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Bayonetta 2 |OT| The time has come, and so have Wii!
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This was actually changed from Bayo1 -> Bayo2.
Now, to Crow Within, you need to be holding a direction. To avoid Crow Within, just take your finger off the stick (or only hit dodge once).
The change has actually caused me to miss Crow Within multiple times.
Oh, this is a great change! In Bayo 1, I accidentally triggered Crow Within many times, but it rarely happens in Bayo 2. Now I know it's because the direction you hold the stick triggers the crow, not just dodging. Very cool.
That Dude John
Member
The best part about using the whips in Tag Climax is that you can pull enemies away and prevent the other player from scoring that easily
u are bad and u should feel bad lol
Oh, this is a great change! In Bayo 1, I accidentally triggered Crow Within many times, but it rarely happens in Bayo 2. Now I know it's because the direction you hold the stick triggers the crow, not just dodging. Very cool.
Yeah, when I first went into Bayo2's practice mode I spent about 20 seconds jumping in place trying to figure out why I cpuldn't Crow Within!
I like the change overall though.
The best part about using the whips in Tag Climax is that you can pull enemies away and prevent the other player from scoring that easily
You monster.
I remember you doing this when we played.
BTW, if you're up to it and if our timing coincide, wanna play some games later tonight?
Iconoclast, how would you rank the Top 5 games in this genre?
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
Use the hammer or the scythe if you have them, go for the big guy first he adds 15 seconds I think, while the other two add 5 a piece. Then after that there is only one big dude that should be easy.
Basically just remember to use your wicked weaves frequently. When in doubt just like bayo 1 the hold combo for PKP works wonders.
Skellig Gra
Member
Still working my way through Bayo 1. Its a great time, although I am sucking pretty hard. If I was an OCD completionist I think these games would destroy my life. Luckily I'm not.
I dont have either weapon but thanks. Ill try that!
I think you'll have an even better time with Bayonetta 2, since there are less scoring penalties (I.E. reduced penalties for repeat combos), no insta-kill QTEs, fewer and better genre shifts, less input confusion (the streamlined Crow Within, etc), and improved camerawork, including level design that better serves the camera. I got tons of Stone Awards on Bayo 1, but on Bayonetta 2 (Third Climax, the equivalent of the first game's Normal), I was mainly getting silvers, golds and platinums.
Skellig Gra
Member
I am certainly enjoying the ride. I can't wait to dive in to Bayo 2. I'm definitely getting better at the game so in the end its really just an extended training session
. Still can't believe the value in this package. Including the first game for free was just crazy awesome.And I can't remember any bosses in Bayonetta 2 that you have to kill with a missile turret.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
You monster.
I remember you doing this when we played.
BTW, if you're up to it and if our timing coincide, wanna play some games later tonight?
Sure throw a PM at me later today. Going to be slamming my face into Ys 6 Nightmare mode in the mean time
The best part about using the whips in Tag Climax is that you can pull enemies away and prevent the other player from scoring that easily
Holy shit why didn't I think of this lol
But the friend I play with uses the scythe, so he could probably still hit the guy I'm going for lol
http://youtu.be/7x5BL4scx7Q?list=UUvjZO1wHFbE2gvn_basNMBA
Holy shit, I didn't realize BoT had such crazy applications. Apparently the real combo game begins with that accessory.
Holy shit, I didn't realize BoT had such crazy applications. Apparently the real combo game begins with that accessory.
DownWithTheShip
Member
How do I change outfits? For the life of me I can't figure this one out. I've bought one outfit but don't know what to do from there.
Game is absolutely amazing! I couldn't get into the first one, but for some reason I can't pull myself away from 2. It's just so satisfying. After playing I have this natural high I haven't felt since I was a kid. Extreme happiness is the best way I can explain it. Even my favorite games don't do that to me.
Game is absolutely amazing! I couldn't get into the first one, but for some reason I can't pull myself away from 2. It's just so satisfying. After playing I have this natural high I haven't felt since I was a kid. Extreme happiness is the best way I can explain it. Even my favorite games don't do that to me.
