I also want to give a massive "thank you" to everyone who has commented. There have been so many interesting discussions already and your continued support and encouragement has really given me a massive boost. Thank you!
I just found this series and I'm amazed by the quality and the depth of the videos. I really hope that you pick this series back up and continue it, because this is the kind of resource that is needed for the best experience with those kind of games. Maybe the recent PC re-release of Bayonetta with smooth 60FPS framerate could make you reconsider the future of this guide, and its also a perfect time to continue it for the newcomers who couldn't experience the game during 7th console gen (like myself). Anyway, thank you for those 2 videos and I wish you all the best :)
Hey Daedron, I wanted to give your channel a shout-out in this video but wanted to do it properly instead of just putting in a link. Could you by any chance send me a clip of one of your videos via Dropbox? I'm putting together a splash screen for the end where I will link to other channels.
This is another thing which feeds into the missing risk/reward dynamic Yoshesque mentioned in the other thread. You have to go IN, gunfire doesn't make any difference. It's a subtle effect, but it's yet another genius bit of tuning which rewards the player for going nuts rather than standing back and chipping away at enemies.
I know it's been a while, but this series has been informative and entertaining, moreso than any other bayonetta video I could find, and it was a real pity it wasn't continued. I'll probably never reach anything remotely resembling high-level play, but these videos inspire me to be less terrible. Good work, and thank you!
Man, this is better than videos from Future Press. I really enjoy it, take what I didn't know and I will be waiting a third part of this series. It is a pleasure to know there is People Who take care of Bayonetta (specially 1).
So glad you found the video useful. I gave up gaming a couple years ago unfortunately, so won't be posting any more. If the right game comes along maybe I will try to get back into it, but I'm not at all into what the medium has become.
@@Saurwhy limit yourself when you’re so talented. There are many games today that have incredible depth and high levels of player expression. It’s sad to watch this series die young but devastating to watch a talent just disappear.
When you get to the angel segment of the video series, I'm really looking forward to hearing about the Grace and Glory. They used to be my favorite enemy type, then I played through hard mode, now I fear I might develop a mild phobia of them.
I used to have a lot of trouble with Grace and Glory/Gracious and Glorious especially on Infinite Climax and I still do to some extent. Learning how to fight against them with Scarborough Fair took a very long time for me. Basic dodge offset, panther offset, using the crow feathers, all of these techniques help to fight against them. Trying to trip them with pppkkk works especially well. Overall fighting against them always feels complex and challenging, and now I think they are one of the best designed enemies in the game.
Great guides! Really looking forward to your next episode... I played Bayo 2 and enjoyed it, but the one thing I really felt was missing were the audio signposts. It not only changed the combat for the worse, it also made the enemies feel less interesting. And the game was super easy. Even on hard I felt that I was winning while spamming random attacks. Umbran climax really flattened everything out - it's like the game incentivises you to keep saving up for a nuclear strike. :(((( Bayo 1 is the game I keep coming back to. It is mechanically pristine, and these videos really do it justice (the FP guide is awesome, but there's nothing like a visual demo..!) I'm nowhere near your level, but I am always coming back to it to learn more. Keep it up!
@@Sotherius infinite climax on B2 has a little Witch Time, but NSIC on B1 hasn't. Rodin from B1 is a pain if you don't use Pillow Talk. Just compare facing Rodin with Onyx Roses on B1 and after play against him using ROSA on B2.
I have played so much Bayonetta, yet there still are so many tiny details I didn't know about! I look forward to seeing more of these :) Keep up the great work!
There is some useful info here that i wasn't aware of; thanks for sharing. I will have to start playing this on my PS3 again, and practice some of these things, until I get a WiiU.
OK - now this is weird. What browser are you using? Reason I ask is that in Chrome the audio levels are just as I set them and the voice over is clear and well above the game audio, but in Firefox there's some weird normalising effect going on and the different tracks drown each other out.
***** I think it was on Chrome (Windows), I just watched it again on Safari (OS X), and I can't hear a difference. What you have experienced might have been a lower bitrate on Firefox, which does sound worse. It's not that your voice's volume is too low, it's more like there's so much going on in the game's audio that I'm trying to listen to both at the same time and sometimes miss what you were saying (not a native speaker as well here). As I said,it's just a minor gripe.
AlterHaudegen Got it - I will lower the game audio next episode. I wanted to try and ensure that people could hear the sound effects I was talking about. It would seem a bit strange to talk about the game's audio and how important it is without being able to hear the game's audio.
Hey I have a question, I've seen bayonetta pros like yoshesque do the 360 air kick and gives a crap ton of damage and combo points but it only does regular damage to me, how do you guys do that?
You spin the 360 command on the analogue stick as usual, but instead of just pressing [Kick], you roll your thumb from [Jump] to [Kick]. This causes Bayonetta to perform the aerial 360 kick on the ground. Try practising it against a large enemy, such as the Beloved, until you get it down. You need to be right up close to the target for it to be effective, and equipping heavier weapons like the shotguns increases damage. It's insanely good against the Joy enemies; if you bunch them up then land the 360 kick in Witch Time, they get bodied.
shininimus Yes, I just started Bayonetta, I'm a new player and I'd like to learn as amuch as possible about the game. I bet a lot of people is still interested for the same reason.
Great job with this game! I got it for xmas after having watched loads of walkthroughs so i already know alot but i didn't know about jump animation cancelling, you just got yourself another subscriber! Looking forward to the next one ^^ .
Thanks man for the detailed guide it really explained a lot. I already have bayonetta 2 and I'm gonna get my wii u hopefully by the end of this month or early December and this guide will certainly make things a lot easier in my first playthrough.
Quite a easy way to replace the totality of the original Bayo 1 "system" as a whole would simply be to a patch that effectively turns Umbran Climax off. Essentially making the Bayo 2 "system" as it exists now the "Umbran Climax system" and then simply copy/pasting the "Bayo1 system" for the toggle which turns Umbran Climax off completely. This should have been totally obvious, but...yeah. Of course, there's a variety of way to fix nearly every gripe with the current system simply by gimping Umbran Climax by 30-45% and making enemy health/armor/weight aligned to that with respect to the difficulties. As well as applying audio cues much better than they exist now. Beyond that, if they need incentive, release all this as DLC with all the weapons from Bayo 1 included, a harder difficulty and add back in leaderboards with replays for $15-$20.
This is great stuff! MORE!!! I don't know if it's Bayo2 only but there's meant to be some way to cancel mid-combo and continue combo by holding a hit button down then activating dodge followed by the rest of the combo... still haven't gotten it to work myself
Yes you are correct! This is the Dodge Offset system, please bear with me, there is one more episode which covers the raw fundamentals left, then we move on to the advanced stuff!
