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VXIII on 13 October 2014
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the_dengle said:
VXIII said:

Just to warp this up. My only problem is the reviewer stated that the storytelling and characters are weak and then gave it a perfect score (be damned story). I do realize that the focus in action games is not the story.

@KLAMarine. It depends on the game and what it's trying to achieve.

 

The review actually has a lot of positive things to say about the story and characters:

"You get your fair share of cheesy characters and sight gags, particularly in the humorous opening moments..."

"Things get a little more tense as the battle to save the earth rolls on, but the game never takes itself too seriously, punctuating its deeper moments with sarcastic quips from Bayonetta, who... remains one of the most charismatic and powerful heroines in the medium."

"The story stitching it all together is utter nonsense, but fittingly so, because its absurdity serves as way to push you into ever more outlandish battles."

Chessy characters, doesn't take itself seriously and utter nonsense... How exactly did you get these as positive? 

But yes, you seem to be right about that comment in the begging of the review.

Long story short. Every game should be judged on its own merits, I agree. This one has story (unlike Titres) and has storytelling (unlike Mario)  and they are weak according to reviews. But since it is an action game the story isn't that important to the core of the game. Still it shouldn't be ignored completely.

Either way, I just hope well made and challenging games like this sell decently, I think it is amazing how it maintains the depth of the combat while being fast and flashy. I expect this game to get a fair share of Goty awards, if not the most of them.