A Serious Review of Lollipop Chainsaw RePop

[@beerasaurus]

funny how IGN refuses to review it because they say they already reviewed it, but at the same time IGN reviewed the last of us and also reviewed the last of us remastered.🤨🤔

[@WllKiedSnake]

Yeah! Back then reviewers would compare Double A games to Triple A games and wonder why they couldn't do everything the Triple A games were doing. You should of seen the reviews for The Saboteur back in the day. The comparisons to GTA4 and Assassin's Creed. When it couldn't obviously match those as it was a Double A game.

[@jayray1714]

They reviewed a super popular first party game that added a lot but not this copy/paste remaster? That's crazy!

[@Daniel__Nobre]

Didn’t they reviewed the Skyrim re-releases as well?

[@GF-mf7ml]

IGN have sexy anxiety.

[@Fancyether]

​@jayray1714 they didn't review a mediocre games crappy remaster?! Woke trash

[@Ijustusethistocommentstuff]

Honestly, the worst part about the remaster is that it does something that I HATE, and tries to make the game look more "realistic", and take away its almost cel-shaded lighting. It's kind of a large part about the original Lollipop Chainsaw's character. I do like the vibrant colors, but the rest is kind of bad compared to the original. Also, they had the perfect oppurtunity for the repop mode to make the blood rainbows, like in the Sparkle Hunting scenes.

[@Bl4nkshell]

@@Ijustusethistocommentstuff agree, they even added puddles in places were they weren't to make it look like those "GTA V UNREAL ENGINE 69 8K GRAPHICS 100% REAL NO FAKE" videos, which pisses me off since the original had a good art style to compansate for the graphics, but this has been lost in the remaster.

[@Bl4nkshell]

@@pardontheopinion8679 would be impossible to make any version of this game with that bullshit. I'm glad they didn't do what Capcom did to the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster with the censorship.

[@the_panos]

@@pardontheopinion8679 excellent parody of one of the morons who goes on about DEI. Good stuff, I laughed at work

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

@@pardontheopinion8679Shut up, you mouth-breathing waste of air.

[@RageAsylum187]

I miss some of licensed metal tracks but ill take it still fun

[@luisuacmarine5991]

i remember when i got gifted an xbox 360 with this game when i was younger, i ignored it for almost a year until one night when i got bored and couldnt sleep so i decided to play it, i finished the game on that same night and it was one of the most fun games i have ever played.

[@byrdmcclain6575]

Lol you had to make sure you was all a lone mom and dad gone on a date so the timing was just right huh so how many time you wack off before you was able to go to sleep 😅

[@masterflitzer]

​@@byrdmcclain6575 noone asked about your first playthrough of the game

[@GF-mf7ml]

​@@byrdmcclain6575nah with family.

[@gtamike_TSGK]

Ignored the game for a year? You gay bro? 😂

[@masterflitzer]

@@gtamike_TSGK bro if you down bad there are better things than a game lmao, at first glance this game looks indeed boring gameplay wise so not jumping on it is pretty reasonable

[@Mirltones]

By the looks of twitter the game director has stated they are going to be adding a options menu, along with a few other bug fixes which I find cool. Glad they aren't done.

[@dr.loomis4221]

Sounds like they shoulda held off the release another month or two

[@Neonagi]

@@dr.loomis4221 They could have but they're a small studio on a shoestring budget, so they need money to operate. What they did was basically release the game as early access but without the label. All that matters is they are responsive and add in the hotfixes.

[@randykeith1203]

​@@dr.loomis4221 if its what investors want then investors get, unless its all made by them and published by them then they could have

[@daniboy4153]

​@@dr.loomis4221 For sure

[@TheZoenGaming]

"...god-awful camera." LOL I got the upskirt achievement the first time juliet had a fight swing on a pole in the game as the camera swerved under the floor and got stuck. The X360 version had a few issues.