Me who maybe has a world record of dying in this game with actually trying this is incredibly useful (jokes aside, the first time I passed the game most qualifications were stone, like 1 gold for the first chapter and 2 bronze, dying more than 5 times in every chapter with normal difficulty) since I have a lot to learn! The only tip I know is that you can spam durga by switching between the fire and lighting instance swirling around
+Jdxc2 Thank you so much. I was approached to produce this series, but when the other parties involved could no longer participate I had to scrap it. I've got something cooking in the mean time and may well be able to resume this at some point.
Jdxc2 Thank you so much for your patience! I promise I am working very hard behind the scenes to try and make something special happen! Not just for Bayonetta, but for all Stylish Action games.
Hey Saur, dunno where else to say this but I love your videos. Very much addicted to these kinds of skill-based action games and your channel is a valuable resource, looking forward to the rest of this series even though I've played Bayo 1 to death. Gotta say I'm kinda disappointed it's pretty much the same shit for Bayonetta 2 though. Love the hell out of that game, but was really expecting more new shit to play around with when it comes to stuff like techniques. Not much in that department. Guess it means there's another Bayo that I need work on jump cancelling Tetsus, I suppose. Thanks again, fabulous videos.
WayToTheGrave Many thanks for your support! I feel exactly the same way, it's got to the stage where I don't know how to cover Bayonetta 2 without sounding negative, I don't want to damage the game's reputation. The problem I'm having is that none of the things I am currently covering for Bayonetta 1 exist in Bayonetta 2. Let me give you some examples: 1. No enemy weight classes. Enemies no longer have a weight class and as such there are no rules regarding how they behave during combos. You have to look at each enemy on a case-by-case basis rather than learn the rules of the player character's system. 2. Hit reactions are absolute. In the original Bayonetta a large number of her attacks had hit reactions which varied depending on the situation. For example the K of PKP inflicts a completely different hit reaction on the enemy depending on whether the enemy is standing or in a juggle state. Witch Time was fundamental in judging which attacks to use and when, and this all depended on the enemy weight class. 3. Witch Time no longer amplifies your attacks. Witch Time would also amplify the reactions associated with each hit, so moves which don't have much of an effect in normal time always trigger the appropriate effect during Witch Time. In Bayonetta 2, whether or not an attack has any effect is judged on a case-by-case basis depending on the enemy type. It's a binary ON/OFF rule whether an attack will inflict a hit reaction or not. As Witch Time now no longer amplifies your attack effects, there are no rules to learn, you have to look at each enemy case-by-case. 4. Enemy armour state does not affect their defence. In Bayonetta 2, the enemy armour only serves as a visual "life meter" for the enemy, having broken armour does not reduce their defensive capabilities. In the original game you could exploit weaknesses when you break an enemy's armour. For example you cannot ensnare the heavily armoured Ardor until you broke his armour, after which you can throw him around as you like. In Bayonetta 2 the only thing you have to worry about when judging when you can or cannot ensnare a larger enemy with the whip is whether or not Witch Time is active, again it's simply a binary ON/OFF decision. 5. Magic Meter gain rate is unknowable. In the original game you could figure out exactly how much magic meter your actions would gain. Aerial Combos gave a 1.5x boost, enraged enemies gave a 2.0x boost, single Taunt gave 1 orb, Hold Taunt gave 3 orbs, normal Parry gave 1 orb, Perfect Parry gave 3 orbs and so on. But in Bayonetta 2 you cannot tell which actions are actually building meter apart from the vague rule that Wicked Weaves build meter. Then there's the inconsistent meter spend behaviour, for example the Tetsuzanko and Heel Stomp spend 3 orbs of the meter when used normally, but don't spend any meter during Umbran Climax. These behaviours make writing a guide incredibly difficult as I cannot identify and convey a grand over-arching rule-set regarding how the game functions, I'll have to look at each enemy on a case-by-case basis. With the original game I can convey the exact rules of the player character's system and exactly how you can best exploit these rules. Each time you identify and learn one of these rules it's a revelation; your approach to the game completely changes and discover huge additional tactical depth within the game system. This is what I'm trying to find in Bayonetta 2, I don't want to give up yet!
Saur, I sincerily hope you return to this series now that the game is out on PC. I know the sequel is crappy but the original is still on top of its game. Still, thank you for all you have already done
imgur.com/EO9J3Y1 I tried measuring Witch Time duration (when player is not attacking). You might find this useful. It's not finished yet, as I haven't unlocked Rosa, or tested witch time caused by a Tetsuzanko with specific weapons equipped like mentioned at platinumgames.com/2014/10/10/bayonetta-2-misc-tips-and-tricks/
Bayonetta 2 was the reason the series was scrapped. I managed to get hold of a review copy of Bayonetta 2 and was all set to write a guide for it, but Platinum stripped everything which made the original game amazing out of the sequel. It put me off playing games for good, I've barely touched anything since.
Thanks a lot for the this vids. I love Bayonetta but I always get carried away while doing a combo that I don't want to evade, and when I do I always mess up the dodge offset, and IF I can dodge offset my mind is set on just doing the PPPPP . Please help me get better! I feel I can get better (lol) after I recently started (in Bayo2) launching the enemies to the air and doing acombo, then doing the jump+attack launcher to gain enough altitude to do the meteor smash thing, feels awesome.
How are you playing the 360 version with what appears to be a Playstation controller? You've mentioned "forums" a few times, is there a community for these kinds of games?
Wow. Was watching this guide just now after taking some time looking around in the Bayonetta community (I've recently been playing the game a lot more and have been trying to learn it). Do you ever plan to continue this series, and if not, are there any other guides you can recommend that can help someone learn the game (preferably video, not text)? I'm in particular looking for guides that focus more on defense, not offense.
Hi Agenta 1999, very sorry I gave up gaming a while ago and never managed to get back into it. There are many high-level players out there who post good content, the ones I know are: Yoshesque donguri990 XLHGladiator moike kobe n472a As for defensive play, what areas were you thinking about specifically: dodging or parrying?
Agenta, I'm so sorry about this. It's utterly ridiculous how difficult they've made communication on this platform. I never let my subscribers down when they ask questions, I'll write you a piece this evening to answer your original question.
Your understanding of the game is amazing. Man I played this game so much and never figured some of this out. Speaking of which would you happen to know of all the attacks not listed at the practice screen? ( the loading screen where you practice) Theres a move I've done that I replicated only one more time and can't figure out. When fighting Grace and glory, I was given a Y+B counter prompt when the lighting one jumped and threw it claws at me. But I can't get it to happen all the time. Is it weapon specific? I couldn't tell if it was because I had durga equipped, another grace/glory's claws as a pick up weapon, or if I just have to be there when they attack like that.
Thank you so much! I'm sorry about the delay with new episodes, we've had a member of the team leave and we now have to work on completely new titles and art assets for the series from scratch. As soon as these are done things will pick up again. I haven't even got to the deep stuff yet, I cannot wait to cover it and this delay is driving me crazy! As for the attack you mention; this is not something I have ever come across, I wasn't aware of any weapon specific counters in the game at all. Anyone else have any idea?
