Niflheim is mostly simpler now

Bayonetta 3 got here and conquered, however Platinum Video games has been occasionally tweaking the sport since its October 2022 launch. Past the preliminary day one launch patch, this week is the one time it’s been adjusted in a serious manner: on this occasion, through model 1.2.0, which was carried out late on January 10, 2023.

So there’s a number of issues this patch addresses:

• Fight changes that primarily apply to Viola
• Nerfs to many Niflheim problem phases (which lots of people requested for, even on higher-end difficulties)
• The Tricolored Keys/Previous Image Ebook secret is less complicated to entry, as you simply get the Tricolored Keys robotically now
• Different minor recreation stability points, in addition to bug fixes

So the primary two factors are literally entwined, as many people had been pissed off with a number of the Viola-specific Niflheim challenges. To accommodate, it’s now simpler to enter Witch Time with Viola, and it’s been typically buffed. This has been a constant level of competition and one of many greatest asks from the group.

Past that, the improved ease of accessing the teaser demo for the upcoming Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Misplaced Demon is a great transfer: particularly because the preliminary hype of discovering it the “secret manner” has died down a bit. Plus, granular bug fixes in a frame-perfect motion recreation are at all times appreciated!

Yow will discover the complete patch notes right here on Nintendo’s official web site, or beneath.

Bayonetta 3 Ver. 1.2.0 Patch Notes (Launched January 10, 2023)

Fight Changes

• Adjusted Viola’s activation window for “Block” and activation situations for Witch Time.
  • Block activation window added after releasing Block (in the course of the launch animation).
  • Added a further animation when Witch Time takes impact, making its activation simpler to comprehend.
  • The allotted length of Witch Time, and its activation window have been lengthened.
  • Now, when block is activated when participant is attacked, participant will obtain injury impact, however block will succeed and activate Witch Time.
  • Now, combo can proceed (with Dodge Offset) when participant makes use of Block to activate Witch Time.
  • If the Block enter is used repeatedly, the granted Witch Time length will lower.
• Changes made to forestall Viola’s evasive enter and Cheshire’s summoning enter from activating Assault Slave whereas sustaining invincibility if they’re utilized in fast succession.
• Weapons “Simoon”, “Tartarus” and Viola’s Cost Assaults can now proceed to carry cost, even when dodged or blocked.
• Wink Slave can now be activated from the combos “PKP*” and “PKK*” for the weapons “G-Pillar”, “Lifeless Finish Categorical” and “Cassiopeia”.*P is Punch, and Okay is Kick
• When equipping the equipment “Infernal Communicator” and “Pulley’s Butterfly” to summon Devils and Butterflies, it’s now attainable to cancel the summoning movement by dodging or blocking.

Niflheim

The next Niflheim stage situations had been modified to decrease the issue:

Recreation Modes

• Situations for acquiring the “Tricolored Keys” wanted to unseal the “Previous Image Ebook” have been made simpler.
  • “Tricolored Keys” will likely be robotically out there on the chapter choose display screen as soon as it turns into attainable to entry the “Gates of Hell”.
• Even when the participant already has entry to the Gates of Hell, or has already obtained one or two keys, they’ll robotically get hold of the remaining keys when going to the chapter choose display screen after making use of the replace.

Different Modifications

• Changes have been made to the Golem Treasure Chests present in phases.
  • Cut-off dates have been elevated, and issue has been lowered.
  • Golem Chest fragmenting animation can now be fast-forwarded with the B-button.
• Changes have been made to cut back conditions with poor digicam visibility.
• Adjusted recreation stability.

Bug Fixes

• Fastened a bug in Verse 5 of Chapter 7 that prevented progress when sure actions had been carried out whereas controlling Cheshire.
• Fastened an issue with the accent “Hymn of Durga” during which its impact was not being utilized to some assaults.
• Fastened a problem the place utilizing Alruna’s “Bondage Whip (P or Okay* lengthy press)” talent in sure conditions would trigger the enemies to to die immediately.
• Fastened a problem the place the weapons utilizing “Crow Inside” (J* lengthy press)” with “Scarborough Honest” and “Love is Blue” would trigger participant to maneuver ahead considerably below sure situations.
• Fastened a problem the place Bayonetta’s animations wouldn’t play accurately when switching weapons instantly after utilizing the “Crow Inside (J* lengthy press)” with the weapons “Scarborough Honest” and “Love is Blue”.
• Fastened a bug that triggered “Black Pearl Rain (Rotate L stick + S*)” for Infernal Demon “Kraken” to set off “Wink Slave” with abnormally excessive assault energy.
• Fastened a bug that triggered “Satan Rodin” to be caught for a time when utilizing “After Burner Kick (↑Okay* in midair)” repeatedly, instantly after rising up with a previous “After Burner Kick (J・Okay*)”.
• Fastened a bug during which Viola’s Assault Slave was capable of summon Infernal Demons in “Infernal Demon-prohibited areas”.
• Fastened an error within the hand image seen in Cutie J’s transformation sequence viewable in Aspect Chapter.
• Fastened different points to make the sport extra satisfying to play.

*P is Punch, Okay is Kick, S is Shoot, and J is Soar.