Chapter 1 - Noatun, The City of Genesis - Bayonetta 2 Guide - IGN (2024)

Chapter 1 - Noatun, The City of Genesis is the first chapter of Bayonetta 2. There are eight Journal's Echoes, four Muspelheim Portals, three Crows, and one Angelic Hymn to find and collect.

Bayonetta and Enzo are flying their way over to the sacred mountain Fimbulventr to find a way into the Inferno. This mountain is said to be the only place on Earth that connects to both heaven and hell. You'll first arrive at the base of the mountain in the city of Noatun.

Time to explore. This area is full of collectibles, so take the time to look around. Keep in mind you can hop into the water! If you see any statues with the gold Seal of the Sun, destroy them to find goodies inside.

Journal's Echo: Go to the dock on the left and follow it all the way to the journal at the end.

Crow: As soon as you start the chapter, turn to your right and follow the path all the way to the end. The crow will be on the edge of the last dock.

Verse 1

Journal's Echo and Muspelheim Portal: Head to the main plaza with the glass-like surface. At the end of the left side is a journal entry right next to a Muspelheim portal. This Muspelheim will task you with killing an Acceptance within 30 seconds. Easy!

Crow: Just before the area with the underwater tunnel is a series of columns. On top of the left most column is crow. If you can find a way to get up there, great! If not, purchase the "Crow Within" technique from the shop, then use the nearby shop to jump off of and fly over to the crow.

Journal's Echo: Run up the stairs on the right in the main plaza area. In the middle is a journal, right next to Umbran Resting Place.

Activate the Umbran Resting Place, then jump off the balcony and transform into a panther. Run and collect the shards across the plaza. Jump over to the dock area, then run down the stairs to collect the last one.

Run over to the end of the plaza and hop into the water. Enter the hallway and collect the journal as you enter the next underwater section.

Journal's Echo: This one can be found in the middle of the hallway as you pass into the next section. Don't worry about missing the fourth journal entry, you'll get that later.

Journal's Echo: As soon as you enter the underwater section, the journal will be off to the left. You can't miss it!

Verse 2

Run over to the large area at the end of the path to start a battle. This time you're facing off with a new enemy, the . Here you will only face off with the Compassions, the smaller enemies. Since there are many and easy to take out, try using your spin move them all at once.

Verse 3

Muspelheim Portal: There is a portal to the left of the stairs after the Verse 2 battle. This Muspelheim tasks you with only dealing damage by going into Witch Time. You have two minutes to complete this, so it shouldn't be a problem!

Verse 4

With that taken care of, start heading up the stairs to the next area. Once outside, the next battle will begin! Fight off three Acceptance, although this time one of them will be able to shoot arrows. When you see the ground below you glow, evade and stay clear of the arrows.

After defeating the enemies, enter the red portal to enter Rodin's Shop. Here you can buy new weapons, accessories, items, and more.

Return to the normal world and head through the archway. Throughout this entire section, the giant angel you saw earlier will start crashing through the ground, destroying the path ahead. Once you reach the end, jump to the ground below and enter the next area.

Verse 5

Now in the Cascade Foregrounds, head for the center to meet Loki for the first time.

After watching the cutscene, get ready to battle another Accolade. This Accolade will be surrounded by other Acceptance, including the one that shoots out arrows. After that, a Cachet & Compassion will appear, then another Accolade. If you have the pillars destroyed in the area, you might find some health!

There is an Umbran Resting Place to the left. Collect the pieces by hopping into the water, then wall jumping back up to the surface at the end.

Verse 6

Muspelheim Portal: In the Cascade Foregrounds, hop into the water and enter the portal on the left. This one will have you defeating enemies to earn time to your clock. Defeat all the enemies before time runs out to win. This one can be very tricky. Try to use attacks and combos that grab have a wide range so you can attack multiple enemies at once. Let them bunch up!

Angelic Hymn: After the Verse 5 battle, collect the Angelic Hymn dropped in the square.

Journal's Echo: At the base of the gravitation object is a journal entry.

Verse 7

Run up the gravitation object to find yourself standing on the side of the church. Here you'll encounter Valiance, a first sphere Cherubim.

The angel's sword is extremely powerful, so avoid it as best as you can! Dodge the swing to enter Witch Time, then jump in the air and attack from above. Most of its attacks will affect you on the ground, so it's a good idea to stay in the air. Whenever it drops the sword, you'll have a chance to attack its face! After you defeat Valiance, Bayonetta will summon another demon to completely take it down.

Now you're inside the church. Before you hop down, find some of the collectibles up here.

Crow: As soon as you land, a crow can be found perched on the railing in front of you.

Verse 8

Muspelheim Portal: This portal is on the right side of the upstairs area of the church. This one will task you with getting rid of the enemies without getting hurt. Simple enough!

Verse 9

Jump down to the bottom of the church to encounter another , this time complete with the Cachet. The Cachet is a stronger version of the Compassion, and it also has a long range drill attack that you need to watch out for.

After you defeat it, free Loki from the rumble and head on to the next room. There are several collectibles here, so take the time to find them all. This includes a Umbran Resting Place found inside once of the chapels.

Journal's Echo: As soon as you enter the next room of the church, turn to the right to find another journal entry.

Journal's Echo: Remember that missing fourth entry? This is it. You can find it at the end of the second room of the church.

Verse 10

Exit the church to find yourself outside in a courtyard. Head into the middle to start yet another battle. The fight will start off with Acceptance and an Accolade. Nothing you haven't face before. Soon they will be joined by a .

Just when you think the battle is over, a new enemy will appear. Urbane has two fiery fists and arms that can strike powerful blows. Since his attacks on the ground are deadly, try to perform your attacks and combos in the air.

Verse 11

After you finish Verse 10, backtrack to the cathedral's main room. Here, a battle will start with two green, sword-wielding Accolades. They appear close together, so make sure you don't get double-teamed.

Verse 12

With that taken care of, continue forward until you get outside. When you reach the water, hop in to start a battle with an Accolade underwater. If you picked up the remains of Urbane, use his fists to quickly take down this Accolade.

Verse 13

Head down the next crumbling alley only to find that the giant flying angel wants to start a battle. This fight shouldn't be to bad if you stick to the simple evade and attack concept. Whenever the angel strikes, evade and enter Witch Time, then unleash your attacks.

The fight will move on to the sky where the same tactics should be used.

And with that, the chapter is finally over!