Bayonetta's first dev diary explains protagonist's origins
by Ben Gilbert 
{ Oct 28th 2009 at 4:41PM } 
As it turns out, she came from the future to kill someone's mother so that ... okay, yeah, we're just making that up. Everyone knows that you couldn't bring back all those fancy guns through time! Duh! It's really that her family was attacked when she was a baby and even though the attacker came after her, she lived and ... alright, it's not that either. Rather than trust ourselves to relay it, we'll just let the developers explain Bayonetta themselves in the video after the break.
Gallery: Bayonetta
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SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Oct 28th 2009 4:43PM
I hope the dev diaries for this game can bring back some of the anticipation that was felt before the publishers started doing what publishers do.
It worked for Dante's Inferno. It hasn't worked so much for Modern Warfare 2...
Look At This Suit @ Oct 28th 2009 4:46PM
We get it. You don't like MW2. Stop commenting about it everywhere.
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Oct 28th 2009 5:54PM
I like MW2. Why would I have it pre-ordered if I didn't like it?
I just don't like Activision and what they've done to the brand.
Hace @ Oct 28th 2009 4:44PM
I think I speak for everyone when I say no one gives a fuck about her backstory.
Hell, I'm pretty sure the people the designers don't even care.
Hace @ Oct 28th 2009 4:47PM
I grammar good.
*the people who designed her
WINterfang ( Now with the power to piss you off ) @ Oct 28th 2009 4:52PM
I have being spending quite a while looking at walthroughs of the game and the story is as good as the gameplay and some cut-scenes are badass incarnated.
CLShortFuse @ Oct 28th 2009 4:52PM
She was made in a lab. A mad scientist decided to combine the soul of Dante from DMC with the body of Tina Fey.
Saigon @ Oct 28th 2009 4:59PM
lol
I think you mean the body of Sarah Palin.
WINterfang ( Now with the power to piss you off ) @ Oct 28th 2009 5:04PM
Give a dog some glasses and it will look like Bayonetta.
TrendGiveAfuck @ Oct 29th 2009 1:54AM
I'm not in to big breasted librarians with bad fashion sense...
Dirty @ Oct 28th 2009 5:09PM
She was a tester for the latest shampoo for herbal essences when......
Old Professor Zertoss @ Oct 28th 2009 5:21PM
Didn't Millia Rage apply for that spot too?
Taylor @ Oct 28th 2009 5:15PM
Guillotines scare me.
Chalky @ Oct 28th 2009 5:20PM
Heh, everyone thinks they're innovative.
Angels as enemies were done in cave story, obscure though it is.
Bayonetta looks great, though.
Old Professor Zertoss @ Oct 28th 2009 5:21PM
Also Disgaea (another niche game).
Lonecow @ Oct 28th 2009 5:21PM
I tried to fix her proportions with Photoshop.
Sorry for the personal blog link. I hate when people do this. I'm a hypocrite:
http://www.thezeonicfront.com/2009/10/i-dont-want-to-play-bayonetta.html
Prof. Von Manifest (aka Dallas McCoy of the Cocaine Imperium) [PSN: Manifest37] @ Oct 28th 2009 5:24PM
Me no likey. You should've kept her hips & increased the breasts!!
I think the only problem with Bayonetta is that her head is too small.
WINterfang ( Now with the power to piss you off ) @ Oct 28th 2009 5:24PM
If you hate it so much, you could just post a direct link of the picture.
Lonecow @ Oct 28th 2009 5:26PM
See that is part of my problem. It isn't just her head, her rib cage is huge!
They act like they increased her bust, but they just inflated her rib cage with air so she has a giant back and small breasts. She's just overall disgusting.
I will admit in my pic I made her butt smaller then I wished.
Lonecow @ Oct 28th 2009 5:27PM
The direct link is a really long URL. Longer then the link of the article.
Prof. Von Manifest (aka Dallas McCoy of the Cocaine Imperium) [PSN: Manifest37] @ Oct 28th 2009 5:34PM
Yeah, you're right. Bayonetta is disproportional all over... look at her shoulders.
I think they just took all their favorite characteristics of a women & put 'em together without considering the "realness".
Kinda like plastic surgery & unnatural perfection.
Carrie @ Oct 28th 2009 6:43PM
Man, how can you spend so much time worrying about her proportions when there is so much ELSE in the game to be looking at? Like the giant chainsaw, or the badass angel enemies, or the sparkly combo effects, or the middle-finger motorcycle, or the dragon that you can suplex...
Also she can quad-wield rocket launchers for Pete's sake. I don't think realism is a high priority here...
useedems @ Oct 28th 2009 7:39PM
I still think her head could be bigger than that. Like someone said the other day, the body is supposed to be 7 to 7.5 heads tall. So, a little pea head should have a little pea body.
RavenLord @ Oct 28th 2009 5:45PM
Question remains........will both the 360 and PS3 versions be identical or will the PS3 version be the inferior one? It boggles my mind that when a multiplatform game is released there is always some ridiculous comparison even though all versions of the game are identical unless intentionally created otherwise. I won't even go into the stupid comparisons that Arkham Asylum got here on Joystiq (where they were comparing colors and shadows between 360 and PS3....none of which were even noticeable if at all really there.)
So far since an outside developer is working on the PS3 version there have been rumors that their version will be noticeably inferior to the 360 version. I certainly hope that isn't the case. It will be unfortunate for people who only have a PS3 to get a poorer version of a game that looks like it's going to be a solid title. While I'm sure that even if that were true the game will still be just as fun. It would just be a shame that all the intended flare to the game might be undercut on the PS3.
chrisredfield31 @ Oct 28th 2009 6:36PM
The demoes were compared and the framerate on the 360 is a lot better even though there are still screen tearing on the 360 version, it's not as bad. Some developers just still don't get it. Most games these days though are equal to the 360 version and Batman is a great example that if the developer tried, they can get the game to look the same.
TheDread @ Oct 28th 2009 6:47PM
Yes, will they look the same?! Not that it matters because all i have is a psp, but there is a dream of a next gen console.
Preston @ Oct 28th 2009 5:59PM
Whoever did the subtitles for this video needs to learn better grammar. "Bayonetta's weapons very from short range", lolwut? Should be "vary".
useedems @ Oct 28th 2009 7:40PM
Spelling != grammar. Although you are an apprentice grammar nazi, you fail one of the basic rules.
Preston @ Oct 28th 2009 7:50PM
@useedems: Uhm, no. The word was spelled properly. "Very" is a real word you know. However it was not used properly, hence "grammar".
SSJPabs @ Oct 28th 2009 7:08PM
My fiance is more excited for Bayonetta than I am. Awesome.
mgsrocks1 @ Oct 28th 2009 9:27PM
In 2:31...OMG IS THAT A STARGATE?!
CaramelZappa @ Oct 28th 2009 9:41PM
This game looks badass.