I recommend: Bayonetta 3

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By pure chance alone, Bayonetta 3 feels fit for the moment. At a time when loving Bayonetta felt *complicated*, Bayonetta 3 is a relentless, unashamed celebration of Bayonetta; of this character, of her companions, of the demons she fights alongside and of the outrageous spectacle that is the hallmark of this series.
Bayonetta 3 launches Oct 28th exclusive to the Nintendo Switch. Review code provided by Nintendo courtesy of WellPlayed.com.au. I did a write up of this review there and it'd be awesome if you could give it a click: www.well-played.com.au/bayone...
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[@SkillUp]

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[@austinthomas2030]

With the manscaped ad I just wish you’d take advantage of the Australian “down under” saying, that has to be low hanging fruit, but that’s on brand as well 😅

[@rayromano6249]

Offering the voice actress only 4k for her work on this. No thanks greedy company. Easy pass unless it's on sale for $4 👍

[@TheRythimMan]

I have to say, this time I liked your ad more than your review. And it’s not because the review was bad.

[@SpadeApeiron]

Still meh ~ Not on PC so no.. My Thumb and my eyes are not meant for something this small for holding or playing with anything ;) ~ big screen keyboard mouse or gamepad.. or nothing. lol to be honest i never expected Monster hunter rise to be as awesome as it is now thanks to PC port.. imagine playing tht on switch.. jesus..

[@erich5686]

White women probably expect $4k just for rolling out of bed. Heck she could probably get $15k from a refugee, looking to get a green card. Funny, how all these divorced Karens are so worried about Trump breaking up families at the border...

[@ArpadLukacs]

"she was a bit tricksy with the truth" is probably the most generous way to describe the elephant in the room

[@SmootherThanSilk]

So tricksy, that it's almost a lie.

[@10XSeiga]

The flat rate she mentioned was the rate for 4 sessions. She didn't lie. The word rate shows that it was not a single one time payment. Also 15 k is chump change.

[@MrDustyGaming]

@@10XSeiga 15k for 20 hours of work. Ye she is really hard done by 😂

[@mrw1901]

@@10XSeiga Sure the yearly wage of a lot of people is chump change, must be nice being privileged

[@Xela_Redna]

​@@MrDustyGaming when you consider how much these publishers will make off of the work of VA's that amount is chump change. Just cause its more than you make doesn't mean it's fair compensation.

[@franciscofarias6385]

Man, I just want to take a minute to recognize how good you became at this review thing. You're very effective at identifying what's interesting about a game and how to express it while still giving us a full view of the work/product. This doesn't look easy at all when you think about it

[@mattostrander5454]

Destiny 2 forsaken is still the pinnacle of Ralph reviews. The boat metaphor goes strong

[@Jacob-ml5bp]

“This review thing” dude thinks he’s a main character

[@Jercit]

Shoot your shot francisco

[@JRBK416]

Gawk gawk gawk gawk make sure you don’t spill a drop of that skill up load you’re so desperately looking for

[@dizikiwitar6209]

@@Jacob-ml5bp what does that even mean ?

[@mitchboland9591]

I can’t believe it’s been over 8 years since the last game. Man I feel old 🙃

[@kyotheman69]

i played the original before nintendo picked it up, on xbox 360 who is really old

[@MarcelJ17]

My 7 year old kid wasn’t even born when Bayo 2 came out. That’s wild to me.

[@cj06540]

Facts I remember playing the og on xbox guess were all old 😭 super hyped this looks fantastic

[@Laerei]

And it feels like it came out over 8 years ago. Man it feels old. I jest, I jest, it does the best it can with what hardware it was given. ^^

[@csmac3144a]

You think you're old? I played Pong with my pal in high school when it first came out.

[@jackplisken4738]

i boycotted hellena taylor by ordering the collectors edition.

[@nf5011]

🤣🤣

[@TheJadedJames]

My conspiracy theory is that she’s being paid under the table to promote the game

[@LightBrand]

@@TheJadedJames ruin your reputation for good for sum bux

[@arsenelupin9697]

@@LightBrand Given that she has barely any credits in the industry, this wouldn't change all that much for her - depending on the payout.

[@Terminatornero]

@@TheJadedJames there are so many better ways to promote the game.

