{"id":129344,"date":"2022-10-30T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-140129"},"modified":"2022-10-30T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T16:00:00","slug":"video-heres-a-closer-look-at-bayonetta-3s-censored-naive-angel-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/10\/30\/video-heres-a-closer-look-at-bayonetta-3s-censored-naive-angel-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Here&#8217;s A Closer Look At Bayonetta 3&#8217;s Censored &#8220;Naive Angel&#8221; Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/24fc4eabdeb54\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/24fc4eabdeb54\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Bayonetta 3\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/24fc4eabdeb54\/bayonetta-3.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/24fc4eabdeb54\/bayonetta-3.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Bayonetta 3\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: PlatinumGames<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As you might recall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/bayonetta_3\">Bayonetta 3<\/a> has a &#8220;Naive Angel Mode&#8221; &#8211; allowing players to toggle between more or less revealing character outfits. If you are playing a certain way, and are curious to see what the other version looks like, you&#8217;re in luck.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zFz6HH2fxeg\">GameXplain<\/a> has put together a video showing off several moments from the third entry to see just how much the &#8220;Naive Angel Mode&#8221; actually censors the lead Umbra Witch. At a glance, it might not seem like all that much, but there are some sequences where it&#8217;s a lot more obvious she&#8217;s been covered up.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/platinumgames\/status\/1547216944470069248\">PlatinumGames via Twitter<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Relax, the witch is back and sexier than ever. We&#8217;ve added the revolutionary &#8220;Naive Angel Mode&#8221; to Bayonetta 3 so more people can fully enjoy it. By turning it on, you can play right in the living room without having to worry about what&#8217;s on screen&#8230; we think&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"zFz6HH2fxeg\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Following the reveal of Naive Angel Mode, there was speculation and even some theories about Nintendo requesting less skin on display, but that&#8217;s apparently not the case.<\/p>\n<p>Bayonetta&#8217;s creator Hideki Kamiya previously mentioned how Nintendo never requested such a thing, and the only time it ever got involved was when it thought Bayonetta&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_tears_of_the_kingdom\">Legend of Zelda<\/a> Link-themed outfit should have actually been a little <em>more<\/em> revealing.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/nintendolife.com.ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:134948 @ 2022-10-31T04:04:38+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><!-- End Widget --><\/p>\n<p>What do you think of Naive Angel Mode? Have you had it on or off for your Bayonetta 3 playthrough? <em>Comment below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: PlatinumGames As you might recall, Bayonetta 3 has a &#8220;Naive Angel Mode&#8221; &#8211; allowing players to toggle between more or less revealing character outfits. If you are playing a certain way, and are curious to see what the other version looks like, you&#8217;re in luck. 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