Why are a lot of people excited for this game? Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say that you're a bad person for wanting to play the game, but I just don't see what all the fuss is about.
 
Please, I'd like to hear on what makes the game a must-buy for you.

-Made by dudes what made God Hand, Viewtiful Joe, and Okami
 
-An action game that isn't button mashy like so many others in the genre
 
-Difficulty on par with God Hand, meaning difficult but fair
 
-Over the top crazy action is a-okay by me

Kamiya is involved.
 
Kamiya.

Because people are finally seeing a definitive follow-up to what the Devil May Cry series started.  I love God of War but there's more than one way to do an action game and not only is the other major (read: Devil May Cry) style being addressed, it's utterly ridiculous.  
 
I mean you have your God of War style game, your Devil May Cry style game, and your Zelda style action game and we're getting successors to all that in Q1 2010 with God of War/Dante's Inferno, Bayonetta, and Darksider respectively.

Tits

" Because people are finally seeing a definitive follow-up to what the Devil May Cry series started.  I love God of War but there's more than one way to do an action game and not only is the other major (read: Devil May Cry) style being addressed, it's utterly ridiculous.    I mean you have your God of War style game, your Devil May Cry style game, and your Zelda style action game and we're getting successors to all that in Q1 2010 with God of War/Dante's Inferno, Bayonetta, and Darksider respectively. "

There are many reasons it's a must-buy for me, but the main one is the combat. Bayonetta has the deepest, most engaging combat I've ever seen in a game.
 
Oh, and this:
@hungrynun said:

"Kamiya is involved.
 
Kamiya."

" @Tuffgong said:

" Because people are finally seeing a definitive follow-up to what the Devil May Cry series started.  I love God of War but there's more than one way to do an action game and not only is the other major (read: Devil May Cry) style being addressed, it's utterly ridiculous.    I mean you have your God of War style game, your Devil May Cry style game, and your Zelda style action game and we're getting successors to all that in Q1 2010 with God of War/Dante's Inferno, Bayonetta, and Darksider respectively. "

Thing is, is that I've played the Devil May Cry series and enjoyed most of them. Yet with Bayonetta, I don't seem to be having such a good time. I haven't laid a finger on the God of War nor Zelda series, due to me never owning a Nintendo console and only once owning a PlayStation 3.  However, you have given me some insight which I didn't see before when trying to think this over myself. "

" -Made by dudes what made God Hand, Viewtiful Joe, and Okami  -An action game that isn't button mashy like so many others in the genre  -Difficulty on par with God Hand, meaning difficult but fair  -Over the top crazy action is a-okay by me "

" @VelvetLore04 said:

" -Made by dudes what made God Hand, Viewtiful Joe, and Okami  -An action game that isn't button mashy like so many others in the genre  -Difficulty on par with God Hand, meaning difficult but fair  -Over the top crazy action is a-okay by me "

Play the demo. It is nothing but button mashing.  It isn't my type of game OP, you're not alone. "

" @Tuffgong said:

" Because people are finally seeing a definitive follow-up to what the Devil May Cry series started.  I love God of War but there's more than one way to do an action game and not only is the other major (read: Devil May Cry) style being addressed, it's utterly ridiculous.    I mean you have your God of War style game, your Devil May Cry style game, and your Zelda style action game and we're getting successors to all that in Q1 2010 with God of War/Dante's Inferno, Bayonetta, and Darksider respectively. "

Thing is, is that I've played the Devil May Cry series and enjoyed most of them. Yet with Bayonetta, I don't seem to be having such a good time. I haven't laid a finger on the God of War nor Zelda series, due to me never owning a Nintendo console and only once owning a PlayStation 3.  However, you have given me some insight which I didn't see before when trying to think this over myself. "

" @FlamingHobo said:

" @Tuffgong said:

" Because people are finally seeing a definitive follow-up to what the Devil May Cry series started.  I love God of War but there's more than one way to do an action game and not only is the other major (read: Devil May Cry) style being addressed, it's utterly ridiculous.    I mean you have your God of War style game, your Devil May Cry style game, and your Zelda style action game and we're getting successors to all that in Q1 2010 with God of War/Dante's Inferno, Bayonetta, and Darksider respectively. "

