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Re: Bayonetta's OG Voice Actor Asks Fans To "Boycott" Third Game After PlatinumGames Wage Fallout

shui_gor

Sucks to know that this was the situation Hellena Taylor was placed in, but ultimately, because she broke NDA and explicitly said she's unafraid of doing so, this implies she's willing to burn every bridge she made with PlatinumGames and Nintendo; in fact, I wouldn't be surprised if she left voice acting entirely because of this, knowing she intends to effectively burn all other bridges in the entertainment business (not just video games). Meanwhile, I'd understand if her attack against her replacement was someone new to voice acting or hasn't had the roles to really back up her reputation as a voice actress, but since this is a veteran like Jennifer Hale, this only lowers Hellena's own reputation.

Also, no amount of "boycotting" will truly affect Bayonetta 3 sales on an exclusive platform that has over 111 million systems sold.

Re: Talking Point: What Did You Think Of The September 2022 Nintendo Direct?

shui_gor

It was good: with the exception of the abundance of farming/life simulators, this Direct was everything I expected it to be: Tears of the Kingdom's title and release date, obvious Nintendo 64 releases for Switch online, confirmation on the Radiant Silvergun port from prior rumours and knowing that sequels for Rune Factory, Pikmin and Atelier Ryza are under development (with a few surprises like a Fatal Frame IV port and Octopath Traveler 2 actually happening instead of that mobile spin-off garbage, since I'm not the only one who bemoaned thinking Squeenix was killing off Octopath by turning it mobile).

Really, if you were thinking that something monumental was going to be announced (like the next Mario platformer) or some kind of "extended gameplay" trailer for Tears of the Kingdom would be shown in an already stacked 40-minute Direct (minus that pointless Pikmin mobile segue by Miyamoto), you were just asking to be disappointed. Besides, the latter for Tears won't occur until next year before launch; why show more gameplay in a Direct when it can have its own dedicated 20-minute showcase?