***** Just so people know what the attack looks like, when you react to the counter prompt in time, Bayonetta stabs what looks like the enemy's own claws through it and it gets stunned for a while. But the enemy still has it's claws I think so I have no idea what triggers it. Couldn't get it on tape, only ever did it twice. It's pretty unique, I thought it was a glitch because I've never seen an actual prompt to counter mid-fight for anything except for bosses.
One year later I want to see if I can get this to happen; you mean the attack where it shoots its claw into the ground and pulls itself in while swiping with the other claw, right?
I'm assuming now you might have found it, but I found a video right here of what you're talking about: /watch?v=CIeEBMKFrwk From what the description says, to pull it off, Glory needs to be the idle while the Grace has to be attacking you and you can either: a. Bat within the attack b. just get hit Glory will start grinding their claws together then throw them at you and you only have about a split second to react to the prompt. Haven't run into it myself, but finding it looks satisfying.
Amazing gameplay, this is almost porn to me XD Hope to hear your impressions about Bayonetta 2 also... I finished it on normal last week, now want to try the hard mode :D
Thanks I will do, I did actually turn the music down and the voice audio up, but it seems it's still not quite right. It's probably worth using less busy music tracks too.
Do you still play The Wonderful 101, Saur? I'm just wondering because recently I noticed that I couldn't do multiple Wonder Stingers in the air and I can't tell if it's me or the game that is messing up. Could you confirm if this was patched out of the game or if it's just me. Thanks and keep on being awesome
im new at playing this game and i want to ask? how to enter and alheim stage that doesnt have time limit...you know like in the video where many types of enemy spawn? and this there a bloody palace mode in this game? im tired of grinding everstage and i want like that can someone help me....plsss..
Any chance we'll get some more videos or streams from you in the future? Maybe for Bayo 2 or Bayo 3 (in the far future)? Real shame this video series was never continued.
Seeing as how i am very entry level when it comes to the combat depth of Platinum's games (they're my favorite game studio, but my skill at their games is only slightly above average at best) and reading your comments about Bayonetta 2 (which i cant echo, because i barely understand them tbh), has made me curious. How would you rate PGs other games in terms of mechanical depth? MGR, W101, Anarchy Reigns in particular. Maybe even Vanquish? ... Infinite Space?
BelieMyBurial Thank you very much for asking. I think PlatinumGames' work is in a league of its own, you can't even directly compare their games to the output of other studios because they are masterfully making use of concepts and ideas which nobody else has even touched upon yet.It's far too much for me to go into within the comments section here, but I did write a piece for PlatinumGames which goes into a lot of detail:@2014/05/19/interview-with-saurian-dash-part-1/
Many thanks for the response, read both parts and found them to be very insightful! And i agree that Platinum are a league of their own. I actually wish more studios would try to 'copy' their style or adapt their ideas, few games are as satisfying to play as PGs stuff. I also have another question if you don't mind. The entire 'you reaction time deteriorates as you age'-thing, do you have any experience with that? Of course i don't actually know how old you are, so maybe im asking the wrong person altogether, but im in my mid twenties now and according to certain scientific studies my reaction time is only going to get shittier from now on. That depresses me a bit, since im only now developing an interest in faster paced games, such as the ones PG makes, and i do believe fast reaction time might be an important skill to have there.
BelieMyBurial I'm very glad you enjoyed it! The "problem" with other studios trying to emulate the designs of PlatinumGames' is just that; they are emulating the designs. I have actually has the opportunity to work within the development teams of various action titles and figuring out how Platinum do things is like reverse-engineering alien technology, you don't even know where to begin at times. I have not noticed any difference between my reaction speed when I was young and and now. I'm coming up to 40 years old now and if anything I'm actually better than I used to be when I was younger. The main difference I find is that when I was younger I used to play purely on reactions, but these days I view games differently and always look for the way combat is structured first rather than just diving in. I find with this approach I perform far fewer inputs, and the gaps the games present for me to react within feel much wider. This is simply down to learning the game's structure and cutting out all extraneous inputs. Have you noticed that when you don't quite feel at one with a set of game mechanics you end up trying to do too much? This is what I noticed about watching friends of mine play The Wonderful 101, as they weren't very familiar with the mechanics they were entering 2 or 3 times as many inputs as I would in each situation, this meant that they had less time to react in any given situation because they have eaten into that window by performing unnecessary commands. Once you learn a game system and memorise the enemy attack signposts, these games become like playing music. You aren't reacting to the beat when you are playing an instrument, you "feel" the beat. It's exactly the same with these games; your commands are the melody, and the enemy attack signposts are the percussion.
***** This "feels like alien technology" appears in many other genres too, and not only on a company level but for Japanese game development as a whole. I feel like they are light-years ahead in game-design compared to western countries. If you know anything about rhythm games, fighting games, action games, shoot em' ups (bullet hells), RPGs, you'll also eventually know how disgustingly terrible most western game developers are compared to them. It feels like western developers put 10% of the effort in game-design compared to most Japanese devlopers. (Seriously, it's tragicomic how huge difference there is in competitive fighting games!) I'm not a weeaboo who just praises Japan for being Japan, I just play a LOT of games (I wanna be a game-designer already!) and have come to conclusion that whenever a game revolves around player skill and pushing the players to their limits, it's only Japanese devs that matter. I think that it all comes down to Japanese society allowing games and spending your life with video-games more easily than elsewhere (here it's called "wasting" your life instead of spending it :P). I have barely touched action games before, but Bayonetta 2 made me research more about them, and now I want to make and design one myself. It would be such a fun and interesting challenge.
jepajei This has been my experience also, there are very few people outside the Japanese studios who actually get this stuff. Don't get me wrong, there are designers out there who do, but it's a rare and massively unappreciated skill. Many Japanese studios also prototype the hell out of their games; they design a game system first, then build a game around it once it's decided the mechanics are up to scratch. By contrast, I've had practical experience in studios where they had built every conceivable asset before they had anything close to a solid game system down. There is also the constant drive to turn gaming into a more "acceptable" form of entertainment. Look at how the gaming press critique games today; they base their reviews around the non-game elements of a title and only give a passing mention of the actual game mechanics. If they cannot instantly master something, then it's "broken". This I feel is the most pressing matter the gaming medium needs to overcome.
So from your comments I take it there's not going to be any videos on Bayonetta 2. Maybe at least a comparison vid detailing the most significant changes? If not, oh well, too bad. I suppose with the opinion you have on it it would only end up being a very detailed criticism of Bayo 2.
I'm really sad too, I never thought I'd see the day when I'd not be able to give a Platinum title a glowing appraisal. It's not too late though, if Platinum are serious about quality they can patch the game.
