tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625171860671748699.post7018665816934314086..comments2024-01-30T18:06:40.312-08:00Comments on Up late talking games & writing? You're...: Bayonetta Sucks, Monday Night Combat Doesn't, and a Comics RevueBrad Gallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09452185302281177580noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625171860671748699.post-70076341757189617462010-08-06T01:29:54.786-07:002010-08-06T01:29:54.786-07:00Hey MDP.
If the story was basically what we got d...Hey MDP.<br /><br />If the story was basically what we got during the play sections, I'd agree that camp is what the developers were shooting for. However, things shifted so far towards the other side of the spectrum during cutscenes that I just couldn't make any sense of it. Over-the-top, wink wink, and partially naked on the one hand, and then tons of flashbacks, melodrama and painfully stiff writing on the other. To me, it was almost as though there were two separate teams working on the game, and neither one was talking to the other.<br /><br />As far as the visuals go, it wasn't the camera so much as it was all of the clutter on-screen. At certain times it would be fine, but then that others I could hardly tell what was going on with all the explosions and enemies and everything else. There were stretches when I really felt like I was on top of things, but in other areas it felt just like mashing to me. Granted, part of that is squarely on my own shoulders, but on the other hand, I was never immersed enough or interested enough to fully come to grips with what the game was presenting.<br /><br />(And *three* playthroughs? My God, how did you do it? I couldn't even sit through one.)<br /><br />; DBrad Gallawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452185302281177580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625171860671748699.post-83614930170486626962010-08-03T11:46:29.620-07:002010-08-03T11:46:29.620-07:00Brad, Brad, Brad... stop being wrong about stuff.
...Brad, Brad, Brad... stop being wrong about stuff.<br /><br />j/k. Though for what it's worth, I really liked Bayonetta. The storytelling is admittedly rather poor, though I found it not quite as bad as you as I never thought it was aiming to be sincere. I thought the whole thing (gameplay and cutscenes) were aiming for camp and it was tonally consistent. Poor pacing and terrible dialogue were the main offenders. Especially disappointing as Kamiya's previous game, Okami, had some really excellent writing and strong characters. But that's a whole 'nother story.<br /><br />I also didn't have the same problem as you re: the visuals. I felt like it had a very responsive camera and was could generally tell what was going on jut fine. Ultimately, I found the combat system and enemy designs to be fantastic and that's pretty much all the game is, thus I found it a very satisfying experience overall.<br /><br />I would say I liked DMC4 maybe a tad better for reasons that may seem totally nitpicky to some. Mostly that Bayonetta's frequent checkpoints that respawn you with full health made even the hardest difficulty too easy. That, and the scoring system is borked, making it so one mess-up on a scripted QTE will result in an insta kill ruining your score for the full level. It's by no means perfect and not a 10, but I do not regret my three playthroughs of it from Jan.Mr Durand Pierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14942907377044744031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625171860671748699.post-27651294285778497982010-07-31T00:47:18.187-07:002010-07-31T00:47:18.187-07:00I'll be curious to see how many people...
A&g...I'll be curious to see how many people...<br /><br />A> remember it by December<br /><br />and<br /><br />B> still think it's good now that the hype has had time to cool off.<br /><br />I bet a lot of those folks who gave it high scores might be reconsidering...Brad Gallawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452185302281177580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625171860671748699.post-14279188315807342082010-07-30T23:17:41.668-07:002010-07-30T23:17:41.668-07:00Finally! Someone else out there thinks that Bayone...Finally! Someone else out there thinks that Bayonetta is a total waste of time. I've been disgusted by all the hyperbolic praise heaped on this subaverage pile. It's gratifying to find others who can dismiss the hype and see the game for what it is. The fact that it's going to end up on a lot of best-of lists is kind of mind-blowing and a little worrisome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com