Writer and developer Dragami Video games lately introduced a Lollipop Chainsaw remake, getting near-instant issues of whether or not the sport might be remake with out censorship.
Censorship issues for the remake had been so nice that Dragami Video games CEO Yoshimi Yasuda actually responded to fan issues, pledging a remake “that’s as shut as potential to a remaster.”
Issues get attention-grabbing within the CEO’s response, nonetheless, when he doesn’t outright handle censorship issues with the Lollipop Chainsaw remake, saying they should “negotiate with the platform holders” to allow them to make it “as near the unique model as potential.”
Our different report confirmed unique author James Gunn nor designer Goichi ‘SUDA51’ Suda aren’t connected to the Lollipop Chainsaw remake. This naturally received followers additionally involved whether or not or not the remake will keep true to the unique.
The unique Lollipop Chainsaw was notorious for not solely its intercourse enchantment, it’s punk soundtrack with licensed music, but in addition its ample quantity of unveiling pores and skin through its copious variety of bonus costumes for protagonist Juliet.
Right here’s the phrase from Yasuda:
It has been per week for the reason that Lollipop Chainsaw Remake has been introduced. Many followers have inquired concerning the contents of the earlier announcement, and we wish to take the time to share our ideas and intentions relating to the undertaking.
The first objective of the Lollipop Chainsaw Remake undertaking is to make it in order that gamers who want to play Lollipop Chainsaw can achieve this simply, to not make a brand new Lollipop Chainsaw sport. After all, the best factor to do can be to make a remastered model of the unique sport, altering nothing. Nevertheless, we had been sadly unable to incorporate 16 of the licensed songs, which had been a fantastic a part of the unique sport’s really feel, and so we’re as a substitute aiming for a remake that’s as shut as potential to a remaster.
Now we have taken discover that there was hypothesis that the remake will change the story. We consider that Lollipop Chainsaw’s story is a large a part of what followers love concerning the unique sport, and we, the event workers, really feel the identical. As such, the story won’t be modified within the remake.
Moreover, we don’t intend to alter the aesthetics of the sport. The point out of how the sport can have a extra reasonable look within the earlier announcement was meant to consult with how we’ll make use of the superior rendering expertise accessible in present sport consoles. We don’t want to change Juliet’s design, and the belief that we wish to is baseless. We had been those who created Juliet’s mannequin information after nice trial and error ten years in the past, and really feel connected to her greater than anybody else.
Lastly, we discovered after the announcement of Lollipop Chainsaw Remake that many followers are fearful about censorship within the sport. Now we have not but mentioned the difficulty with the platform holders but, and thus can’t say something concerning the matter, however what we will say is that we intend to barter with the platform holders to make it in order that the sport might be as near the unique model as potential.
thirteenth July 2022
Lollipop Chainsaw Producer
Yoshimi Yasuda