[@abhijeetpoudel5919]

Honestly, a good balls to the walls action game like bayonetta is seen rarely these days and its great to see it shine again

[@aidensnow5017]

There's literally several modern ones if you just put down your Switch and pick up a PS5. Literally like half a dozen on PS5 and Stellar Blade is dropping soon on it too witch honestly looks better graphically or combat whise then Bayo ever has.

[@Jabroni_14]

@@aidensnow5017 name the ones that are currently out that are modern?

[@Jabroni_14]

@@aidensnow5017 dmc 5, ultra age, astral chain(kinda), nioh 2(kinda)

[@Jabroni_14]

Aside from these I can't think of many pure action games with deep combat mechanics, and by deep I mean more than just having a parry, I'm talking combo options, enemy state manipulation etc..

[@n124ajdx]

@@aidensnow5017 all the great action games are on switch, only Nioh, Sekiro and DMC5 are great on the playstation, i hope Stellar Blade would be as good as you think.

[@cabbagesavage6411]

I just want to say thank you to Hellena Taylor for making me aware that this game is coming out. I can’t wait to play it!

[@Hugsloth]

It's a tearing feeling inside me, because Hale is definitely not pulling off a good impression of Taylor's Bayonetta... but now Taylor has revealed herself to be a very ugly, greedy person who lied and exploited people's goodwill... so I'll just play in JP.

[@Jackraiden500]

Unfortunately I can't, Don't have a switch so I haven't ever played a Bayonetta game and I am exceptionally poor (feels bad man 😞) 😆

[@gnoclaude7945]

@@Jackraiden500 Bayanetta is like 5 bucks on steam and Xbox. Play that.

[@Jackraiden500]

@@gnoclaude7945 yeah I hate only being able to play one game in a series and then not being able to play the others though. That's exactly why I haven't played the first even though it is technically available on other platforms.

[@Kentman513]

I can't wait to pirate it.

[@Sagaan42]

It's insane how much Taylor lost out on not taking the bayo3 deal. Not only is it gonna be the biggest game in the series by a LONG SHOT, voicing all these different variants of a character is THE scenario that lets you show off your voice acting talents the most, I think, possible! Amazing showcase of talents for your career.

[@Raidersofperu]

It’s actually kinda nice she didn’t return since none of these are the Bayonetta she voiced. The Bayonetta she voiced only appeared at the very end to fight a boss for all of one health bar and then pretty much dipped lmao. Reviews are for some reason leaving out that our Bayonetta doesn’t even star in this game and at MOST has about 5 mins of screen time ):

[@Exilis]

@@Raidersofperu SPOILERS?!

[@branboom3342]

She was never intended to voice Bayonetta 3 entirely, they just wanted her to voice the short appearance of the Bayonetta 1 character. It was always McHale for 3.

[@Raidersofperu]

@@Exilis I was gonna put spoilers but a lot of people aren’t using their brains at all so for some reason the causal players all think their actually playing as Bayonetta when they literally aren’t and even when our Bayonetta appears for some reason something isn’t clicking in these peoples brains lmao

[@abrahamphilip302]

ShillUp always gets out the best reviews on time, insane dedication my guy

[@njsteere]

Dude is working his ass off this month lol.

[@abrahamphilip302]

@@njsteere I swear, i bet he's playing like 3-4 games at time on different platforms

[@vincentthendean7713]

@@njsteere Can't wait to see him in February.

[@leinad2934]

lol is that a typo?

[@njsteere]

@@vincentthendean7713 rip dude’s social life😅

[@Kobracondor]

Great review! About the verse issue though, I feel like that is easily solved as you go up the difficulties. Platinum has always done difficulty right. Beating normal is just the tutorial. Once you get up to Nonstop Climax difficulty (I'm assuming that's what the hardest difficulty is called again), every verse should be remixed with different enemy placements, etc. This is assuming they did the same here, of course.

[@HeartOfClod]

Regarding Bayonetta I always say "First time is to watch the story, second time is to play the game" haha

[@jasontodd1226]

"Nonstop Climax" 🤣🤣🤣 The devs definitely knew what they were doing.

[@stacetheface47]

Couldn't agree more, it's hard to review most platinum games on the first play-through since the games really don't shine or even many of the core mechanics don't become apparent until subsequent play-throughs. Same could be said about most character spectacle action games.

[@JoeyFTL]

@@jasontodd1226 it's actually Infinite Climax. Even funnier if you ask me

[@RhythmGrizz]

Wow there's a ton of salty edgelords in these comments malding because they still don't have a Switch 😆 Ya'll know Nintendo literally SAVED Bayonetta with 2 and FUNDED 3, right?

