![]() Cereza and Cheshire have their own alignment of the controller, with Cereza’s movement and actions based on the left stick and left two shoulder buttons, while Cheshire is on the right stick and the two right shoulder buttons. It is not just the camera and visuals that have changed, but the style of gameplay as well, following in the steps of something that blends baby concepts from a Metroidvania mixed with Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. It is one of the more distinct and visually attractive games in the Switch’s library. It oozes charm through this painting style, filling the screen with bundles of bright colours, just as if a child’s book had come to life in front of your very eyes. This gorgeous game shines with warmth and style by presenting the game in a style of a picture book. Bayonetta Origins is mostly viewed from an isometric, top-down view, although will occasionally swing its camera around so that it can share some of the beautiful art that is on display. It also distances itself with a big shift in its gameplay. It helps that the characters get to shine, building them enough personality without needing any supporting material, although, there is a nice bonus unlock that links to Bayonetta 3. What is brilliant about Bayonetta Origins is that it stands well as its own game and does not require investment in the previous titles to enjoy what it has to offer. This is an enchanting story that is enjoyable from beginning to end, with some touching moments between the two main controllable heroes and the bizarre life that inhabit the wonderful vistas of Avalon Forest. Bayonetta Origins does promote a stronger focus on narrative than any of the previous Bayonetta games, and even the first chapter is 30 minutes of simple gameplay as the narrative is built to push our little wannabe witch into her first real adventure. It is a kindled friendship between the two that initially do not want to be anything more than a witch and demon but turns into a tale of friendship and loyalty to one another. This is the start of her journey into a dangerous forest, as she manages to summon a demon into her Cheshire teddy, and together they tackle the faeries of the Avalon Forest while creating a bond that will last a lifetime. As this is going on, a boy’s voice tells her to go to Avalon Forest and follow the white wolf. Cereza is disappointed in herself at being unable to become strong and summon a demon, at his point talking to her stuffed teddy cat in despair. What this means is a tale that you cannot help but feel for her, it’s a heart-warming adventure mixed with some smiles and heartache. This is Cereza at her most innocent, her least confident, and never having once summoned a demon or ever been in any real danger until now. The story is a sort of coming-of-age affair for our famous witch. ![]() Here, the little witch was trained to become stronger with the dark arts of Umbra witches so that she could one day return and save her mother. With only her mother’s gift of a stuffed cat, which was appropriately named Cheshire, to hold on to, Cereza decided to leave the village and live with an exiled witch, Morgana, on the outskirts of town. ![]() This only caused Cereza to be more determined to save her mother one day. Cereza would visit her mother at night until this was taken away from her when her mother was moved further into the dungeon on Cereza’s tenth birthday. ![]() This was against all strict laws between the Lumen and Umbra, so her father was exiled away, and her mother was locked up in jail. What is exciting is that this turned out to be a fleshed-out title that offers a very solid action-adventure, puzzle experience that lasts about the same as any other Bayonetta game.īayonetta Origins, as I will call it from now on to save some space, takes us back to a period we do not know much about, a time in Bayonetta’s life when she was not even given that titular name and instead went by her given name Cereza, who was born from Lumen father and an Umbra Mother. It was not until December’s Game Awards at the end of 2022 that it was in fact a short demo for a brand new Bayonetta game, which was titled Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon and was given a release date within 4 months of its announcement. Fans wondered if it was going to be an extra mode, maybe downloadable content for the game in the future. This was completely different to anything previously featured in the Bayonetta games. In here, she ran around performing rhythm actions on plants until it abruptly ended with a “ To Be Continued?”. This was a cutesy five-minute gameplay snippet of a young Bayonetta walking around a beautiful forest from a sort of isometric view. ![]() In Bayonetta 3 there was a secret chapter hidden within a book that offered a little fun side distraction to unlock a costume. ![]()
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