Dragami
Games
has
released
the
first
trailer
for
its
remaster
of
the
2012
cult
hit
Lollipop
Chainsaw,
a
bonkers
game
starring
a
chainsaw-wielding
cheerleader
called
Juliet
battling
zombies.
James
Gunn,
who
you
might
know
for
movies
like
Guardians
of
the
Galaxy
and
for
now
being
in
charge
of
the
DC
Comics
movie-verse,
helped
write
the
games
script.

As
revealed
in
the
trailer,
RePop’s
release
date
is
set
for
September
25
and
it
will
arrive
on
PS5,
Xbox
Series
consoles,
Switch
and
PC.
Currently
it’s
going
to
be
a
digital
only
release,
but
Dragami
have
stated
a
physical
version
will
be
made
available
at
a
later
date.

As
a
remaster,
Lollipop
Chainsaw
RePop
has
a
lot
of
the
upgrades
you’d
expect
to
see,
including
4K
resolution
and
60FPS
support
on
all
platforms
except
for
the
Switch.
Aside
from
a
new
RePop
mode,
the
graphics
haven’t
been
touched,
But
the
team
at
Dragami
have
also
worked
on
a
lot
of
the
gameplay
with
the
aim
to
make
it
more
fun
and
fluid.
For
example,
they’ve
increased
the
overall
speed,
changed
it
so
Juliet
starts
with
Combo
Actions
skill,
worked
on
the
camera
controls
and
rebalance
some
of
the
difficulty
spikes.

One
of
the
biggest
changes
is
the
game’s
musical
score.
One
of
the
biggest
reason
behind
the
remaster
was
that
the
original
game
was
removed
from
sale
5
years
after
it
launched
due
to
music
licenses
not
being
renewed.
To
avoid
this
issue,
Dragami
is
creating
new,
original
music.

Speaking
to
Gematsu
in
a
fantastic
interview
that
you
should
go
and
read,
Dragami
Games
CEO
Yoshimi
Yasuda
said:
“We
enlisted
artists
active
in
Japanese
film,
drama,
anime,
and
game
music
to
make
tracks
such
as
a
new
original
theme
song
for
Juliet
and
background
music
for
Star
Mode
and
Nick
Attacks.

“While
the
licensed
songs
were
certainly
great,
I
think
our
attempt
to
have
talented
contemporary
musicians
create
music
to
fit
the
game’s
world
is
equally
great.
Please
look
forward
to
the
new
music
in RePOP.”

In
the
very
same
interview,
Yasuda
confirmed
that
while
there
are
quite
a
few
changes
to
the
gameplay,
the
story
and
script
are
untouched.
He
also
went
on
to
address
the
topic
of
a
potential
sequel.

“The
reason
I
talked
about
things
from
15
years
ago
is
because
I
have
personally
started
thinking
about
the
future
of Lollipop
Chainsaw.”
he
said.

“There
is
nothing
that
I
can
share
as
of
yet,
but
I
hope
the
time
will
come
when
I
can.”

Yasuda’s
words
feel
nebulous
enough
that
they
could
mean
a
sequel
is
already
on
the
cards,
or
that
a
sequel
might
happen
if
sales
of
RePop
are
good
enough.
For
context,
Lollipop
Chainsaw
managed
1.24m
copies
sold
before
it
was
taken
off
the
market.