The Lollipop Chainsaw Remake has now been officially renamed Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP and is now delayed until Summer 2024.
The remake was announced back in 2022, and at the time, Dragami Games president and game designer Yoshimi Yasuda revealed in-game details, stating that “there will be elements that are different from the original.”
Yasuda continued with an example “For instance, the original game had 15 licensed songs used in the soundtrack, but it is unfortunately difficult for us to implement all of them this time. As a result, aside from a few licensed tracks, the soundtrack will consist of new music”. The Lollipop Chainsaw producer then quickly noted how the remake would use more realistic graphics due to the improved console generation.
Today, Producer Yasuda had a new message for fans, first announcing the official name for the remake, Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP. Then he announced RePOP would be getting a significant delay until Summer 2024. Producer Yasuda posted his message to X (formerly known as Twitter), assuring fans, “We will do our best to make the game loved by everyone,” while also apologizing for the unfortunate delay.
Yasuda continued with, “our commitment to providing the best possible quality experience to our players led us to making the hard decision to extend the development period in order to ensure this,” regarding the state of RePOP‘s development.
The original Lollipop Chainsaw had a mixed reception from critics and fans on Metacritic when it was released back in 2012, garnering a 70% on the Xbox 360. The original was also developed by Grasshopper Manufacture, whereas Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP will be developed by Dragami Games.
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP now has a release window of 2024, and fans can also reminisce about the original by checking out CGMagazine’s review from 2012 on the original.