On the chapter select screen, see how it says "Shop -- Start -- Menu?" Go to Menu, and then Character Select. Choose your character, and then their costume.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Inbetween chapters, go to the right for the menu or whatever and there should be an option for character settings. Just click on that and you can switch to any costumes you have.
Jimnymebob
Member
I haven't thought of trying that. It does sound pretty awesome.
Talking about the sword weapons, which is the best one to use on this game? I loved Shuraba on the original (paired with Scarborough Fair), but it became my secondary set once I got Durga and Odette. On this one I stuck with Rakshasa throughout, with Alruna (?) on my feet, with the scythe and chainsaws for set B.
So I guess I prefer Rakshasa, but is there really that big a difference between them aside from Shuraba having that lock on half moon, full moon attack, and Rakshasa having Tetsuzanko trigger witch time?
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Didn't feel as epic, but it did feel like a better "fight"
DownWithTheShip
Member
I read that Shuraba does more damage than Rakshasa, not sure how much more but it's more damage nonetheless. Don't know about any other advantages than that and what you already mentioned.
Jimnymebob
Member
Righteo. It does seem to be a case of speed vs. power with the two, especially with the punch, kick, punch combo being weaker on this game. That was ridiculously good with Shuraba on the original.
I'm playing through the chapters I didn't get gold on first time round, so prologue, 1-3, and 5. Prologue ans 1 have been done so far. Once I get all golds on 2nd climax I'll go through on 3rd climax.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I can't get anyone to tag climax with me. Is it just me. I am guessing yes
Just be yourself, show confidence in your approach, be passionate about the the things that interest you, and treat them like people, and you'll be tag climaxing together in no time
PaulKersey
Member
Wii U shipped today. Sunday I plan on going to target and picking up a few games.
Been going back and playing 3rd Climax in my spare time, which usually translates to a level or two bosses. Re-fought Valiance the other day and snagged a Pure Platinum; my first one in the game. I tried to do that again on 2nd Climax just for fun and I just barely missed the quota for time. Never have I been so dissapointed to get a Platinum _
Crab Milk Mickey
Member
I found it to be the opposite. Bayonetta 2's final boss substitutes 1's tedious combat and shallow spectacle with an opponent that's actually fun to face and a cameo of the
Shirogane Comet from Wonderful 101
Aesir
toastyToast
Member
Aesir
The fight feels less fresh because you've seen that moveset twice already by then. Should have removed the blue hand stuff or at least made them look different. The background was pretty tame as well compared to the Lumen fights. Oh, and The Greatest Jubilee was is one of the hypest boss themes of all time.
Better fight though.
Death Metalist
Member
" Santa don't get paid enough for this shit. "
Managed to play 3.5 hours today and reached chapter 5. Been going and collecting so far everywhere since I'm exploring every nook and cranny. Here is a visual representation of me playing the game with me being Wesley and Bayonetta being Angelina Jolie. Man, Game is just so good, so satisfying and Bayonetta is such a fun, charming character. She is definitely having way more fun than the first game and in turn you can't help but smile all the time.
I can't wait to continue more with the game later on and I can tell the game, much like the first will get even better as soon as one could afford most of the great shit Rodan sells. Enjoying it alot, also WIIU pro controller is faaantastic.
Managed to play 3.5 hours today and reached chapter 5. Been going and collecting so far everywhere since I'm exploring every nook and cranny. Here is a visual representation of me playing the game with me being Wesley and Bayonetta being Angelina Jolie. Man, Game is just so good, so satisfying and Bayonetta is such a fun, charming character. She is definitely having way more fun than the first game and in turn you can't help but smile all the time.
I loved how the prologue was expanded upon and improved in more ways than one by making the boss battles play out abit differently or longer even than the Demo counter part. Based Kamiya for letting Bayonetta channel dat Audrey Hepburn look with her dress in the prologue.
