{"id":131106,"date":"2023-01-11T01:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T01:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-143436"},"modified":"2023-01-11T01:55:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T01:55:00","slug":"bayonetta-3-version-1-2-0-is-now-live-here-are-the-full-patch-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/01\/11\/bayonetta-3-version-1-2-0-is-now-live-here-are-the-full-patch-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayonetta 3 Version 1.2.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/eae17dda305fc\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/eae17dda305fc\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n<section class=\"title\">\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"description\">It&#8217;s a big one!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"byline\">\n<ul class=\"article-author\">\n<li class=\" first\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAzMCAzMCI+PC9zdmc+\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/users\/79507\/avatar.jpg\" alt=\"Liam_Doolan\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"authors last\">by <a class=\"author-name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/users\/Liam_Doolan\">Liam Doolan<\/a> <span class=\"icon icon-time\"><\/span> <span>2 hours ago<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Bayonetta 3\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/eae17dda305fc\/bayonetta-3.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/eae17dda305fc\/bayonetta-3.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Bayonetta 3\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: PlatinumGames<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>PlatinumGames isn&#8217;t done with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/bayonetta_3\">Bayonetta 3<\/a> just yet! Today it&#8217;s released a second major patch update for the game.<\/p>\n<p>This latest patch (Version 1.2.0) comes with combat adjustments, stage condition adjustments, some game mode changes, and various other changes and bug fixes. Here&#8217;s the full rundown, courtesy of the official Nintendo support page:<\/p>\n<h3>Ver. 1.2.0 (Released January 10, 2023)<\/h3>\n<h6>Combat Adjustments<\/h6>\n<h6>Niflheim<\/h6>\n<p>The following Niflheim stage conditions were changed to lower the difficulty:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Niflheim Stage<\/th>\n<th>Changed Conditions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chapter 2 Verse 5\uff08Casual to Expert\uff09<\/td>\n<td>120 second time limit changed to 150 second time limit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chapter 3 Verse 4\uff08Casual to Expert\uff09<\/td>\n<td>Two lives increased to three lives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chapter 5 Verse 2 (Casual to Expert\uff09<\/td>\n<td>150 second time limit changed to 180 second time limit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chapter 6 Verse 8 (Casual to Expert\uff09<\/td>\n<td>Two lives increased to three lives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chapter 9 Verse 8 (Casual to Expert)<\/td>\n<td>60 second time limit changed to 80 second time limit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chapter 10 Verse 1 (Casual to Expert)<\/td>\n<td>140 second time limit changed to 160 second time limit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chapter 12 Verse 5 (Casual to Expert)<\/td>\n<td>One life increased to two lives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h6>Game Modes<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Conditions for obtaining the &#8220;Tricolored Keys&#8221; needed to unseal the &#8220;Old Picture Book&#8221; have been made easier.\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Tricolored Keys&#8221; will be automatically available on the chapter select screen once it becomes possible to access the &#8220;Gates of Hell&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Even if the player already has access to the Gates of Hell, or has already obtained one or two keys, they will automatically obtain the remaining keys when going to the chapter select screen after applying the update.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>Other Changes<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Adjustments have been made to the Golem Treasure Chests found in stages.\n<ul>\n<li>Time limits have been increased, and difficulty has been lowered.<\/li>\n<li>Golem Chest fragmenting animation can now be fast-forwarded with the B-button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Adjustments have been made to reduce situations with poor camera visibility.<\/li>\n<li>Adjusted game balance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>Bug Fixes<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed a bug in Verse 5 of Chapter 7 that prevented progress when certain actions were performed while controlling Cheshire.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed a problem with the accessory &#8220;Hymn of Durga&#8221; in which its effect was not being applied to some attacks.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed an issue where using Alruna\u2019s \u201cBondage Whip (P or K* long press)\u201d skill in certain situations would cause the enemies to to die instantly.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed an issue where the weapons using \u201cCrow Within\u201d (J* long press)\u201d with &#8220;Scarborough Fair&#8221; and &#8220;Love is Blue&#8221; would cause player to move forward significantly under certain conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed an issue where Bayonetta&#8217;s animations would not play correctly when switching weapons immediately after using the &#8220;Crow Within (J* long press)\u201d with the weapons &#8220;Scarborough Fair&#8221; and &#8220;Love is Blue&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed a bug that caused &#8220;Black Pearl Rain (Rotate L stick + S*)\u201d for Infernal Demon &#8220;Kraken&#8221; to trigger &#8220;Wink Slave&#8221; with abnormally high attack power.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed a bug that caused &#8220;Devil Rodin&#8221; to be stuck for a time when using &#8220;After Burner Kick (\u2191K* in midair)&#8221; continuously, immediately after rising up with a prior &#8220;After Burner Kick (J\u30fbK*)\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed a bug in which Viola\u2019s Assault Slave was able to summon Infernal Demons in &#8220;Infernal Demon-prohibited areas\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed an error in the hand symbol seen in Cutie J\u2019s transformation sequence viewable in Side Chapter.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed other issues to make the game more enjoyable to play.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*P is Punch, K is Kick, S is Shoot, and J is Jump.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve not tried out Bayonetta 3 on the Switch yet, be sure to check out our full Nintendo Life review:<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:138882,139994 @ 2023-01-11T03:14:46+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Have you downloaded this update yet? Notice anything else? <em>Tell us in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/en-americas-support.nintendo.com\/app\/answers\/detail\/a_id\/60160\/~\/how-to-update-bayonetta-3\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en-americas-support.nintendo.com\/app\/answers\/detail\/a_id\/60160\/~\/how-to-update-bayonetta-3\">en-americas-support.nintendo.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-info\/89abd359b0b6d8dfcb45612d704e5fd1 @ 2023-01-11T02:46:45+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<\/dd>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a big one! by Liam Doolan 2 hours ago Image: PlatinumGames PlatinumGames isn&#8217;t done with Bayonetta 3 just yet! Today it&#8217;s released a second major patch update for the game. This latest patch (Version 1.2.0) comes with combat adjustments, stage condition adjustments, some game mode changes, and various other changes and bug fixes. Here&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131106\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}