[@InternetMouse]

After the disappointments of saints row 2022 and Gotham knights, i am happy to see that there are also amazing games Still being made to this day

[@JakeTalksGamesYT]

Gotham Knights is actually great, it's only a slog early game. Once you have a bunch of skill points it all comes together gameplay wise.

[@Axetwin]

Those are only disappointments if you expected them to be good. There was nothing in anything they showed off about those games that suggested they would be anything more than mediocre.

[@mr_m4613]

@@Axetwin both of those games will flop astronomically.

[@adblockevery1243]

Despite the switch falling behind in raw power they have absolutely been releasing banger after banger this year.

[@lionzcrown1702]

Gotham knight is actually a good game being held down by everyone reviewer wishing it was Arkham 4. Not great, but good

[@Awesm0e]

The description at 16:40 is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard in a game review.

[@yobro6053]

ign would never

[@americanasian3156]

SkillUp reviews are always top notch and now it’s Bayonetta time 🤩

[@TheREALHugo4]

Who cares. Bayonetta 3 is garbage anyways.

[@milkmusket9278]

@@TheREALHugo4 obsessed

[@TheREALHugo4]

@@milkmusket9278 Get lost fanboy.

[@ryanthomas2432]

@@TheREALHugo4 🤣

[@twitterchatbot8840]

@@TheREALHugo4 Who cares. Your words are garbage anyway.

[@JamCooper]

Bayonetta is my favorite game series of all time, and your review has made me more hype for this game than I could have possibly imagined. I just wanted to highlight how good of a video this is.

[@janpawedwa4590]

Isn't it refreshing, when a game gets announced long time ago, keeps getting pushed back, and when it finally comes out... it is good, and not an unfinished nightmare that got pushed out to recoup some of the development cost.

[@imransallay1875]

True. What Miyamoto said all those years ago keep ringing true, huh.

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

Indeed it is. See also: Psychonauts 2.

[@HyperOpticalSaint]

It's also the same old stale formula carried over all the way from DMC1. Yes developers are different now, but DMC5 was already pushing it without reinventing itself. Now 3 and half years later we get this... So no, the game is absolutely NOT refreshing, it needs way more changes and new fresh ideas and elements.

[@CurtTheHero]

For real. Thats a rarity these days. Especially in the wake of games like cyberpunk and Gotham Knights. I suspect the next big flop will be hogwarts legacy

[@Paddypipes]

@@HyperOpticalSaint it’s called a genre, I find fps boring but many still love them for example. I don’t think your criticism is unwarranted though, maybe just not your type of games?

[@danegoulter4392]

The verse structure is just intrinsic to the game style. It isn't a hardware limitation factor considering DMC5 pretty much still uses the same structure. It's just always been there.

[@Edsabre]

Man, another stellar review. You have a way with words and a way of conveying your feelings about a game that no other reviewer can match, in my opinion. Excellent work, sir!

[@rasmie8858]

Imagine turning down $4000 to do a cameo...It's a damn cameo it's practically free money

[@vinjass]

It was worse, Imagine turning down 15k for 4 days of work, (20k if the recordings extended to 5 days!)

[@JewTube001]

I think there's something wrong in her head. She keeps making irrational decisions.

[@fudwgemar]

we need more character action games , having Bayonetta and devil may cry isnt enough since they only be released once every 10 years , i want more give me more !!!!!!!

[@jamesoakley4570]

yeah I love combo hack n slash games. it's same with Dynasty Warriros. but they need to change their hack n slash into a combo one like DMC and Beyonetta

[@fudwgemar]

@@jamesoakley4570 man the warriors type of game have so much potential but same problem as action character games there is not enough developers making them

[@n124ajdx]

@@jamesoakley4570 i disagree the Warriors game should stay unique, the game play is already great, plus they should avoid being called DMC copy-cat

[@Ichigo111293]

Play Astral Chain

[@eclipticonantiqua1157]

@@Ichigo111293 stole my comment, was going to say the same, Astral Chain good, Wonderful 101 also good if you can put up with Some jank and drip feed ability unlocks

[@Nikelaos_Khristianos]

Ralph, people who like grinding for Pure Platinum kinda need the verse structure. Devil May Cry 5 is no different. People don't replay the whole level, you reset the verse that you're currently stuck on to get Pure Platinum. And it's not a hardware limitation either. For comparison, DMC 5 is also a fairly new action game that uses a similar structure. It's what fans of these games expect from the structure. They don't want an open-world with character-action gameplay, it needs a more rigid structure otherwise it kinda defeats the point of the game.

