“As Suda-san was very busy handling development on other projects at the time, I served as director and producer, creating a joint development team consisting of staff from Grasshopper Manufacture and Kadokawa Games, overseeing development directly,” Yasuda said. Yasuda’s original announcement of the remake sought to minimize Suda’s contribution to the game beyond the initial pitch. Suda followed up: “To add my two cents, like James Gunn says, neither he nor I am involved in this project at all, and Grasshopper Manufacture has nothing to do with development or anything.” But as articles are starting to slap our names on there, I think it’s important to make clear no one ever approached us about it.” I neither endorse nor condemn it! I simply don’t know anything about it. “I heard about it for the first time from Suda a couple weeks ago. “Neither I nor Suda 51 are currently involved in this,” Gunn tweeted. Update (July 6): Goichi Suda and James Gunn have both clarified that they are not working on the remake of Lollipop Chainsaw. Polygon’s original review noted “rampant tonal problems and aggressive undercurrents of misogyny” that will be sure to draw renewed attention in the remake when it arrives next year. Though always tongue-in-cheek, Lollipop Chainsaw - which was co-written by James Gunn, no less, between the releases of his films Super and Guardians of the Galaxy - had a leering attitude to its scantily-clad heroine that might not pass muster today. The development team might also find that tastes have moved on since 2012. This might be controversial, as the original’s semi-cel-shaded look was part of its trashy charm. There will also be a “more realistic approach” to the game’s graphics. Yasuda noted that the game will have to be changed for its remake - particularly the 15 licensed songs on the soundtrack, which will largely be replaced. think of the game as very precious to us, and did not want to leave it in limbo.” “Various factors resulted in things making it so that fans can no longer easily play Lollipop Chainsaw, and it has been some time since players have not been able to access the game on current consoles,” Yasuda said. But his message did not mention the original development studio Grasshopper Manufacture or its founder, and the game’s co-director, Goichi Suda, known as Suda 51. He also said that the game’s Western publisher Warner Bros. Yasuda said that he had bought back the rights from the game’s original Japanese publisher, Kadokawa Games, and that the “original development staff” were working on the remake. Producer Yoshimi Yasuda shared the news on Twitter. The remake is due out in 2023, but no platforms were confirmed. about development, and are being supported by them in this endeavor.Lollipop Chainsaw, the cult 2012 game about a cheerleader battling zombies while her boyfriend’s disembodied head dangles from her waist, is being remade. As such, we purchased the Lollipop Chainsaw intellectual property from Kadokawa Games, and decided to develop a remake. "We, the original development staff on Lollipop Chainsaw, think of the game as very precious to us, and did not want to leave it in limbo, where players who want to play it cannot. Writing about the original game's creation and its new return, Yasuda explained: "Unfortunately, various factors resulted in things making it so that fans can no longer easily play Lollipop Chainsaw, and it has been some time since players have not been able to access the game on current consoles. The cult action game was released in 2012, and saw game director Suda51, movie director James Gunn and Yasuda collaborate to present the story of Juliet Starling – a high school cheerleader caught amid an outbreak of zombies. Yasuda teased that the game would make some kind of return last month, to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Due to the power of new-gen hardware, the new game will feature "a more realistic approach to graphics." Less welcome for fans will be the news that music licensing issues means that, as opposed to the first game's 16 licensed tracks, in the remake, "aside from a few licensed tracks, the soundtrack will consist of new music." Juliet Starling in action in Lollipop Chainsaw. The game will aim to recreate the original, but Yasuda explained that the remake will feature a couple of key differences. It will be developed by "a combination of development staff from the original version, including Yasuda as producer, and new development staff from Dragami Games." After a tease last month, we have confirmation: Lollipop Chainsaw will receive a full remake in 2023.Īnnounced by publisher Dragami Games – which is led by the original game's producer, Yoshimi Yasuda – the game will arrive worldwide next year, although a formal title or platforms have not yet been announced.
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