Early/mid-game spoilers:
Aside from Glamor (and the build-up to him from Chapter I-III), the game completely failed to capture, as you said, the pacing structure of the first game. Is this necessarily a bad thing? Not really, but it's what I really enjoyed about the first game (and DMC titles in general). True, the game has mini-bosses all over the place, but there's so many that blur the line between being a "minor" versus a "major" boss fight. When I first encountered Valor I SWORE it was a regular enemy (that's on top of him not being very difficult to begin with). And that's my main issue. Again, is it really a bad issue? Not really. If Platinum set out to capture this endless climatic experience where every encounter felt like a big deal then they more or less provided that. At the same time, I feel like that build-up to an amazing fight has been lost and instead it's like riding a speeding train that never hits the breaks.
I'm going to bring up the original DMC again because I feel like it really captured what I like about these kinds of games. The first enemy type are puppets and the player is introduced to them in a non-combative way. They're lifeless, strewn about the castle rooms before you encounter them. I love that. Now, Bayonetta is the last game I'd complain about enemy introductions, because they're probably some of the best ones out there. The book introductions and the lore descriptions are some of my favorite aspects of the series, but I'm starting to see what could be a greater/bigger picture with it all.
Take the inside of Insidious in Bayonetta 2, for example. The description of that thing is so fucking awesome and detailed. It makes it sound like its innards are a wicked place. So, when the player gets swallowed by this thing, you'd expect the inside to be pretty fucked up, right? Well, for me, that entire chapter/segment was a missed opportunity. It was a straight shot, linear path to the boss encounter with a single side branch that led to a treasure chest. On top of that, the place had such a "clean", dirty-look to it (the book lore didn't match the actual environment, imo). You're also introduced to demon enemies in there and they arrive similarly to the angels. Sure, it's cool that it reflects how the angels approach Bayonetta (coming up from below instead of above), but we're already in Hell! I think I'm at the point where I wanted to see these demons crawling the walls of this thing or even hatching from those eggs, something like that. I mean, we're in the bowels of this giant beast!
I've got an ass-ton of more to say about this game (Kind of want to go off about the stage design and item/portal placement and such), but I'll leave it at that, for now. I feel like a total boner critiquing this game like this (given its history; how it almost didn't even come to be), but it's honestly my gut reaction after playing this game.
Okay Shuraba + Rakshasa is pretty awesome, actually. You gain the benefits of both with the only drawback being that the Rakshasa on the feet are slightly slower than if they're on your hands. Expected but it's still a pretty awesome feeling to use them and the general flow between the two weapons is nice. Additionally, you have the quick draw/charge up for both hands and feet so you get the best of both worlds (Shuraba's charge and Rakshasa's charge). Pretty cool.
Not sure how good it is in comparison to OTHER sets, obviously it's probably not that great in terms of range (like if you had the Shuraba + Whip) but it's still good for what it is, IMO.
Not sure how good it is in comparison to OTHER sets, obviously it's probably not that great in terms of range (like if you had the Shuraba + Whip) but it's still good for what it is, IMO.
toastyToast
Member
I wish there was more architecture to Inferno
I absolutely LOVE Masked Lumen's battle music. It really stands out to me because it's one of the few boss tracks in the game without some sort of chorus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtZ8HYIaqhM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtZ8HYIaqhM
I finally beat
in Tag Climax after FIVE trys!
Aoe attack is BULLCRAP (two of my attempts were ended by that damn thing.). As for playing as
, It's a really strange shift compared to the other characters,
. I think I'll need more practice with
before I decide if I can use
properly
Rodin
His
him
what with having windups for attacks, no real dodge, and no Witch Time/Light Speed
him
him
MisterLuffy
Member
Does anyone want to play Tag Climax, as in now?
CMojicaAce
Member
So am I the only one that started calling the kid Yugi?
His necklace looks an awful like the millennium puzzle. I noticed it as soon as he appeared on screen for the first time. The final boss fight made me laugh because him putting the cards down made me think of the time Yugi first summoned exodia lol.
I'm up for it.
ID: SkittlesShot
MisterLuffy
Member
ok. Are you on now?