I'm on the final mission in Sunset Overdrive, another excellent game so after finishing from that i'll be jumping onto Bayo 2. Man, so many great games yet so little damn time.
abstract alien
Member
Oh damn, that
font though...
After Burner
Monocle
Member
You can press the - button (IIRC) to stay in the loading screen practice mode for as long as you want. Works in both games.
Woah! Didn't know this.
Thanks!bobbychalkers
Member
I just beat 3rd Climax and got its unlocks
Mama Bayonetta is dope as fuck. Holy shit, I replayed the prologue with her and beat Gomorrah before he could even ascend the tower. I cut my time on that level from 7:30 to 4:30. Really nice touch that they gave her a trophy design too. Now on to play with Chain Chomp
RoyaleDuke
Banned
I was trying to remain on black out for this but goddamnit that fucking TBFP video maaaaan.
I want this and Wii U for Christmas.
I want this and Wii U for Christmas.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
I wish I could kick that much ass lol.
toastyToast
Member
Just fought the lumen dude again after the reveal.
Probably the most boring of the 3 fights. Still, that music though. Best track from Bayo. I like how it mixes so many themes together and it has this great sense of urgency to it. Doesn't fit nearly as well since its a static-ish background compared to falling off the side of a building last time and having satellites thrown at you.
Astral Dog
Member
Im going to miss Bayonetta 2 on the Directs
Almost done with the game at 3rd climax. How many chapters is Bayo 2 again? I only got a little playtime yesterday due to work responsibilities but I'm currently at chapter 12. Excited to get that bonus weapon
There's 16 chapters in total.
Glitchesarecool
Member
Anyone have tips (outside of git gud) for the final fight? I've got the Moon and Bat Within, but I'm getting my ass handed to me on a silver platter.
toastyToast
Member
Chapter XIII!
MisterLuffy
Member
nvm
Alright I should be finished later. Can't wait!
Phantom Flapjack
Member
Do you seriously not get anything for beating the game on Infinite Climax? Or beating all of the Witch Trials? Where are my goddamn unlocks?
MisterLuffy
Member
Here's my screen shot though it's kind of bad but I like this outfit on Bayonetta wielding a kitana.
I'm pretty sure that mode exists just for the challenge. They should've made it unlock something but I think they didn't want to have people feel left out if they couldn't beat that mode which is pretty fair.
toastyToast
Member
Finished it too. Oh shit son
Really liked the run from Chapter XIII - XV with the
As far as the ending
I fucked up with the bonus verses during the credits and that dropped my ranking. Didn't bother going into witch time ;_;
I don't know if the game was short or I was just hongry. I chewed through it quick!
If I had to give a ranking I'd prolly go with rejuvenated my spirit/10. Thank you based Platinum
Really liked the run from Chapter XIII - XV with the
back in time shit. Mamanetta is so cool, double teaming shit in XIII was crazy. Young Balder was neat as well. I don't know if they thought of the campaign first or tag climax. I'd like to think that they were looking at the game and thought, "We sure have a lot of tag team action going on. How about we let people play it? WITH ANYONE! ANYWHERE!
As far as the ending
Gil was pretty dope but Jubileus was some next level shit. I like that they didn't just give us another giant as the final encounter but I dunno, I didn't like his moveset as much as masked Balder. The ending focused too much on the stupid kid. I don't think the character was bad so much but the accent and he was clearly Yugioh. Couldn't get passed that.
I fucked up with the bonus verses during the credits and that dropped my ranking. Didn't bother going into witch time ;_;
I don't know if the game was short or I was just hongry. I chewed through it quick!
If I had to give a ranking I'd prolly go with rejuvenated my spirit/10. Thank you based Platinum
Phantom Flapjack
Member
That's unfortunate. They could've just put in cheat codes like they did in the first game.
Muchi Muchi Pink
Member
I'm almost sure cheat codes exists, just nobody has discovered them yet. Like in tw101.
