Yeah, I admit it. I'm making this thread simpkly to vent my own frustration. I just cleared the "Rocket Sequence" in Chapter XIV, which is probably the worst part of this entire game. Was it really necessary? Did Platinum Games really just toss in a ridiculously lengthy on-rails shooter stage with next to zero checkpoints that wasn't even entertaining and call it a day? I didn't even find it that difficult, but the length and general out-of-place feel of the whole thing was a huge turn off.
Bayonetta
Game » consists of 27 releases. Released Oct 29, 2009
- Xbox 360
- PlayStation 3
- PlayStation Network (PS3)
- Wii U
- + 4 more
- PC
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
Bayonetta is a "non-stop action game" from PlatinumGames. The titular character is a witch who can use hair-based magic, as well as firearms attached to her feet, to battle fallen angels and other foes.
Chapter 14 - The Rocket Sequence
Space Harrier dude! I will admit it was a little lengthy and you can get through the whole level just mashing the trigger button, but that was also very effective in making me feel sick to my stomach.
" Well there was one checkpoint i'm sure during that section since it's made up of two verses. I liked it myself, but it did drag on a bit like the motorbike part. "I know. I said "next to zero," not zero.
Never mind the rocket sequence. Got to the final boss and that game can go and fuck itself. The difficulty of that last encounter turned the game from "pretty awesome" to "clusterfuck" in a matter of minutes.
It also would not have killed them to put a checkpoint right before the Jeanne fight.
" @Kombat: So you hate Bayonetta now because the game is challenging? "When it comes to the final boss, there's a difference between challenging and "fucked." Challenge is good, but when it's so challenging that it ceases to be entertaining, it's lost its purpose as a video game.
That said, no, I don't hate Bayonetta. Honestly, the game isn't even challenging. It just has several ridiculous difficulty spikes that, contrasted against the rest of the game, are quite ridiculous. The vehicle segments -- both motorcycle and rocket -- are attempts to throw some variety into the game, but they just don't work and ultimately turn out bland.
None of this really has a huge effect on my opinion of the game. I'm writing my review tomorrow and more than likely handing in 4 stars. I was thinking of going with 3, but the more I think about it, my issues with the game just don't seem to warrant subtracting an additional star.
" @Kombat said:Normal. I don't believe anything other than that's unlocked prior to completing the game for the first time. Except easy." Never mind the rocket sequence. Got to the final boss and that game can go and fuck itself. The difficulty of that last encounter turned the game from "pretty awesome" to "clusterfuck" in a matter of minutes. "What difficulty are you playing on, out of curiosity? "
" @jukezypoo said:Yeah assumed so I was just making sure, since I've heard playing on hard is a huge difficulty spike." @Kombat said:Normal. I don't believe anything other than that's unlocked prior to completing the game for the first time. Except easy. "" Never mind the rocket sequence. Got to the final boss and that game can go and fuck itself. The difficulty of that last encounter turned the game from "pretty awesome" to "clusterfuck" in a matter of minutes. "What difficulty are you playing on, out of curiosity? "
As for this boss, I've found that the best bet is simply to keep dodging until she lands from her jump attacks (she'll land with her legs spread out and take a second or two to recover). During that, I went with the 5 or so quick-attacks with the sword into the flurry, and then the heavy attack with the slamming boot, so long as she hasn't dodged backwards by then, which is a sign that she's moving in for a quick flurry of attacks.
Hope that makes sense; I lost a full health bar but managed to beat it in one try by doing that (thanks to a red-hot-shot).
I didn't play Space Harrier either yet I frekaing loved that scene. The music! The awesome arcadey controls! If you're having trouble just do some Witch Time and you can blast them for a while.
As for fighting Jeanne and the final chapters on Normal... go buy the Mahala Kalaa (W/E) accessory. It will make your fights with Jeanne so easy because it's one on one. It takes a lot of skill to use that accessory with multiple enemies, though.
hmm, I have never seen any of these difficulty spikes as you describe them, I get caught on a few fights every now and then, but its not frustrating, it just makes me want to pull off some fancy ass techniques to take the suckers down, and I enjoyed the otor bike and rocket sequences, not because they are homages to other games, but because they accent how ridiculous this game is...
...maybe I am just better at this game than you guys, haha
" @Kombat said:Beat me to it. I mean I guess its oppinion but the last boss was one of the more easier bosses in the game and I even got a gold (platinum on the over all mission) on my first try." Never mind the rocket sequence. Got to the final boss and that game can go and fuck itself. The difficulty of that last encounter turned the game from "pretty awesome" to "clusterfuck" in a matter of minutes. "What? The final boss is really easy... "
Oh and I didn't find the motor cycle part too long, probably cause I really enjoyed it. XIV was definatly long though but I still loved it despite never playing space harrier
The only problem I had with the last boss was during the lightning phase, when trying to jump from rock to rock. The prompt to jump would flicker on the screen causing me to get stuck on the rock when it was destroyed, then falling to my death. Other than that it was pretty simple and straight forward. Just remember that the dog form runs really fast
It got on my nerves aswell, I done it first time but it was far too long.
There were also some scenes later, particularly one where you have to sit an use a cannon that really grated on me.
I found this to be the easiest level in the game actually (easier than Route 666). Just hit both the fire buttons real fast and you should be good. The dodge button still nulls everything in the level. Also don't forget you have rockets. Takes up one blip on the magic meter.
"Never mind the rocket sequence. Got to the final boss and that game can go and fuck itself. The difficulty of that last encounter turned the game from "pretty awesome" to "clusterfuck" in a matter of minutes. "
what dificulty are you playing on? my first time through playing on normal was just about right in terms of getting my ass handed to me.....now 3/4 through on hard now i am getting clusterfucked on a regular basis
so guessing this is ur first time through u can at most be on normal so guna just say ur not good at the game ergo its not ur game so just move on my friend let the big boys play :P lol of which one i am not :P
Is it possible to avoid the attack from the last boss where you get turned into cereza and all you can do is run around?
Am I being really stupid?
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