Pre-Release Bayonetta 3 - Pre-release Discussion Thread

[mazi]

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who's hyped?

 

[WestEgg]

Excellent, we needed one of these. I am certainly hyped.

 

[bellydrum]

ME. I want to have all three games on my Switch shelf. I think this looks great.

 

[Scrawnton]

Im extremely hyped for the game, even if it’s just a by-the-numbers follow up to Bayo 2; however, it looks like they’re making some big changes, which I am perfectly fine with.

 

[MissingNo.]

This is one of my most anticipated games. Hopefully it doesn't release too late into 2022. Should be out by summer, ideally.

 

[Roo]

This is one of my most anticipated games. Hopefully it doesn't release too late into 2022. Should be out by summer, ideally.

Yeah, I really hope it’s a H1 release.
I’d hate to wait around this time next year to play it.

Anyway, Im excited, it’s one of my most anticipated games next year.

 

[Skittzo]

This is one of my most anticipated games. Hopefully it doesn't release too late into 2022. Should be out by summer, ideally.

When it leaked on Nintendo's site before the Direct wasn't it given a September to November release window?

 

[mazi]

When it leaked on Nintendo's site before the Direct wasn't it given a September to November release window?

no, just 2022. people misread the site.

 

[MissingNo.]

When it leaked on Nintendo's site before the Direct wasn't it given a September to November release window?

No clue, tbh. I wasn't around for the leak, as in I actively avoided it. Would be a bit of a bummer if true, but oh well.

Edit: Well, there it is.

 

[Skittzo]

no, just 2022. people misread the site.

Ah I see. Good then.

A little birdie (whose accuracy and validity is yet to be determined, especially when it comes to dates) told me it should be launching in this FY.

 

[mazi]

Ah I see. Good then.

A little birdie (whose accuracy and validity is yet to be determined, especially when it comes to dates) told me it should be launching in this FY.

as in, before april? no way.

 

[Skittzo]

as in, before april? no way.

Yeah I'm not sure I believe it but that's what I was told. Again, this person hasn't really been that accurate with dates so I'd assume for now it's not true.

 

[MissingNo.]

Current FY would be nuts, but I could see it release in February, maybe. It's supposed to be in the final stages of development, so it's not too far-fetched, imo. But we shall see.

 

[mazi]

i know they do short reveal to release cycles but i feel like the game needs like 2 or 3 additional big trailers and direct spots still. my guess is this is their august or september game.

 

[Phendrift]

i know they do short reveal to release cycles but i feel like the game needs like 2 or 3 additional big trailers and direct spots still. my guess is this is their august or september game.

August or Sept makes sense yeah, a similar trajectory to LM3. Reveal in September direct -> release a year later

 

[Josh5890]

Yea I like August-October 2022 as a good release window for Bayonetta 3.

Still have my $50 Amazon pre-order from like 2018 lol

 

[bellydrum]

I don't see bayo 3 this FY - I think it's Metroid Dread, SMTV, Pokemon BD/SP, Advance Wars, Pokemon Legends: Arceus, and Kirby and the Forgotten Land for the rest of the FY

Come to think of it, jesus that's a banger of a quarter.

 

[Imitatio]

I just hope we don't have to wait another 12 months for it to release. H2 2022 would be brutal.

 

[WonderLuigi]

GOTY 2022 right here

 

[Lovecatt]

I think/hope we'll see it again at the game awards

 

[FossilPhantom]

So excited to see this in the Direct! I’m looking forward to seeing what Platinum comes up with to push the franchise forward. Kaiju battles is not what I was expecting, but but was a great surprise

 

[Herb Alpert]

I'm hyped as fuck
Totally loved what they shown in the direct, and can't wait to play it !
I will play the first game again waiting for 3.

 

[Shadow]

I have but one thing to say about my anticipation for this game:

 

[TreIII]

Between Final Fantasy Origin and Bayo3, 2022 is looking like a very good year for an action-junkie like myself!

I'm really hoping they can do something special, here. Unlike several at the other place, I'm down with the idea of weaving in the demons themselves as you fight. Like one of my bigger qualms about V in DMC5 was that he didn't have Phantom summon fighting with him. But I guess Itsuno respected that he was Cereza's homeboy since 2009!

 

[DecoReturns]

Yea I like August-October 2022 as a good release window for Bayonetta 3.

Still have my $50 Amazon pre-order from like 2018 lol

Same lol. I started pre-ordering. Bunch of random games before Amazon took away that discount

 

[Deleted user]

I have a theory that there was a Bayonetta 3 in development that changed into Astral Chain and the "Bayonetta 3" we see now is really Bayonetta 4. That is why the game took so long to release. Anyone else think this is the case?

 

[Skittzo]

I have a theory that there was a Bayonetta 3 in development that changed into Astral Chain and the "Bayonetta 3" we see now is really Bayonetta 4. That is why the game took so long to release. Anyone else think this is the case?

