What is practical with the Nintendo Switch is that it can enjoy the Wii U catalog with impunity. Inevitably, with only 13 million copies sold in 5 years of existence, the Wii U is what is called an industrial accident, especially when we know that the Switch managed to cross this threshold in the space of a barely ten months. A godsend therefore for Nintendo's hybrid machine, which has not even bothered to offer remaster versions for these two beat'em all monuments that are Bayonetta 1 & 2. No facelift therefore, nor optimization in the gameplay, which is not really necessary to tell the truth, the latter being always so deep, sophisticated and orgasmic, even in 2018. Proof that the title signed Hideki Kamiya seems to be the test of time in terms of playability.
To deplore the lack of restoration work, it is therefore to end up with the initial game, released 8 years ago for the first opus and 4 years for the second. So you have to deal with a graphics engine that has drastically aged and that won't do you any favors if you're allergic to geometric environments and fuzzy textures.
To deplore the lack of restoration work, it is therefore to end up with the initial game, released 8 years ago for the first opus and 4 years for the second. So you have to deal with a graphics engine that has drastically aged and that won't do you any favors if you're allergic to geometric environments and fuzzy textures. Bayonetta first of the name shows its age, and even if this port on Nintendo Switch ignores all the technical problems related to the frame-rate of the time (which was mainly faulty on the PS3 version), difficult not to point the finger readability when approaching the game in its nomadic version. It must be said that the pairing between the 6,2-inch screen of the Nintendo Switch and the frenetic action of Bayonetta does not really help things, and it will clearly take you some time to adapt to familiarize yourself with the portability approach to the game, which is a first for the series, is it really worth remembering? On the other hand, once docked, the game no longer has this concern for clarity, which disappeared at the expense of a 720p display which stings the eyes a little in 2018.
LET THE CHARM ACT
If the remaster of the first Bayonetta would have been welcome, the port of its sequel Bayonetta 2 turns out to be more acceptable, the game being more recent and able to take advantage of the improvements made to the graphics engine, which was boosted with amphetamines at the era. If the game swears in some places, especially when the camera tends to get closer to the textures, the title compensates for these shortcomings with its absolutely seductive artistic direction and its staging that never takes itself seriously. Similarly, there is a marked improvement in anti-aliasing and above all better readability in action, whether you choose to play on your television or via the Nintendo Switch screen. We find all the qualities of the Wii U version of 4 years ago, with this new bonus of being able to carry the game everywhere with you, while taking advantage of this frame rate at 60fps which does not flinch an eyelash . An appreciable visual comfort which, we recall, was already present on the Wii U version of the time.
We find all the qualities of the Wii U version of 4 years ago, with this new bonus of being able to carry the game everywhere with you, while taking advantage of this frame rate at 60fps which does not flinch an eyelash . An appreciable visual comfort which, we recall, was already present on the Wii U version of the time.
If the two episodes of Bayonetta adapt well to the Joy-Con, it is obviously with a pro controller (or with the Joy-Con Grip) that we can truly appreciate the technicality of the combos and their many possibilities. Instead, choose this configuration so as not to miss any of this exhilarating and exciting experience for the player in search of personal satisfaction. If it is obvious that PlatinumGames has only taken over the Wii U versions to readapt them on this new medium that is the Switch, we would have liked the content to be expanded to compensate. Apart from the "Double Apotheosis" mode, which is an extension of the online co-op mode already present on Wii U, there is therefore no additional addition. Inevitably, for the player who has known the best-gauged witch in video games in his previous adventures, it is difficult to advise him to burn the CB again, even for tight-fitting latex. On the other hand, if you are one of those who missed out because he shunned the Wii U, now is the time to get to know one of the most incredible beat 'em all around.