[@isaiahbriggs2093]

sure bud

[@TheZoenGaming]

@@isaiahbriggs2093 Believe me or not, but there are vids showing that achievement unlocking as she spins on a pole.

[@CaveyMoth]

Yeahhh, sureee, Jay

[@jj9599]

Sure buddy sure

[@tkm2189]

I'm serious. I actually believe you. I'm not being sarcastic.

[@TheMC1102]

Shadows of the Damned, another game worked on by Suda51, is also getting remastered. 7th gen action games are back in business, baby.

[@Sunny_Doom]

And it's half the price of this

[@aphexloser]

They should also remaster Killer7, but if they do, they shouldn't get some assholes who ruin the games visuals and art style.

[@TheMC1102]

@@aphexloser Isn't that game on Steam already?

[@aphexloser]

@@TheMC1102 i dont have a pc.

[@CasepbX]

Suda's best game.

[@arya_jahan98]

The video missed an important detail: the developer had to reclaim the IP after years of it being in limbo before they could even start this remake ("Repop"). Given their limitations, I think the remaster was handled as well as it could have been. **TLDR:** **Visuals:** The visuals seem off due to being reworked in a new engine, but credit is due for preserving the aesthetics and charm of the original-unlike the GTA Trilogy remaster. It's unfortunate only resolution could be modified, but adding more options could have introduced problems. **Music:** Licensing is tough nowadays. If GTA Vice City couldn't bring back classics, what chance does a smaller developer have? Despite this, the music still fit well, likely because the original developer oversaw the release. **Controls:** Games in 2012 were designed differently, and tank controls were still common, especially before the PS4/Xbox One era. **Aesthetics:** I agree the comic-like charm was lost with the improved graphics, but it’s tough to recreate that without sacrificing quality. It’s similar to the Silent Hill remaster where adding realistic Fog ruined the original feel. With modern hardware, replicating these limitations just wouldn’t make sense. Improvements could be made in future updates or a new game altogether, but overall, they did a great job bringing back the feel of 2012. For most of the game, I felt fully immersed and appreciated their efforts to modernize the title.

[@gambitreign]

More people need to read this instead of bitching on reddit

[@Chronis67]

Man just said tank controls were still common on the PS3. ooof

[@__-be1gk]

Tank controls were NOT common in 2012

[@ssjbargainsale]

Im not saying tank controls are bad, but they stopped being common around 2006 and actually were one of the big things to hate around 2012

[@glens2019]

Heck, at least the game finally released on PC.

[@PhantomRemmy]

This game was my introduction to KZbin back in 2012, got my first phone then and watched radbrad make a playthrough on it. Its been over 10 years now and I still love this game, glad it got another chance in the spotlight

[@randykeith1203]

Nostalgia hit theradbrad good lord I'm old (29)

[@poonpoon1604]

​@@randykeith1203 28 here, tho my first radbrad vid was dead rising 1 somehow

[@EastyyBlogspot]

A game for the Classic audience

[@Darkjack-FR]

or "The real audience"

[@EastyyBlogspot]

@@Darkjack-FR Yup as cos we have learned recently the "modern " audience is only about 20,000 lol

[@CyanRooper]

So basically anybody over the age of 20?

[@unfunnyclown5959]

You're a fighting game 1trick I don't think you should be talking about classic or real audiences

[@archiemisc]

So, losers with shit taste in games?

[@FazerGS]

Something worth noting (which I'm surprised wasn't brought up here) is that they changed Juliet's walking and attack speed for this remaster. Juliet's default running speed noticeably faster in the remaster, but the animation hasn't been updated so it looks like she's sliding around. They also made her chainsaw swings WAY slower than the original, which might make the combat feel more sluggish than the original. Admittedly I haven't compared this for myself yet, but it seems like a huge difference in the comparison videos I've seen.

[@CasepbX]

Her chainsaw attacks were super slow in the original game as well, and they also had zero flow.

[@WllKiedSnake]

The 60fps makes a big difference.