Great stuff. Looking forward to the rest of the series. After reading through all the comments I realize now why Bayo2 feels so much easier compared to the first game (nothing but gold and silvers on my first run on hard). I thought that Bat Within was easier to trigger. Good to know I was right. Sucks to hear that you won't be doing more game content, but I understand how it goes when you find something else (went to college for game design myself). Is the Wii U port of Bayo1 up to par with the 360 version?
Thank you so much for your support. It's very frustrating for me as I had no guidance growing up and now I'm in a situation where I cannot balance work with study. I have been very lucky though, I work for a leading film distributor and I have recently been promoted to management. Not bad for a guy who didn't even finish school! :D
I've always thought that what you learn outside of the classroom is the most important. Best of luck to you. This channel will always be my #1 to go source for anything related to action games. One of these days I plan to go through God Hand again.
Awesome stuff, Saur. Your channel is the first place I've been recommending to anyone interested in Platinum's action games. Quick question. Do you know how to get 4 magic gauges in Bayonetta 2? I've seen this in n472a's videos (watch?v=H3_xGkexwCA), and some of michellegun201's if I'm remembering right. I can't find any info on how to get the extra gauge and it's driving me bonkers.
Oh man, I see what you mean! I'm clueless about that too, I'm going to be playing it loads again over the weekend and I will see if I can come up with anything. Might be worth sending michellegun201 a PM asking for information, could it be Bracelet of Time + Eternal Testimony?
***** I figured it out right after I posted, lol. See my reply to my original comment. (Turns out you get the extra gauge automatically in 1st Climax only.) Thanks for the response though and keep up the great work! I can't wait for the episodes where you unpack Bayonetta's advanced techniques.
I wasn't expecting this so soon, nice surprise and very nice video! I think I'll just boot up Bayonetta again even though I'm not done with the sequel yet, there's so much to that game I feel I haven't scratched the surface. Sorry to veer off-topic, but these make me want to get the Future Press guide you said you worked on in your previous video. Do you know where I could get my hands on it? I haven't been able to find it
It's out of print 'm afraid. I was in talks with Future press requesting that they re-release it in time for the release of Bayonetta 2, but I don't think they did.
darkgiggsxx Yeah it's a shame, but I'm working extremely hard on this series as it's the last thing I'm doing with gaming. I've given up on the gaming medium now, I thought Bayonetta 2 would be the game to re-ignite my passion for it, but it has had the opposite effect. I did have ambitions to become a game designer, but I've given up on that as I now have a successful career in film distribution. This is why I wanted to give the gaming community everything I've learned about these games over the years.
***** I see what you mean. Really looking forward to seeing the rest. It looks like the only things matching your guide's quality are the game mechanics themselves. See you next video !
***** I was wondering what your personal verdict on Bayonetta 2 was, as I seem to see your opinion jump around a bit. Is it possible that you need to spend more time on it? I probably won't get a chance to play it for a while and your opinion interests me.
So sorry bro, won't be long now. I had to ask a friend to remake all of the assets, so I've had to start again from scratch. It's a good thing though, it looks even better!
Hey man. I have a triple radiator on the roof panel and a dual on the floor of the case. Both are mounted from the outside with small screws supplied with the radiators, the top rad fits perfectly using the existing screw holes of the case. In order to get enough clearance for the PSU cables I had to mount the lower radiator closer towards the front of the case than the existing screw holes allowed. So to get around this I drilled a new set of screw holes. Draining is very easy. You see the tap at the bottom of the loop? I just attach a tube to that fitting, open the tap and drain the water into a container. I've done a lot to the build since that video. I've got 3 GPUs in the loop now, a new set of radiators and a quad set of Dominator Platinums with the light bar upgrade.
12 mshal Which mode are you playing on? If you are playing Easy/Automatic, the game plays itself for you.If you are in Normal or above, I suggest leaving one Technique not purchased in the shop and train against the Affinity Angel punching bag (select the "Try" option in the shop) until you are comfortable with the system. You should also play the first Chapter "The Vestibule" repeatedly until you get a feel for combat, and of course there's the Loading Screen Practice Mode where you can memorise Bayonetta's combo strings, and get a feel for her mechanics.
im new at playing this game and i want to ask? how to enter and alheim stage that doesnt have time limit...you know like in the video where many types of enemy spawn? and this there a bloody palace mode in this game? im tired of grinding everstage and i want like that can someone help me....plsss..
Why, why would you drop this series? There was so much more to learn. Any plans on getting back to it?
Even though it’s sad there are only 2 episodes I learned a lot from this video.
I also want to give a massive "thank you" to everyone who has commented. There have been so many interesting discussions already and your continued support and encouragement has really given me a massive boost.
Thank you!
I just found this series and I'm amazed by the quality and the depth of the videos. I really hope that you pick this series back up and continue it, because this is the kind of resource that is needed for the best experience with those kind of games. Maybe the recent PC re-release of Bayonetta with smooth 60FPS framerate could make you reconsider the future of this guide, and its also a perfect time to continue it for the newcomers who couldn't experience the game during 7th console gen (like myself). Anyway, thank you for those 2 videos and I wish you all the best :)
Is there another episode planned?
Man, this whole series of game mechanics is worth paying for. I thought I knew how to play, but I realized I knew nothing. Thank you.
Incredible episode. I wasn't aware that launching attacks actually extended Witch Time. Can't wait for the next one!
Keep it up!
Hey Daedron, I wanted to give your channel a shout-out in this video but wanted to do it properly instead of just putting in a link. Could you by any chance send me a clip of one of your videos via Dropbox? I'm putting together a splash screen for the end where I will link to other channels.
This is another thing which feeds into the missing risk/reward dynamic Yoshesque mentioned in the other thread. You have to go IN, gunfire doesn't make any difference. It's a subtle effect, but it's yet another genius bit of tuning which rewards the player for going nuts rather than standing back and chipping away at enemies.
i just found these videos. Outstanding work dude!
Thank you, very glad you enjoyed.
Incredible video brother, I've never seen Bayo broken down to such an understandable level this video is truly astounding, love it.
I know it's been a while, but this series has been informative and entertaining, moreso than any other bayonetta video I could find, and it was a real pity it wasn't continued. I'll probably never reach anything remotely resembling high-level play, but these videos inspire me to be less terrible. Good work, and thank you!
Man, this is better than videos from Future Press. I really enjoy it, take what I didn't know and I will be waiting a third part of this series.
It is a pleasure to know there is People Who take care of Bayonetta (specially 1).
So glad you found the video useful. I gave up gaming a couple years ago unfortunately, so won't be posting any more. If the right game comes along maybe I will try to get back into it, but I'm not at all into what the medium has become.
@@Saurwhy limit yourself when you’re so talented. There are many games today that have incredible depth and high levels of player expression. It’s sad to watch this series die young but devastating to watch a talent just disappear.
I would pay to see more of that series!
