Bayonetta 3: Ongoing controversy between Hellena Taylor and PlatinumGames explained
Over the past few days, SEGA's underrated hack & slash series Bayonetta has hit the mainstream spotlight on social media. This is due to an ongoing controversy involving voice actor Hellena Taylor.
After Taylor accused developer PlatinumGames of undervaluing and underpaying her, studio co-founder Hideki Kamiya stepped in to publicly deny her claims.
At this point, it has turned into a game of pointing fingers, with both sides garnering sympathizers and doubters. Additionally, new information has recently come to light that adds to the confusion, so here is a rundown of everything that has occurred so far.
Hellena Taylor has long been the voice actress behind the titular protagonist in SEGA's hack & slash series, Bayonetta. However, she was confirmed not to be returning for the third installment.
While fans wondered about the cause of her absence, she eventually broke her silence and addressed the situation.
On October 15, 2022, Taylor uploaded a bunch of videos where she opened up about what was allegedly going on in the background. To everyone's surprise, she claimed that PlatinumGames only offered her a sum of 4000 USD for recording voiceovers for the game.
According to her, the Bayonetta series earned approximately 450 million USD (minus merchandise). If this is true, 4000 USD is insultingly low pay for the voice actress, who has urged fans to boycott the third installment of the franchise.
The revelation was followed by an outcry from fans expressing their support. Things worsened infinitely when PlatinumGames' Hideki Kamiya commented on the issue.
Hideki Kamiya responded to Hellena Taylor's allegations, starting with the tweet above. The post, paired with his usual threats of mass-blocking users who questioned him,
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