[@SandraYT]

After all this mess with the VA I hope this game is a huge success!! :) Thanks for the review!

[@Rakka5]

I'm really really glad that Hellena Taylor's lies didn't manage to raise a massive boycott against this game. The people who actually worked on this deserve all the praise.

[@TheREALHugo4]

No need. PlatinumGames is garbage.

[@Satsaru]

ironically it actually boosted pre-orders

[@whenallelsfails21]

@@TheREALHugo4 aside from Babylon's fall they make bangers. Don't know what you're on about.

[@n124ajdx]

@@TheREALHugo4 dude stop trolling just to get attention

[@MugenNoJiyuunin]

Dude, ShillUP! Love your reviews, mate. It's a pleasure to listen to your wording. Thanks for creating and bringing us great content always. Just wanted to put that out. Respect!

[@Tewlipz]

That was a masterful segue into the sponsorship. Adam Ragusea would be proud

[@myorin3918]

Might not read this comment but i’m loving your reviews, you do such a fantastic job going over the games you review. I love listening to these while I drive for work. Thank you !

[@luisdaniel6611]

Looooooool that Manscaped Platinum Package on this Bayonetta Review was brilliant!! 🤣

[@f15hf15h]

Best transition yet to ball shaving

[@SharK0913]

Thank you very much for this fantastic review! I’m so excited to pick up my copy in just three short days!

[@ryans.1900]

This might be the best review of the game I've seen so far... Good work, mate

[@paparoxo3606]

Ralph's writing is so good, that it doesn't look like he uses a script, the way he express feels so natural.

[@2Horrible]

Helena Taylor fumble the bag. Rip

[@thisjustin77]

Thought she was more then her worth lol

[@arsenelupin9697]

Simply trusting her word or that of the corpos, without any concrete evidence, seems very foolish anyway.

[@lanceareadbhar]

@@arsenelupin9697 I really think she would have had plenty of sympathy if she just included all of the facts from the beginning instead of leaving out important details to make it sound worse than it was. This felt like a personal vendetta as she had nothing to gain from attempting to hurt the sales of this game and it sounds like she never planned to voice act again. She made this far worse on herself than it needed to be.

[@PKiX]

@@arsenelupin9697 hellena posted a thread confirming the news reports lol

[@arsenelupin9697]

@@lanceareadbhar Which is why you shouldn't trust hearsay - especially the tearjerker kind. I'm not even fully convinced, this isn't some kind of publicity stunt, because the story they're going with seems unbelievable stupid.

[@MUSIKO]

Imagine these animations and textures on pc xbox ps5, i feel switch does not do this game justice visually

[@speedracer2please]

Even just the steam deck!

[@lucy7th]

DMC5: dante gets a motorcycle as a weapon. Bayonetta 3: hold my beer.

[@J-manli]

I’m guessing Viola will be a lot like Nero story wise.

[@derrickdaniels3955]

@@J-manli Bayonetta=Dante Jeanne=Vergil Viola=Nero

[@diamondmagus]

That was going to be my comment. Who's got the weirder, wilder arsenal now, Dante or Bayonetta?

[@n124ajdx]

@@J-manli nah don't compare Nero with that garbage Viola. but i'd say Bayonetta is as cool as Dante

[@J-manli]

@@n124ajdx But they are quite similar plot wise. Namely that they are less experienced apprentices of the main character with a need to prove themselves. Plus (spoilers ahead) There’s key evidence to point out that she may be the daughter of an Alternate Universe’s Bayo and Luka.

[@a10bam420]

disgusting how her spiteful reaction was to also hurt the devs.

[@fcf8269]

I wish you to find a job that will pay you enough to keep you alive, and not a cent more; so you can get an idea of what it means to be underpaid for doing your job; and be attacked for asking for what is fair, considering how much money video games make. It is like people should stop asking for anything; how dare they spoil your fun as gamer, with your 60 bucks ready to drop for the latest game... So distasteful to disrespect gamers

[@a10bam420]

@@fcf8269 jokes on you prick, i make enough money to get by, but im not complaining or trying to hurt others livelihood. she can go about it a different way and so could you. so fuck off into a hole where you belong goblin

[@343Epsilon]

@@fcf8269 100% there is still a conversation to be had here about wages for voice actors, and 100% I believe Hellena Taylor was right to refuse. However, her actions regarding that refusal certainly don't help her case. I am able to disagree with her actions while also agreeing/understanding why she did.