Btw you get an unlock for nsic, because you need to beat it to get all 50 umbran tears of blood.
Palculator
Unconfirmed Member
What's the recommended way to deal with the shield wielding enemies? They're the enemy type mostly responsible for me dropping my combo. When they're around I try to focus on other enemies while trying to get witch time from them, just so I can attack the shield guys during the slow-mo. If there are no other enemies around I try to dodge around them when their shield is down, but that rarely works for me. The most effective strategy I found is to just wail on them to bait an attack and get an opening, but it still feels kind of inefficient.
How do you guys "efficiently" beat them?
How do you guys "efficiently" beat them?
Muchi Muchi Pink
Member
Dodge offset to land wicked weaves on them. Afair a full charged hammer or two breaks the shield as well.
So I just tried tag climax for the first time and god damn on higher difficulty it pretty much becomes don't get hit mode. But it real damn fun and I'm surprised there was pretty much no lag. Also this mode is also helping me pay for costumes lol.
Also witch trial 5 is pure utter bulllshit.
Also witch trial 5 is pure utter bulllshit.
toastyToast
Member
Infinite Climax though
Doing perfectly fine. Get hit twice and silver damage
Gomorrah with the feint, "Imma spin all the way around and hit you with my tail." shit. You owe me a pure platinum. I ain't even mourning your ass. Madame Butterfly all day.
Doing perfectly fine. Get hit twice and silver damage
Gomorrah with the feint, "Imma spin all the way around and hit you with my tail." shit. You owe me a pure platinum. I ain't even mourning your ass. Madame Butterfly all day.
MoogleWizard
Member
I did a replay of Bayo 1 since it had been years since I played it and it seems I had some pretty thick nostalgia goggles when it comes to Bayo 1. I said before that I couldn't choose between Bayo 1 & 2 but 2 is an improvement is basically every department and for me, the superior game. You really need to play the first game again to appreciate all the improvements Platinum made with the sequel.
The combat feels more fluid, faster and more refined. Umbran climax is a much better use of the magic meter as it doesn't break the flow of battle like the super long torture attacks in the first game. Witch time is harder to activate in 1 but once you've activated it you do much more damage with basic weapons, most enemies go down with one witch time. I prefer the balancing and the flow of the combat in 2. Bayo 1 is brutal in the beginning, especially with bat within being locked until chapter 9, but it never really gets harder. Bayo 2 handles difficulty progression much better with being accessible in the beginning and really ramping it up later on once you enter
There is also what feels like 5 times as many enemy types in 2, I loved the contrast between the demon and angel enemies.
Visually the jump is pretty big, improved graphics, much improved character models and an art direction that absolutely murders that of the first game. The environments are much more varied and much nicer to look at in Bayo 2.
The soundtrack is also a big step up, I love the orchestral tracks in Bayo 2. They have a grander sound, fitting for the bigger scale of the game. The Insidious theme is my favorite, the part starting at 1:57 gives me life!
The two biggest improvements are imo:
- the complete lack of shitty QTEs (getting good battle ratings and then instant dying at a QTE = rage), vehicle sections and mini games. I hate Angel attack, I hate the Space Harrier section and I despise Bayo 1's chapter 8. I didn't remember it being so bad but man it is so terrible and goes on forever that I don't want to ever play it again. Gone are those terrible mini games and we got Tag Climax instead, which is actually really fun.
- the bosses: almost every single boss in 2 murders every boss in one. Jeanne and Balder are a joke compared to the intensity of the Masked Lumen battles. There is also much more variety in 2, more humanoid bosses (my favorites) and more huge angel/demon bosses. There is too much boss recycling in 1. And the best part: no shitty platforming and QTE sections that break the flow of battle in Bayo 2. And I may get hate for this, but Jubileus is one of the most overrated bosses ever. It's all spectacle but not much substance as a fight, the semi-final boss
is much better. Half of the Jubileus fight is also QTE platforming ( yes I really hate those parts ^^).
