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[panda21]

they better release a better PS3 version of this RAWR

have they said anything about a sequel???

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

I feel the opposite about this game. I think I have more control over everything that happens than I do in pretty much any action game.

I feel exactly the same as you. I can actually dodge stuff properly if I keep my eye on things. It's very methodical.

 

[sonicmj1]

What weapons did you mostly go with?

Electric Durga on hands, Kilgore on feet was my primary set.

I screwed around with a bunch of different things on the second set, but it was usually Sword in hands and Skates on the feet.

I sorta feel like I should try out the shotguns a bit more than I have.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

Electric Durga on hands, Kilgore on feet was my primary set.

I screwed around with a bunch of different things on the second set, but it was usually Sword in hands and Skates on the feet.

I sorta feel like I should try out the shotguns a bit more than I have.

wow, that's nearly the same as my load-out (I have the guns with rockets instead, but the rest is identical).

I too need to try out the shotguns some more.

 

[DY_nasty]

Shotguns/feet works pretty good for air combos, I really don't like the feel of them on hands though.

How are the handguns though?

 

[Semblance]

Sword / skates is too much fun. That's pretty much all I use now, gotta try out the others, heh.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

The shotguns are great if only because they stop Jeanne in her tracks when she's spamming the leg drop.

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

Finally done the prologue on Hard :lol

Doing 3 torture attacks in a storm of Glorys to progress was...wow. Its like I've re-learned the game.

 

[Fimbulvetr]

A: Whip + Skates

B: Sword + Durga/Kilgore

That is all.

 

[Willectro]

Great game, better than I had anticipated.

Needs more bosses though. :lol

 

[kiryogi]

I'm a basics guy.

A: scarborough fair, odette
B: kushedra, onyx rose or kilgore.

I'm not feeling durga. So slow.

 

[remz]

I'm a basics guy.

A: scarborough rose, odette
B: kushedra, onyx rose or kilgore.

I'm not feeling durga. So slow.

Yeah, I can't get used to the durga either.

at the moment,

A: Sword, skates

B:Shotguns, kilgore

I change around B heaps though.

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

I have had that breakthrough moment with weapons. Sword PPP + Killgore Hurricane Kick + Boot = Ho-lee Shiiiiiit.

 

[Facism]

just got past the complete rancid turd of Route 666. With all the sega references, i'm tempted that level is supposed to emulate the shitty controls and physics of any Sonic Adventure game.

Rest of the game is amazing. Feels more of a sequel to DMC3 then DMC4 does.

Again, amazing game.

 

[DY_nasty]

I'm not feeling durga. So slow.

The power though. omg... the power.

 

[Facism]

durga is fun when you switch it's element around from fire to electricity with a 360 Left stick spin + Y/B (depending on where you equip it ;d)

 

[careksims]

I just beaten it. PURE AWESOME-SAUCE. Love the

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Epilogue and dance sequence at the end. Wish there was a co-op version of Jeanne and Bayonetta.

Now to keep playing and get better at it! So good that it killed my first 360 and now I'm on my spare lol!

Durga's are great! Especially holding the Y for the big blast.

 

[andymcc]

i've put about 20 hours into it and i still feel as if i'm only scratching the surface of the game. the mechanics are so deep. i love playing around with alternating weapon sets.

this game is my favorite of this generation, by a long shot.

 

[conman]

I love the game, but is anyone else really bothered by the camera in this game? It's the one stain on an otherwise spotless experience.

Too often the manual camera controls are fighting against the auto-controlled camera. Ends up with some really bad angles. Luckily there aren't many tight spaces like in NG, but any time you start moving towards a wall, the camera does criminal things. Really got bad in the final battle. Wish there was a way to disable the auto-camera.

Why can't Japanese devs of action games figure out how to do a proper camera?

 

[kiryogi]

just got past the complete rancid turd of Route 666. With all the sega references, i'm tempted that level is supposed to emulate the shitty controls and physics of any Sonic Adventure game.

Rest of the game is amazing. Feels more of a sequel to DMC3 then DMC4 does.

Again, amazing game.

Afterburner actually.

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

Wow, Jeanne... really hates you on Hard mode. Like... ouch.

 

[Monocle]

Just to be clear, I have to speedrun each chapter individually so they add up to less than 180 minutes, right?

Yeah. Your total completion time can be viewed on the play history screen, in the rightmost column. Select an entry and you'll see a breakdown of all the missions you finished on the corresponding difficulty.