[@fcf8269]

@@343Epsilon Yes, the fact that she made things worst for her by not going straight to the point is what can be blamed on her; but do you think that it is enough to be called gold digger or being attacked? People for most part are taking the side of corporations because they want their game... They could care less about the situation other human beings can go through; and that is the saddest part of the whole story.

[@fcf8269]

@@a10bam420 in your post you just defined your stance with 11 words; so I don't think there is much more to add. Again, I hope you won't end up in a situation like her; because that would give you a new meaning on the word empathy. Go check it on the dictionary.

[@staunchystal]

You are the GoodGame we lost Shill Up. Great review as always.

[@sanchofagasta64]

My favorite reviewer in the vast sea of reviewers that is youtube. Once again, great video.

[@mmoarchives2542]

the voiceovers seem to be a lot better this time around, they brought in better talent it looks like

[@rgeckooo]

So happy I pre-ordered! Looks amazing and I can't wait!

[@Archivist42]

So glad to hear it’s a good one. Trust this review enough to pre-order, thanks Skill Up

[@jonnyX06]

I take issue with Nintendo because of how constricting their hardware is to third parties. People like to defend Nintendo hardware because of what Nintendo does with it for their games but what about everyone else??? Microsoft and Sony go out of their way to work with developers when designing hardware, but Nintendo designs hardware to meet only their own requirements. They need to be more accommodating, the hardware should enable creative expression not stifle it.

[@METAL-ADDICT]

💯 FACTS.

[@magnus5747]

I don't really see the problem, if the game is fun I'm happy. True, they need to work on it but I don't think people need to get all stressed out about it, they will get it eventually. It's still only a hobby, gaming is.

[@andyespinozam]

The review about the voice actress situation was spot on

[@EliasEv]

that fossil hardware sold millions more copies of their exclusives than GoW or TLoU did on the playstation. it's not about the hardware my dude

[@trevorhecht1478]

I was on guard as soon as she outright asked for a boycott. It wasnt right for her to diminish everyone else work because of her personal gripe with the company. Regardless of how offensive the offer was, boycotts are reserved for when real harm is being done.

[@stephenasmithfanfan5971]

@@EliasEv bro as of 2021 Bayonetta 2 has made $1.2 million on the switch. For comparison God of War has made $19.1 million lol these games are both great but they are not in the same league

[@EliasEv]

@@stephenasmithfanfan5971 never said anything about bayonetta... mario, zelda, Animal Crossing and many more games could play and look better on PS4/5 and Xbox but they sell incredibly well on the switch...hardware doesnt matter my dude

[@whenallelsfails21]

@@EliasEv the sell worse on the switch lol. Most game sales in general for the switch are lacking number wise in comparison to most game sales for the PS4 alone. Most people nowadays just play PS4 and Xbox, just how it is.

[@kobuseksteen411]

No other reviewer waxes poetic like Schillup. The Gris review hooked me on this channel and I've watched every video since.

[@MysticalGamer365]

Yet another quality review by Skill Up! two thumbs up my man, thanks.

[@I-Rex232]

I kinda feel like these kind of games always really come into their own in their 3rd installment, onimusha 3, dmc 3 and god of war 3 really stepped it up in the amount of content and the actual gameplay depth, and now we got Bayonetta 3 to step it up again

[@JustFun-ho6qy]

And after the third they fall off of a cliff.

[@I-Rex232]

@@JustFun-ho6qy lol yeah kinda true, at least dmc made a huge come back

[@civicrider5556]

@@JustFun-ho6qy dont jinx it lol

[@whenallelsfails21]

@@JustFun-ho6qy oh God of war 4 wasn't an insane success? Must have missed that lol.

[@JustFun-ho6qy]

@@whenallelsfails21 God of War Ascension was a huge success?

[@sup3rAVATARtlafAN]

Really excited to play this, picking it up later this year though but glad the reviews are stellar for it

[@deertrivia5672]

Big fan of the series, and for the first part of 3 I was like "This is more Bayonetta, and I am happy about that." Then I got the train. It wasn't enough to simply put summonable demons in the game - summoning the train was a real "Holy shit" moment, one that I never could have predicted, one that gives the player a truly unique tool that I've never seen anything like in a spectacle action game. That was the moment the game went from "More of what I love!" to "Platinum are off their fucking rocker and I am here for it."

