![]() ![]() While the incident is tragic and many have cancelled their pre-orders, there is likely a larger subset of players that don’t care or haven’t heard of the incident, and will still continue to buy and play the game. ![]() ▍So What’s Going to Happen?Īt this point it’s honestly hard to tell what will happen to Bayonetta 3. Other industry members including Yongyea and Christopher Randolph, voice actor for Otacon also chimed in though, saying that while this news isn’t shocking for voice actors, it shouldn’t be the standard. Though many did voice their grievances, and many other voice actors chimed in berating Hideki Kamiya, others did mention on Twitter that the amount they made was similar, with Sean Chiplock, voice actor for Diluc from Genshin Impact, and Revali from Breath of the Wild, stating that he made around USD$2000-3000 for his role in the Breath of the Wild spin-off title, Of course many users chimed in to this, celebrating what could have been Twitter suspending his account. Some say that the designer even used a bot to automatically block users that tweeted at him in English just so he wouldn’t have to do it himself.Īfter a while though Hideki Kamiya’s Twitter account mysteriously vanished, only for it to now reappear after a couple of hours, with the designer continuing to post about other subject matter and not commenting on Hellena Taylor’s pay. Naturally Hideki Kamiya doesn’t like these kinds of posts, so it didn’t take long for him to start banning users at an incredbily fast rate. While a few people believed him, many took to Twitter with angered responses because it didn’t make sense for a company to be receiving millions in profits, to only offer USD$4,000 to voice a beloved character that’s such a huge part of the company’s image.Įven with Hideki Kamiya’s infamous behavior of blocking any, and everyone on Twitter that talks to him in a way he doesn’t like according to a list of rules, fans, voice actors and others in the industry took to Twitter to tweet about the situation.Ī wide variety of responses were sent to the game designer, with angered responses from Bryan Dechart, the voice actor for Connor in Detroit: Become Human who even wrote his message in Japanese to avoid being instantly blocked, to mockery, even saying they’ll pirate his game, and some posting the average salary for voice actors on his Twitter. ![]() That’s what all I can tell now.” which seemed to deflect the issue and say that Hellena Taylor was lying. It was then he posted shortly after, a statement reading “Sad and deplorable about the attitude of untruth. ![]() Naturally since Hellena Taylor said that she contacted Hideki Kamiya, and since he is the face and founder of Platinum Games, many took to Twitter expecting answers from the designer and clarification, hoping that it wasn’t the case. Afterwards she wrote a letter to Hideki Kamiya with the help of her friend, to which she got a reply back stating that he “values greatly her contribution to the game and that the fans really want her to voice it over…”, and it was then she got offered USD$4,000 for the role. She then continued in the statement, saying that after she auditioned for her role again, Platinum Games sent her an “insulting offer”. Hear ye! #PlatinumGames #Nintendo #Bayonetta #Bayonetta3 #Bayonutters #Boycott #NintendoEurope #NintendoAmerica #NintendoJapan /h9lwiX2bBt- Hellena Taylor October 15, 2022 Feeling absolutely insulted due to her pedigree, training and past roles, she stated that she “doesn’t care about the NDA”, and decided to publicly release her statement voicing her displeasure and also urged people that “care about people, and care about the world around you, and who gets hurt by these financial decisions” to boycott the game.įriends, Worldlings, Bayonutters. Then on October 15, Hellena Taylor’s released three-part statement on her Twitter, unveiling that she was only offered USD$4,000 to reprise her role as Bayonetta. While some were disappointed, many were still hopeful in the title due to Jennifer Hale’s long pedigree of voice acting, including Black Cat from the Spider-Man animated series, Samus Aran, and my personal favorite Female Shepard from the Mass Effect Series. October 5, Game Informer interviewed Platinum Games, and then it was confirmed that Hellena Taylor woudln’t be able to return due to “Various overlapping circumstances”, suggesting scheduling conflicts or possible health issues, and announced Jennifer Hale to be the new voice for Bayonetta. Well you might have to.- Hellena Taylor September 12, 2021 ![]()
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