PlatinumGames Vice President, Hideki Kamiya, recently sat down with IGN to talk about Bayonetta 3. In addition to having its own “color”, the third entry in the Bayonetta series will have new gameplay mechanics never before seen in the Bayo franchise.
“If you look at the [trailer we released in September], hopefully that should reassure you that we have been hard at work on development, and it should also show you that there are a lot of new elements in this game that were not in Bayonetta 1 and 2. I hope the footage released so far will fuel your expectations for this game.”
“At the beginning of the trailer, viewers might have been confused about what game it was for, and then we introduced some enemies, and still it was kept unclear, and then Bayonetta appeared. I think the fact that we were able to pull off this misdirection in the trailer shows that the new game has its own color. Bayonetta 3 looks a little different, and it includes some new types of gameplay, so I hope players will find it fresh.”
In addition to these statements, Hideki Kamiya also stated that Nintendo put no restrictions on Bayonetta 3, which is largely happening on the Switch due to Nintendo’s support. The game is free from any creative influence.
“When we released the previous trailer, some fans thought that maybe working with Nintendo had meant we were under some kind of restrictions in terms of creative expression, but that is absolutely not the case. This will be a very Bayonetta-esque Bayonetta game.”
While Bayonetta 3 was not shown in the latest Nintendo Direct, it is still slated to release this year. Given that the Direct showcased games coming out in the first half of the year, Bayonetta 3 will most likely release anytime from October to December 2022.