Lollipop Chainsawis getting a remake, and the new look for Juliet has been revealed. With remakes, characters often get at least a little bit of change in the new release. A recent update gives fans a basic look at the main character ofone of the best horror gamesin her remastered form.
Lollipop Chainsawis a hack-and-slash game starring a cheerleader on the hunt for zombies, which she takes down while armed with a chainsaw. Throughout the game, players earn new moves, outfits, artwork, and other unlockable items. The news of the title coming back raised a lot ofconcerns from dedicatedLollipop Chainsawfanson what may be getting changed. So much so that in July 2022, Yoshimi Yasuda, producer ofLollipop Chainsaw, tweeted out a response announcing the game will be the original fans loved. While it will be missing the original music, but the developer is aiming to keep everything else as similar as possible. With updated graphics, some slight changes are on the way, but they can be done in a way that doesn’t erase the base of the original look and feel.
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Most recently, Dragami Games, the developer working with the original developer, Grasshopper Manufacture, tocreate theLollipop Chainsawremake, used an image of the new Juliet alongside other characters from their games to say happy new year to their players. In this image, players can see that there isn’t a drastic change to Juliet; she will appear almost identical to her previous look with some added smoothness to her facial features. Currently, the new music hasn’t been released yet to see if the developer is able to recreate the feel of the game with a new soundtrack.
Thebest music in video gameshas such a strong pull on the memories and energy of the gameplay. With the original music being unavailable, Dragami Games would have to keep the other big features, like the main character’s look, as is to offer the remake as promised. The obvious concern was that there may be changes to the storyline. However, Yasuda also assured players that the story would remain untouched. The idea was to create a more realistic look that gives more of a remaster treatment.
While this is an older title, having originally released in 2012 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the hope is that the story and gameplay will hold up as entertaining for new and familiar players alike. Plus, there area few thingsLollipop Chainsawfans may have missedin their initial playthrough that they could explore in the remake.Lollipop Chainsawdoesn’t have an official release date yet, and no platforms have been announced.
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