Bayonetta
Intense overall intensityWhat's in it
Fast, over-the-top combat against angelic and demonic foes with sprays of blood and gore as enemies are shot, sliced, and torn apart.
Bayonetta is a witch who casts spells using magic circles and summons infernal demons from Hell through her hair and rituals.
Signature 'Torture Attacks' let the player finish enemies by conjuring devices such as chainsaws, guillotines, and iron maidens.
Frequent strong profanity in dialogue and combat taunts.
During summoning finishers the witch's hair-formed clothing peels away, showing a nude silhouette with strategically obscured detail.
The story deals with amnesia, a buried past, betrayal, ritual sacrifice and an impending apocalypse.
The heroine is heavily sexualized through provocative poses, innuendo-laden dialogue, and suggestive 'Climax' finishing moves.
The angelic enemies and bosses are rendered as grotesque, unsettling creatures despite the bright presentation.
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What it is
Bayonetta is a single-player, fast-paced action game where you play a gun-wielding witch battling armies of angelic creatures across a supernatural adventure. Combat is flashy and gory, with blood and enemies torn apart, plus 'Torture Attacks' that summon devices like chainsaws and iron maidens to finish foes. The lead character is strongly sexualized through suggestive poses, innuendo, and finishing moves where her hair-costume unravels into brief, obscured nudity. It contains strong language, occult witchcraft and demon-summoning, and apocalyptic dark themes. There is no online play or in-app purchasing.
How it's framed
The game presents its violence and sexuality with tongue-in-cheek, over-the-top style, treating the heroine as a confident, powerful figure rather than a victim; the witchcraft, demon-summoning, and angel-slaying are framed as spectacle within a supernatural fantasy war between Heaven and Hell.
Details
- Developer
- PlatinumGames
- Publisher
- SEGA
- Released
- Apr 11, 2017
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