PlatinumGames: “we didn’t know whether Bayonetta 3 or Bayonetta Origins would release first”

In the past 12 months, Bayonetta fans got to play Bayonetta 3 and Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon. It was a busy time, and in an interview with Famitsu that was translated by Nintendo Everything, various people that were developing the games revealed how things were going.

You see, Nintendo producer Makoto Okazaki suggested that both games were being developed at the same time. However, there was a long period of time where the Bayonetta Origins team had to work on the game silently behind the scenes. Because of this, both Okazaki and PlatinumGames supervising director Hideki Kamiya felt that this resulted in frustration and things being tough on the team. This is because, according to Kamiya, “once it is announced we hear expectations and hopes from fans, and that can really help to motivate the staff”.

At one point, Kamiya revealed that “I don’t wish to sound like I’m complaining, but even during the middle of development we didn’t actually know whether Bayonetta 3 or Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon would be released first”. Okazaki explained why, saying that “for Nintendo, the question of which to release first was based on which would generate the most excitement for the Bayonetta series, while also looking at development status of both games. In the end we decided to deliver Bayonetta 3 to existing fans before announcing and releasing a brand new title”.

Lastly, they confirmed that, since both games were developed simultaneously, it was being done by 2 different development teams within PlatinumGames. Nintendo producer Koji Tanaka said that “we did still share information within the company and were all aware about what kind of game they were and the story they would both have”, and Kamiya said that “since they were being made simultaneously, there are secret connections between the world. If you play both I feel you can enjoy a deeper experience. Or of course you can just play Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon”.

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