Bayonetta's 'non-stop climax action' briefly goes live-action in new commercial

by JC Fletcher on Oct 12th 2009 9:30AM

With Bayonetta out in Japan on October 29, Sega is beginning to market the game aggressively with (of course) the downloadable demo, but also a new Japanese TV commercial (after the break) featuring the debut of the theme, "Something Missing" by MiChi. Will the Japanese audience respond to a woman in an undulating hair suit fighting demons? Brief footage of a real model dressed as Bayonetta couldn't hurt, though the crowd at Tokyo Game Show suggested the game doesn't really need help drawing attention.

Meanwhile, Platinum Games may be trying to divert some of that attention toward Sega. Not only does the (slightly less visually appealing) PS3 demo include a "Converted by Sega" screen in the introduction, Famitsu's infobox for the game was updated in the last issue to include "PS3 port developer: Sega." Either Platinum asked for those notices, or Sega's really proud of the work it's done.

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Tags: action, bayonetta, commercial, japan, michi, Microsoft, platinum-games, sega, Xbox-360

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Hey, Sega may finally have something to be proud of, so of course they're going to push their involvement as far as they can.

It's not a Sega game, so they have nothing to be proud of. Unless you count the crappy PS3 port as "something to be proud of". It's not "Ghostbusters Crappy" but after playing the PS3 demo... I am definately picking up the XBox version.

Isn't Valkyrie Chronicles by Sega? Are you implying that VC isn't something to be proud of?

Yall need to learn the difference between "Publisher" and "Developer".

Well Winterfang, Platinum Games handled the 360 version and left the ps3 port to Sega. Sega unfortunately failed to get the game on the same level as the 360, which sucks for me because I only own a ps3... I mean I'll probably still buy it, but it graphics and framerate are lacking, as compared to the 360 version. The framerate being the big problem...

The live action one is pretty hot but i still think the the games version still looks like sarah palin to me...

@Winterfang: That's generally because the developer makes the actual game. Yes, publishers are important, but they aren't the main factor in the quality of the game.

The real girl is way hotter... I suppose the real thing will always beat the pixels :P

Nah, even the model for her digital counterpart looks strange. I agree with you.

Just wait 10 years lol. You know the Japanese culture and technology will mix at some point.

japanese surrogates invading 2015 confirmed by Rob47!!

Agreed. The CGI Bayonetta is grotesque.

reading this is giving me deja vu for some reason. even as i type my agreement with you i feel like i've done this before some time or someplace ago.

She looks like Sarah Silverman. Not that I'm complaining. I'd tap Sarah Silverman.

Theres no real girl in the commercial

@kacex

I didn't know that comment also brought back 2005 !

I think this game for the PS3 will be on the 29.99 shelf shortly after release.

Yup, seeing how God of War 3 will be coming out 2 months later. Not to mention MAG that same month or GT5. But who knows maybe Kratos as ceased to be completely badass.

She's not real. It's either a high quality render or a Photoshop monstrosity.

thats what i was thinking i watched this thing like 10 times to find the live action part. im pretty sure its just a render

Lol. Can't recognize live-action when it's blurred, huh?

That's what I thought until I saw the part where she puts the lollipop in her mouth. Facial animation isn't THAT advanced. I'd be willing to bet that they filmed a live actress and then pulled a "fashion magazine photoshop" job on her.

i cant wait for some "non-stop climax action"

in before anyone says "thats what she said"

that's what she said

in after "thats what she said"

wouldn't non-stop climax action start to itch after a while?

The 360 version must be amazing because I enjoyed the PS3 demo...Or there must be some new trend where people play games looking through magnifing glasses.

Wasn't planning on getting a 360 game this holiday this might just be it.

Really, your getting Bayonetta this holiday? You must be reviewing the game then, because it's set to be released January 2010.

He could be importing it.

Or i could be wrong, I thought it was coming out this year.

Shows how much I know, I don't like it enough to import.

The Xbox 360 version "pop's" more. it's more vibrant and the textures are clearer. also the PS3 version is missing some visual effects. The game has time before release for Sega+PS3 to play catchup before release though.

