Original Bayonetta VA calls for boycott of ‘insulting’ pay proposal’s third game

Helena Taylor, original voice actress Angel Hunt by PlatinumGameshas called for a boycott of the game after claiming she received “insulting” pay for the character.

It’s been known for some time that for whatever reas on, Taylor wouldn’t reprise her role as her now-very iconic witch, as she said last year. Earlier this month, prolific voice actor Jennifer Hale was confirmed to be taking over the role, and game director Yusuke Miyata said, “The various overlapping circumstances make it difficult for Helena Taylor to reprise her role. role.” But now Taylor has posted a series of videos on her personal Twitter, in which she claims she eventually had to refuse to return because the show only offered $4,000.

“I ask the fans to boycott [Bayonetta 3]instead of donating the money you could have spent on this game to charity,” Taylor said in the first of four Yesterday, October 15, she posted the video on Twitter. “I don’t want the world. I’m not asking for much. I’m just asking for a decent, dignified living wage. What they’re doing is legal, but it’s immoral.”

into some More details Regarding “Back and forth,” Taylor explained that she auditioned for the role again, noting that “sometimes the voice changes over time,” but she said “obviously she passed with honors.” However, according to Taylor, after the audition, she received an “insulting offer” without disclosing the exact amount. This led her to write to Hideki Kamiya, director of the first Bayonetta, and work on the story for all three titles, “Ask him my worth.”

Taylor said Kamiya’s response to her was that “he took my contribution to the game very seriously, and the fans really wanted me to express it,” and that “the memory of first meeting me as Bayonetta is a memory he cherishes. “…” Taylor then thought it would help, but only resulted in a $4,000 offer.

Kamiya responds to allegations his own twitterwriting “Sad and pathetic about the attitude of inauthentic. That’s all I can say now. Beware of my rules by the way [sic]”, the last line refers to his freedom to block the button. Kamiya’s account is temporarily restricted at the time of writing.

PlatinumGames has yet to make an official response to the matter, nor has publisher Nintendo.