Her outfit is made up of her own demonic hair, woven into an assortment of weapons and supernatural creatures that help accentuate the game’s most explosive set pieces.
She isn’t realistic or based in any form of reality, and thus I can’t help but view them as a silly, almost comical hero that relishes in their own absurdity.īayonetta knows that she is smoking hot, using the art of seduction to her advantage as she teases her male counterparts and uses her sexual prowess to stamp enemies into a bloody mess of nothingness. I feel straight white males fawning over Bayonetta like a sexual object of their own belonging are completely missing the point, and that’s part of her charm, a knowing critical examination of why we find such women so appealing. While Bayonetta is absolutely sexualised and appeals to the male gaze, she does so in a way that is deliberately critical of the tropes associated with such a character. At its launch, female characters in the medium were still often subject to needless sexualisation, the memorable heroines we have today being few and far between. It all begins with Bayonetta herself - she’s unforgettable. Related: Happy Birthday Catra, I Hope You're Finally Getting Some Therapy The combo of this and Vanquish remains unbeatable in the eyes of many, so much so the duo were recently brought together in a stylish remastered bundle. Biblically accurate angels, the weird Greek-esque architecture you see in almost every Sega game, and devilishly catchy music, it’s all here and shining brighter than ever so many years later. Under the leadership of Hideki Kamiya, PlatinumGames crafted an irreverent experience that wasn’t afraid to bask in its own stupidity, all while cementing a world and characters that remain endlessly fascinating to revisit. There’s a reason we’re all ravenous for the third entry. It took inspiration from the likes of Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, and Resident Evil all while crafting its own distinct identity that made it an iconic example of the genre to this day. Even today, it remains a bold, subversive, and sexually charged example of what action games are capable of.
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