Bayonetta 2 came out and so I played the first recently before I tackled the second one.

Bayonetta has a special place in my heart because it was the last game I 100% completed, A+ rankings in every mission, collected every weapon, every lore-book, all the costumes, beat at the hardest difficulty, etc. etc. And the catchy soundtrack, as can be heard in the link.

What's hilarious is that it really shows how much things have changed. That game was ridiculously hard, even on Normal difficulty, so the fact that I perfected everything showed how much time I was willing to put into it.

Replaying it was an entirely different experience. I tried going straight into Hard mode, went, "fuck this bullshit I don't have time for it," then switched down to "Very Easy" mode and beat it in a weekend. I just don't care anymore, I wanted to play for the story, not the skill, and I didn't feel like investing that much effort into the challenge of harder difficulties. I feel challenged by other things now - my writing, schoolwork, what have you - that I want to relax when I turn on a game.

Anyways, here's the sweet track from the second game: