To recreate the city of Noatun, the developers took their inspiration from Belgian and Italian cities. As stated in Platinum Games’ official blog, they paid many visits to first Bruges and then Italian cities Florence, Venice and Santa Margherita Ligure. The developers didn’t just focus on the general graphics, but on details like the paving of the road, the roof tiles, the floral decorations, and the doorknobs. The piazza in Noatun that looks out over the port is paved in such a way that resembles the geometry present in St. Mark’s Square up close. At any rate, the reconstruction tries to capture certain distinct features of the Italian cities visited, rather than specific landmarks. The in-game images are comparable to real-life photos.
To recreate the city of Noatun, the developers took their inspiration from Belgian and Italian cities. As stated in Platinum Games’ official blog, they paid many visits to first Bruges and then Italian cities Florence, Venice and Santa Margherita Ligure. The developers didn’t just focus on the general graphics, but on details like the paving of the road, the roof tiles, the floral decorations, and the doorknobs. The piazza in Noatun that looks out over the port is paved in such a way that resembles the geometry present in St. Mark’s Square up close. At any rate, the reconstruction tries to capture certain distinct features of the Italian cities visited, rather than specific landmarks. The in-game images are comparable to real-life photos.
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Detail of the cobblestones in Florence and the in-game cobblestones
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A shot of Venice and the in-game reproduction of the city
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The piazza in Noatun
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Riproduzione dello scorcio di Venezia nel gioco
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Piazza di Noatun
An action game designed by Hideki Kamiya, the creator of the famous Devil May Cry. The player takes control of the protagonist of the same name, Bayonetta, who belongs to the Witches of Umbra clan. The game is famous not only for its quality, but for the marked characterisation of the protagonist too. The second episode was made by Nintendo and released exclusively for the Wii U.
