Bayonetta 3 - What Happened?

Sources:

VGC - Bayonetta 3 ‘has an unorthodox development process’, says Platinum

VGC - INTERVIEW: PLATINUM ON PS5, STAR WARS AND FORGETTING ABOUT BAYONETTA

Game Informer - Platinum Games Confirms Jennifer Hale As The New Voice Of Bayonetta

Bloomberg - A Tense Pay Dispute Overshadows Nintendo’s Upcoming Bayonetta 3

Nintendo Everything - October 2022 NPD: top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.

Music List:
Bayonetta 3 - The Hunters and the Hunted
Bayonetta 2 - The Heavies
Bayonetta - Fly Me To The Moon INSTRUMENTAL
Bayonetta - Red & Black
Bayonetta - Battle for the Umbra Throne
Bayonetta 3 - Battle for the Umbra Throne
Bayonetta 2 - Shopping (B)
Bayonetta 2 - Chapter Start
Bayonetta - The Heavies
Bayonetta - Climatic Battle
Bayonetta 3 - Red Moon
Bayonetta 3 - Main Theme

#bayonetta3 #mattmcmuscles #whathappened

[xxigeorge]

On one hand I agree with Kamiya's comment about patience but on the other, maybe it's better that publishers shouldn't start teasing games until their developers have actual, concrete gameplay footage to show

[Kaveeteh]

the worst thing about Bayo 3 is how Helena's accusations kinda screwed over other voice actors. now whenever a VA comes out about how theyrre getting stiffed for their voice work theyre just gonna be accused of "pulling a Helena" and be ignored.

[OstianOwl]

Helena's response of wanting to put the whole franchise behind her also just seems like a slap in the face to the work she put into the first two games that fans appreciated to begin with. She really just chose to antagonize the series that made her noteworthy to begin with AND the fans that she initially chose to weaponize for her own petty revenge.

[punishedfist]

"Kamiya blocked the remaining few people he has not blocked" got me to genuinely laugh out loud. Thanks :)

[cubialpha]

just 2 things i want to add:

1) in helena's videos, she did sort of try to drag jennifer into it, and said that people should not consider her to be the "real bayonetta" (or something along the lines of that).
2) that part about kamiya's comment regarding "his rules", that was a reference to some statement he had in his twitter bio. iirc it was something about him not wanting to engage with any westerners and don't tweet him if you're not japanese.

[boshwa]

Decided to replay Bayonetta 2 after I finished 3.

Imagine my surprise when I saw Bayonetta dodge a row of almost point blank bullets directly behind her with no indication that she noticed.

Jeanne was done so dirty in 3

[somerandolad]

The whole Helena Taylor situation was bizarre, to say the least. But I'm sure Jennifer Hale will do a good job as Bayonetta.

[brandonjenkins]

Honestly wasn't expecting this with what you said in the last video Matt. Hope things are better with your family situation you mentioned.

[Doralga]

Helena Taylor could have saved her whole career had she simply said she didn't like the story 😂

[emilysong]

A reminder to anyone who might be new to What Happened and/or are used to Matt covering a lot of bad games and movies on the show: What Happened is a series dedicated to covering any game, movie, etc. that suffered a troubled development, regardless of whether the game or movie in question wound up being good, bad, or meh. This is far from the only time Matt has covered a good game on the show, as he has also covered Metroid Prime, Doom 2016, Resident Evil 2, Until Dawn, and Goldeneye 007, just to name a few. Just because a certain game or movie appears on What Happened does not mean it is bad...sometimes, games have a long and troubled production but still end up being good, or even great. It's something that I hope is, or becomes, one of the biggest takeaways from anyone who, like me, loves What Happened so much!

[GamingintheAM]

Helena Taylor's story never sat right with me because of the way she threw Jennifer Hale under the bus. Even if she was genuinely lowballed by Platinum, the voice actor circle is incredibly tight-knit and in general will never hold anything against another actor, as VAs are always looking for any work they can get. It all just came off as "If I can't have the job, nobody can."

[GenerationWest]

This is another one of those stories where I and maybe most of us sat through live. From no news, to ALL OF THE NEWS... Especially these last couple of months with Helena Taylor from beloved, to hated (Did bring up a VO industry problems, wish it was Called Wolf problem...). Kamiya digging a big grave for himself, and an ending that didn't please long time fans... At least Bayo had no signs of slowing down... Yet
(Also shout out to Jennifer Hale for being a jem, and Anna Brisbin for her VO rise!)

[faboo]

People like Helena Taylor piss me off. When people like her lie or misrepresent information for their own gains, it muddles the whole conversation regarding the legitimate issue(s) they are apparently fighting for and hurts others in the process.

[LegendsForever]

So long story short they offered more than what a VA usually gets she declined, then they tried to give another offer she declined again she left and they replaced her with a better voice actress, so she tried to make up false accusations and boycott them, when those didn’t work and the truth eventually came into the light she backed off.


All she had to say was that she wasn’t gonna voice Bayonetta anymore and that she was gonna go into theater thats it, all these made up accusations and trying to make Platinum look bad were unnecessary.

[Score_Magala]

After playing through the entire game, I expected it to land here eventually. So many parts just feel like they're missing something whereas others feel too bloated, especially when you got that massive release time gap between Bayo 2 and 3

Just didn't think it'd be so soon

[sterling]

Unfortunately, calling for a boycott of a project you quit isn't a negotiation move, for yourself or anyone else in your industry; it's just straight-up spite. Voice acting can be very demanding work, and I certainly don't see a problem with experienced performers or those who have long association with a character or company getting a share of the profit from something their voice has become strongly associated with. But being square in your interactions is a two-way street, and social media means that falsehoods can travel quickly and do lasting damage.

[djfxonitg]

This was a very accurate description of what happened. Great job 👍🏽

[SenyoMena]

At the end Hellena Taylor lied by omission, Bayonetta 3 sold well, got a spin off Bayonetta Origins and it won a game award for Best Action Game of 2022.

[Yoshixandir]

I would argue that hellena damaged the credibility of voice actor pay. She made it tougher for actors since now people will have to think they are not telling the truth. After all, once hellena controversy died down many people stop caring about the voice actor pay you don’t hear discussion about it as much

[optichris]

I'm really grateful to see a What Happened about this whole debacle, I'm not especially connected to social media and only get snippets sometimes, so the VO controversy kind of just disappeared to me with only some hinting that Taylor hadn't told the whole truth. It's nice to finally know the whole story (as far as we know atm obviously).