Catsuited veterans of Vigrid and Inferno that we are, we felt a real pang on loading up and hearing Bayonetta say her own name at the title screen, for the first time since 2014. There’s something poignant about a long-running series that declares itself this way, as though summoning itself from the fading past. But this isn’t quite the same Bayonetta. The witch’s original voicerelease, Taylor posted an emotional video saying she had been offered a mere $4,000 to play the role, and calling on players to boycott the game.
