Cult Zombie Game Classic Lollipop Chainsaw Is Making a Return
Cult-favorite zombie action game Lollipop Chainsaw is making a return, according to the game's executive producer. This will be the first fans have seen of the popular zombie title since its release on Xbox 360 and PS3 10 years ago. However, it's unclear what form this return will take, leaving it up in the air as to whether it'll be something as big as a sequel or instead a remaster.
When Lollipop Chainsaw was released in 2012 it served as a throwback to pulpy horror classics such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, seeing cheerleader Juliet Starling fighting hordes of the undead in a fictional California high school while accompanied by the talking disembodied head of her boyfriend Nick, which she wears upon her belt. Guardians of the Galaxy and The Suicide Squad's James Gunn (who revealed his top three games earlier in the year) co-wrote the game with Masahiro Yuki, and the script's dark sense of humor was well generally received by critics and players upon its release.
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Spotted on Reddit by user FluffyOtaku_UWU, Lollipop Chainsaw's executive producer and former CEO of its publisher Kadokawa Games, Yoshimi Yasuda, tweeted “Lollipop Chainsaw is back by Dragami Games”. Dragami Games is Yasuda's new company that he established upon leaving Kadokawa Games, and this tweet indicates that some kind of Lollipop Chainsaw project will be one of its first titles, which would be a smart move considering its cult following. Despite Yasuda's announcement, it's worth noting that neither Lollipop Chainsaw's director Goichi Suda (aka Suda51, the maker of the No More Heroes game series), or writer James Gunn have mentioned the title's return, despite tweeting out celebratory posts for
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