Sessler's Soapbox: Bayonetta is a Pleasant Surprise

Dreadlocks88

I picked this game up for the PS3 and I have to agree with Adam 100%, this game has me coming back over and over. After every level there's something even more improbable happening or some great action sequence that I haven't seen in a long time. I love the game so much I actually don't mind the load times which would annoy me greatly in anything else, here's hoping they can do something about that even if it's a patch for optional install. The character is great and it really does remind me of DMC but not in a bad way just the over the top characters and nonsense story. Both Bayonetta and Dante seem like fighting merely because they know they look cool doing it. That's the depth of their character and it works.

I agree with a previous poster where did the absurd imagination in video games go? since when did every game have to always have probable outcomes or realistic characters. Don't get me wrong I love those type of games too as they are a great form of story telling and form a connection with the characters but heck you can do that with bayonetta the arrogance rubs off on you in the game you see her reaction to a large group of enemies or a huge boss and think well dang I better just end this quickly.

I do not see the sexism in the game because it is so absurd it even has my sister laughing and shaking her head when she sees it. They made Bayonetta more masculine than other video game characters I really see it as Dante being on one end of the spectrum and Bayonetta occupying the other in terms of extreme character stereotypes if you want to take it that far but this is all obviously in fun.

I am hoping they take these applications from Bayonetta and try to rework DMC the same way, not a carbon copy but it is time to change up the action a little bit