Lollipop Chainsaw did not enjoy immense public and critical success, but its inherent madness in games developed by Grasshopper Manufactory, makes it still appreciated by a fringe of uninhibited action game enthusiasts. It celebrated 10 years since its release on PS3 and Xbox 360 last month, and to everyone’s surprise, the “return” of the franchise was announced by Yoshimi Yasuda.
The former director of the publishing studio Kadokawa Gamesnow head of Dragami Games, however, had not given more details at the time, but it is much more concrete today. Rejoice, with his new team, he is developing a Lollipop Chainsaw Remake (provisional name), coming in 2023 on platforms that have yet to be specified. He believes that it is now too difficult to play the original (only released on home consoles) and therefore wants to make it accessible to a new audience.
The production will be ensured by developers of the time and new ones, and under good conditions, because Dragami Games was able to recover all the exploitation rights at Kadokawa Games and collaborates with the international distributor Warner Bros. Games on certain aspects. The details about Lollipop Chainsaw Remake are still skinny, but expect a more realistic artistic direction, as evidenced by the first 2 imagesand more original compositions instead of the track list with 16 licensed tracks, although a handful of popular songs should be included.
Now wait to find out if this Lollipop Chainsaw Remake will manage to correct the faults of the original to become a hack’n slash which will make everyone agree.