Bayonetta 3 ends with as much chaos as it begins. As an action game first and foremost, the new title from PlatinumGames was bound to have a bombastic finale, and that proved true. The latest 15-hour playthrough of the Umbra Witch’s story brought up many questions about where the series’ future was shifting and ignited a debate about ongoing queer representation — or misrepresentation — in the franchise at large. Some reviewers hinted at a disappointing ending in their Bayonetta 3 reviews, which kicked off the discussion about the queer erasure in this latest installment. Here’s the ending of Bayonetta 3 explained simply from what happened to the resulting arguments outside of the game itself.