[@MarkTheLeo]

Gonna come back to this video after I save and get the game. Don't want to see anything more until then but keep up the good work SkillUp.

[@TankorSmash]

Like you said, I'd imagine the 'verse structure' is so that they can easily swap out monsters on harder modes, since usually the first playthrough is the tutorial/learning phase and it ratchets things up on the two or three difficulties that unlock after. Did you have a chance to try those out (if they exist)? I know you said it was just one playthrough, but I hope it gets challenging later on.

[@JoeyFTL]

I don't think there's truly a problem with the "verse structure" itself, it's just that the verses themselves are way too short compared to Bayonetta 1. This was one of the biggest issues of the sequel as well.

[@justinhurowitz70]

The levels are split into verses for the sake of the ranking system. Instead of just getting a score and rank at the very end of a stage, you get ranked on a bunch of individual battles which gives you clear short-term goals to work towards and makes it easy to see how you can improve and what parts of a stage you struggled with. It also means you can relax a bit and take your time exploring between verses without worry that it will hurt your rank.

[@oskulock]

It's because you're supposed to replay it over and over again on harder difficulties. Go play bayo 2 on nonstop climax and come tell me you can quickly clear those verses. It's fucking nuts.

[@shubhagarwal9812]

same as dmc

[@Hugsloth]

Seriously, if he thinks this game didn't give him enough breathing room to master the combat, he should see TF Devastation... that game's like 5 hours long at most and kinda just ends suddenly.

[@alenezi989a3]

I'm so hyped for this game, While I did play the first game on ps3 (it was terrible not the game but the ps3) I recently bought both 1 and 2 on Switch just to prepare and god are these games so amazingly good, I can't believe that both sold somewhere near 3 units they deserve so much more. I'm so excited to get Bayonetta 3.

[@CommanderJaneShepard]

despite helena's voice actor controversy about her role, I am not one for boycotting games based on that. I will get bayonetta 3 when I own a switch in the future. Always love ur viewpoints and contribution to the gaming review space. Keep up the good work and dedication, mr skillup.

[@tomt7986]

YUZU emulator 🤘🏼 don't give Nintendo money lol

[@CommanderJaneShepard]

@@tomt7986 lol thanks but I will think about buying the console since tears of the kingdom is coming out next year.

[@Barrothmaster452]

@@tomt7986 we don't steal here

[@dr.sivavignesh664]

Helena Taylor just promoted the game and gave bayonetta 3 a free publicity lol

[@speedforce8970]

I don't get what she thought would happen, to be honest, did she think that platinum wouldn't talk back and just take the boycott? all she has done is ruin her career forever since she broke NDA and now no one will want to work with her.

[@dr.sivavignesh664]

@@speedforce8970 well she should have thought about that before typing something in social media. She would be in a better position if she kept quiet about everything.

[@njsteere]

That tagline is all I needed to hear. Platinum are awesome and this is their best IP. Can’t wait to play this!

[@Tsukino1011]

God I wish it was on current gen consoles lol

[@matthewjuarbe5826]

I'm waiting on performance reviews bayonetta 1 and 2 had performance drops which is why i play them on PC and Emulation but since none of these early reviews do performance analysis i might have to just get the game and do one my own. i hope it holds a steady FPS the Switch is seriously GPU limited

[@SolidSnake240]

Hopefully it sells well. Bayo 3 just barely got made lol

[@raskolnikov6443]

@@Tsukino1011 The older I get the less I care about graphics.

[@aravindpallippara1577]

@@raskolnikov6443 However the more I care about frame rates on an action game where the motion is the whole point

[@jerm5466]

So happy to hear you enjoyed it so much, man. Very excited to play.

[@METAL-ADDICT]

Finished 1 and 2. Started 3 and was like, "WTF is THIS!?" Once we were all chillin in the Gates of hell....I was like, "Oh....f**k YEAH!!" I LOVED IT.

[@phillyjackson45]

Helena definitely fumbled the bag, good thing Jennifer Hale came up to get the damaged goods and do it better

[@Zit274]

I hope that the line skill up showed wasn’t her best because that did not sound like bayo 😅

[@gregoryjames3287]

I didn't think it was possible but this review made me even more hyped for this game

[@lilzeddy]

Is it on pc?