When you get to the angel segment of the video series, I'm really looking forward to hearing about the Grace and Glory. They used to be my favorite enemy type, then I played through hard mode, now I fear I might develop a mild phobia of them.
I used to have a lot of trouble with Grace and Glory/Gracious and Glorious especially on Infinite Climax and I still do to some extent. Learning how to fight against them with Scarborough Fair took a very long time for me. Basic dodge offset, panther offset, using the crow feathers, all of these techniques help to fight against them. Trying to trip them with pppkkk works especially well. Overall fighting against them always feels complex and challenging, and now I think they are one of the best designed enemies in the game.
Great guides! Really looking forward to your next episode...
I played Bayo 2 and enjoyed it, but the one thing I really felt was missing were the audio signposts. It not only changed the combat for the worse, it also made the enemies feel less interesting.
And the game was super easy. Even on hard I felt that I was winning while spamming random attacks. Umbran climax really flattened everything out - it's like the game incentivises you to keep saving up for a nuclear strike. :((((
Bayo 1 is the game I keep coming back to. It is mechanically pristine, and these videos really do it justice (the FP guide is awesome, but there's nothing like a visual demo..!)
I'm nowhere near your level, but I am always coming back to it to learn more. Keep it up!
i honestly think that Infinite climax on bayo 2 is harder than non stop infinite climax on bayonetta 1. And Rodin on bayo 2 is harder too.
@@Sotherius infinite climax on B2 has a little Witch Time, but NSIC on B1 hasn't.
Rodin from B1 is a pain if you don't use Pillow Talk. Just compare facing Rodin with Onyx Roses on B1 and after play against him using ROSA on B2.
No episode 3 :(
I have played so much Bayonetta, yet there still are so many tiny details I didn't know about! I look forward to seeing more of these :) Keep up the great work!
There is some useful info here that i wasn't aware of; thanks for sharing. I will have to start playing this on my PS3 again, and practice some of these things, until I get a WiiU.
Just 2 episodes? That's sad. This is definetly the best tutorial for Bayonetta I've seen.
Amazing series so far! One minor gripe: It's sometimes hard to hear your voice over the game's audio.
Sorry about that - I will fix in time for the next episode.
OK - now this is weird. What browser are you using? Reason I ask is that in Chrome the audio levels are just as I set them and the voice over is clear and well above the game audio, but in Firefox there's some weird normalising effect going on and the different tracks drown each other out.
***** I think it was on Chrome (Windows), I just watched it again on Safari (OS X), and I can't hear a difference. What you have experienced might have been a lower bitrate on Firefox, which does sound worse.
It's not that your voice's volume is too low, it's more like there's so much going on in the game's audio that I'm trying to listen to both at the same time and sometimes miss what you were saying (not a native speaker as well here). As I said,it's just a minor gripe.
AlterHaudegen Got it - I will lower the game audio next episode. I wanted to try and ensure that people could hear the sound effects I was talking about. It would seem a bit strange to talk about the game's audio and how important it is without being able to hear the game's audio.
Really appreciate all the work you are doing on these videos btw Saur. They're very well made and great explanations.
Doing god's work Saur. Can't wait to learn more about the game!
Hey I have a question, I've seen bayonetta pros like yoshesque do the 360 air kick and gives a crap ton of damage and combo points but it only does regular damage to me, how do you guys do that?
You spin the 360 command on the analogue stick as usual, but instead of just pressing [Kick], you roll your thumb from [Jump] to [Kick]. This causes Bayonetta to perform the aerial 360 kick on the ground.
Try practising it against a large enemy, such as the Beloved, until you get it down. You need to be right up close to the target for it to be effective, and equipping heavier weapons like the shotguns increases damage. It's insanely good against the Joy enemies; if you bunch them up then land the 360 kick in Witch Time, they get bodied.
@@Saur awesome that's the type of depth you don't see in bayonetta 2
I wish this thing will be back! So good!!
maybe after his transformers guide.
shininimus
Yes, I just started Bayonetta, I'm a new player and I'd like to learn as amuch as possible about the game. I bet a lot of people is still interested for the same reason.
Thank you so much for the already excellent series!
just finished bayo2 and loved it! will definitely have to play through bayo1 as well.
Is there going to be another chapter?
Great job with this game! I got it for xmas after having watched loads of walkthroughs so i already know alot but i didn't know about jump animation cancelling, you just got yourself another subscriber! Looking forward to the next one ^^ .
I keep dying and getting stone awards in hard difficulty... I need to know more!!!
this is mind blowing and i though i was a die hard bayo fan .. you sir are amazing
this kind of quality is rare and you deserve a medal...
cheers :D
Thank you so much for your kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed the show!
Thanks man for the detailed guide it really explained a lot. I already have bayonetta 2 and I'm gonna get my wii u hopefully by the end of this month or early December and this guide will certainly make things a lot easier in my first playthrough.
Quite a easy way to replace the totality of the original Bayo 1 "system" as a whole would simply be to a patch that effectively turns Umbran Climax off. Essentially making the Bayo 2 "system" as it exists now the "Umbran Climax system" and then simply copy/pasting the "Bayo1 system" for the toggle which turns Umbran Climax off completely. This should have been totally obvious, but...yeah.
Of course, there's a variety of way to fix nearly every gripe with the current system simply by gimping Umbran Climax by 30-45% and making enemy health/armor/weight aligned to that with respect to the difficulties. As well as applying audio cues much better than they exist now.
Beyond that, if they need incentive, release all this as DLC with all the weapons from Bayo 1 included, a harder difficulty and add back in leaderboards with replays for $15-$20.
Who is this mysterious owner of a pair of hands and sick tech? COULD IT BE SAUR?
Great vid dude!
Please come back, I still suck at this game. There should be an entire section for Gracious and Glorious, and Jeanne lol
Just when I thought Grace & Glory were annoying, here comes Gracious & Glorious
This is great stuff! MORE!!! I don't know if it's Bayo2 only but there's meant to be some way to cancel mid-combo and continue combo by holding a hit button down then activating dodge followed by the rest of the combo... still haven't gotten it to work myself
Yes you are correct! This is the Dodge Offset system, please bear with me, there is one more episode which covers the raw fundamentals left, then we move on to the advanced stuff!
Me who maybe has a world record of dying in this game with actually trying this is incredibly useful (jokes aside, the first time I passed the game most qualifications were stone, like 1 gold for the first chapter and 2 bronze, dying more than 5 times in every chapter with normal difficulty) since I have a lot to learn!
The only tip I know is that you can spam durga by switching between the fire and lighting instance swirling around
Amazing videos so far! thanks a lot man.
Omg!!! I Just cant wait for the next episode :D
I can't wait for weapons coverage. I have a feeling Durga is going to require 20 minutes in its own!!
Durga...
Lore accurate ultra instinct.
Really would love to see more episodes to this series. Any way of possibly bringing this back?