You'll need to speed run Normal or above. I used the panther form to travel through all optional verses and interstitial areas. In my impatience, I used the Durga exploit combo and Durga flame bombs for mandatory battles. (In case you're unaware of the Durga exploit combo: In one set equip pistols, shotguns or the katana to hands, Durga to feet. In the other set equip anything but Durga to hands, and Lt. Col. Kilgore to feet. My preferred setup is the katana and Durga in Set A, the whip and Kilgore in Set B. The actual combo is the following. With the Durga set, PPP~K or PPPPK. Just after hitting K, switch to the Kilgore set and mash K like there's no tomorrow. This activates a kick flurry where Bayonetta lets loose dozens of rockets for tremendous damage.) My completion time was around 2:35.

Can anyone point me to a site that has all the record piece locations? The last weapon i got was the Durga and i only found pieces of the 2 records after that one.

GameFAQs forums' sticky threads and Xbox360Achievements.org's achievements guides and forums are the first places I check for guides to collectibles. Great resources.

 

[Jigsaw]

Wow, Jeanne... really hates you on Hard mode. Like... ouch.

yep,she cheats and can nullify wicked weave attacks without blocking or dodging them....stupid bitch :\

 

[remz]

Too often the manual camera controls are fighting against the auto-controlled camera. Ends up with some really bad angles. Luckily there aren't many tight spaces like in NG, but any time you start moving towards a wall, the camera does criminal things. Really got bad in the final battle. Wish there was a way to disable the auto-camera.

Worst is on route 666 when you're trying to keep track of the cars running you over whilst fighting, urgh.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Wow, Jeanne... really hates you on Hard mode. Like... ouch.

I steamrolled the second one, but the first one ripped me apart.

I think having my weapons available to me made the difference.

 

[remz]

Parrying makes Jeanne really easy.

 

[Facism]

Afterburner actually.

yes, i know. i was being an arse -_-

 

[jvalioli]

I'm not really feeling the difference between Jeane on hard and Jeane on normal. I'm actually not feeling huge changes in a lot of the bosses. Regular enemies on the other hand...

 

[a Master Ninja]

Needs more bosses though. :lol

Well, there is always the secret boss when you accrue 10 million halos.

 

[dark10x]

Everything in the game is random mush of things. I dunno whats going on with the combat...I'm hitting A, B and X and things are happening...but I can't really make out whats happening on the screen, I see some flashes of lights and blood pops out.

It may seem that way at first, but in reality, it provides a level of control not yet seen in such an action game. EVERYTHING can be cancelled! You always have full, direct control over what you are doing.

 

["God's Beard!"]

I'm not really feeling the difference between Jeane on hard and Jeane on normal. I'm actually not feeling huge changes in a lot of the bosses. Regular enemies on the other hand...

The level 7 boss changes the hand he loses first!

 

[Papercuts]

I'm a basics guy.

A: scarborough fair, odette
B: kushedra, onyx rose or kilgore.

I'm not feeling durga. So slow.

The fire version is slow, but electric is really fast. Have you tried it out?

I seem to be going with sword/ice skates and electric durga/kilgore. Awesome stuff.

 

[Team Klimt]

Which accessory bracelet should I go for first? What's going to give the most immediate benefit? Does the taunt/ heal bracelet work very well? And what the deuce does the "Gaze of Despair" do?

 

[Archie]

Sword/Durga might as well be called easy mode. That is a ridiculously powerful combo.

Which accessory bracelet should I go for first? What's going to give the most immediate benefit? Does the taunt/ heal bracelet work very well? And what the deuce does the "Gaze of Despair" do?

The taunt bracelet is kinda crappy. I roll with the parry item and the thing that activates witch time when hit (and I sub beads for that in Infinite Climax)

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

I didn't expect myself to get sucked into a Hard playthrough this easily, but it almost feels like just finishing the entire game was a prologue to the trial of fire that is Hard Mode. It throws everything has at you and I am fucking loving responding to that with my utmost best.

I hope this is selling well but I kinda doubt it, even though its the greatest action combat game ever made.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I didn't expect myself to get sucked into a Hard playthrough this easily, but it almost feels like just finishing the entire game was a prologue to the trial of fire that is Hard Mode. It throws everything has at you and I am fucking loving responding to that with my utmost best.

