Bayonetta

Bayonetta is one of the freshest games out there. It's a pure example of style, the battles are very faced paced and requires to do some very fancy dodging and combos. It's very beautiful to look at when you get all the things right, you are really killing these weird angels in style. The cinematics are also highly impressive, from the sections presented in photo stills to the more action sequence, these visuals are very compelling and tell the story very well. The game is considered by many fans as one of the greatest of all-time, and I can understand that point of view, but it wasn't quite that experience for me. This game feels like total bullshit sometimes, just how unfair these stages are and how many times you have to start them over and over again until you really master dodging every enemy and timing your hits perfectly. It's rare that a game makes me sweat and hurt my hands, but this is one that really gave it to me. It's certainly a challenge to complete it (I played on normal, but they are 2 easier modes that might have been better for my skill level) and unfortunately it does get repetitive about halfway through in the game. While the bosses and environments keep changing, there isn't enough gameplay changes to keep the game that interesting in the later half of the game. You're eventually just running through the motions and hoping to get things right, which eventually you do, but it's certainly a bitch to get there. I had similar feelings with Vanquish, a fun game but perhaps not more than that. Platinum Games have yet to fully impress me with one of their titles, they some to make good throwback games adapted into modern technology but I've yet to be mindblown by one of their titles. Still Bayonetta is fun and enjoyable and it's not a bad recommendation, but I didn't feel it was an essential game to play or defining of its era.