Oh yes.
Very "badass". Such empowering. *eye roll*
(Come on, I don't care if people like these games for whatever their reasons, but let's stop pretending that they're something they're not, please.)
Are you honestly prepared to judge an entire game based on a single item of DLC? Play it for yourself, and see what you think then -- you'd be very, very surprised, I believe.
Yes, the banana and strawberry DLC is pure cheesecake. But is that representative of the game as a whole? Absolutely not. The game is all about a team of in-your-face women, led by an absolute badass military woman, who are saving the world from a zombie invasion by teaming up despite their differences and kicking serious ass with chainsaws, swords and bare knuckles. It's bloody and it's over-the-top, but there isn't a single moment in the entire game where these women aren't in total control of their destinies. Unlike Senran Kagura, there's a definite sense that the camera focuses on their "assets" only when they WANT it to -- and at all other times, the camera is focused squarely on zombies exploding into blood and gore, which they happily bathe in because they're just THAT BADASS.
It's absolutely a female power fantasy first and foremost. Watch any cutscene, or even listen to the theme song, and what you'll get out of it is "don't mess with these women or they will MESS YOU UP."
And no amount of cheesecake DLC can change that. Maybe it could if it seemed like you were forcing them to wear it... but based on their personalities, there's no doubt in my mind that if these girls were real, they'd totally wear nothing but strawberries and a banana, and they wouldn't be the slightest bit embarrassed by it. They'd just be like, "You know what? This is a good look on me. I am one SEXY beast!"
It's the confidence, more than anything, that I think really sells it. You never see these girls looking embarrassed, or bashful, or like they're being taken advantage of in the slightest. They will wear anything, face any foe and climb any mountain without the slightest hesitation. Ain't nobody gonna make them do anything they don't want to!
-Tom
