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My only real criticism of this game are the fucking QTEs. Literally all of my deaths have come from those. They're awful in any game but get exponentially worse and more unnecessary the greater the core gameplay is. The combat is this game is the best there's been in the genre - there was especially no need here to add QTEs.
.:Wesker:.
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Also those horrible throwbacks to old SEGA games. They make me dread replaying Chapters 8 and 14.Zeliard said:
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Deleted member 30609
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they're so easy, though. if about five minutes too long.
Augemitbutter
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randomwab said:
there's no J-pop in Bayonetta.
I'm surprised to see that so many people have problems with QTE. I hate them just like everyone else, but in Bayonetta you don't have long, random and punishing button sequences. It's a single button press! How hard can it be? First time you see it you'll probably die, but you aren't going for a platinum run on your first try, right? So who cares? Second time you'll get there you'll know which button to press, or at least you'll know that there's a QTE so you have to be ready. It's no big deal.
Giolon said:
Yep, bat form is quickly becoming one of my favourite techniques. Basically it comes down to if I dodge a fraction of a second too late, and get hit, I can get a bat trigger from my late button press which reverses the damage and scores me some witch time. And I think it also counts as "getting hit" for the purposes of the free witch time off of the Selene's Light accessory (is that what it's called?), at least that's what it seems like.
Augemitbutter
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i was pressing the d-pad+button for some of the QTEs because that's how the game shows them on PS3 i think, which caused me to fail at them lots of times in my first playthrough. other than that, no problems.
The QTEs often come out of nowhere, and the cutscenes in this game aren't short, so there's a tendency to want to lay back and relax when you think there's an non-interactive scene going on.
And I'm not going for a platinum run on my first try, but it's still annoying to be getting golds and platinums in a lot of battles only to be getting stones at the end of chapters due to the huge death penalty on points. You also miss out on the bonus rewards. Worst thing about it is the QTEs don't have anything to do with the combat.
It was just completely unnecessary to have them.
And I'm not going for a platinum run on my first try, but it's still annoying to be getting golds and platinums in a lot of battles only to be getting stones at the end of chapters due to the huge death penalty on points. You also miss out on the bonus rewards. Worst thing about it is the QTEs don't have anything to do with the combat.
It was just completely unnecessary to have them.
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Vilix
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Mysterious Destiny is my favorite song from the Soundtrack. Very groovy and a suprisingly great song to play a beat'm up to. ^.^
Thank you, was about to say just that.Augemitbutter said:
For those of you who like this song, the girl singing it is the amazingly cute French singer Helena Noguerra.Vilix said:
I highly recommend you check on her usual work, as it's not very far from what she does in Mysterious Destiny: girl likes light and catchy pop songs.
Just beat the game 2 more times on Normal :lol
This game is way too awesome. Anyway I wanted to post how the difficulty jump from Easy to normal is big, you go from killing angels with torture attacks to actual battles. And I haven't even tried Hard mode.
I would love to see a list of all the videogame references, I've spotted like 20 or even more I'm not sure.
This game is way too awesome. Anyway I wanted to post how the difficulty jump from Easy to normal is big, you go from killing angels with torture attacks to actual battles. And I haven't even tried Hard mode.
I would love to see a list of all the videogame references, I've spotted like 20 or even more I'm not sure.
Ninja_Hawk
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I just finished chapters 1-4 on Hard. LOVE IT! I was like one of the biggest DMC fans and I loved Ninja Gaiden and God Of War as well, but man this game is amazing. This game is going to spinning in my 360 for a long time.
Oh and for those worrying about hard mode, once you get past the prologue it's really not that bad.
Oh and for those worrying about hard mode, once you get past the prologue it's really not that bad.
LabouredSubterfuge
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Fuck it, i'm off to buy ths now.
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Deleted member 30609
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yeah, I was wondering what the deal with that was. I haven't found a situation where it's been particularly useful.Raxus said:
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I saw that my Platinum trophy'd JP version doesn't even show up for some reason on the PlayStation site, so someone win one for me!
But hopefully a GAFfer or two wins.
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I saw that my Platinum trophy'd JP version doesn't even show up for some reason on the PlayStation site, so someone win one for me!
But hopefully a GAFfer or two wins.
Ninja_Hawk
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Well, there's some motivation to finish this today lol.Volcynika said:
Alx
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I love this game, I just finished chapter XV, but spent some time replaying older levels, for money and for fun.
I have a question about chapter II (train station), though. I'll mark it as a spoiler, even if it's early in the game and even in the demo :
I have a question about chapter II (train station), though. I'll mark it as a spoiler, even if it's early in the game and even in the demo :
At the very beginning, there is a security gate that triggers an alarm when you walk through it. A bit further, there are several doors marked as locked because of the alarm. I suppose there is a way to get through them, but didn't find it :
- I tried to transform to a panther to run to the next door before it closes : failed
- I tried to get through the door with a dodge move, at first I thought that I had passed it but the doors were still closed.
Help please ?
- I tried to transform to a panther to run to the next door before it closes : failed
- I tried to get through the door with a dodge move, at first I thought that I had passed it but the doors were still closed.
Help please ?
â Narayan
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Oh fuck. Revelation! I'm going to have fun using this when I get home.Miburou said:
LALILULELO
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well for those in wait of the patch (me included)
not sure if this was posted,but it makes reruns a lot more tolerable.
