Wow that is a whole bunch of troll bait being laid.  

The difference isn't huge, but Bayonetta 2 did feel more polished in most regards.
The only thing I liked better about the first game was Enzo's voice actor.

I think the battle mechanics in 2 are less punishing and have a larger leway for errors than in 1, so to me it felt much more rewarding and satisfying. In the first game, when enemies attack you and that little flashy blink appears, I somehow hardly managed to hit the dodge timing right.

Double down on this, and add other users into the butthurt part.

Nailed it.

But I still play Bayonetta 1, though. It's awesome.

His argument makes as much sense as claiming not to buy God of War because the ps4 Pro is weak hardware (compared to the X) and holds the game back.  His post was clearly a jab at a specific console, hence my troll comment.  And I suspect if ps4 exclusives were being bashed because of Pro hardware limitations, those posts would be modded rather quickly.    

Aside from the obvious posted above, there are many additional flaws with his argument.  The easiest is pointing out Bayo 2 isn't exclusive to a portable system.  It was originally a Wii U game, which clearly isn't a portable system.  So he doesn't even have his facts correct.  I would also add Bayo 2 was funded by Nintendo and wouldn't even exist if it weren't for said funding.    

Would it be possible to expect people not to directly attack a system in a game discussion thread?  Or is that something that is just ok?  The rules seem to change often here.  I can't keep up.  

I'll remember that.  When there is a thread about a ps4 exclusive, I'll comment about how weak the hardware is and how it hurts the game.  Friendly bet says I get attacked and the mods blame me.  This place is beyond biased.  But hey, like most I am spending less and less time here.  So by all means, keep up the "good" work.  

Easily 1 for me. The humor, the setting and characters are just a few reasons why. Not to mention that ugly haircut they gave her in 2 when her hair was such an integral part of her style/combat. Here's hoping they bring back her long hair in 3.

I'll second what was already mentioned in this thread. The combat in 1 felt more like a dance...I could never put my finger on it but this describes it excellently!

Not sure yet. I have played the first Bayonetta again on my PS4 Pro (first time was on the Wii U). Awesome game, but a bit unforgiving at times. The QTEs tended to catch me off guard, leading me to accidentally dying because of it.

Bayonetta 2 was a lot of fun when I played it on my Wii U. Would like to play it again on the Switch sometime.