>make amazing first game with great combat and bosses, tons of unlockables, replay value and high skill ceiling
>but its mired with brown and bloom and some terrible gimmick sections
>sequel cuts down the gimmick bullshit and ups the visuals substantially, but combat and humanoid bosses got significantly worse
>third game looks ugly, runs like shit AND is chock full of gimmicky bullshit
bayonetta 1 was lightning in a bottle, pretty much the closest we have ever gotten to a "perfect" action game package and the sequels pale in comparison