In many ways,Bayonetta 3is PlatinumGames’Grand Theft Auto 6. AlthoughBayonetta 3has been confirmed for quite some time now, unlikeGTA 6, the fan demand for it has been, at times, overwhelming. In fact, the director has been quite open about his displeasure withfan complaints concerningBayonetta 3after events like E3.
Now, with it officially getting an epic gameplay trailer, it seems that the wait has been well worth it. The trailer ended withBayonetta 3confirming a 2022 release date, though exactly when next year wasn’t stated. It could be that it’s a mid-to-late 2022 game andBayonetta 3is the exception to Nintendo’s “mostly releasing in Winter” window. Or, it could just be a stealthy way of suggesting thatBayonetta 3is releasing before March 2022, which is the end of the upcoming “winter” window. Nothing official is known yet, but at the very least, there’s one thing fans should do.
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It’s Time to Play Bayonetta 1 and 2 Again
The simple truth is that, particularly for more casual fans, not too much about the trailer may have looked familiar. Sure,Bayonetta herselfcould be spotted a mile away and the enemies fit into similar aesthetics, but the world and all will have surely changed. The threequel could be taking fans in an entirely new direction, yet at the same time, it’s possible that past events will still impact the titular character. And, on the chance that it does, it may become apparent how long it’s been since some have playedBayonetta.
Bayonetta 2was released in 2014, five years after the first game did in 2009.Bayonetta 3is releasing roughly 8 years after the second game. This large amount of time between games isn’t necessarily uncommon nowadays, but as the third title in the franchise, it may be a bit harder to know what to expect going in if players haven’t recently checked out either time. Even something liketheBayonettaseries, especially as the first game has been hailed as one of the best games of all time, is subject to the flow of time.
The good news is that both games are widely available, with the originalBayonettaeven getting the remaster treatmentback in 2020. Now, it could be that fans don’t need to playBayonetta 1and2to pick upBayonetta 3,as the latter could offer a thorough recap or take the story in a completely new direction, but it certainly doesn’t hurt. MoreBayonettais never a bad thing, and it is a good way to pass the time until more information regarding the threequel becomes available.
Bayonetta 3releases in 2022.
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