Don't get me wrong, Bayo is still an amazing game but after playing the sequel it feels a bit like an alpha or beta test and Bayo 2 is the game that fully realizes the concept. I do think, though, that both should be seen as one big game. If you only played one, you only got half the Bayonetta experience. The story in 2 nicely ties both games together and one feels incomplete without the other.
It might be a bit premature to say as the game has only come out two weeks ago, but Bayonetta 2 is now my favorite action game of all time, the pinnacle of the character action genre. I now it's a video game miracle that Bayo 2 became a reality and I know the genre is on its death bed but I hope there's a way this series will survive and that we will see Bayo 3 some day.
The combat feels more fluid, faster and more refined. Umbran climax is a much better use of the magic meter as it doesn't break the flow of battle like the super long torture attacks in the first game. Witch time is harder to activate in 1 but once you've activated it you do much more damage with basic weapons, most enemies go down with one witch time. I prefer the balancing and the flow of the combat in 2. Bayo 1 is brutal in the beginning, especially with bat within being locked until chapter 9, but it never really gets harder. Bayo 2 handles difficulty progression much better with being accessible in the beginning and really ramping it up later on once you enter
Inferno.
Visually the jump is pretty big, improved graphics, much improved character models and an art direction that absolutely murders that of the first game. The environments are much more varied and much nicer to look at in Bayo 2.
The soundtrack is also a big step up, I love the orchestral tracks in Bayo 2. They have a grander sound, fitting for the bigger scale of the game. The Insidious theme is my favorite, the part starting at 1:57 gives me life!
The two biggest improvements are imo:
- the complete lack of shitty QTEs (getting good battle ratings and then instant dying at a QTE = rage), vehicle sections and mini games. I hate Angel attack, I hate the Space Harrier section and I despise Bayo 1's chapter 8. I didn't remember it being so bad but man it is so terrible and goes on forever that I don't want to ever play it again. Gone are those terrible mini games and we got Tag Climax instead, which is actually really fun.
- the bosses: almost every single boss in 2 murders every boss in one. Jeanne and Balder are a joke compared to the intensity of the Masked Lumen battles. There is also much more variety in 2, more humanoid bosses (my favorites) and more huge angel/demon bosses. There is too much boss recycling in 1. And the best part: no shitty platforming and QTE sections that break the flow of battle in Bayo 2. And I may get hate for this, but Jubileus is one of the most overrated bosses ever. It's all spectacle but not much substance as a fight, the semi-final boss
Balder
Don't get me wrong, Bayo is still an amazing game but after playing the sequel it feels a bit like an alpha or beta test and Bayo 2 is the game that fully realizes the concept. I do think, though, that both should be seen as one big game. If you only played one, you only got half the Bayonetta experience. The story in 2 nicely ties both games together and one feels incomplete without the other.
It might be a bit premature to say as the game has only come out two weeks ago, but Bayonetta 2 is now my favorite action game of all time, the pinnacle of the character action genre. I now it's a video game miracle that Bayo 2 became a reality and I know the genre is on its death bed but I hope there's a way this series will survive and that we will see Bayo 3 some day.
speedlolita
Member
Does the Bracelet of Time unlock if you get at least Gold on all stages of 3rd Climax or is it specifically for 2nd Climax?
Also, is it worth dealing with enraged enemies for the combo potential with the Gaze of Despair? Seems like it is, would make me better at using the Parry mechanic too I think.
Also, is it worth dealing with enraged enemies for the combo potential with the Gaze of Despair? Seems like it is, would make me better at using the Parry mechanic too I think.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
2nd or 3rd work for the unlock I believe
Glitchesarecool
Member
That shot with their shadows is probably my favorite non-battle shot in the game.
Muchi Muchi Pink
Member
And nsic, too! It's at least 2nd climax.
I agree with all of this. Well-said.