Eurogamer: The best two Japanese action games of the year are diametrically opposed in approach. Demon's Souls is a brooding traipse through the corridors of purgatory, fair but relentlessly unforgiving. It teaches that modern videogames have made us weak and stupid, that our gaming muscles have atrophied through the efforts of so many mollycoddling developers. Every sword strike must be carefully considered, and button-mashers are not so much ridiculed as downright abused for their lack of sophistication. The result is a tense but ponderous experience, one that demands supreme trepidation before each step taken, careful contemplation before every input made.
In Bayonetta, meanwhile, you press a button and your television implodes.
The creator of the Bayonetta franchise Hideki Kamiya appeared in an interview and discussed the plans for the future of the series.
Carve your burning fist through this list featuring the best beat'em ups you can experience on the PlayStation 3.
Bayonetta's character design and abilities have changed a lot since the series debuted in 2009, with new costumes and dark arts in every title.
Let's hope the PS3 version is good, or else
Please article, do not put Demon's Souls anywhere close to a discussion of Bayontta.
Its insulting for Demon's Souls.
Instead compare it to Ninja Gaiden and Devil May Cry. Much better for comparisons.
Pandering for free games.
Why do you guys not want to play Bayonetta?
This guy CREATED the modern action game with Devil May Cry, perfected gaming as a literal art style with Okami, and did a little something I like to call the best platformer ever created: Viewtiful Joe.
Bayonetta is going to OWN!