No mention of it for NA, at the mo. Might as well move to London with with the rest of us, mate.
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Nintendo Direct NA on 9/4 at 3 PM PT for Bayonetta 2 for WiiU
- Thread starter Zeyphersan
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No mention of it for NA, at the mo. Might as well move to London with with the rest of us, mate.
nckillthegrimace
Member
London? Is that like the London Life mode in Layton 4?
Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it.
But I despise fish and chips and that blood sausage stuff. No no this is all wrong and i wont fall for your shenanigans. Good day to you sir.
Nice, won't have to wreck my Gamepad then.
Classic Controller (Pro) support confirmed, too!
FlashbladeGAF
Member
Your not ready for W101's end game, let alone Bayonetta's
Seriously finish W101.
I have a feeling Bayo2 may top it, and that is just insane to me.
Monocle
Member
So... this Direct confirmed a few new things I was curious about.
- Jeanne uses Bayonetta's fighting style from the original game. A very nice way to turn Jeanne into more than a clone, and to make use of the first game's cool animations.
- The whips can be equipped to your hands as well as your feet. (Their description on the shop screen says so.) I was pretty sure this would be possible, but it's nice to have confirmation on a weapon option I haven't actually seen yet.
- Co-op mode appears to support computer controlled partners to allow for solo play. (See 21:09, with "Partner: CPU" on the Verse Select screen. Also, the gameplay shortly after shows a second player with CPU over its head.)
- The Samus costume replaces your panther with the morph ball. I was really hoping for this!
- Confirmed returning accessories: Infernal Communicator (summons Little Devils that bounce around and do damage), Pulley's Butterfly (summons butterflies to absorb damage. One of the most useful accessories in the first game if you're going for Pure Platinums), Moon of Mahaa-Kalaah (gives you a parry/counter by tapping the stick at an attacking enemy at the moment of impact. The best accessory in the original game).
I didn't see any sign of weapon offset (continuing your combo after a weapon switch), but its input might be hard to activate by accident so I'm still a bit hopeful.
Oh, also (playable character speculation)
- Jeanne uses Bayonetta's fighting style from the original game. A very nice way to turn Jeanne into more than a clone, and to make use of the first game's cool animations.
- The whips can be equipped to your hands as well as your feet. (Their description on the shop screen says so.) I was pretty sure this would be possible, but it's nice to have confirmation on a weapon option I haven't actually seen yet.
- Co-op mode appears to support computer controlled partners to allow for solo play. (See 21:09, with "Partner: CPU" on the Verse Select screen. Also, the gameplay shortly after shows a second player with CPU over its head.)
- The Samus costume replaces your panther with the morph ball. I was really hoping for this!
- Confirmed returning accessories: Infernal Communicator (summons Little Devils that bounce around and do damage), Pulley's Butterfly (summons butterflies to absorb damage. One of the most useful accessories in the first game if you're going for Pure Platinums), Moon of Mahaa-Kalaah (gives you a parry/counter by tapping the stick at an attacking enemy at the moment of impact. The best accessory in the original game).
I didn't see any sign of weapon offset (continuing your combo after a weapon switch), but its input might be hard to activate by accident so I'm still a bit hopeful.
Oh, also (playable character speculation)
considering that the Masked Lumen has a panther-like transformation to match Bayonetta's, as shown in the E3 demo, and now that we know Rodin is a playable character, there seems to be a strong chance the Masked Lumen is playable too.
James Scott
Banned
Bayo and Jeanne seemingly switch guns (or at least gun color) and they switch hair styles...not sure if that was intentional but it's pretty neat
59.98 yo
TheMoon
Member
That part was covered during E3 actually.
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
This is also true. Either way, I'm hyped.
What is that from?
Plastic nee-san I believe.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
That Direct.
That's probably one of the best advertisements I've ever seen for a game.
I was already planning on getting Bayonetta 2 and Wii U but today's Direct just made me a lot more excited.
That's probably one of the best advertisements I've ever seen for a game.
I was already planning on getting Bayonetta 2 and Wii U but today's Direct just made me a lot more excited.
Smiles and Cries
Member
glad to read things like this
Karsticles
Member
Playable Rodin?
Monocle
Member
Whoa, good catch.
Huh, I must have totally overlooked that.
Details like that are great.
Projectjustice
Banned
No demo?
Demos do more damage than good.
Monocle
Member
Maybe if the game is as hard to wrap your head around as The Wonderful 101. Bayonetta is much more accessible.