Thing is, is that I've played the Devil May Cry series and enjoyed most of them. Yet with Bayonetta, I don't seem to be having such a good time. I haven't laid a finger on the God of War nor Zelda series, due to me never owning a Nintendo console and only once owning a PlayStation 3.  However, you have given me some insight which I didn't see before when trying to think this over myself. "

The thing is, people expecting Bayonetta and DMC to play similarly are going to be disappointed. Not saying you are one of the people like that, but it's a complaint I've seen elsewhere. Though they are fronted by the same dude, they are different games when it comes to how the combos and attacks work. "

" @VelvetLore04 said:

" -Made by dudes what made God Hand, Viewtiful Joe, and Okami  -An action game that isn't button mashy like so many others in the genre  -Difficulty on par with God Hand, meaning difficult but fair  -Over the top crazy action is a-okay by me "

Play the demo. It is nothing but button mashing.  It isn't my type of game OP, you're not alone. "

" @FlamingHobo said:

" @Tuffgong said:

" Because people are finally seeing a definitive follow-up to what the Devil May Cry series started.  I love God of War but there's more than one way to do an action game and not only is the other major (read: Devil May Cry) style being addressed, it's utterly ridiculous.    I mean you have your God of War style game, your Devil May Cry style game, and your Zelda style action game and we're getting successors to all that in Q1 2010 with God of War/Dante's Inferno, Bayonetta, and Darksider respectively. "

Thing is, is that I've played the Devil May Cry series and enjoyed most of them. Yet with Bayonetta, I don't seem to be having such a good time. I haven't laid a finger on the God of War nor Zelda series, due to me never owning a Nintendo console and only once owning a PlayStation 3.  However, you have given me some insight which I didn't see before when trying to think this over myself. "

I only speak about its appeal and what people are sorting it as.  The quality of that game is up to the reviewers and the public after its release but it's closest to Devil May Cry in what it tries to do.  If you wanted to know why people care about it, there it is.  That and it's mad Japanese crazy with boss fights just as crazy. "

" @VelvetLore04 said:

" @FlamingHobo said:

" @Tuffgong said:

" Because people are finally seeing a definitive follow-up to what the Devil May Cry series started.  I love God of War but there's more than one way to do an action game and not only is the other major (read: Devil May Cry) style being addressed, it's utterly ridiculous.    I mean you have your God of War style game, your Devil May Cry style game, and your Zelda style action game and we're getting successors to all that in Q1 2010 with God of War/Dante's Inferno, Bayonetta, and Darksider respectively. "

Thing is, is that I've played the Devil May Cry series and enjoyed most of them. Yet with Bayonetta, I don't seem to be having such a good time. I haven't laid a finger on the God of War nor Zelda series, due to me never owning a Nintendo console and only once owning a PlayStation 3.  However, you have given me some insight which I didn't see before when trying to think this over myself. "

The thing is, people expecting Bayonetta and DMC to play similarly are going to be disappointed. Not saying you are one of the people like that, but it's a complaint I've seen elsewhere. Though they are fronted by the same dude, they are different games when it comes to how the combos and attacks work. "

You'd be right in saying I am one of those people. I didn't seem to get the same level of satisfaction that I had playing Devil May Cry 3 a few years ago. Since I was sorely disappointed by Devil May Cry 4, I was hoping that Bayonetta would kindle my love for this type of game once again. Whilst it does look competant, it just doesn't feel right for me.
 

" @VelvetLore04 said:

" -Made by dudes what made God Hand, Viewtiful Joe, and Okami  -An action game that isn't button mashy like so many others in the genre  -Difficulty on par with God Hand, meaning difficult but fair  -Over the top crazy action is a-okay by me "

Play the demo. It is nothing but button mashing."

