Image: PlatinumGames/NintendoĬereza and Cheshire must work in concert to journey through Avalon Forest. (Adorably, picking up and carrying Cheshire is referred to as “hug mode.” Otherwise, Cheshire is in “unleashed mode.”)īayonetta Origins’ story is told through storybook-style dialogue and narration. He can also shrink down to regular stuffed-cat-toy size, letting Cereza carry him like the big baby he is. Cheshire is a hulking beast - heavy, but not very agile. His powerful claws can slash through evil fairies and thorny roots that block Cereza’s progress. That’s where Cheshire, a disgruntled demon who gets summoned into (and cannot escape from) Cereza’s raggedy stuffed cat, comes in. Cereza can also ensnare enemies in a magical circle called a Thorn Bind. These roots grow out of the ground to build new bridges and walkways through the forest. As a young witch, Cereza is still learning basic witchcraft, using her spells to grow and transform vegetation called Infernal Plants. I jumped into a game of Bayonetta Origins a couple chapters in, at which point the young Cereza is studying in and exploring the spooky Avalon Forest. Throw in some light combat and spells - some of which are powered by a small rhythm game - and Bayonetta Origins starts to become a more complex game than its presentation might convey.Ĭereza and Cheshire will often find themselves separated, exploring the forest in ways only each character can. Actions, like attacks and spells, are performed with shoulder buttons. Movement for each character is mapped to each Joy-Con’s analog controller. Cereza, the young Bayonetta, is controlled with the left side of a Switch controller, and Cheshire, a demon-infused stuffed cat, with the right. The Nintendo Switch game is powered by puzzle-solving and storytelling, not whiteknuckle ass-kicking.īut Bayonetta Origins does require a level of ambidexterity players control two characters at once in Platinum’s new game. Unlike the existing Bayonetta games, which are full of balletic, bullet-buffeted action, Bayonetta Origins has a much more easygoing manner. Bayonetta’s next adventure, a storybook-styled prequel called Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, calls for a different type of the agility required to play a video game - particularly a game of developer PlatinumGames’ pedigree.
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