Bayonetta: Developer Interview (PS3)
- June 29, 2009 15:13 PM PST
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If you thought MadWorld on the Nintendo Wii was crazy, you don't know Platinum Games.
Fresh off the Wii gore-fest, the company's next title is Bayonetta, which centers around a weapon-wielding witch who uses unorthodox moves to dispatch her demonic foes. We spoke with director Hideki Kamiya and producer Yusuke Hashimoto about how Platinum Games came up with the many combat and design innovations present in Bayonetta.
GamePro: What does Bayonetta bring to the action genre that other games don't really offer?
Platinum Games: One of our main design philosophies is to avoid making more of the same, to avoid making a follow-up to Devil May Cry (as good as that game may have been.) So while we have experience with some of these other games and we've seen what they've done with the genre, we don't want to make anything similar; we want to make something completely fresh.
GP: What influenced the design of Bayonetta, and particularly the ideas to weaponize her legs with the guns and using her hair as a weapon?
So when [Hashimoto-san] was working on the game Viewtiful Joe, there's an extra character named Dante, and one of the things about the way the character moved was that while Viewtiful Joe as a melee character only punches and kicks, Dante is supposed to use guns. So when he punches, he also shoots. Fast-forward to Bayonetta, when [Hashimoto-san] was discussing character design with the character animator he said "Look, I want to have a character who shoots bullets when she punches." After some discussion they figured "Look, she's firing while she's punching, why not have her shoot while she's kicking as well?" The idea just blossomed from there.
GP: We noticed in the demo that characters would drop rings when they died, is that tied to Sonic the Hedgehog in any way? If so, will any other Sega properties be represented somehow in this game?
Platinum Games: The rings themselves don't represent any such intent, it's just a coincidence really. When you defeat an angel, something that resembles a golden halo is going to come off that you can collect. However [Kamiya-san] grew up playing Sega games (he can beat Space Harrier without getting hit,) so he's very happy to have the opportunity to put in little nods to Sega properties in a more official capacity instead of hiding them in there and hoping he doesn't get in trouble for it.
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- Jun 29 2009 at 04:05:43:PM PST
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Nice interview. Bayonetta is one of my most anticipated games this year along with Brutal Legend and Uncharted 2.
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more sonypro crap,xbox360 won the fight,ps3 is death,I don't need platinium games,every time I play xbox360 games I play like a winner,sorry sony moronic losers!
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Kthulhu360 wrote:
more sonypro crap,xbox360 won the fight,ps3 is death,I don't need platinium games,every time I play xbox360 games I play like a winner,sorry sony moronic losers!
You DO know Bayonetta is MULTIPLATFORM right? It's coming for the Ps3 and XBOX 360.
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yo don't forget to re-wet the towel keeping your green piece of shit alive faggot.
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i might consider getting this when there is a price cut, madworld is a fun game to play, so I think this is going to be a good game.
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Kthulhu360 wrote:
more sonypro crap,xbox360 won the fight,ps3 is death,I don't need platinium games,every time I play xbox360 games I play like a winner,sorry sony moronic losers!
... soooooooooooooooo true, the only thing you can look forward to w/ this game is over the top hack slashery & tacky dialogue infused w/ the Japanese's bizarre obsession w/ subliminal sexual inuendos. This is Devil May cry in reverse w/ a chick (witch) as the protagonist. The white haired guy in DMC kills demons & this tacky witch kills Angels, not very avant garde (guarde). The only thing eagerly anticipating this game is the bargain bin @ ur local video game retailer. Nuff said.
Heavenly Sword was a not sooo heavenly clone of God of War & Bullshitnetta follows in the same path. This statement applies to both the 360 & PS3 versions.
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