Look who's back. Back again.
So, as with anything else, I have thoughts.
I am tremendously ambivalent about this whole thing. For one, it's finally here. People said it didn't exist and that it was canceled and to just let it quietly go into that sweet night, but nope, there she be. It exists and I'm grateful and I am buying day 1 because I believe in P+.
On the other hand, this is rather different. Right off the bat I knew it was a P+ game, it's written all over the place. The P's, the dog, the other dog, the animation, the style, the presentation. I just didn't think it was going to be B3. I thought it was going to be AC2. Look at the enemies, look at the setting, look at the effects and animations. That has Astral Chain written all over it. Turned out to be Bayo, though. And I'm kinda perplexed about how it's looking.
For one, the gameplay seems off. It could be all the stuff I mentioned. The animation alone seems... not as polished. It looks smooth but-- ok, look at the dance she does at around 2:30. Not only is it definitely not the same style of dance but it seems almost restricted compared to the way she used to dance, she doesn't move as much, as big. Or how about the way she summoned her demon? She doesn't use her hair anymore, it's a tattoo. The effects from before are completely missing now. Bayo is also a bit like DMC in it's presentation. The game shouldn't be set in a modern city for more than a stage or two. It's should be ruins and the abyss and where the divine exist and the architecture is something clearly from the realm of the fantastic.
Also, I am really not sure about her design. I didn't like her original look when I first saw it but while playing it became a totally different story, so I won't dismiss it, but...
This design looks absolutely way too busy. There is just too much going on. I can see the Cereza as an adult concept and I've seen similar silhouettes at fashion shows but this one is doing too much. Ironically, the one thing that isn't is the one I wish was, and that is her glasses. She's always had glasses with a bit of design flare. These are really plain. No only that but Bayo's outfits in 1 & 2 tried to emphasize her feminine figure while this one, well, not as much. Even the way she delivers her lines are not as coquette as in the previous games.
There's been a theory going around since the first teaser came out back in '17 that the story would involve a multiple realities kinda deal, and the logo with the multiple moons kinda supports that. I'm hoping that that is the case because this just looks... kinda off. Kinda very off.
Ultimately, am I exited? Hell, yeah, but with a huge asterisk to go along with it. I'm definitely getting it day one, but I can't help but feel apprehensive about it.
So, as with anything else, I have thoughts.
I am tremendously ambivalent about this whole thing. For one, it's finally here. People said it didn't exist and that it was canceled and to just let it quietly go into that sweet night, but nope, there she be. It exists and I'm grateful and I am buying day 1 because I believe in P+.
On the other hand, this is rather different. Right off the bat I knew it was a P+ game, it's written all over the place. The P's, the dog, the other dog, the animation, the style, the presentation. I just didn't think it was going to be B3. I thought it was going to be AC2. Look at the enemies, look at the setting, look at the effects and animations. That has Astral Chain written all over it. Turned out to be Bayo, though. And I'm kinda perplexed about how it's looking.
For one, the gameplay seems off. It could be all the stuff I mentioned. The animation alone seems... not as polished. It looks smooth but-- ok, look at the dance she does at around 2:30. Not only is it definitely not the same style of dance but it seems almost restricted compared to the way she used to dance, she doesn't move as much, as big. Or how about the way she summoned her demon? She doesn't use her hair anymore, it's a tattoo. The effects from before are completely missing now. Bayo is also a bit like DMC in it's presentation. The game shouldn't be set in a modern city for more than a stage or two. It's should be ruins and the abyss and where the divine exist and the architecture is something clearly from the realm of the fantastic.
Also, I am really not sure about her design. I didn't like her original look when I first saw it but while playing it became a totally different story, so I won't dismiss it, but...
There's been a theory going around since the first teaser came out back in '17 that the story would involve a multiple realities kinda deal, and the logo with the multiple moons kinda supports that. I'm hoping that that is the case because this just looks... kinda off. Kinda very off.
Ultimately, am I exited? Hell, yeah, but with a huge asterisk to go along with it. I'm definitely getting it day one, but I can't help but feel apprehensive about it.
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