+Jdxc2 Thank you so much. I was approached to produce this series, but when the other parties involved could no longer participate I had to scrap it. I've got something cooking in the mean time and may well be able to resume this at some point.
+Saur That's good to hear. I'll keep an eye out and remain patient
Jdxc2 Thank you so much for your patience! I promise I am working very hard behind the scenes to try and make something special happen! Not just for Bayonetta, but for all Stylish Action games.
Thanks for these excellent videos.
Hey Saur, dunno where else to say this but I love your videos. Very much addicted to these kinds of skill-based action games and your channel is a valuable resource, looking forward to the rest of this series even though I've played Bayo 1 to death.
Gotta say I'm kinda disappointed it's pretty much the same shit for Bayonetta 2 though. Love the hell out of that game, but was really expecting more new shit to play around with when it comes to stuff like techniques. Not much in that department. Guess it means there's another Bayo that I need work on jump cancelling Tetsus, I suppose.
Thanks again, fabulous videos.
WayToTheGrave Many thanks for your support! I feel exactly the same way, it's got to the stage where I don't know how to cover Bayonetta 2 without sounding negative, I don't want to damage the game's reputation. The problem I'm having is that none of the things I am currently covering for Bayonetta 1 exist in Bayonetta 2. Let me give you some examples:
1. No enemy weight classes. Enemies no longer have a weight class and as such there are no rules regarding how they behave during combos. You have to look at each enemy on a case-by-case basis rather than learn the rules of the player character's system.
2. Hit reactions are absolute. In the original Bayonetta a large number of her attacks had hit reactions which varied depending on the situation. For example the K of PKP inflicts a completely different hit reaction on the enemy depending on whether the enemy is standing or in a juggle state. Witch Time was fundamental in judging which attacks to use and when, and this all depended on the enemy weight class.
3. Witch Time no longer amplifies your attacks. Witch Time would also amplify the reactions associated with each hit, so moves which don't have much of an effect in normal time always trigger the appropriate effect during Witch Time. In Bayonetta 2, whether or not an attack has any effect is judged on a case-by-case basis depending on the enemy type. It's a binary ON/OFF rule whether an attack will inflict a hit reaction or not. As Witch Time now no longer amplifies your attack effects, there are no rules to learn, you have to look at each enemy case-by-case.
4. Enemy armour state does not affect their defence. In Bayonetta 2, the enemy armour only serves as a visual "life meter" for the enemy, having broken armour does not reduce their defensive capabilities. In the original game you could exploit weaknesses when you break an enemy's armour. For example you cannot ensnare the heavily armoured Ardor until you broke his armour, after which you can throw him around as you like. In Bayonetta 2 the only thing you have to worry about when judging when you can or cannot ensnare a larger enemy with the whip is whether or not Witch Time is active, again it's simply a binary ON/OFF decision.
5. Magic Meter gain rate is unknowable. In the original game you could figure out exactly how much magic meter your actions would gain. Aerial Combos gave a 1.5x boost, enraged enemies gave a 2.0x boost, single Taunt gave 1 orb, Hold Taunt gave 3 orbs, normal Parry gave 1 orb, Perfect Parry gave 3 orbs and so on. But in Bayonetta 2 you cannot tell which actions are actually building meter apart from the vague rule that Wicked Weaves build meter. Then there's the inconsistent meter spend behaviour, for example the Tetsuzanko and Heel Stomp spend 3 orbs of the meter when used normally, but don't spend any meter during Umbran Climax.
These behaviours make writing a guide incredibly difficult as I cannot identify and convey a grand over-arching rule-set regarding how the game functions, I'll have to look at each enemy on a case-by-case basis. With the original game I can convey the exact rules of the player character's system and exactly how you can best exploit these rules. Each time you identify and learn one of these rules it's a revelation; your approach to the game completely changes and discover huge additional tactical depth within the game system. This is what I'm trying to find in Bayonetta 2, I don't want to give up yet!
Amazing series! Keep it up!
Saur, I sincerily hope you return to this series now that the game is out on PC. I know the sequel is crappy but the original is still on top of its game. Still, thank you for all you have already done
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I tried measuring Witch Time duration (when player is not attacking). You might find this useful. It's not finished yet, as I haven't unlocked Rosa, or tested witch time caused by a Tetsuzanko with specific weapons equipped like mentioned at platinumgames.com/2014/10/10/bayonetta-2-misc-tips-and-tricks/
Was there ever a continuation of this for B2?
Bayonetta 2 was the reason the series was scrapped. I managed to get hold of a review copy of Bayonetta 2 and was all set to write a guide for it, but Platinum stripped everything which made the original game amazing out of the sequel. It put me off playing games for good, I've barely touched anything since.
Thanks a lot for the this vids. I love Bayonetta but I always get carried away while doing a combo that I don't want to evade, and when I do I always mess up the dodge offset, and IF I can dodge offset my mind is set on just doing the PPPPP . Please help me get better!
I feel I can get better (lol) after I recently started (in Bayo2) launching the enemies to the air and doing acombo, then doing the jump+attack launcher to gain enough altitude to do the meteor smash thing, feels awesome.
How are you playing the 360 version with what appears to be a Playstation controller?
You've mentioned "forums" a few times, is there a community for these kinds of games?
I'm using an XCM convertor, it enables Dual Shock 3's on the Xbox 360 and vice-versa. I've not mentioned any forums, I don't visit gaming websites.
awesome video! quite scientific
Wow. Was watching this guide just now after taking some time looking around in the Bayonetta community (I've recently been playing the game a lot more and have been trying to learn it). Do you ever plan to continue this series, and if not, are there any other guides you can recommend that can help someone learn the game (preferably video, not text)? I'm in particular looking for guides that focus more on defense, not offense.
Hi Agenta 1999, very sorry I gave up gaming a while ago and never managed to get back into it. There are many high-level players out there who post good content, the ones I know are:
Yoshesque
donguri990
XLHGladiator
moike kobe
n472a
As for defensive play, what areas were you thinking about specifically: dodging or parrying?
@@Saur Parrying more-so then other stuff. That and tips for learning the timing for Bird/Moth-Within.
Ugh, I hate this platform so much, I wasn't notified of your message.
@@Saur Heh. That is unfortunate.
Strange you just saw this though. I was recently re-watching these 2 episodes and some of your other Bayo videos.
Agenta, I'm so sorry about this. It's utterly ridiculous how difficult they've made communication on this platform. I never let my subscribers down when they ask questions, I'll write you a piece this evening to answer your original question.
Your understanding of the game is amazing. Man I played this game so much and never figured some of this out. Speaking of which would you happen to know of all the attacks not listed at the practice screen? ( the loading screen where you practice) Theres a move I've done that I replicated only one more time and can't figure out. When fighting Grace and glory, I was given a Y+B counter prompt when the lighting one jumped and threw it claws at me. But I can't get it to happen all the time. Is it weapon specific? I couldn't tell if it was because I had durga equipped, another grace/glory's claws as a pick up weapon, or if I just have to be there when they attack like that.