Holding R2 and the pressing select is skipping the cutscene and continuing the action.
hope that helps for others as it did for me.
If it was mentioned before, sorry for my lazziness
not sure if this was posted,but it makes reruns a lot more tolerable.
Holding R2 and the pressing select is skipping the cutscene and continuing the action.
hope that helps for others as it did for me.
If it was mentioned before, sorry for my lazziness
NonexistentK
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how good is this game? well i just forgave Sega for all those shitty 3-d sonics that they have been shoving down out throats for the past 10 years just for publishing this game...yeah that godly.
Baloonatic
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Hard is kicking my arse Can't really get my head around the dodge offset thing.
Can't really get my head around the dodge offset thing.
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some of the alfheims can be really useful for practising dodge offset, I'd recommend doing that on normal.Baloonatic said:Hard is kicking my arse
â Narayan
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Did you read his full post? I think he's been playing it.LiK said:
Heh, this is so good Took a break after reaching Chapter 3 after 2:06 hours. Died twice so far. Apparently it counts as an item to use a continue? Got a stone statue because of that Will play more later of course, but right now I'm toast :lol The demo felt more over-the-top than the full game so far.
Took a break after reaching Chapter 3 after 2:06 hours. Died twice so far. Apparently it counts as an item to use a continue? Got a stone statue because of that Will play more later of course, but right now I'm toast :lol The demo felt more over-the-top than the full game so far.Baloonatic
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Rez said:
Yeah I probably should get around to those first. Need that accessory that activates Witch Time when you get hit as well.
The Take Out Bandit
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Minamu said:
I'd call that a successful demo.
Most demos these days are fucking dull, then after the game finally comes out X Game Defense Force rushes in and claims - "Well that was just a bad demo."
Here a fucking hint developers: If you want people to buy your game do not release shitty demos!
I want to play Bayonetta so bad.
Dabookerman
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YESSSS IT IS FINALLY HERE!!!!!
See you on the other side folks!
See you on the other side folks!
SecretBonusPoint
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come then, hideki kamiya, let us make an evening to remember.
Oh yes. Also, if you use an item during a battle and have to continue, you get that item back when you do so (unlike DMC).Anyone else glad that the items dont go up in price when you buy them like with the DMC series? I go for the heart pieces every chance I get
The 360 version is far from perfect either, it should be noted. It definitely runs smoother than the PS3 version, but there is still a LOT of tearing and slowdown. The game engine feels very unstable to me. DMC4 looks and runs better than this, but I definitely prefer this game.borghe said:
They probably should have cut down on some of the alpha effects as those tend to hurt performance, in this case, just don't look very good.
I was thinking the same thing, but then it occured to me: in the 5 hours I've been able to put into Bayonetta, I've probably seen more unique stuff in terms of levels, enemy designs and bosses than in the entirety of DMC4.dark10x said:
DMC4 is a pretty amazing looking game, but it also recycles levels, enemies and bosses like crazy. No doubt you can spend quite a bit more time tightening up the graphics on level 3 if it's also going to be levels 5 and 7.
iconoclast
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Volcynika said:Penny Arcade contest to get a shirt (this entry was made at midnight)
Images of shirt:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/uploads/2010/01/07/Scarborough_Fair_Front_Red.jpg
http://www.penny-arcade.com/uploads/2010/01/07/Scarborough_Fair_Back_Red.jpg
I saw that my Platinum trophy'd JP version doesn't even show up for some reason on the PlayStation site, so someone win one for me!
But hopefully a GAFfer or two wins.
Ha, awesome. Just sent in my submission.
NonexistentK
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LiK said:
yeah like uknarayan said i already have the game (thnx to amazon's release date delivery!) i did like kamiya's/clover/capcom studio work but this is clearly his/their magnum opus. I wasn't the biggest fan of devil may cry 1 or resident evil 2 even if i thought they were great titles. I thought viewtiful joe was really charming & stylish but not anything groundbreaking. i really really really liked okami but its flaws were just too apparent but, Bayonetta... is in another league really. it's clear that guys at platinum put %100 of their heart, soul and skill while creating this game. Let me put it this way imho Bayonetta is pretty much the best hd game came out of japan, it is the best Sega published game in loong long time and hand down best action game on the planet (itagaki now it's your turn
i mean i understand some people do not like these type of hardcore action games, some people are turned off by over the top Japanese design but for the rest i say this: yes yes all the hype is real, platinum games brought us the next level action gaming.
Fixed2BeBroken
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ok this panther form is working my nerves..why couldn't it be mapped differently
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Vilix
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SecretBonusPoint said:come then, hideki kamiya, let us make an evening to remember.
Damn fine combo. While shopping at the Gates of Hell the music being played just yearns for a scotch neat.
BriareosGAF
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randomwab said:
I had played the demo at E3 and of course again when it was publicly available and I was a lot more excited for the game then vs playing the retail copy for an hour last night. Pretty much just because the cutscenes are so awful, just relentlessly terrible in their presentation, and the first hour seems heavily tilted towards them. When you're left to just actual combat and playing the game it's really fun but every time it goes to cinematics it's like getting kicked in the nuts repeatedly with the failure of the Japanese market to keep pace with the modernization of Western gaming sensibilities as the demographic ages.