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[The Xtortionist]

You guys know reviews don't start at a 10 and points are deducted from there... right?

Certainly, but cut out the sexualization talk and the rest of the review reads at least like a 9/10.

 

[Rogue_Ledr]

D-D-D-DAMN

Seeing all these day of release embargos lately and then Platinum straight up not giving a fuck with close to two weeks before release is some cut throat type of shit.

They already know.

Yup! Shows incredible confidence in their game, which as can be plainly seen is obviously well founded and veritable.

 

[Dsyndrome]

Can't wait til next week, great to see the high scores!

 

[wilflare]

can't wait to buy this :O
Nintendo - please allow us to pre-order games on the eShop please

 

[Zalman]

GOTY material

 

[johnbone]

Polygon seems like they want to be a premiere outlet for criticism, by sacrificing a game's score to make a point about a larger issue. If Bayonetta 2 was released in a hypothetically perfect world, they'd likely give it a 9 or 10. But since representation is still an issue, and they feel this game is an offender - it must be the sacrificial lamb for greater progress.

It's a theory that may be appealing to some types, but doesn't do much in the way of consumer advocacy.

This is exactly how it seems to me too

 

[SwiftDeath]

Reviews are hitting metacritic

At 91 as of this post

 

[69wpm]

If Polygon remains the only outlet with a score under 80, Bayo 2 is on it's way to become the highest reviewed Wii U game. A 90+ is still possible.

 

[LiK]

Thank you based Nintendo for saving the Bayonetta franchise.

 

[SolidSnakex]

The sad thing with Platinum is pretty much all their games review well but sales wise it's pretty poor :/

Bayonetta 2 in japan had a very slow start, they deserve better.

They can always do Rising 2. Kojima has already said he wanted to do it.

Did anyone expect these scores? I mean, I knew it would be a 10/10 for me personally, but not from reviewers.

The first one has a 90 on Metacritic, so unless Hashimoto completely blew it with this sequel, then there was no reason to expect it to not fall in a similar range.

 

[thisisvlad]

can't wait to buy this :O
Nintendo - please allow us to pre-order games on the eShop please

You can put games on a wish list.

My question is why would you need to pre-order a digital title? It's not like the eShop is going to have supply issues.

 

[Auto-Reply]

I expected nothing less! Da queen!

 

[Hyperactivity]

Jesus christ

Thought this was going to be another "well received but no 10/10s" sort of game, with it ending in the 80-90 tier on Metacritic (even if it doesn't belong there)

Some of the highest reviews all year

 

[Hero of Legend]

My friend's review:

Nintendo Insider - 10

Shouldn't this be in the OP?

 

[Marceles]

You guys know reviews don't start at a 10 and points are deducted from there... right?

That being said, the "over-sexualization" of the game really hurt this dude's experience with the game. Which seems crazy to me, personally. Like... if the game plays so great, I don't get how that can hurt the experience so severely. Whatever.

That's the usual critique of someone's first glance at the game. Literally passing by and seeing game footage and thinking "is that necessary? 7.5." and walking away. Not even attempting to play the game.

Other than Polygon, the game is scoring better than I thought.

 

[Otakumegane]

Isn't 3D World the highest as of now ?

 

[bigbaldwolf86]

Does Gies not get Bayonetta at all? That blatant over the top fan service is like who she is. Was he expecting her to become a nun in the sequel?

 

[imae]

Not surprised at all the high review scores, the game deserves it.

PlatinumGames, you are awesome.

And thanks again Nintendo .

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Oh and Bayonetta looks sooo much better with short hair, they really nailed it.

 

[Bombless]

Bayonetta 2 |OT| Return of the Queen Witch

 

[Mdk7]

My review for IGN Italy
9/10

Despite not being as fresh and surprising as the original (which probably remains a better game overall), Bayonetta 2 is a heavenly triumph of excess: not only a sublime action game, but also a true killer application. Simply put, do not miss this one hell of a ride.

I really enjoyed it, amazing game (even if The Wonderful 101 remains the best game on Wii U, IMHO.

 

[Acid08]

That is, ironically, exactly what Gies was doing.

Care to explain?

 

[wilflare]

You can put games on a wish list.

My question is why would you need to pre-order a digital title? It's not like the eShop is going to have supply issues.

wanted to preload - but lol -
basically, it's the only way for me to do "takemymoney.gif" while still going for digital

 

[Dice]

If you bought the Wii U months ago explicitly in anticipation of Bayonetta 2, congratulations, your decision has paid off in spades.

It just so turns out that I did! Except it was last week, and also for Tropical Freeze, but it is paying off so well!

 

[walnuts]

I play the demo once a day. Only 11 days for the release date!

 

[JeffGrubb]

I take it you'll be giving every FPS game released a 6/7 as we've seen them done for a while?...

That's a really good point, but no -- well, if they are single-player only. The difference for me is this: online really changes things. Bringing in human opponents turns every game into chess, essentially. Chess, a game on a single plane with just a handful of pieces is so complex that to calculate every possible game that could ever be played we would need a computer with so large that it would require all of the matter in our solar system.

