Thought I'd share this incredible Bayonetta image by Jamie Tyndall.
http://sigmatestudio.com/2009/09/bayonetta-by-jam…

This one was in a Sega competition.

You did a excellent job and your game is a masterwork, nothing less. Congratulations! I hope that Bayonetta will have a great success in France, where I am from.

Thank you again!

opps… sorry.

I'm really looking forward to play Bayonetta. ;p

P.S. Bayonetta is such a hottie.

In fact, this is the precise reason I'm not very keen on playing Resident Evil 5. Chris Redfield is more of a Rambo-type "soldier" character whereas Leon is more of the "cool" ladies man/secret agent type. Rambo vs James Bond is the best comparison I can think of.

Can't wait to see how you develop Bayonetta as a character!

The DMC series has clearly stagnated along with Ninja Gaiden. The main reason being that both studios believe that being more and more over the top is what the fans want. Yes and no. The hardcore action is what draws us to the game but you need to make sure that we remain hooked via other means. Story, character development, varied puzzles and a clear direction. As much as I enjoyed Devil May Cry back in 2001, I'm not looking to spend money on yet another remake; I want something that takes my breath away.

Thank you for all of your hard work.

P.S. Thank you for teaching me a new word (Kusoge). I'll be sure to slide that into next monday's podcast.

Thank you Platinum!

I'm already a big fan from RE2, DMC, RE4, Viewtiful Joe and just recently Okami and looking forward to getting Mad World and Bayonetta. Bayo looks so good. A lot of fun and I really like Bayonetta's voice and personality from what I have seen so far. The insane factor in this game looks high and fun! Crazy hair dragons and hair punching out of portals into demons pretending to be angels faces! AWESOME!

Good work! Looks cool as hell!

Nick

I'm thrilled about this new game. Why? because of one first, and probably dumb reason: Bayonetta is a HAWT woman. So in regards to not being easy to sell, I think there is no problem (at least in my personal case). Another thing I like that has me jumping on my seat as I write this in anticipation is the difficulty. When I was a kid, I started off with what might have been the most difficult game my friends and I knew about a certain ninja, and when I finally beat it, I felt SO GOOD I couldn't stop smiling. Hard games can do that to a kid, haha.
With this game you people are making, I hope will be the beginning of a trend of new, original titles that will last for a long time. I will begin to save money to buy my copy of Bayonetta as soon as it comes out. Good luck to all the team!
PS: Please make more games with women as main characters. There is kind of a shortage of females in today's games. And regarding to making a long post, I think there is no problem. Reading about this is rather entertaining.

what do you think of the awesome Madworld?

Did you play it?

Nishikiawa-san did a miracle on the Wii

It is a pitty that no PC version has been announced, I would love to see, like in Devil May Cry 4, a PC version supporting 1080p and antialiasing. Anyway, I think I'll try PS3, but only because no PC version.

Including that in Bayonetta would be the icing on the cake!

I'll be looking forward to future blog entries by the team and yourself

Its going to be the absolute best Action Game this Generation. Because you sir, are made of epic win.

Ill try using kusoge in my daily vocabulary now.

Thanks for your epic post. You are a great person!

Either way, game looks great, will get it day 1 and hope it sells well! I've been doing what I can to help promote it across the internet.

P.S I hope Sega and Platinum games work togeather forever, my 2 favourite developers togeather is a dream come true!

-Ryan
http://www.seganerd.com http://www.radosega.net

I love your blog. One of the best formats that I have seen.

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Also you sold me right away on the game, and Bayonetta herself, with guns in her shoes and the ability to summon a dragon using her hair.

I'm a huge fan of the DMC games (except for 2 but I recall in an interview you said you weren't very impressed with the direction the series has taken.

DMC1 had the best levels and enemies, however I really enjoyed how DMC3 had a more technical combat system, almost like an arcade fighting game. It had many options, and many skillful techniques, like the Royal Guard just-defend, jump canceling attacks, and so forth.

I don't know your feelings on this, but I hope Bayonetta also has combat system that is deep and technical, with advanced and hidden techniques. If you find any bugs that let you do crazy things, dont fix them!

Anyway Bayonetta is definitately on my radar and hopefully as I see more I get more excited. I just wish Kamiya didn't hype the game up that much in the beginning. Saying something along the lines of "revolutionizing the action genre" and from the trailer (which I watch almost everytime I turn on my PS3) I've yet to see that and was kinda disappointed in how much it reminded me of DMC.

1. if it's up to you make agreemnt with C and realise V-Joe and DMC1 4 PSP – it would by awsome and vietifull!!!

2. is ther any chance that you gonna realise MadWorld on any other platform? I konow that gentelmens don't talk about money but think about all of those people who have a PS2 (yeahi mean 2) – you gonna make zilions of $$$$ if you do that:)

yeah i know, i know You guys like to do new things but consider it, please.

It should be the witch (female character) …and an Angel (male character).

and play the game in reverse once you beat it of course.

This Bayonetta looks well, and better that it is a difficult game, this generation puts the things too easy.