Projectjustice
Banned
Thats the thing, i bet you there are people out there that will have a hard time with Bayo.
mrmickfran
Member
That's why they have an easy mode. The thing with TW101 was that even with easy mode, it was still way too complex.
I agree with this. I played the Wonderful 101 demo and the demo actually turned me off from the game mostly because I had to guess what I was supposed to do and it took me an hour to finish what should have been a quick demo.
Make no mistake, I do want to buy Wonderful 101 one day, but I have limited funds and so it is on the back burner since there are other games I want more.
R
Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
Well Jeanne fought the same way in the original Bayonetta as well
Hopefully this doesn't leave her feeling really stale by comparison
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Well, if there's some consolation, the game is still almost two months away and NoA can still announce the special editions for GameStop.
I say preorder now just in case!
I say preorder now just in case!
R
Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
We never got The SEs for the original game
Zeyphersan
Banned
Well, finally got around to watching the Direct. Despite the fact that I made the thread.
And man was it good stuff! Kind of disappointed that the co-op is online only, would have loved if one player was on the gamepad and one was on the TV. But I know that would have tanked the framerate so I can let it go.
I'm pretty goddamn hyped. I'm definitely grabbing it day one no questions asked. Even my Pro Controller arrived today so I'm ultra prepared!
And man was it good stuff! Kind of disappointed that the co-op is online only, would have loved if one player was on the gamepad and one was on the TV. But I know that would have tanked the framerate so I can let it go.
I'm pretty goddamn hyped. I'm definitely grabbing it day one no questions asked. Even my Pro Controller arrived today so I'm ultra prepared!
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Professor Lich
Member
Glad to see Nintendo taking the first step in making digital versions cheaper.
OrbitalBeard
Member
There was a part in the Direct during the co-op mode where the CPU was playing alongside the player.
Hopefully that means we can play it solo offline, because that would be awesome.
Hopefully that means we can play it solo offline, because that would be awesome.
Benzychenz
Member
I found W101 way more accessible than the original Bayonetta.
I still can't manage to remember combos or pull off dodge offset, let alone delve into weapon switching and the like.
This is day 1 regardless though
OrbitalBeard
Member
Two discs. Multiple Nintendo reps have confirmed it.
It's almost like they were going to make it $49.99 and changed their mind 10 minutes before the direct and were like "well we already have the slide, let's just make it $59.98"
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Ah, but is it two boxed cases?
OrbitalBeard
Member
Highly unlikely in NA. Seems to be the case for EU and JP though.
friskykillface
Banned
:/ smh Nintendo of America, I want that limited first print edition
Grrrrrrrr
Grrrrrrrr
I was hyped for this game, but then I saw that Europe was getting that awesome first-print edition at no additional cost while NA gets nothing but the two discs shoved into a single case. My hype has deflated. I mean, I wasn't expecting this but it still feels like I just got screwed.
Zeyphersan
Banned
OrbitalBeard
Member
Yeah, getting two games for the price of one....the humanity!!!!
I'm not saying that it's still not an amazing offer. We all know it is. But we were just shown something BETTER for the same exact price... but we can't have it because we live in a different part of the world.
OrbitalBeard
Member
It's just NoA being NoA.
Since we're getting both games on two discs, I'm not going to complain.
Where did you get that from? The Standard Game (just the second game by itself) in the UK is £35 minimum (around $60) or thereabouts while the Special Edition is £45 (around $75) which is the cheapest way to get both games in the UK and the Limited Edition is £60 (almost $100). You guys are getting Both games for the price of one.
Yeah, but... I'd still want the Special Edition. I hate to admit, but I'd even pay extra for it. *Sigh* Digital Download it is.
As for the Direct itself? Thought it'd show off a little more, but I need this game. So bad. Even directly into my bloodstream, so long as I can play it, I don't care. This game looks like the definition of hype, taking everything about the first game and making it several times better! Plus, I can finally play the first game without it being the slow-ass PS3 version, so that's pretty nice. I regret not Day 1-ing W101, but I'll make it up to Platinum with Bayonetta.
Huh? The book version is labeled "First Print Run Edition" so I figured it was just what it says, the first print-run of the game being in that form. Similar to how a lot of first-print runs here are in Steelbook cases. If it actually is a CE/SE afterall with a bumped up price, then nevermind.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
So... I just buy Bayonetta 2 on the eShop and they give me a 1 cent discount and Bayonetta 1 automatically?
Is it 17.5 GB for both games? Or only for Bayonetta 2? I only have 19GB on my memory and I got to get a hard drive anyway.
Is it 17.5 GB for both games? Or only for Bayonetta 2? I only have 19GB on my memory and I got to get a hard drive anyway.