Proponents of Lollipop Chainsaw at the time of its release argued that Suda51 games were always crass, always weird, and yet always had a deeper meaning. Sexualized characters in games are not uncommon, but characters like Bayonetta don’t occupy the same territory as Juliet Starling. In his review, IGN writer Mitch Dyer said, “For every zombie Juliet Starling decapitates with her chainsaw, someone calls her a whore, talks about masturbating to her, or comments on her gigantic breasts.” The Lolita fantasy The omnipresent objectification of Juliet even impacts how characters interact with her. They can rightfully be called money shots. Continuous learning camera work accentuated the shortness of her skirt and the tightness of her sports bra. The one flourish developers did add to combat was a plethora of effects for Juliet’s attacks that included glitter, pink hearts, and rainbows. It simply did not stand up to action titles like the Devil May Cry franchise. The game’s mechanics were uninspired, even at the time. What follows is a hack ‘n’ slash adventure through school to stop the outbreak and make it to Juliet’s birthday dinner alive. Turns out Juliet and her family are zombie hunters. To prevent him from turning, she decapitates her boyfriend and performs a spell to keep his head alive. Sadly, when Juliet arrives at school, she discovers there has been a zombie outbreak and poor Nick is bitten. (Yes, we are literally talking barely legal territory!) She is nervous because tonight she is bringing her boyfriend Nick home for the first time to meet her family. Story-wise, it is Juliet’s 18th birthday. Lollipop Chainsaw was never shy about advertising the real product that players wanted: Juliet herself.

Suggestive language makes a few meta quips about the player being in her bedroom. There’s even more than one upskirt angle. The camera zooms in on Starling’s lips as she sucks a lollipop. The way the trailers focus on Juliet’s skimpy short skirt and “perfect” body is downright voyeuristic. Promotional material and trailers for Lollipop Chainsaw focused on the protagonist, a barely legal cheerleader named Juliet Starling. The game is a zombie hack ‘n’ slash, but that was not the main selling point. The Marvel Studios Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn served as a writer for the project. Lollipop Chainsaw was developed by Suda51’s studio Grasshopper Manufacture Inc., the same company behind the No More Heroes series. Beating the game by saving enough students and getting the true/good ending also rewards the player with the “Congratulations! Happy Birthday!” achievement or trophy.Lollipop Chainsaw is a game covered in glitter and blood, which asks the player to objectify the protagonist. The word “Fin” is again shown as the scene fades to black.Īfter either of the two endings there are popup notifications letting the player know that various new modes and items have been unlocked. Everyone then sits down to eat cake and Nick gives Juliet a box containing roses as a present. This time, however, once Juliet introduces Nick, her mom turns around to reveal a birthday cake that she’s been baking for Juliet. If you save enough students, then the same extra scene after the credits if shown with Juliet and her friends returning to her house. Time for dinner! And by “dinner” … I mean YOU.” The scene fades to black as Juliet’s mom lunges towards the camera and Juliet and her friends can be heard screaming. Juliet’s mom is shown holding an severed arm and tells everyone to “Come on in. Juliet introduces hey boyfriend Nick to her mom who turns around to reveal that she’s now a zombie.

If you let too many students die, then the extra scene after the credits shows Juliet and the rest of her friends returning to her house where they’re greeted by her mom whose back is turned to them.

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