Bayonetta Creator Is Demanding an Apology After Voice Acting Controversy

'Bayonetta' Creator Hideki Kamiya Reflects On Hellena Taylor Backlash, Blasts Critics Who Refuse To Admit They Were Wrong: "THAT’S SOME REAL COWARD SH*T"

Bayonetta (Atsuko Tanaka) ponders on her current situation in Bayonetta 3 (2022), PlatinumGames In finally offering his thoughts on the now infamous debacle involving Bayonetta 3 and the protagonist’s former voice actor Hellena Taylor, series creator and former PlatinumGames boss Hideki Kamiya has admitted that far from the stoic feelings his silence at the time would have suggested, he was actually quite unhappy with how things went down. A fam…

Bayonetta creator is demanding an apology after voice acting controversy

Around three years ago, Hellena Taylor, the former voice behind Bayonetta, posted a series of incendiary social media posts that called out PlatinumGames, the studio behind the Japanese action game franchise. Though Taylor had voiced the sultry character for years, she had been replaced for Bayonetta 3 — and she claimed it was over an “insulting” pay dispute. And now, world-class blocker and shit-talker Hideki Kamiya, who directed the original B…

Hideki Kamiya finally responds to Bayonetta 3 voice actress controversy

Former PlatinumGames chief Hideki Kamiya has finally responded to the Bayonetta 3 controversy surrounding voice actress Helena Taylor. In 2022, prior to the third game's launch, Taylor revealed that she had been underpaid for her work in a franchise that drew millions of dollars. Taylor first alleged that she was offered just $4,000 for her return as Bayonetta, but it was then revealed her total offer was something closer to the tune of $20,000…

Bayonetta Creator Addresses Voice Acting Controversy Three Years Later

Nearly three years have passed since Nintendo and PlatinumGames released Bayonetta 3 on Nintendo Switch, yet fans of the series remain curious about one controversy that initially surrounded the game. In 2022, original Bayonetta actress Hellena Taylor was replaced by Jennifer Hale. The decision to go in a different direction after two games confused fans, and things got heated pretty quickly. Taylor lobbed a number of accusations against Platinu…

Hideki Kamiya comments on the controversy with Bayonetta 3 actress: “Who criticized me was coward”

Bayonetta 3 has been available on the market since October 2022 and it was at this time that a certain controversy emerged and circulated throughout the internet after the actress of Bayonetta asking fans to boycott the third game. Entering detail, the controversy came at the time when Hellena Taylor publicly reported that a low value was offered to return as Bayonetta’s voice. She said she received a $ 4,000 offer to voice the whole game. Howev…