[@darkatthecore9387]

Been waiting for this I'm sure shill up will nail it like always...

[@S0ulGh0st]

I never looked twice at that franchise direction. But this release is really making me want to play it. It seems to be myu type of crazy fun shit.

[@1plus2minus3]

Bayo 3 is just incredible. Pure relentless gameplay and incredible graphics! Buy it!!!

[@Gaby4440]

Dude you are legit the best reviewer out there. You know exactly what a gamer would like. Thanks!

[@abhinavjain8672]

I can only imagine what this team could achieve with bayonetta if they weren't restrained by switch's hardware

[@MrFrost009]

The disrespect y'all show to the switch is crazy 🤣 Nintendo saved the franchise that your Sony and Microsoft didn't care to do anything about lol ungrateful... And now she is apart of smash bros ultimate history stay salty

[@paulmaloney4387]

@@MrFrost009 You can be a fan of Nintendo's games and criticize their fossil-ass hardware at the same time

[@abhinavjain8672]

@@MrFrost009 "your Sony and Microsoft"? 😂 Buddy not everyone preaches to corporations like you , I don't side with any of them , all video game corporations are the same to me for being anti-consumer and greedy af whether it's Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo and hopefully you will realise this too one day when you finally grow up

[@wrathava]

@@MrFrost009 doesn't change the fact that switch is a potato hardware.

[@quizzicalsmudge877]

that add transition was great lol

[@badger297]

Bro you and ACG have hands down the best reviews 🙌 👌

[@LoneWolf058]

The verse structure critique is somewhat voided by the inclusion of the training area. Bayonetta games are - by design - built to be played numerous times over. The training area allows you to hone your skills, perfect those combos and, more importantly (I'd argue) spend time learning how to talk to ladies. For real though I'm fine with the verse structure. Not every game needs to chuck away core design philosophies, a la Elden Ring, to succeed.

[@LostChildOfTime]

Speaking of mastery… you know the other mistake they made? Not making Jeanne playable during the main story. It’s somewhat understandable but I really prefer using Jeanne just like in the previous 2 games. Her ability to use Witch TIme primarily on hit rather than before getting hit is such a flex. Well, like you said… hopefully this game will have a remaster/remake on a future Nintendo console where they’ll do it like they used to.

[@CatastropheX0]

Damn, I really want to play this, but I gotta play Bayo 2 first! definitely on the list! I wish Bayo was also on the PS/XBOX. I can only imagine what this game would be like with the power behind those consoles.

[@MolinaKojima]

Hey Shill/Skill I been using my new steel series headset for about a month when you had that code and I wanted it say THANKS I had a cheap $30 one for the longest time and I love gaming and going for walks with my new Bluetooth ones

[@mattsreptileroom]

Shill up, you have become my absolute go to when it comes to video games. I've got some side pieces, but you're my main squeeze baby. Noone gives such detailed and intelligent analysis.

[@koraxacollins9645]

Manscaped platinum package is such a fitting sponsor lol

[@arturotorres5663]

Smooth transition from game to ad Shill Up 😂😂😂

[@discodan2265]

Vanquish is one of my all time favourites. Platinum games please bring your amazing collection to pc!

[@shadow12k]

Wow, that unknown voice actor voicing the main character is amazing 😃!

[@hassathunter2464]

Yeah, she might be my favorite VO on citadel.

[@SmootherThanSilk]

She's got the perfect voice to promote shops on the Citadel.

[@MasonTheCourier]

Dont worry jennifer hale voices bayonetta now 😎

[@InternetMouse]

This is looking to be hella amazing

[@johnnyflannigan136]

I loved the verse system in first game.. It was really fun to try and platinum each verse. I never finished though.. I beat the hardest difficulty and got the lightsaber though. I liked it more than DMC

[@geraar88]

Great review! I've never really played any game in this genre, but this one makes me want to try. Do you recommend playing through Bayonetta 1 and 2 first or just starting with this one?

[@Fengtos]

It's just a crime these don't come out on Playstation

[@captaincluckers8686]

Spoilers I love this game overall but damn did they do Jeanne dirty. Both in terms of story and gameplay. No alternate costumes and you can't play as her in normal levels? The way they killed her off too. It seems like they did it just so Bayonetta would end up with Luka. That feels so forced. And why did they not give any sort of explanation how everything is somehow back to normal in the final scene? Again, great game overall but I really feel like they flubbed the ending. Sorry for the rant.

