It seems Bayonetta 4 might already be in the works at PlatinumGames.
On Friday, franchise creator Hideki Kamiya teased the fourth installment while responding to fans that weren’t happy about Bayonetta 3‘s ending.
“I didn’t think it was unexpected at all, but it seems that the ending of [Bayonetta 3] wasn’t conveyed correctly to everyone,” Kamiya said on Twitter. “So I think [Bayonetta 4] will be an unexpected development for everyone. After all, when [Bayonetta 4] comes out, I’m sure there will be people who say, ‘You added that as an afterthought,’ so I’ll say it now.”
Kamiya is alluding to an enormous plot spoiler here, so we’ll refrain from the details. It’s undoubtedly an off-the-cuff way to announce a video game, that’s for sure.
（´-`）.｡oO（別に予想外でもなんでもない…と思ってたんだけどベヨ3のラストが誰にも正しく伝わってないっぽいのでベヨ4は皆さんにとって予想外の展開になると思います…ベヨ4が出た時に「お前それ後付けしたやろ」というアレが必ず出てくると思うので今のうちに言っておきます…）
— 神谷英樹 Hideki Kamiya (@PG_kamiya) November 18, 2022
There’s been no mention of Bayonetta 4 before these tweets, so it’s more or less a confirmation that PlatinumGames is working on another. However, given that Bayonetta 3 came out last month, the fourth entry is probably many years away.
Bayonetta 3 did see some controversy at launch. Voice actor Helena Taylor claimed she was only offered $4000 to reprise her role as the title character. Shortly after, a report by Bloomberg stated Taylor was offered significantly more — which she later confirmed.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
