Dragami Games president Yoshimi Yasuda confirms that Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP protagonist Juliet will have a retextured model. The model will help bring out Juliet’s natural beauty alongside current CG technology, according to the company president.
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP was initially announced as a remake, but Dragami Games decided that the game would be better off as a remaster. However, the remaster will still have vastly improved gameplay, features, and improvements. For example, Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP will have faster load times, improved playability, new costumes, and new character designs by Nekoshowgun.
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP Expresses the Natural Beauty of Juliet
The model for Juliet has not changed in Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, according to Yasuda. However, the model itself has been retextured, and the remasters uses current CG technology, allowing the developers at Dragami Games to emphasize Juliet’s natural beauty.
“Juliet has been retextured, but the model has not been changed,” Yasuda said on Twitter. “In the original version, I used a special process called ‘facial lighting’ to make Juliet look beautiful. On the other hand, in RePOP, one of the important goals is to express Juliet’s natural beauty by using current CG technology.”
Previously, Yasuda mentioned in a December 2023 interview that the developers will “walk the righteous path” by carrying over the well-received elements of the original Lollipop Chainsaw game. The developer re-confirms that Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP will be released on modern platforms in 2024.
Moreover, Dragami Games is developing a new game alongside Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP. This new game will likely be announced in 2025, so it’s still in an early stage of development.
The character designs for Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP will continue to be done by Nekoshowgun. She also designed Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP’s new loading screen visuals.
Lastly, Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP is currently in development with a planned release for summer 2024.
