Filly's Psycho Summer - Alice 2 Edition

While seemingly every other gamer this side of the internet is enjoying their L.A. Noire, inFamous 2, and Ocarina of Time 3D, I've been taking a walk on the wilder side of things when it comes to gaming.  This Summer is packed with quirky titles, from the creepy to the ethereal to the delightfully weird.  By my own measured diagnosis, they simply aren't getting the attention they deserve, so I've taken it upon myself to share my thoughts on each game as I play through it.

Up first, fittingly, is a game that fully embraces its twisted tendencies—Alice: Madness Returns.

Filly of the Month: Bayonetta

What better way to kick off my new monthly feature than to discuss one of my all-time favorite video game characters?  Bayonetta is confident, sexy, powerful, and doesn't stand for anybody's nonsense... and damn, does she love to dance!  Yet the game Bayonetta has racked up a lot of criticism on the interwebs as being "sexist" with many self-proclaimed "feminist" bloggers tearing the game apart for its supposed objectification of women, being that the camera often shamelessly zooms in on her "assets" and she's nude during her finishing moves.  I'll be the first to tear something apart if I feel it's degrading to women, but truth be told, Bayonetta, the character, is a prime example of female empowerment.