As aBayonettafan, you’ve probably had your fair share of in-game shenanigans. ButBayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demonisn’t your typical Bayonetta game, and you’ll be immersed in its fantasy world filled with childlike wonder. You’ll discover that even your favorite Umbra Witch wasn’t always confident or skilled.
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If you’re a veteran in the Bayonetta series, you’ll be happy to find some things never really change—whether that’s smashing buttons or hunting for easter eggs. Even if you’re new and this is your first Bayonetta game, you’ve probably done a lot of these things just like everybody else.
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10Accidentally Discovering Hidden Areas
With all the wisps scattered about and the interactive environment you’re playing in, it’s easy to scurry a little farther to a place that’s not actually part of the main story. Some areas even have segments that you might slide into by accident.
If you’ve been feeling like Alice in Wonderland, it might be because of the colors and the storybook design—in fact, Cereza has an outfit in reference to Alice in Wonderland. But it’s largely because you can get lost in random areas by tinkering with a few objects and obstacles that make you feel like you’ve fallen into Wonderland.
9Realizing That You’re Ambidextrous
Controlling an iconic Umbra Witch is a joy, but having to control her internal demon simultaneously while she’s not at the peak of her powers can be quite the hand workout. Playing with Cereza and Cheshire at once is fun, especially if you enjoy solving puzzles with them.
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But timing attacks and knowing which combinations work with these two can be confusing at first. One character is just as important as the other, and soon enough, you’ll be able to push your hands to their limits.
8Admiring The Art
Bayonetta games are known for their stunning environments, and this game is no exception to that rule. Except this time, the art style is unique in comparison to the other games. You’ve let Cereza rest in-game so that you can admire the picturesque storybook scene before you. Don’t worry; everybody’s done it and has a few snaps of it saved.
Besides, you’re not in a rush to finish this game—so there are idle moments you’ll enjoy if you’re not busy tinkering around your environment.
7Button Mashing At The Circus
The Mad Circus chapter probably had you smashing that big button before launching Amadan Dubh into the air with a cannon. It’s moments before disaster for the fairy because Cheshire tears him to shreds not long after. But this probably isn’t the only time you’ve violently smashed buttons in this game.
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You probably had to do it, too, when figuring out how to control the duo at the start of the game, and you were lucky to have survived the game this far just by mashing for dear life.
6Missing Collectibles
The challenges in this game aren’t spectacularly difficult, but there might’ve been times when you thought the best strategy was to move things around and find out. But even then, you might miss some chests in hidden spaces or have a stray moon pearl in the shadows.
If you have a keen eye, the time trials may keep you from completing an area. While the combat isn’t intense, adding a time limit that rewards you for completing the challenge faster adds a layer of challenge that you might try to come back to later—until you’ve forgotten all about it.
5Spot Easter Eggs
Bayonetta Origins is littered with easter eggs of events and characters from the other game. You might’ve seen a wanted poster of Rodin hanging around somewhere—most probably hung up by spiteful faeries, or you were able to connect the dots on Jeanne’s fate in her side story.
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You’ll find yourself wide-eyed at the sight of onyx roses or even surprised at the uncanny resemblances of monsters and techniques. You probably even smiled when you heard her say, “Let’s dance” for the first time in this game.
4Grind For Outfits
You’ve completed the game, cried through the story, and you’re going through it all over againfor the costumes. You can’t put this game down without changing to another outfit, although the default Cereza has on her is also cute and is signature to this installment.
But going through Avalon Forest again while in Cereza in Wonderland or playing the game as Jeanne and Charles instead of Cereza and Cheshire is worth replaying for both the experience and the story. Some do it just for the sake of the cute costumes involved.
3Fight The Jabberwock More Than Once
The Jabberwock is no Dragonlord, but you’ll have to ensure that your skills are built up to the task if you don’t want to get stuck fighting it in Chapter Seven. Investing in the right skills can save you time and effort.
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But since this fight features a surprising combat spike, it’ll be normal for most to perish at the claws of this fearsome fairy. When you think you’ve defeated it, it comes back for at least three more phases before you’re able to completely take it down.
2Experience Emotional Damage
You don’t know when the tears started flowing. It could’ve been when Cereza’s mother appeared as a deceptive vision in the forest, or maybe it was when you had to take down somebody you thought was your friend. Maybe you were able to hold back tears until you had to end your beloved mentor.
If you’re not the crying type, you still felt a lot of hurt just to see what Cereza had to go through as a child. Even if this story has a hopeful ending, it doesn’t make the losses any less sad.
1Theory Crafting After The Ending
It goes without saying that a game with a long history has a bunch of theories surrounding it. From complicated multiverses to different versions of Bayonetta, it’s only natural for you to get your head’s gears turning. Your brain probably made connections between previous games' events and the consequences this game had on the complex timelines.
Even if you’re new, you’re no stranger to having more questions about Cereza and her magical world—many of which would probably go unanswered even after playing the other games.