I hope this is selling well but I kinda doubt it, even though its the greatest action combat game ever made.

Yeah

This is the first game where, the minute the credits rolled back to the title screen, I started immediately up on the next higher difficulty.

 

[mjc]

Man I gotta find all the LPs. Does someone have a list of what chapter/verse they're in?

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

Unless Itagaki brings his absolute slow-cooked best with Tokyo Vikings, I think Bayonetta and GODHAND will stand tall as the absolute finest combat games there have ever been until Kamiya challenges himself to this extent again.

 

["God's Beard!"]

Unless Itagaki brings his absolute slow-cooked best with Tokyo Vikings, I think Bayonetta and GODHAND will stand tall as the absolute finest combat games there have ever been until Kamiya challenges himself to this extent again.

Don't you think it's a little early to say that? And Kamiya had nothing to do with God Hand.

 

[Keyser Soze]

WTF did I just watch/play...?

Hint: I just finished the game

What?

I don't know

 

[Volcynika]

WTF did I just watch/play...?

Hint: I just finished the game

What?

I don't know

The real question is...did you like it?

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

Don't you think it's a little early to say that? And Kamiya had nothing to do with God Hand.

I know he didn't, but Mikami is an odd beast that cannot be predicted while we all know Kamiya will be back at the "Climax Action" pot again one day, if not immediately after. GODHAND achieves absolute perfection as a meaty technical fist brawler while Bayonetta brings the distilled brilliance of speed, projectile combat and combos to a point I can't see being matched.

I just love the fact I can be anywhere in the battle area. I can cartwheel between enemies, I can turn into a panther and circle the entire field in less than a second or I can charge through the entire mess as a fucking rising comet. Delicious.

 

[slade]

Beat the game on normal at eleven hours. Overall it's a good game but it doesn't beat DMC3 for me because of the gartuitous use of QTE's. Also, some of those non-action segments like the

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missile flying, motorcycle riding

were just not that fun.

 

[Keyser Soze]

The real question is...did you like it?

Loved it. I love Kamiya's stuff, and I love OOT stuff in games, so this it like perfect for me. The last 20 minutes were just wayyyyyyyyyyy out there though

 

[Volcynika]

Loved it. I love Kamiya's stuff, and I love OOT stuff in games, so this it like perfect for me. The last 20 minutes were just wayyyyyyyyyyy out there though

Yeah, I was speechless myself when I beat the game too :lol

 

["God's Beard!"]

I know he didn't, but Mikami is an odd beast that cannot be predicted while we all know Kamiya will be back at the "Climax Action" pot again one day, if not immediately after. GODHAND achieves absolute perfection as a meaty technical fist brawler while Bayonetta brings the distilled brilliance of speed, projectile combat and combos to a point I can't see being matched.

I just love the fact I can be anywhere in the battle area. I can cartwheel between enemies, I can turn into a panther and circle the entire field in less than a second or I can charge through the entire mess as a fucking rising comet. Delicious.

It's a good game to be sure, but it just doesn't give me the same satisfaction of beating levels on DMC3 or NGB. It's just not challenging enough, and I didn't feel like the bosses really lived up to my expectations of the genre. Even Jeanne was a poor man's Vergil in nicer arenas. Hard mode with the anger bracelet was only almost as hard as the original DMC3's normal mode, and the enemies aren't all as fun to fight as NGB's. It's gameplay mechanics certainly don't reach God Hand's, but I think that Kamiya is going for a much less hardcore audience with this game than the 3 I mentioned. Going for those God of War dollars. It's definitely a good game, and dodge offset is a great idea, so I'd say it's his second best action game after DMC1.

 

[a Master Ninja]

I think it's been confirmed that getting the Eternal Marionette unlocking Jeanne was misinformation. The only way to unlock that is by getting platinum on all Chapters (note: not verses) or using the "cheat" code unlock for 1 million halos.

This is incorrect as well. Just beat the game on Easy or Very Easy. That's the only way to get it. A cheat code can get the Eternal Testimony.

The accessory basically turns the higher difficulties to "Automatic", and hurts your score on Hard and Infinite Climax.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

What's "automatic"?

 

[Nemesis_]

So umm was anyone disappointed by the final battle? Jeanne IV was much more harder to beat.

 

[Fimbulvetr]

What's "automatic"?

You can fight battles with one hand(since all you have to do in automatic mode is spam the Y/Triangle button), known as "Fap Mode".