One of my top action games of all time.

Here you find what Arkham/God of War/Darksiders type action games are all trying to accomplish but as much as I love the genre, I feel only Bayonetta really got right: the combat system is fluid, and maintains vast variation without requiring a steep technical mastery curve. In other words, she can flow endlessly through waves of enemies, varying her combos and techniques as much as the player desires without requiring much more than a minimal level of skill to keep up "the dance".

What do you get for your hard earned Steam bucks, you ask?

Screwball story? Oh yeah. There are angels and demons and witches and Italians.... Sometimes it's interesting and thought-provoking; sometimes it's goofy and inane.

Crazy alt-axis combat? You'll be dancing on the ceiling! (Oh what a feeling)

Guns? Oh yeah. She strapped a pair on her stilettos for good measure. She's probably got prehensile toes...ew...or something sexier than that.... You could almost spend the entire game shooting things if you wanted.

Witch Fu? Or would it be Dom Fu? The line is blurry. Anyway, angel butt is adequately slapped around. This is the game's bread and butter. Try stuff.

Weapons? Yeah, she can either buy them for halos (i.e. Sonic's rings-- trademark ring noise included) or she can actually pick them up off angel corpses-- even when they are 4 times her size!

Crafting? No "boot making dance party" here. The crafting is simple enough to keep from being a distracting component that would kill the pacing of the game, but provides options to suit player preferences. (Well, crafted items are a little disincentivized if you like achievements)

Ridiculous jokes and references? If you aren't groaning and rolling your eyes (maybe a facepalm or two) within minutes, then this must be your very first video game. How weird of you.

Cheesecake galore? Isn't F12 wonderful?

Be prepared to have classic Sinatra tunes completely ruined for you for the rest of your life! Be prepared for the next wave of Bayonettas at every con (and Scarborough Fair replicas on eBay)!


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THANK YOU PLATINUM GAMES! I am so very grateful that you took our requests to heart and gave this whimsically and masterfully crafted game back to us on the PC.

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Now, everyone-- let's start haranguing them about Bayonetta 2. ;)

(Orginally posted as a review on the Steam platform)