The big twist in the third game is that there’s emphasis on controlling Bayonetta’s show-stopping demons in battle. The level begins with a traditional fight with Bayonetta using magic pistols and demon attacks against lesser foes, but it quickly jumps into some fantastic set-pieces involving controlling your summoned familiar as you surf on the sides of twisting buildings that feel right out of Marvel’s Doctor Strange. The mission I got to play was set in a ruined Shibuya, Japan, during a homunculi invasion. However, there’s a palpable sense that the developers sought to up the ante for this next game. PlatinumGames’ Bayonetta 3 maintains the high-spirited flow of action and the resulting splendour of seeing your skills come together in tight form. As you face off against multiple enemies, you’ll be able to use a combination of guns, melee weapons, and magical attacks in a free-form flow to dispatch foes in a satisfying and over-the-top fashion. With legions of manufactured homunculi invading cities across Earth, Bayonetta and friends come together to face off against the new threat with that familiar Bayonetta style.įor the uninitiated, Bayonetta 3 and its predecessors are a part of a long line of games colloquially referred to as ‘character action,’ much like other titles like God of War, Devil May Cry, and Nier Automata.
In the third game, the titular Witch who conjures up demons with her enchanted hair faces off against forces that come from neither heaven nor hell, but rather from the mortal realm of Earth. Storywise, Bayonetta 3 picks up right after the events of the second game, which was a very roundabout sequel and loose prequel to the events of the original. When that’s coupled with over-the-top weapons, magical attacks, and demons to summon, it all makes for thrilling and oddly hilarious moments of action – and Bayonetta 3 keeps up that same energy with some interesting upgrades. The elaborate and burlesque-inspired flow of combat gives it a unique flavour for an action game.
The appeal of Bayonetta, and the reason it’s developed such a cult following since its debut in 2009, is that its style and aesthetic are very much a part of the game’s substance. The recent demo I had the chance to play at PAX West shows that developer PlatinumGames hasn’t lost its touch – the game marries grand, exuberant spectacle with satisfying free-form action gameplay. Thankfully, Bayonetta 3 is actually real, and it’s out on 28 October 2022. It was one of the Switch’s most anticipated games for a while, but after its reveal and subsequent period of silence, it quickly slipped into ‘missing in action’ status. It’s a little hard to comprehend that Bayonetta 3 was first revealed in the months after the Nintendo Switch’s launch in 2017.
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