" @FlamingHobo said:

" @VelvetLore04 said:

" @FlamingHobo said:

" @Tuffgong said:

" Because people are finally seeing a definitive follow-up to what the Devil May Cry series started.  I love God of War but there's more than one way to do an action game and not only is the other major (read: Devil May Cry) style being addressed, it's utterly ridiculous.    I mean you have your God of War style game, your Devil May Cry style game, and your Zelda style action game and we're getting successors to all that in Q1 2010 with God of War/Dante's Inferno, Bayonetta, and Darksider respectively. "

Thing is, is that I've played the Devil May Cry series and enjoyed most of them. Yet with Bayonetta, I don't seem to be having such a good time. I haven't laid a finger on the God of War nor Zelda series, due to me never owning a Nintendo console and only once owning a PlayStation 3.  However, you have given me some insight which I didn't see before when trying to think this over myself. "

The thing is, people expecting Bayonetta and DMC to play similarly are going to be disappointed. Not saying you are one of the people like that, but it's a complaint I've seen elsewhere. Though they are fronted by the same dude, they are different games when it comes to how the combos and attacks work. "

You'd be right in saying I am one of those people. I didn't seem to get the same level of satisfaction that I had playing Devil May Cry 3 a few years ago. Since I was sorely disappointed by Devil May Cry 4, I was hoping that Bayonetta would kindle my love for this type of game once again. Whilst it does look competant, it just doesn't feel right for me.
 

To each their own. Sometimes people just like different types of games and can't really explain in any sort of great detail why it is the right type of game for them. But with a bunch of action games, sometimes it's nice to have something that is crazy and doesn't take itself seriously. "

Best combat system around. If you don't think so, then you haven't played many action games.

" Why are a lot of people excited for this game? Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say that you're a bad person for wanting to play the game, but I just don't see what all the fuss is about. Please, I'd like to hear on what makes the game a must-buy for you. "

It's made by Platinum games. that's really all you need to know. Viewtiful Joe, Okami, Madworld, the upcoming Infinite Space, these guys are masters of their craft. I hold them in high regard because they don't just stick to one genre, yet every thing they touch turns to platinum.

I didn't realize that the developers had such a pedigree, but, all the same, Bayonetta will not be a Day One purchase for me.  I'll consider getting it when the price tag drops a bit.  I'm not a huge fan of the control scheme or the camera.  But the story does interest me a bit.  I'm curious to see where they go with it.

The gameplay seems really solid based on the demo, but what really gets me is the promise of plenty of Japanese crazy.

" @Snail said:

" @VelvetLore04 said:

" -Made by dudes what made God Hand, Viewtiful Joe, and Okami  -An action game that isn't button mashy like so many others in the genre  -Difficulty on par with God Hand, meaning difficult but fair  -Over the top crazy action is a-okay by me "

Play the demo. It is nothing but button mashing.  It isn't my type of game OP, you're not alone. "

I have played the demo.  Button mashing will only get you so far. It really isn't a button masher. "

" @VelvetLore04 said:

" @Snail said:

" @VelvetLore04 said:

" -Made by dudes what made God Hand, Viewtiful Joe, and Okami  -An action game that isn't button mashy like so many others in the genre  -Difficulty on par with God Hand, meaning difficult but fair  -Over the top crazy action is a-okay by me "

Play the demo. It is nothing but button mashing.  It isn't my type of game OP, you're not alone. "

I have played the demo.  Button mashing will only get you so far. It really isn't a button masher. "

Yeah, but the same can be said about nearly every fucking action game out there nowadays. Button mashing will only usually get you through the easiest difficulty in any action game basically, so it's not just Bayonetta that requires less mashiness. Regardless whoever implied that other action games are mashy definitely didn't think it through before they said it. "

play the demo

" play the demo, go into training and complete every lesson, then learn to perform every combo at will and take the new found skills into the open gameplay, where you can experiment by linking combo's. "

If you don't find the combat absolutely brilliant and deep, then you're not playing the game right. It honestly has some of the best combat I have ever seen in a video game.

