From today on sale and as we collect it in its analysis, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon is a very original alternative vision of the PlatinumGames universe. Painted in watercolor in the Okami style, centered on the tandem of the girl Cherry and her demon Cheshire, and told like a fairy tale in the form of a light metroidvania, its difficulty lies not so much in the combat ( combos and timers are the hallmarks of the main series) as well as knowing how to explore the Avalon Forest and take advantage of all the characters’ spells and abilities.
We have already passed the game and with this guide we offer you a series of tips, advice and recommendations to explore Avalon, discover its many secrets and, in general, enjoy more of this beautiful and particular adventure.
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon – Teenage Witch Guide
Most of our tips focus on exploring the map and using resources, but we’ll continue to update this space with more tips for 100% completion Cherry and the Lost Demon. Feel free to share your tips with other readers below!
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Hit him with the whip
Since you have Cheshire in “Hug Mode”, you will have noticed that you can extend the plushie with the right stick as if it were a long arm. You’ll learn skills to tickle enemies and use it as a pole, but if you’re not already doing that, we recommend that you keep swinging your arm in all directions when walking through the forest, because that’s how it is. You’ll easily get resources from bushes and clear fairy traps like Leon in Resident Evil 4. As if that weren’t enough, you should soon get the “This Way!” on the tree, as it makes Cherry run faster if you point both sticks in the same direction. It is essential to avoid certain dangers…
Foolishly, between bushes and prizes, you’ll end up with plenty of resources to make potions and pay for abilities, but Fruits and Pearls is another story, since they’re the main hidden collectibles in the game and there are of righteous.
List of resources on the origins of Bayonetta
- Drops of Avalon (To learn Cheshire techniques you will end up with thousands)
- Onyx Roses (To learn Cherry Techniques you will end up with thousands)
- Mandrake Roots (Ingredient. Remember the maximum you can carry is 999)
- Unicorn Horns (Ingredient. Remember the maximum you can carry is 999)
- Crystallized Salamanders (Ingredient. Remember the maximum you can carry is 999)
- Infernal Fruits (special for upgrading Cheshire in the skill tree)
- Lunar Pearls (special for upgrading Cherry in the Tech Tree)
- Vital petals and flowers (these increase cherry health, you can find them in loose or full blooms, up to a total of 15 blooms)
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Go talk to Colm as soon as he’s available.
During your adventure, you will save wisp fire, the spirits of children lost in the woods with whom the fairies wanted to do horrible things. In addition to having fun with their names and their stories (the Spanish translation is fantastic), remember that they have set up a refuge in the Mound of Oblivion. As you collect more Wisps, keep an eye on the map for their icon, as it means Colm has something for you (“Colm’s Gratitude”). We often ignore this notice because we thought it only gave us resources (Drops of Avalon and Onyx Roses) and potion… but it will give you up to Lunar Beads there petalsessential to improve Cherry!
Carry potions, although this is a fairly easy game
Bayonetta Origins makes it easy enough on its standard difficulty for any seasoned player and has plenty of optional helpers for beginners. This means you can forget about potions for the first half of the game (there were times we couldn’t even remember what they were for). Thing is, later on you’ll need the healing one not just because they hurt Cherry, but because a few Will-Ops will ask you as a favor to recover and return to the safehouse. In addition, the shock potion is excellent in a fight when you are surrounded…
Cherry and the Lost Demon Potion List
- ▲ Healing Potion (recovers Cherry’s health
- ◄ Umbra Draft (faster invincibility and Umbra Arts)
- ► Demon Essence (full magic for Cheshire for a while)
- ▼ Shock Potion (AoE Hit Thunder)
Where can I create potions?
In case you haven’t noticed and you’re out of any of the ones you get from chests and wisps, potions are created in the Preparations menu in any sanctuary when you press Rest (Save Game). There you will see the Potion option and it is likely that you have a lot of resources, so try to take several of each (the maximum is 9 of each type with the Big Pockets branch).
Thorny bridle comes first
Cherry’s main “attack” is a branch that contains enemies for Cheshire to crush. Two recommendations: First, start using it before combat is activated in random encounters (you don’t have to wait for them to attack you or for the music to change), so you have at least one fairy pinned as soon as let the fight begin. Second, improve as much as you can Multiflange in the Skill Tree Cherry to be able to engage two enemies and control the fight much better, allowing Cheshire to move more freely and to make combos on the trapped fairies…
First max out a Cheshire item
Speaking of the technical tree, we recommend betting on one of the branches of the Cheshire Bridle Combos down to its last leaf. It doesn’t matter the element (Water Mastery, Stone Mastery, Fiery Mastery, Plant Mastery), but being able to land a special move at the end of a combo is downright devastating and deals damage to multiple enemies. You want to be able to do this as soon as possible, so you’ll probably want to enable it with Plant Cheshire or Stone Cheshire.
(Update…)