I don't really know what all the fuss is about the PS3 version being so much uglier. I have seen both (although I have only played through the PS3 version) and the only difference i could see was that the textures were marginally more fuzzy on the PS3 version, although they would clear up after a few seconds, Mass Effect style.

I think Sega did a pretty decent job with the conversion. I think we have passed the era of EAs Orange Box conversion.

Non-stop climax action!

Exactly, this nitpicking is really just fanboy fodder. Besides, AAA exclusives are set to hit early next year: God of War 3, MAG, and GT5 are coming out for the PS3. I doubt PS3 owners are going to care if the PS3 version of Bayonetta is slightly blurrier, seeing how they'll probably play those games more.

That is not to down play this game, it looks crazy. Still.... God of War 3.

Hrm, thanks Giroro. I hadn't really been following this issue (the marketing for Bayonetta's been a little too "hormonal teen" for an old guy like me to maintain interest) but the differences in that shot alone are surprising. I wouldn't be surprised if Platinum is the one requiring the Sega branding to be mentioned constantly in context with the PS3 release.

It's kind of funny, because back in the day when I saw competing console comparisons of the same game, it just felt like an electronic dick-measuring contest. Now that I've got enough disposable income to fit all the consoles under one media center, I actually find these comparisons useful for avoiding sub-par ports.

Oh man, reply fail. Sigh.

My thought on "which version is better" has come down to this - if I can tell the differences between the PS3 and 360 version by looking at a few screen shots or watching a few seconds of video (i.e., Ghostbusters), then, yes, I'd say if you own both systems, pick it up for the one that looks better.

However, if the only way you can tell the difference is by counting frames or by extremely zoomed in screen shots, then there's no real world difference. Buy it for whichever system you prefer the controller for.

Plus, 5 years from now, will it really matter if your version is slightly blurrier or loading times were 5 seconds longer? If it does, well, then your life is pretty sad...

Sounds like Bayonetta falls under the first category then - like Ghostbusters, I'll be getting this for 360.

My point is you see some web sites that declare "PS3 / 360 is the best because all games look so much better!" when, in reality, the shadow of a rock in the far distance is slightly more defined on one system than the other. And, even then, there's been multiple cases when those comparison sites miss things that actually make me feel the other way. (For example, some sites have said that CoD W@W looks better on 360 because the textures are better, but I think the PS3 version is better because there's less popup and frame dropping than on 360.)

Here's a comparison from Kotaku. It's not as large as it could be but the difference in quality is obvious.

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/10/500x_bayonetta_02.jpg

"BUT neither of those things affect gameplay and bayonetta is all about that addition kick ass gameplay."

I'd say the framerate being at 30 and below is a MASSIVE issue for gameplay for a game like Bayonetta. *shudders*

I have played both demos, and they both play fine, but what does that have to do with the commercial? JC loves to mention anything even remotely negative about SEGA at any chance it seems.

The Xbox 360 version was in development for just over two years, while the PlayStation 3 version did not even exist at the time of E3 2009. If anything it is a massive achievement that SEGA could even get the game playable on a completely different platform with only about four months to work on an engine that was built specifically for the Xbox 360 in the first place.

And they are not demons, they are angels. I figured the fact that they have feathered wings, have halos, fly down from the clouds, how flowers grow when they appear and how the multiple trailers the game has had now have mentioned that they are angels would have given that away.

I won the spelling bee in third grade.

I love the glasses.

I'll be getting the best version the original version the 360 version and not the ported PS3 version.

Hmmm, would you in fact be using reverse psychology and getting the ps3 version reversecycology?

The chick in Bayonetta looks like Liz Lemon. That is all.

Going by the side to side comparisons I think they should have made this game 360 exclusive.

What happened Joystiq? You guys need to be more vulture-like when it comes to gaming news.

This commercial has been out for nearly 2 weeks.

*Caw caw*

@Avatar
I totally thought it was too! First glance anyway... Oh yeah, me too *highfives*

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