The bombastic hack-and-slasher Lollipop Chainsaw is making a return, ten years after the unique’s launch. Yoshimi Yasuda, former CEO of Kadokawa Video games (the unique publishers of Lollipop Chainsaw) vaguely teased the sport’s return final month throughout its 10-year anniversary, but it surely’s now been confirmed that the remake is certainly taking place and that Yusada will probably be returning to the sequence alongside his new studio, Dragami Video games.
When you by no means had the pleasure of taking part in Lollipop Chainsaw, watch the trailer under for a style of the chaos.
We didn’t have the, uhh, pleasure of taking part in Lollipop Chainsaw again in 2012 because it by no means launched for PC, however there’s a very good probability that this remake can even function a long-awaited PC port. Initially developed by Grasshopper Manufacture (Goichi Suda’s outfit), the sport follows cheerleader Juliet in a skimpy cheer uniform ripping and tearing her method by hordes of flesh-eating zombies together with her boyfriend Nick, a speaking decapitated head.
Couple of fast notes concerning the remake. Yasuda says that the remake will intention to recreate the unique however with “a extra practical method to graphics”. It isn’t solely clear what this practical method truly means simply but, but it surely appears like it is going to be greater than only a easy port. He additionally shared that sport’s authentic licensed soundtrack will probably be fully changed with new music (“other than a couple of licensed tracks”), which is a little bit of a disgrace as the unique had a handful of absolute licensed bangers in there.
Dragami Video games has additionally tweeted that improvement of the sport “will probably be dealt with by a mix of improvement employees from the unique model, together with Yasuda, and improvement employees from Dragami Video games,” however there’s been no point out of whether or not that features Suda to date.
There’s additionally no affirmation about what platforms the Lollipop Chainsaw Remake will launch on simply but, however with discuss of latest graphics and introducing the cult basic to these unacquainted with Juliet’s chainsaw, we’re feeling optimistic for a PC launch.