Bayonetta 2 is, naturally, the sequel to the 2009 action game. Released in 2014, it's a sequel not many expected since it seemed like Sega was content to sit on the IP and publish no further games for it. In comes Nintendo, backing a sequel for their ill-fated Wii U console. While a critical darling, the console it released to doomed it to at least some degree of mainstream obscurity. Fortunately though, it did well enough that it warranted an enhanced port for the much more successful Nintendo Switch and Bayonetta 3 is coming this month! With the release of the newest installment pending, let's take a look at the most recent entry and see what we got here, eh?
The Let's Play
Why 2 over 1? Well I personally prefer 2. I know a lot of big Bayonetta fans prefer the first game for a handful of reasons, but I find the strengths of this game to shine better than the strengths of the first. While not without its flaws or questionable additions, it purged the most unpleasant aspects from the previous game and generally has much smoother and more natural controls, with the main mechanical additions making the game both more visually exciting and interesting to play. This let's play will be a fresh new game on Infinite Climax, the highest difficulty. There will be a lot for me to go over in the early videos as I go over what you need to do to survive this mode, but the general flow should smooth out after the first couple videos and I can focus on showing off a variety of weapons and equipment to spice up your gameplay and get those high scores. With that out of the way, Let's Play!
Part 2 is out! Bit of a longer video than I'd like but this is a long chapter so it's what you have to deal with. Mostly went smooth, though verses 6-9 were extremely shaky.
Part 6 is out! Bayonetta and Loki bond a little, and I have a strong performance for most of this chapter until the very end where I bungle the easiest parts. Natch.
Part 7 is out! A nice quick boss chapter before we start getting into the actually difficult parts of the game. Clearly I'm going to have some problems.
Part 8 is up! This is where the game really starts to heat up on Infinite Climax, I'd say from here to the end of Chapter 12 is the hardest stretch of the game.
Part 9 is up! Things get dicey here to say the least, with multiple encounters against the absolute toughest enemies in the game. We get a slight breather in the next chapter, but chapter 10 strikes back at full force.
Part 11 is up! This was definitely the big chapter I was dreading when starting this LP, but I managed to get a decent clear of it. Still a Stone ranking, but not by the huge margin it was compared to the first time I tried this.
Back from a short trip out of state, what better way to resume than with a boss chapter! We technically achieve our goal for the game in this video but naturally it can't just end here.
Part 13 is up! Easily one of the toughest boss fights of the main game is here, but after this we get a bit of a break with a string of less demanding chapters.
Part 14 is out! This is unfortunately the recycled portion of the game, but at least we have some cool new weapons to run roughshod on familiar faces with.
Part 15 is out! We're rapidly approaching the end of the game, though it may take a few days longer than I would have liked, got incredibly sick after this recording.
End of the game is up! Going further, I have one bonus video to upload and the potential for the lost chapters and the bonus boss, but I don't know when I'll be able to find the time to shoot for successful clears of those. Tentatively, this let's play is finished. Thank you to all who watched, hope you'll tune in for my next one!