Regards from Spain!

Loved Clovers Okami and Viewtiful Joe!

Love Platinum games and Love SEGA, match made in heaven! perfect! keep it up guys!

Objectively,

Mr kamiya,i seriously consider you as one the,if not the best game creator that ever existed.

Just the fact that you created devil may cry 1 is enough to see that you're a god in making video games.

Thank you for creating dante from dmc 1.

You're the one who has make games like dmc ,okami and VJ the way they are .

Thanks to you,i can sleep well cuz i know that bayonetta will be the best action game ever made in history

Thank you kamiya san

Mi juego favorito es Devil May Cry y espero con muchas ganas Bayonetta!^^

Creo que será el juego que mezcle a la perfección God of War, Devil May Cry, God Hand y Heavenly Sword.

Un saludo!^^

PD: Please! God Hand 2!XD

Thanks for making this masterpiece, Kamiya-san – and for giving me big ratings!

Can't wait to see this thing at home!

I love this article, going over such stylish lovable characters!

I want to know, what was your involvement in God Hand?

I think the reason for this is two fold, firstly, God of War, is the only action game every make that had impletmented a perfect blocking system. In God of War, even if you are in the middle of a furious combo or in the air or in any state of your characters animation the milisecond you hold the block button Kratos will block the incomming attack, no matter what. In all other action games the block mechanic is largly useless because you actually have to plan for it or there will be a delay that will render it useless.

Please consider making blocking in Bayonetta instantanious regardless of one's characters combo or animation state. Secondly, I've found that God of War's combo system to be very, very simple, it is just two buttons, no stances or any other fancy stuff. But this makes the game better because in other games one is given too many complicated choices that will prevent one from being able to exploit the combat system in depth. Even if combo's are simple in God of War there are at the same time very deep and rewarding.

Also if you want to make your game sadistic the best way to go about it is to make sure that the game is never unfair, but is sadistic in a way where it can be overcome with skill, like the tough modes in God of War.

I think that what I like the most about Platinum Games is that in the games that have been created by the teams, you can really feel the passion you have for the medium of video games. It is something that is not entirely common, and truly sets games apart from each other, while also making them extremely enjoyable and memorable.

I can say that Platinum Games has already established trust with me, and that I will be happy to play the games that they are excited to make.

I as well as everyone else here (I'm sure), will be looking forward to what you, and your team has to say about Bayonetta.

Awesome read regarding your past creations.. indeed Dante, Issun, Leon are all cool characters and with a very strong presence, so kudos for you and all those who helped you in the process

I can´t waut to see Bayonetta and the following works PlatinumGames will present! Madworld is badass!! And I expecto no less from Bayoneta, so.. keep those post blogs coming and I can´t wait to see the other members of the team posting information about what they do and how they do. It´s great to see a team "care" for their fans in this way in my opinion

And to finish, Congratulations for all the team and keep up the Perfect (am I exxagerating? ) work!!

PS: Sorry for my English, I´m from Portugal and I´m no expert on the language xD

Personally, I have nothing against a female lead. (especially when its by Kamiya)

And I agree, Issun is my favorite Kamiya character ever!

I love his chatter lol.

clever

welcome back Hideki Kamiya , you and go back a looooong time (well, actually your games and I)

it is very moving to hear from you again Kamiya-san and just like the guy above saud, I would never tell you to shut up

basically you are telling the truth aabout the sequel-flooded market and all

I do agree with that point, cuz i hate playing sequels and even don't wait for them

I cherish the original ideas and the innovative games

and your game have been always like this

Oh Kamiya-san I almost forgot

THANK YOU

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

MUCH FOR THE EPIC OKAMI

phew, I was wait for such a chance to say that to you since 2006 so thanx for opening the site for letting us express our feelings to you

I promise you i will be using the term "kusoge" so much these days cuz i need it for some games LOL

I loved Devil May Cry and I still consider it the best action game made yet. Games like Ninja Gaiden are too formulaic and they suck, honestly. All Ninja Gaiden did was copy Devil May Cry – for that matter, so did God Of War; even down to collecting the red "souls" of defeated enemies.

You are the best action game creator in the business and when you tell me that Bayonetta will be the best action game ever made – I believe you. I hear that Masami Ueda is back doing the soundtrack for Bayonetta! I loved his score for DMC and I expect that he will outdo himself with the score to Bayonetta. GEM Impact is also onboard to compose the cut-scene music and with Norihiko Hibino at the helm, that too will be an area that Bayonetta will surpass all other action games. Hideki Kamiya as director and creator, Masami Ueda and GEM Impact composing the music – how can this game fail? It can't.

One more thing – as far as the music goes, hopefully there will be some Enya/choir type songs in the game to give it an ethereal feel; which was something I really liked about the ending theme to DMC, the "Seeds Of Love" theme that started playing near the end of the credits. It really made the game feel whole and added that special something to the atmosphere of the game world.

Please release this game as soon as possible so that we can dig in and start having fun with it !