Fans of the franchise will find nothing lacking in Bayonetta 3 – in fact, there is more. More strangeness, one-liners, swag, and battle mechanics. For example, on one level, players take control of Bayonetta’s witchy pal, Jeanne, for a side-scrolling action scene reminiscent of 1960s espionage. Another element enables Bayonetta to manipulate time in brief spurts, reverting to her younger form at times. The Demon Masquerade ability adds hellish elements to Bayonetta’s weaponry and enables her to turn into numerous demons throughout the game, whilst the Demon Slave talent lets her summon and control huge monsters of hell, each with a unique move set.
The majority of Bayonetta’s demons are based on traditional creepy creatures like moths and spiders, but one of her forms is an actual train. Bayonetta is filled with the energy of Satan’s choo-choo around halfway through the game, and she can summon a demonic tank engine during combat. Attacking as the train with Demon Slave briefly slows time, enabling players to swiftly construct a track and mark points of damage along the route, preferably in the direction of close foes. When you release the Demon Slave button, the train barrels down the ghost track in real time, causing massive damage to whatever it comes into contact with. Through Demon Masquerade, Bayonetta has the power to transform into a genuine train-witch hybrid, charging ahead with heavy-duty chainsaw-like strikes. Because she, of course, does.
