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Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon

Bayonetta Origins future

Nintendo and PlatinumGames have both briefly commented on the future of Bayonetta in a recent interview.

Only a few months after the debut of Bayonetta 3 – which released five years after it was announced – the series just saw the launch of another title with Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon. It sounds like we could be seeing this sort of thing in the future – especially if series creator and Bayonetta Origins writer Hideki Kamiya has his way.

Bayonetta Origins theme song recording

Nintendo is giving Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon fans a behind the scenes look with a recording video for the theme song. This is Le Chéile i bhForaois Sholas na Gealaí, otherwise known as Together in the Moonlit Forest.

The performance comes from Lauren McGlynn. Hitomi Kurokawa at PlatinumGames handled the music while Michael McGlynn wrote the lyrics. The recording took place at Abbey Road Studios.

Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon reviews

Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon will be launching worldwide in just a few days, but some early reviews are now starting to come online.

This Switch exclusive is quite different from previous entries in the series. Whereas the franchise has been known for its hardcore third-person action, PlatinumGames is mixing things up with more of a top-down perspective in which players control both Cereza and Cheshire simultaneously. The title also serves as a prequel to the main trilogy.

Here’s a roundup of initial reviews for Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon:

Bayonetta Origins demo

Ahead of launch, a demo for Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon has been released. This can be downloaded in all major regions right now.

The demo contains the first two chapters from the game. Additionally, players can transfer their save data over to the full release.

Bayonetta Origins pre-order bonus

Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon is only a couple of months away, and with that in mind we’re starting to hear about pre-order bonuses for the game. We’ll keep this post updated as information on that front is shared in the coming weeks.

Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon comes just a few months after Bayonetta 3. This title is taking an entirely different approach for the series, however. As the name implies, this is more of an origin story in which players go on a journey to save Cereza’s mother. It has a more colorful, storybook-inspired look with a focus on exploration, combat, and puzzle solving.

Bayonetta Origins Hideki Kamiya

Original (12/19): Supervising director Hideki Kamiya has shared a message about Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon. Earlier this month, Nintendo and PlatinumGames unveiled the project at The Game Awards.

Kamiya noted how the title “is something very new for PlatinumGames, made by a team of young ambitious developers with just a few vets to help along the way.” Abebe Tinari is acting as director while Tomoko Nishii is the art director.

Another notable part of Kamiya’s message is how he mentioned that Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon was made “with the hope that fans of the series to date will enjoy this unique take on their favorite badass heroine, and also endeavor to deliver an unforgettable experience to players who may not be comfortable with action games… or even players who are unfamiliar with the Bayonetta series in the first place!”

Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon

Nintendo and PlatinumGames just unveiled Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon for Switch. Like other announcements today, the news was shared at The Game Awards 2022.

Here’s an overview from Nintendo with more details:


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