Bayonetta voice actress Hellena Taylor gained’t be returning for Bayonetta 3.
A press release from PlatinumGames to Recreation Informer (through Nintendo The whole lot) has confirmed that Taylor, who voiced Bayonetta within the first two video games, gained’t be again.
“Varied overlapping circumstances made it tough for Hellena Taylor to reprise her function,” they confirmed. “We held auditions to forged the brand new voice of Bayonetta and supplied the function to Jennifer Hale, whom we felt was a superb match for the character.”
Hale is probably finest often called the feminine voice of Commander Shepard within the Mass Impact collection, in addition to voicing Samus Aran within the Metroid Prime collection.
“I perceive the considerations some followers have in regards to the voice change at this level within the collection, however Jennifer’s efficiency was means past what we may have imagined,” they mentioned. “I’m assured that her portrayal of Bayonetta will exceed our followers’ expectations.”
Bayonetta 3 is at the moment due for launch on the finish of the month. A sequel to Bayonetta 2, the sport sees the titular heroine tackling Homunculi as she travels to the island of Thule to cease an evil entity often called The Singularity.
Taylor first hinted that she wouldn’t be again for the third installment earlier this yr, as followers took to Twitter to say they couldn’t think about Bayonetta with out her voice work.
“Effectively you may need to,” she replied.
Sure by a confidentiality settlement on the time, she was unable to verify whether or not or not she would return for Bayonetta 3, however now we all know.
IGN’s Bayonetta overview gave it 8.2/10 and mentioned: “Though Bayonetta has quite a lot of similarities to Satan Might Cry, I imagine that this recreation is price enjoying… nevertheless it’s exhausting to advocate the PS3 model when the 360 model is so a lot better. Even when you think about the unbelievable fight system, the slowdown and cargo occasions actually do spoil the enjoyable. With that mentioned, Bayonetta continues to be fashionable, entertaining, and distinctive. When you’ve got no different selection however to buy the PS3 model, you will nonetheless get a kick out of it. Simply be able to be exorbitantly affected person.” Our Bayonetta 2 overview was much more constructive, with a rating of 9.5.
Wish to learn extra about Bayonetta? Take a look at our hands-on with Bayonetta 3 and discover out about Hideki Kamiya’s obsession with basic arcade video games.
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