The term is called "novelty." It basically means experiencing a situation that has never existed before. I'm gonna write about it some more pretty soon, but basically, I lose novelty pretty quickly in a game like Bayonetta 2, which is actually why it's astounding that I liked it as much as I do. But every match with another human in a shooter or Smash Bros., for example, can be infinitely different forever.

But yeah, single-player shooter campaigns are almost all 6 or 7s now for that reason.

 

[OricWindstar]

Polygon's review reads like someone going into a strip club to get a drink they love and getting mad when there are tits everywhere.

 

[erawsd]

Did anyone expect these scores? I mean, I knew it would be a 10/10 for me personally, but not from reviewers.

Based on their history with review scores... nope. Hopefully, the review scores will generate more interest and help sell the game.

 

[DaSorcerer7]

Well deserved Nintendo and Platinum. Great experience for gamers lies ahead.

 

[Fiktion]

Care to explain?

Did I stutter?

 

[69wpm]

You can put games on a wish list.

My question is why would you need to pre-order a digital title? It's not like the eShop is going to have supply issues.

Because pre-orders might start to download automatically and you won't have to spam the eShop anymore.

 

[Hero of Legend]

Metacritic has more 100's!

Eurogamer Germany - 100

God is a Geek - 100

FNintendo - 100

The other 100's from earlier in the thread above:

Nintendo Insider - 100

Gamespot - 100

Destructoid - 100

Joystiq - 100

Edge - 100

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Bayonetta 2 |OT| Bo Derek Ass

 

[CambriaRising]

Did I stutter?

You really have no point here. Best to drop it and move on.

 

[Zalman]

The Metascore is currently 93.

 

[69wpm]

Isn't 3D World the highest as of now ?

Yeah, with a 93.

 

[Bl@de]

Metacritic has more 100's!

Eurogamer Germany - 1000[/URL]

Subtitle: There is no more excuse for not owning a Wii U

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

expecting 85 in the end so lower than the first.

kinda like Tropical Freeze where it's better than its predecessor but lower scores cuz lol

Eh, I'm not so sure TF is better than Returns. The lack of motion controls give it an edge and obviously it's prettier, but I dont think the level design is any better. In fact the inclusion of the god awful water stages and the annoying boss fights might make it worse.

But anyway this game looks really good. I'll be surprised if it's not better than the first.

 

[josecitoxnyo]

Polygon's review reads like someone going into a strip club to get a drink they love and getting mad when there are tits everywhere.

 

[deim0s]

Wow. Hope PG gets the recognition and sales they deserve with these scores.

 

[Acid08]

Did I stutter?

You didn't actually provide an example of what you said...

 

[SenkiDala]

Gameblog 5/5

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

Platinum games are very talented aren't they?

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Metro Gamcentral gave it 9/10:

In Short: A fantastic sequel, whose improvements may be relatively subtle but are more than enough to confirm Bayonetta 2 as one of the greatest action games ever made.

Pros: One of the best combat systems ever seen in a video game, and yet also surprisingly accessible. Mountains of unlockable extras. Bayonetta herself is great, as is Tag Climax mode.

Cons: The level design can be a little basic and thematically it’s often too similar to the original. Despite minor improvements the story elements are still pretty awful.

Score: 9/10

http://metro.co.uk/2014/10/13/bayonetta-2-review-witch-time-is-it-4903462/

 

[Inuhanyou]

Polygon has always struck me as being super slanted toward MS white guys who really hate anything that isn't MS or not super westernized or made in the west.

Its not specifically because of this game, but just a feeling i've had for a while in regards to how they deal with things

 

[NumberThree]

GameSpot - 10

Ok so I lied earlier in this thread. I posted that my mayo was ready, but my mayo was definitely not ready for this.

 

[TheBlueBomber]

Oh and Bayonetta looks sooo much better with short hair, they really nailed it.

Short haired Bayo is best Bayo

 

[Sn4ke_911]

They can always do Rising 2. Kojima has already said he wanted to do it.

The day they announce this i will scream like a freakin lunatic.

MGR was awesome, there needs to be a sequel. Let them use the Fox-Engine Kojima and then oh my...

Also, wasn't Metal Gear Rising one of Platinums best games sales wise?

 

[Auto-Reply]

Wow. Hope PG gets the recognition and sales they deserve with these scores.

That's the most unrealistic hope one can have

 

[PAULINK]

It's someone's fucking opinion. Personal emotion reaction to an inherently subjective thing. He liked the game. Grow up.

Your PETA Oprah comment is amazingly ignorant as well.

Can't get through a review thread without some good old fashioned polygon bashing.

I don't even read the site but the incessant bitching about polygon and affecting the metascore is just immature. You are entitled to have an opinion about the review but to dismiss it completely based on an arbitrary score or particular reviewer is not fair. So what if everyone else is giving out 9s and 10s, that doesn't somehow invalidate his opinion.