Its single-player roguelike mode sees the player assume the role of Michael Madsen's character, Travis Baker, as he seeks to rule the criminal underworld of Rockay City, a fictionalized version of Miami. Even if it provided a fun gameplay loop in its main mode, this game would be a difficult sell. ![]() Reluctant, flat performances from A-listers like Michaels Madsen and Rooker, Dannys Glover and Trejo, Chuck Norris, Kim Bassinger and Vanilla Ice dress shoddy, sometimes offensive dialogue in an unflattering, low-effort sheen that lacks even the most basic charm that average B-movies could fall back on. It's out on PC but will release on PS5, PS4 and Xbox later this year.Ĭrime Boss: Rockay City feels like a joke that I'm not in on. James Mastromarino, NPR gaming editor and Here & Now producerĥ05 Games Crime Boss: Rockay City features a stacked cast of TV & film stars, including Chuck Norris. But Cereza and the Lost Demon does succeed at making you feel like you're playing a team slowly learning to work together - whether you're doing that by yourself, or with a friend. It also lacks the mechanical depth of truly cooperative games like It Takes Two. It's got the quality animation and aesthetic you'd expect from Platinum Games, but little of its baroque, intense action. ![]() I got through most of the game with my wife, who enjoyed Cheshire's pure destructive force, while I played support as Cereza.Īll in all, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon is a curious beast. You can always just hand a Joy-Con to a buddy, and suddenly you're playing an (unofficial) co-op game, where the challenge isn't hand-eye coordination, but rather verbal communication. It can feel like the schoolyard challenge to rub your tummy and pat your head at once. Where Brothers used the dual-character format to deliver a wrenching story, Cereza and the Lost Demon uses it to tickle your brain and vex your fingers. The control scheme resembles 2013's Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, only more fluid, even arcade-y. That's up to Cheshire, who can leap into action as a giant cat-monster, ready to tear into enemies and smash through obstacles like thorns and rocks. Cereza can bind enemies and activate magical flowers, mushrooms, and the like. Push the right to move Cheshire, a demon reluctantly possessing Cereza's beloved cat doll. Push the left joystick to move Cereza (AKA, kid Bayonetta). Regardless of what ends up happening in the final game, the new trailer - and the theorize it's inspiring - indicates that Bayonetta 3 will be well worth the long wait.But here's what's really audacious: you'll spend much of the game controlling two characters, independently, with one controller. Fanbyte's Imran Khan has also pointed out that the original Bayonetta 3 teaser showed the original game's version of Bayonetta being seemingly defeated by a mysterious entity, perhaps meaning that Cereza will have to save her. With time travel and alternate universes already established as concepts in the Bayonetta series, it's possible that this theory will be confirmed. While fans at the time thought this was Taylor cryptically referring to some behind-the-scenes recasting drama, it could be that this alternate version of Cereza is being voiced by someone else - potentially opening the door for her to return as the original Bayonetta. ![]() Earlier this month, Bayonetta's voice actor Hellena Taylor said fans "might have to" get used to the character without her voice, refusing to clarify, likely due to contractual obligations. ![]() Twitter user Suzi Hunter pointed out that the Bayonetta of the trailer may not be the same one as previous games, but instead an older Cereza. The main evidence supporting this theory is that the new Bayonetta has the same hairstyle as Cereza down to the red ribbons in her braids.Īdditionally, fans have pointed out that the Bayonetta sounds a bit different in the trailer than in previous games.
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