I don't think so.

The original teaser back in 2017 plus some of the things we saw in the recent trailer both kinda imply we're looking at multiverse situation with several different Bayonettas. The fact that they're consistent with that suggests it's been the same project this whole time.

Plus, didn't Astral Chain begin development in 2016?

 

[Sander RX]

I really like the theory that we this is a different Bayonetta, as it implies might have more than one Bayonetta at once via alternate universe shenanigans.

The prospect of having multiple playable characters with mechanical differences is very alluring.

 

[Deleted user]

Plus, didn't Astral Chain begin development in 2016?

Do you have a source for that?

 

[Skittzo]

Do you have a source for that?

Not at the moment but I thought I read it had aé year development cycle. Or was it 4?

Either way I don't think it's possible it was less then 3, so it couldn't have originated as Bayo.

 

[MaitreWakou]

Do you have a source for that?

Not at the moment but I thought I read it had aé year development cycle. Or was it 4?

Either way I don't think it's possible it was less then 3, so it couldn't have originated as Bayo.

Taura (Astral Chain's director and Nier Automata unofficial co-director, but Yoko Taro consider him as the co director of the game) said it had a 5 years development cycle, from pre-prod to release. So they started designing it in 2014.
Taura added they started working on it before PlatinumGames even started working on Nier Automata ! (Which released in 2017. I imagine they didn't participate in the pre-prod cycle of Nier)

 

[Skittzo]

Taura (Astral Chain's director and Nier Automata unofficial co-director, but Yoko Taro consider him as the co director of the game) said it had a 5 years development cycle, from pre-prod to release. So they started designing it in 2014.
Taura added they started working on it before PlatinumGames even started working on Nier Automata ! (Which released in 2017. I imagine they didn't participate in the pre-prod cycle of Nier)

Ah even longer than I thought. But yeah I remembered they had said it started development a long time before Bayo 3 was announced.

 

[Deleted user]

Taura (Astral Chain's director and Nier Automata unofficial co-director, but Yoko Taro consider him as the co director of the game) said it had a 5 years development cycle, from pre-prod to release. So they started designing it in 2014.
Taura added they started working on it before PlatinumGames even started working on Nier Automata ! (Which released in 2017. I imagine they didn't participate in the pre-prod cycle of Nier)

2014? That is when Bayonetta 2 released. It lines up. Bayonetta 3 started development in 2014, they teased it in 2017, but due to the overwhelming positive reception of BOTW (which different from previous Zeldas) they tried something new, realized it did not fit the Bayonetta franchise and changed it into Astral Chain. This has happened before because IIRC, the first development run of Resident Evil 4 was changed into Devil May Cry.

 

[Irene]

Excited for this.

Bayo 1 and 2 are fantastic games, I hope 3 can carry the torch well! If controlling the monsters is the gameplay hook, I'm all in on it, looked pretty cool in the trailer.

 

[Naga]

Said it in the Discord, still thinking they're going with some kind of multiverse aspect, everything pointing to that so far (Cereza, mysterious guy, logo, reveal teaser, weird setting, etc).
I just hope we'll see more varied environments soon.

I'm not too sure what to think of the director choice and the Scalebound feature reuse. Looks cool, just hope it's still "Bayonetta" and keep that only for a few phases.

 

[Tlozbj]

Finally a Bayo 3 thread! Was looking for something like this in the Discord server for the theorizing aspect!

In that whole aspect, more than a multiverse, I would put a point towards this being a split Bayonetta. As in, Bayonetta's being literally gets sliced in two like in the teaser. That being why the logo has the two crescent moons. The center (Bayo) has been cracked and split in two opposing sides which are the two crescent moons. Though more than being a type of personality split, it is a whole heritage split, like her Umbra and Lumen "sides" getting split apart. Her Umbra side being the one we see focused in the trailer, while her Lumen side is the mystery person at the end. That being why they have Cheshire and a dog paw (Lumen transformation a la Panther Within) on their sword.

 

[WonderLuigi]

Finally a Bayo 3 thread! Was looking for something like this in the Discord server for the theorizing aspect!

In that whole aspect, more than a multiverse, I would put a point towards this being a split Bayonetta. As in, Bayonetta's being literally gets sliced in two like in the teaser. That being why the logo has the two crescent moons. The center (Bayo) has been cracked and split in two opposing sides which are the two crescent moons. Though more than being a type of personality split, it is a whole heritage split, like her Umbra and Lumen "sides" getting split apart. Her Umbra side being the one we see focused in the trailer, while her Lumen side is the mystery person at the end. That being why they have Cheshire and a dog paw (Lumen transformation a la Panther Within) on their sword.

I think this is more realistic. Multiverse sounds like something that would cost more.