Bayonetta 3 is a hack-and-slash action game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Nintendo, released on 28 October 2022 for Nintendo Switch only. Yusuke Miyata directed; series creator Hideki Kamiya was supervising director. Metacritic lists 86 (“generally favorable”), and OpenCritic reports that 85% of critics recommend it. Praise centred on combat, presentation and extra content, while criticism targeted the story, character development, camera controls and performance issues such as frame rate, loading times and textures (Wikipedia).
Combat combines melee attacks and gunplay. Dodging at the last second triggers Witch Time. With Demon Slave you directly control one of Bayonetta's Infernal Demons, and with Demon Masquerade she fuses with a summoned demon to gain magic-based attacks and traversal options. Viola is a new playable character who activates Witch Time only through a parry; her Demon Slave, Cheshire, cannot be controlled manually.
In the story, Bayonetta and Viola fight man-made weapons called Homunculi, led by an entity called Singularity that threatens the multiverse. Jennifer Hale replaced Hellena Taylor as Bayonetta's voice actor after a publicized pay dispute. The game won Best Action Game at The Game Awards 2022 and had sold 1.07 million units worldwide by March 2023.
Bayonetta fuses with a summoned demon to gain magic-based attacks and traversal options.
Directly control one of Bayonetta's Infernal Demons for various attacks and abilities.
Dodging at the last second triggers Witch Time, which slows time and enemies so Bayonetta can attack freely or move through puzzles in real time.
A new playable character who activates Witch Time only through a parry. Her Demon Slave, Cheshire, cannot be controlled manually, and summoning him switches her from sword-based to fist-based fighting.
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