Hi everyone! I’m a Michi, a “programmer” on Bayonetta! I’m still a rookie around here, and this is my first game, so even though I’m filled with anxiety and excitement, I’m giving it my all every day.

Somehow I was able to talk the company into sending me, the rookie of all people, along with the team to E3!

If I were to describe E3 in a single thought, it would be “an enormous petting zoo!” I hope I can give everyone reading the blog a taste of what I felt being at E3.

After a bit of this and that, I finally arrived at the E3 show!

The show space was so big that I don’t know where it even begins or ends…

Once I was into the show, obviously the first thing I went to see was Bayonetta!

Whoa! All of the controllers lined up in the Bayonetta booth were in the hands of gamers! Look at all of them playing Bayonetta in this picture… They kept passing the controller to person after person non-stop!

I was truly overcome with emotion. Seeing all of these people play our game in front of my eyes for the first time, there was an instant where the trials and tribulations so far turned into feelings of happiness.

After soaking in these emotions, I decided to check out some other booths.

Just walking around E3 was really a series of shocking experiences. Everyone seemed to be so happy. They would just start talking to each other without a care in the world, and even if they didn’t share a common language, they could play games together ? singing, dancing, shouting, getting mad like little kids…

I tried to squeeze all of E3 into the Bayonetta booth, but this is what happened! (Pretty nuts, isn’t it?)

I also got to check out all the big games at the show! It seems like no matter who made the game, everyone is doing an amazing job raising the bar on quality. I came away with the impression that graphics and gameplay are both on the rise, as it seems every company has really built up their know-how in that regard.

…But I’m incredibly happy that Bayonetta is able to compete in this environment! Of course, with the amount of work we have put into Bayonetta, we have no intention of playing second fiddle to anyone, and I am confident that we will live up to gamer’s expectations!

Ok. Maybe I got a little too excited at the end there, but what did you think of my E3 report? I thought I’d did it my way, telling you all about things in a nice short blog. I’d be really happy if you all came away from this wanting to go to a big game show and get your hands on Bayonetta as well, even if only for a little while.

Until next time.