[@ActionJaxonH]

I said it before and I'll say it again. Not every game needs to be on power platforms. No, games won't be as visually spectacular on Switch. BUT. Not everyone WANTS games prioritizing power platforms tethered to the TV. Lord knows we have enough of those. In 5 years, 120 million ppl have voted with their wallets and said, "we want games designed for a hybrid system, EVEN IF that means it won't look as impressive". And this is a game for those ppl. You're free to enjoy it also if you want, but complaining a hybrid game didn't prioritize power platforms is about as pointless as someone complaining a game for power platforms wasn't designed ground up for a handheld. The industry is big enough for both. Don't get greedy thinking EVERY game has to target your preferences.

[@tadeusticeghostal]

Hear, hear!

[@smokeemifyagotem8851]

Lmao games like this are held back by shitty hardware but you wouldn’t know cause you’re a Nintendo bot and love paying full price for shitty performance compared to what it should be

[@tadeusticeghostal]

@@smokeemifyagotem8851 Oh fuck yea you tell em. Don't let opinions differ from yours. Eat that Jaxon!

[@alextorres8635]

Lol absolutely smashed that promo, Ralph. Killing it.

[@mcspud]

Shillzy your sponsor intro was epic

[@actuallynotsteve]

This game looks so fun, absolute day 1 buy for me

[@arsenelupin9697]

I've finally realized, what this new Viola character keeps reminding me of: Homer Simpson using his makeup shotgun on Marge ^^

[@AgentAika001]

Homer, you had it set to "whore"

[@willyventura2322]

Skill up is really high quality but I still miss watching you and you’re brothers channel

[@Grivius1014]

Oh man, that segway at the end... XD!

[@Regret2001]

Tip for the day: stop lying to people.

[@jakebrady7426]

Jennifer Hale is in many shows and video games. She's good too! 👍🏻

[@irltopinambour6572]

I'm new to this kind of games. I recently tried DMC 5 and it was pretty cool. You made me wanna try bayo too ;) It seems to have just as much personality if not more

[@ASAINsensation]

Great review! I wonder if turning up the difficulty could increase encounter time and give you more time to do combos

[@kagenotatsumaki]

Just started the game last night and it took me 3 hours to play though the tutorial, the prologue and the first chapter lol I don't wanna watch the video but I'm playing on expert, was SkillUp playing on expert and still had an issue with time?

[@Mr_ULTMT]

This might be my most hyped game of the year honestly lmao I can’t wait to play it

[@morriganrenfield8240]

Saaaaaaaame

[@keithedwards499]

What about god of war good sir!!

[@EyeZayUhArt]

Nahh thats god of war my brotha

[@Smitty_Werbenjagermanjenson]

Ever heard of Elden Ring?! lol

[@paulysmallz8095]

The Callisto protocol

[@mrdee2454]

Shill up only got 1000 dollars to give the voice to this review. That is way to much money.

[@Mr_ULTMT]

Lol

[@_BlackenedSun]

boycott this game and shill up

[@borisshnitkov7600]

That sponsor integration def put a smile on my face.

[@parzemis7145]

The yoyo weapon looks incredible 🔥

[@jonathansalazar4630]

I hope this game reminds people that when it comes to high octane, over the top action single player experiences no one does it like platinum what they make are pretty much playable action anime it's what their good at rather than "live service" games like Babylon's fall.

[@walalon8719]

Skill Up! Would you like a Sailor Moon game with this combat? It would be awesome 😂

[@jonathanorduno5843]

Omg that would be a dream!!!

[@iDriveAhondaCivic]

I loved the first two games, cant wait to pick this one up!

[@DavidCandelaMartinez]

I love to just hear these videos. Not only Ralph's voice but the music and how all blends together. Congrats my bois!

[@anthonycirami8500]

Jennifer Hale did a amazing job

[@ZX-Gear]

I am surprised Platinum pretty much got Hale out of retirement for this.

[@MrCoolinschool]

This game looks like a LSD-cocaine fever dream at the best strip club and I am here for all of it

[@mr.e8375]

Honestly the enviments don't bother me for some reason, Platinum games did good with what they got, and so far I like it a lot.

[@DoNotLookDown]

Has KZbin compression gotten worse? I'm watching the video at the highest settings and everything is so blurry. I can't tell if its the game of just how KZbin is compressing the video/bitrate. Is anyone else having this problem?