Good news, Lollipop Chainsaw fans: Dragami Games has given us our first look at Juliet Starling’s new look.
Well, I say new look, but let’s be honest: not much has changed, and – true to the studio’s word – Juliet doesn’t seem to have had either a breast reduction surgery or a wardrobe change since she first broke hearts in 2012’s hack-duck -slash games. You can see her faithfully recreated concept art in Dragami’s Happy New Year message:
祝 謹賀 新年 2023祝 本年 も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も もも も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も も .31 December 2022
If you can’t quite remember how she appeared last time – we won’t hold it against you given the original Lollipop Chainsaw was released over a decade ago now – the tweet below might help, not least because the Twitterer helpfully put Juliet’s 2012 and 2023- versions side by side:
First Look at Juliet in Lollipop Chainsaw Remake Released Original vs. remake pic.twitter.com/JiEskzqnX45 January 2023
Primarily, it looks like extra attention has been paid to the materials used to create Julie’s slinky cheerleading outfit, and it looks like she’s spending a little less time on sunbeds these days. I could be wrong, but her nose and lips also seem a bit thinner.
The team behind Lollipop Chainsaw was forced to issue a statement last year (opens in a new tab)to clarify plans for the highly anticipated remake, outline its “thoughts and intentions” for the project, and explain why it’s considered a remake rather than a remaster.
“The primary goal of the Lollipop Chainsaw remake project is to make it so that players who want to play Lollipop Chainsaw can do so easily, not to create a new Lollipop Chainsaw game,” producer Yoshimi Yasuda said at the time.
“Obviously, the ideal thing to do would be to make a remastered version of the original game, without changing anything. However, unfortunately we weren’t able to include 16 of the licensed songs, which were a big part of the original game’s feel , and so we’re aiming instead for a remake that’s as close to a remaster as possible.”
The remake moves forward without two of the main creative forces behind the original game: filmmaker James Gunn and game designer Goichi ‘Suda51’ Suda. Gunn said on Twitter last year (opens in a new tab) that neither he nor Suda are involved in the new version, adding that “I neither support nor condemn it! I simply don’t know anything about it.”
We rated the original 2012 game 3 out of 5 stars in the GamesRadar+ Lollipop Chainsaw review (opens in a new tab)and said that despite the inherent joy of chainsawing zombies and its inventively funny script and soundtrack, the hack-and-slasher lacked variety, lacked substance and wasn’t good enough to “back up its pedigree”.
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