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Game profile
Bayonetta 3
The witch Bayonetta fights with stylish combos, weapon switching and massive demon summons against a multiversal threat. Fast, technical combat and eccentric staging define every mission.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Action / Fighting, set in a fantasy world. Visually it is deliberately stylised rather than photorealistic, and the overall tone stays somewhere between light and heavy. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. Sessions of an hour or two sit at the sweet spot here.
It is genuinely demanding, and repeated failure is part of how it is designed. The story matters and gives the mechanics a frame, without taking over. It is a single player experience from start to finish. It is available on one platform. It sits in the mid price bracket.
What stands out
- Stylish combos
- Massive demon summons
- Eccentric staging
This fits you if
- you are after a proper adrenaline rush
- you want real resistance and are fine with dying a lot
- you play alone and want a complete experience without other people
Look elsewhere if
- you want to relax and not be punished for mistakes
- you specifically want an open world to roam
- you want to play it side by side with someone
What it costs you in time
About 14 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 2 weeks, or 7 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 90 out of 100, which puts it above 85 percent of the 1206 games here and at rank 127 overall. That is a strong score, comfortably above what most releases manage.
For comparison, Action averages 83 points across the database, so this one sits 7 points above its own genre. The figure rests on 53 collected ratings.
Released in 2022 and 4 years old. Recent enough to look and run modern, old enough to be patched and often discounted.
The facts
- Release year
- 2022
- Genres
- Action, Fighting
- Playtime
- approx. 14 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Demanding, punishing
- Story weight
- Present and relevant
- Play with
- Solo
- Setting
- Fantasy, Present day
- Visual style
- Stylised
- Price bracket
- Mid price
- Platforms
- Switch
- Critic rating
- 90 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayonetta 3 | 2022 | approx. 14 hrs. | 90 | Mid price |
| Bayonetta 2 | 2018 | approx. 12 hrs. | 91 | Mid price |
| Devil May Cry 3 | 2005 | approx. 12 hrs. | 89 | Budget |
| Bayonetta | 2009 | approx. 11 hrs. | 91 | Budget |
If you liked this, try these
- Bayonetta 2 Shared: Action, Fighting, Fantasy, rated higher
- Devil May Cry 3 Shared: Action, Fighting, Fantasy
- Bayonetta Shared: Action, Fighting, Fantasy, rated higher
- Streets of Rage 4 Shared: Action, Fighting, Present day, shorter
- Sifu Shared: Action, Fighting, Present day
- Screamer Shared: Action, Fighting, Present day