Nintendo and Platinum Games have revealed a new Bayonetta spin-off will arrive on Switch early next year. Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, which was revealed during The Game Awards this evening, is set to launch on March 17, 2023.
Players will be able to control both Cereza and Cheshire in the new game, which Nintendo has confirmed features a young version of Bayonetta 3’s Cereza.
Once upon a time, there was an Umbra Witch named Cereza, a young version of the Bayonetta in #Bayonetta 3…
Control both Cereza and Cheshire to solve puzzles and fend off faeries in #BayonettaOrigins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, dancing onto #NintendoSwitch on 3/17/23. pic.twitter.com/uFbBeUh1CZ
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IGN’s review of Bayonetta 3, which was released in October this year, called it a “more ambitious sequel than its more iterative predecessor” and praised its high-quality and challenging combat.
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