Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
Guide a young witch and her demon companion through Avalon Forest, controlling them separately to combine magical restraints, claw attacks and environmental puzzle solving.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.5 / 10
About this game
Cereza enters Avalon Forest searching for the power to save her mother, accompanied by Cheshire, a demon inhabiting her stuffed toy. You guide both characters through a world rendered like a painted picture book. Their controls occupy opposite sides of the controller: Cereza binds enemies with magic while Cheshire attacks them with his claws. Exploration uses the same partnership. Cereza changes the environment with magic, and Cheshire clears obstacles to open paths. In Hug Mode, his doll form can be carried, extended or tossed to reach different spaces. Breaking Elemental Cores grants Cheshire new forms and situational abilities, giving the pair additional ways to overcome obstacles as their journey continues.
Collected in series
Bayonetta follows a witch whose battles combine gunfire, close-range combos and demonic summons. Its main action games turn well-timed dodges into openings for stylish attacks, while an Origins spin-off explores her childhood through paired-character puzzles.
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AI review
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A promising fit for players who enjoy coordinating complementary characters in puzzles and combat.
Binding an enemy with Cereza before attacking with Cheshire can make cooperation feel like the central decision in a fight. Elemental forms extend that relationship into exploration, appealing to players who enjoy finding new uses for a familiar partnership.
Strengths
- Distinct character roles can make successful coordination more rewarding than simply repeating attacks.
- Elemental abilities give route finding a concrete reason to reconsider what each character can do.
Weaknesses
- Keeping two separately controlled characters in mind may demand more divided attention than some players want.
Who it is for: Players interested in environmental puzzles, character partnerships and a picture-book adventure.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Acquiring elemental forms suggests an exploration rhythm built around expanding the pair's available solutions rather than only repeating the same obstacle interaction. | Reviewed | 6.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension If you enjoy setting up an action with one character and completing it with another, the restraint-and-attack pairing offers a clear basis for that satisfaction. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The painted picture-book forest could make the young witch's journey especially appealing to readers of fairytale adventures. | Reviewed | 8.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The fixed overhead camera leaves the right stick dedicated to Cheshire, a practical arrangement whose appeal depends on your comfort controlling two characters. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- PlatinumGames
- Release date
- Mar 17, 2023
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- InvestigationSolo-friendlyStory-drivenSlow BurnMain Story 10–20 HoursExploration3D GraphicsThird PersonLinear LevelsPuzzle Solving
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideMar 17, 2023
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Sources
- www.platinumgames.comSource revision: 1
- www.platinumgames.com