Thank you so much! I'm sorry about the delay with new episodes, we've had a member of the team leave and we now have to work on completely new titles and art assets for the series from scratch. As soon as these are done things will pick up again. I haven't even got to the deep stuff yet, I cannot wait to cover it and this delay is driving me crazy!
As for the attack you mention; this is not something I have ever come across, I wasn't aware of any weapon specific counters in the game at all.
Anyone else have any idea?
***** Just so people know what the attack looks like, when you react to the counter prompt in time, Bayonetta stabs what looks like the enemy's own claws through it and it gets stunned for a while. But the enemy still has it's claws I think so I have no idea what triggers it. Couldn't get it on tape, only ever did it twice. It's pretty unique, I thought it was a glitch because I've never seen an actual prompt to counter mid-fight for anything except for bosses.
One year later I want to see if I can get this to happen; you mean the attack where it shoots its claw into the ground and pulls itself in while swiping with the other claw, right?
I'm assuming now you might have found it, but I found a video right here of what you're talking about:
/watch?v=CIeEBMKFrwk
From what the description says, to pull it off, Glory needs to be the idle while the Grace has to be attacking you and you can either:
a. Bat within the attack
b. just get hit
Glory will start grinding their claws together then throw them at you and you only have about a split second to react to the prompt. Haven't run into it myself, but finding it looks satisfying.
Amazing gameplay, this is almost porn to me XD Hope to hear your impressions about Bayonetta 2 also... I finished it on normal last week, now want to try the hard mode :D
can you continue this series
Very nice! You might want to turn the game/background music down for the next video though as it can be hard to hear you at times.
Thanks I will do, I did actually turn the music down and the voice audio up, but it seems it's still not quite right. It's probably worth using less busy music tracks too.
What a monster player you are!
Do you still play The Wonderful 101, Saur? I'm just wondering because recently I noticed that I couldn't do multiple Wonder Stingers in the air and I can't tell if it's me or the game that is messing up. Could you confirm if this was patched out of the game or if it's just me. Thanks and keep on being awesome
im new at playing this game and i want to ask? how to enter and alheim stage that doesnt have time limit...you know like in the video where many types of enemy spawn? and this there a bloody palace mode in this game? im tired of grinding everstage and i want like that can someone help me....plsss..
So is this still a thing?
I wish you had continued this series. :/
Any chance we'll get some more videos or streams from you in the future? Maybe for Bayo 2 or Bayo 3 (in the far future)?
Real shame this video series was never continued.
Sorry NoxiousDonny, thank you for your support but I gave up gaming some time ago. My passion now is data architecture and web development ^^
When's the next vid coming out?
Seeing as how i am very entry level when it comes to the combat depth of Platinum's games (they're my favorite game studio, but my skill at their games is only slightly above average at best) and reading your comments about Bayonetta 2 (which i cant echo, because i barely understand them tbh), has made me curious. How would you rate PGs other games in terms of mechanical depth? MGR, W101, Anarchy Reigns in particular.
Maybe even Vanquish?
...
Infinite Space?
BelieMyBurial Thank you very much for asking. I think PlatinumGames' work is in a league of its own, you can't even directly compare their games to the output of other studios because they are masterfully making use of concepts and ideas which nobody else has even touched upon yet.It's far too much for me to go into within the comments section here, but I did write a piece for PlatinumGames which goes into a lot of detail:@2014/05/19/interview-with-saurian-dash-part-1/
Many thanks for the response, read both parts and found them to be very insightful! And i agree that Platinum are a league of their own. I actually wish more studios would try to 'copy' their style or adapt their ideas, few games are as satisfying to play as PGs stuff.
I also have another question if you don't mind.
The entire 'you reaction time deteriorates as you age'-thing, do you have any experience with that?
Of course i don't actually know how old you are, so maybe im asking the wrong person altogether, but im in my mid twenties now and according to certain scientific studies my reaction time is only going to get shittier from now on. That depresses me a bit, since im only now developing an interest in faster paced games, such as the ones PG makes, and i do believe fast reaction time might be an important skill to have there.
BelieMyBurial I'm very glad you enjoyed it! The "problem" with other studios trying to emulate the designs of PlatinumGames' is just that; they are emulating the designs. I have actually has the opportunity to work within the development teams of various action titles and figuring out how Platinum do things is like reverse-engineering alien technology, you don't even know where to begin at times.
I have not noticed any difference between my reaction speed when I was young and and now. I'm coming up to 40 years old now and if anything I'm actually better than I used to be when I was younger. The main difference I find is that when I was younger I used to play purely on reactions, but these days I view games differently and always look for the way combat is structured first rather than just diving in. I find with this approach I perform far fewer inputs, and the gaps the games present for me to react within feel much wider. This is simply down to learning the game's structure and cutting out all extraneous inputs.
Have you noticed that when you don't quite feel at one with a set of game mechanics you end up trying to do too much? This is what I noticed about watching friends of mine play The Wonderful 101, as they weren't very familiar with the mechanics they were entering 2 or 3 times as many inputs as I would in each situation, this meant that they had less time to react in any given situation because they have eaten into that window by performing unnecessary commands.
Once you learn a game system and memorise the enemy attack signposts, these games become like playing music. You aren't reacting to the beat when you are playing an instrument, you "feel" the beat. It's exactly the same with these games; your commands are the melody, and the enemy attack signposts are the percussion.
***** This "feels like alien technology" appears in many other genres too, and not only on a company level but for Japanese game development as a whole.
I feel like they are light-years ahead in game-design compared to western countries. If you know anything about rhythm games, fighting games, action games, shoot em' ups (bullet hells), RPGs, you'll also eventually know how disgustingly terrible most western game developers are compared to them.
It feels like western developers put 10% of the effort in game-design compared to most Japanese devlopers. (Seriously, it's tragicomic how huge difference there is in competitive fighting games!)
I'm not a weeaboo who just praises Japan for being Japan, I just play a LOT of games (I wanna be a game-designer already!) and have come to conclusion that whenever a game revolves around player skill and pushing the players to their limits, it's only Japanese devs that matter. I think that it all comes down to Japanese society allowing games and spending your life with video-games more easily than elsewhere (here it's called "wasting" your life instead of spending it :P).
I have barely touched action games before, but Bayonetta 2 made me research more about them, and now I want to make and design one myself. It would be such a fun and interesting challenge.
jepajei This has been my experience also, there are very few people outside the Japanese studios who actually get this stuff. Don't get me wrong, there are designers out there who do, but it's a rare and massively unappreciated skill.
Many Japanese studios also prototype the hell out of their games; they design a game system first, then build a game around it once it's decided the mechanics are up to scratch. By contrast, I've had practical experience in studios where they had built every conceivable asset before they had anything close to a solid game system down.
