Bayonetta 2 takes everything fun about the first game and amplifies it - The relentless hack and slash action, the overarching and explicit campiness and overt sexual tones.

It was just a fun experience with a decently told story. Did it do much else past that? Nope.
Do I need it to have? Absolutely not.

I’m super excited to see where they take the series with the third instalment now…