Ummmm. Well. Uhhhh.

I dismissed this game completely at first. “lol an action game with a hot, sbumy chick who has magical powers lololololol *turns up elitist nose*” Then. “Oh wait, it’s by Platinum Games AKA Ex-Clover Team AKA Okami, God Hand, Viewtiful Joe, Mad World.” “Oh wow, the designer behind Devil May ****ing Cry is on the team for this game. Huh. I **** on my earlier cynicism.”

I’m a huge, I mean HUGE Devil May Cry fan. I love how very special the whole story of each game is, love how it doesn’t give a single crap about making much sense, and just does a bunch of ridiculous **** for the hell of it. Not even mentioning the generally satisfying, hard-as-**** and deep gameplay which rewards experimentation with different combos, styles, and customization.

BAYONETTA MAKES DEVIL MAY CRY’S STUPIDLY AWESOME ACTION SEQUENCES LOOK BLAND. I AM NOT KIDDING.

I’ve only played 2 levels so naturally I’m not too deep into the combo elements & various weapon types like I was in DMC3, but right from the get-go you have a ****load of different attacks available, far more than your average DMC game. It’s not quite as difficult YET (ie. haven’t met any Cerberus-equivalent yet for those who remember that ****er), but it’s very well balanced.

I’m going to show you guys 4 videos. Keep in mind, these videos are all the PROLOGUE, this is before the game EVEN PROPERLY STARTS.