There is also the constant drive to turn gaming into a more "acceptable" form of entertainment. Look at how the gaming press critique games today; they base their reviews around the non-game elements of a title and only give a passing mention of the actual game mechanics. If they cannot instantly master something, then it's "broken". This I feel is the most pressing matter the gaming medium needs to overcome.
So from your comments I take it there's not going to be any videos on Bayonetta 2. Maybe at least a comparison vid detailing the most significant changes? If not, oh well, too bad. I suppose with the opinion you have on it it would only end up being a very detailed criticism of Bayo 2.
Not at all, I'm going to cover it in full - everything I possibly can! My opinion is meaningless, it's you guys who are important!
Thank you for the video Saur. I’m sadden that Bayonetta 2 isn't up to par with what you expect from Platinum Games.
I'm really sad too, I never thought I'd see the day when I'd not be able to give a Platinum title a glowing appraisal. It's not too late though, if Platinum are serious about quality they can patch the game.
***** Why? What do you mean?
Nice videos by the way, wainting for the next one.
Excuse me. Can you show me how to do the move at 0:14?
Thank you.
Rotate the left stick, press the jump button and then (immediately afterwards) the kick button.
Great stuff. Looking forward to the rest of the series. After reading through all the comments I realize now why Bayo2 feels so much easier compared to the first game (nothing but gold and silvers on my first run on hard). I thought that Bat Within was easier to trigger. Good to know I was right.
Sucks to hear that you won't be doing more game content, but I understand how it goes when you find something else (went to college for game design myself).
Is the Wii U port of Bayo1 up to par with the 360 version?
Thank you so much for your support. It's very frustrating for me as I had no guidance growing up and now I'm in a situation where I cannot balance work with study. I have been very lucky though, I work for a leading film distributor and I have recently been promoted to management. Not bad for a guy who didn't even finish school! :D
I've always thought that what you learn outside of the classroom is the most important.
Best of luck to you. This channel will always be my #1 to go source for anything related to action games. One of these days I plan to go through God Hand again.
Awesome stuff, Saur. Your channel is the first place I've been recommending to anyone interested in Platinum's action games.
Quick question. Do you know how to get 4 magic gauges in Bayonetta 2? I've seen this in n472a's videos (watch?v=H3_xGkexwCA), and some of michellegun201's if I'm remembering right. I can't find any info on how to get the extra gauge and it's driving me bonkers.
I stumbled upon the answer on my own just now. It seems the extra gauge is added automatically when the difficulty is set to 1st Climax.
Oh man, I see what you mean! I'm clueless about that too, I'm going to be playing it loads again over the weekend and I will see if I can come up with anything. Might be worth sending michellegun201 a PM asking for information, could it be Bracelet of Time + Eternal Testimony?
*****
I figured it out right after I posted, lol. See my reply to my original comment. (Turns out you get the extra gauge automatically in 1st Climax only.)
Thanks for the response though and keep up the great work! I can't wait for the episodes where you unpack Bayonetta's advanced techniques.
I NEED MORE
I wasn't expecting this so soon, nice surprise and very nice video! I think I'll just boot up Bayonetta again even though I'm not done with the sequel yet, there's so much to that game I feel I haven't scratched the surface. Sorry to veer off-topic, but these make me want to get the Future Press guide you said you worked on in your previous video. Do you know where I could get my hands on it? I haven't been able to find it
It's out of print 'm afraid. I was in talks with Future press requesting that they re-release it in time for the release of Bayonetta 2, but I don't think they did.
That's a shame. Ah well, I'll stick to your videos then, should be more than enough
darkgiggsxx Yeah it's a shame, but I'm working extremely hard on this series as it's the last thing I'm doing with gaming. I've given up on the gaming medium now, I thought Bayonetta 2 would be the game to re-ignite my passion for it, but it has had the opposite effect. I did have ambitions to become a game designer, but I've given up on that as I now have a successful career in film distribution.
This is why I wanted to give the gaming community everything I've learned about these games over the years.
***** I see what you mean. Really looking forward to seeing the rest. It looks like the only things matching your guide's quality are the game mechanics themselves. See you next video !
*****
I was wondering what your personal verdict on Bayonetta 2 was, as I seem to see your opinion jump around a bit. Is it possible that you need to spend more time on it? I probably won't get a chance to play it for a while and your opinion interests me.
dude,when ep 03 released? thank u.
So sorry bro, won't be long now. I had to ask a friend to remake all of the assets, so I've had to start again from scratch. It's a good thing though, it looks even better!
Wow! Can't wait man!
*****
That's great news! I just got this game not too long ago and this series is an excellent reference point to improve my skills.
Wait, is this XBox 360 version with PS3 controller? How?
Black magic! :D You need the tears of a unicorn and a rabbit's foot (or a USB converter) ;)
part 3?
I need episode 3 :c
what happened to this?
on your Nzxt build how did you mount the radiator
bLuR vOpTicz and how do you drain
Hey man. I have a triple radiator on the roof panel and a dual on the floor of the case. Both are mounted from the outside with small screws supplied with the radiators, the top rad fits perfectly using the existing screw holes of the case. In order to get enough clearance for the PSU cables I had to mount the lower radiator closer towards the front of the case than the existing screw holes allowed. So to get around this I drilled a new set of screw holes.
Draining is very easy. You see the tap at the bottom of the loop? I just attach a tube to that fitting, open the tap and drain the water into a container.
I've done a lot to the build since that video. I've got 3 GPUs in the loop now, a new set of radiators and a quad set of Dominator Platinums with the light bar upgrade.
***** So you used radiator mounts ? or just used the case to mount? (Sorry new to water cooling and I have the same case basing my loop on yours)
No, you don't need mounts when fitting radiators internally like this, you just screw them in directly.
Cool thanks for the info :)
hi when i play that game she do random moves can you tell me how i stop it
12 mshal Which mode are you playing on? If you are playing Easy/Automatic, the game plays itself for you.If you are in Normal or above, I suggest leaving one Technique not purchased in the shop and train against the Affinity Angel punching bag (select the "Try" option in the shop) until you are comfortable with the system. You should also play the first Chapter "The Vestibule" repeatedly until you get a feel for combat, and of course there's the Loading Screen Practice Mode where you can memorise Bayonetta's combo strings, and get a feel for her mechanics.
thank you
So what happened to this?
+krokounleashed WIsh I knew. I guess they abandoned it cause of the nintendo revenue sharing thing. I wanted to see bayo 2 specific stuff
So uh. Rip this series
im new at playing this game and i want to ask? how to enter and alheim stage that doesnt have time limit...you know like in the video where many types of enemy spawn? and this there a bloody palace mode in this game? im tired of grinding everstage and i want like that can someone help me....plsss..
Look up how to unlock "The Lost Chapter: Angel Slayer"