" @RsistncE said:

" @VelvetLore04 said:

" @Snail said:

" @VelvetLore04 said:

" -Made by dudes what made God Hand, Viewtiful Joe, and Okami  -An action game that isn't button mashy like so many others in the genre  -Difficulty on par with God Hand, meaning difficult but fair  -Over the top crazy action is a-okay by me "

Play the demo. It is nothing but button mashing.  It isn't my type of game OP, you're not alone. "

I have played the demo.  Button mashing will only get you so far. It really isn't a button masher. "

Yeah, but the same can be said about nearly every fucking action game out there nowadays. Button mashing will only usually get you through the easiest difficulty in any action game basically, so it's not just Bayonetta that requires less mashiness. Regardless whoever implied that other action games are mashy definitely didn't think it through before they said it. "

No, because other action games are mashy in comparison. "

" @Shadow said:

" play the demo. "

 Corrected for truth.  "

" @Icemael said:

" @RsistncE said:

" @VelvetLore04 said:

" @Snail said:

" @VelvetLore04 said:

" -Made by dudes what made God Hand, Viewtiful Joe, and Okami  -An action game that isn't button mashy like so many others in the genre  -Difficulty on par with God Hand, meaning difficult but fair  -Over the top crazy action is a-okay by me "

Play the demo. It is nothing but button mashing.  It isn't my type of game OP, you're not alone. "

I have played the demo.  Button mashing will only get you so far. It really isn't a button masher. "

Yeah, but the same can be said about nearly every fucking action game out there nowadays. Button mashing will only usually get you through the easiest difficulty in any action game basically, so it's not just Bayonetta that requires less mashiness. Regardless whoever implied that other action games are mashy definitely didn't think it through before they said it. "

No, because other action games are mashy in comparison. "

Says you. Just because you guys love the game (which is fine by me) doesn't mean all of a sudden you can claim all other action games are mashy (implying relative simplicity) in comparison. From what I've seen and played it's just a very different action game is all. "

Demo was amazingly fun. Trailers are awesome and reviews have been perfect,

" -Made by dudes what made God Hand, Viewtiful Joe, and Okami  -An action game that isn't button mashy like so many others in the genre  -Difficulty on par with God Hand, meaning difficult but fair  -Over the top crazy action is a-okay by me "

" Kamiya is involved.
 
Kamiya. "

" Best combat system around. If you don't think so, then you haven't played many action games. "

" It's made by Platinum games. that's really all you need to know. Viewtiful Joe, Okami, Madworld, the upcoming Infinite Space, these guys are masters of their craft. I hold them in high regard because they don't just stick to one genre, yet every thing they touch turns to platinum. "

I'm in the same boat as the TC. I just don't get it.

" Kamiya is involved. (the dude who made Viewtiful Joe)
 
Kamiya. " (VIEWTIFUL JOE DUUUDEEE)
 
(also)OKAMI !

" @RsistncE said:

" @Icemael said:

" @RsistncE said:

" @VelvetLore04 said:

" @Snail said:

" @VelvetLore04 said:

" -Made by dudes what made God Hand, Viewtiful Joe, and Okami  -An action game that isn't button mashy like so many others in the genre  -Difficulty on par with God Hand, meaning difficult but fair  -Over the top crazy action is a-okay by me "

Play the demo. It is nothing but button mashing.  It isn't my type of game OP, you're not alone. "

I have played the demo.  Button mashing will only get you so far. It really isn't a button masher. "

Yeah, but the same can be said about nearly every fucking action game out there nowadays. Button mashing will only usually get you through the easiest difficulty in any action game basically, so it's not just Bayonetta that requires less mashiness. Regardless whoever implied that other action games are mashy definitely didn't think it through before they said it. "

No, because other action games are mashy in comparison. "

Says you. Just because you guys love the game (which is fine by me) doesn't mean all of a sudden you can claim all other action games are mashy (implying relative simplicity) in comparison. From what I've seen and played it's just a very different action game is all. "

The game being good is my opinion. The game being far deeper than most other action games is not. If you were to make a list of moves and ways to string them together for every action game, I seriously doubt any of them would come close to Bayonetta -- and I know none of the big ones(Devil May Cry, God of War, Ninja Gaiden) would. "