[@Senumunu]

@@CasepbX you are supposed to use the X and A attack combos +throw to stagger the group before finishing them off with the chainsaw. its supposed to be slow and punishable bcs thats how the risk/reward works. IQ of the population is getting down so japanese game design will soon move out of orbit. 110iq population making design for 95iq knuckle draggers.

[@masonpellazar6543]

Look, the game is called "Lollipop Chainsaw," it's a weird game made by a weird man with weird tastes. It's on the freaking cover! This is a game I would have NEVER thought ANYONE would remaster. And it's not censored. Let's all just take the win and move on, not get bogged down in minutiae

[@Slop_Dogg]

but the remaster is kinda dog shit

[@baroquechevalier8516]

Consoom product?

[@-lord1754]

​@@baroquechevalier8516 He has a star wars pfp really surprised? Lol

[@kelsipherzatozia840]

It's an eastern game, plus it's Suda51. Of course it's not censored. Guess that's finally one W, after a hundred L's

[@capt.bellamy]

As someone who has played the original I bought this game to kind of relive those stupidity young boy moments And well with it being censored because it is toned down it's not fully removed its toned down and while I don't mind and I personally love the repot mode after realizing what it was I still wanted the exact original not something that's slightly watered down

[@theonlylunarmage]

The "Censorship" option sounding like it's just a youtuber advertiser friendly mode... like, that's it.

[@WllKiedSnake]

It's pretty much a Japn only mode where blood is removed. You know like how in Japan blood is always censored.

[@lilwyvern4]

@@WllKiedSnake Except when they go nuts with it and they have geysers of the stuff spewing 200 feet in the air. I've never been able to grasp the stance on gore in Japan.

[@domino4843]

@@WllKiedSnake I thought it was China where they didn't allow blood.

[@WllKiedSnake]

@@domino4843 Not sure about China. But yeah! It's pretty much a Japanese style of mode with no blood.

[@Psycheitout]

Anyone who criticizes a remaster of Lollipop Chainsaw for being woke is an idiot whos never played the game. Juliet is the closest thing gaming has to a feminist icon and I say that with full sincerity. Shes strong, independent, and owns her sexuality. The game didn't become woke, the wokeness was always there 😂.

[@Gaming_with_Martin]

8:18 IGN being terrified of the female body 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Nouria-97]

I don't know why they couldn't just bring back the original visuals completely in the original mode? In this way many people who have low tier and mid tier PCs could also play this remaster smoothly. We got this kinda treatment in the tomb raider remastered. All we had to do was just press a button to toggle the original visuals.

[@pauperslament3467]

Agreed. What a bunch of tools.

[@XeroSigmaPrime]

Simple thing is that its an Unreal Engine 3 game, and bringing that over to UE5 with the same intact lighting is impossible. Instead they just have to "recreate" the visuals the best they can in UE5, which obviously they did a pretty poor job of

[@LetsShitPost]

This is a cult classic that isn't expected to sell super well. I'd assume it's a very small team working on this.

[@skyuru]

The dev said that they will fix more stuff via patches.

[@jeckek9936]

Capcom hate women.

[@Shady272]

Should've known a cultured individual like yourself would review this one. I'll definitely check it out myself at some point

[@mistersurrealist]

I'm currently playing the original version on RPCS3 at 4K 165fps and it looks SO much better. Colors, lighting, cell shading and ALL THE LICENSED MUSIC intact. I don't think the new shading and color palette did this game any favors, all they needed to do was port the original and upscale some of the textures. RPCS3 gives you the option to unlock FPS, remove the awful grain filter and bloom lighting. It looks razor sharp and I was very surprised at how high res the original textures actually are at 4K.

[@WllKiedSnake]

It's a mix between a graphics remake and a remaster at 4k 60fps. They did a good job. And it's way cheaper than getting it physical on PS3/360 these days. I've really enjoyed the improvements to how many medals you now get to buy stuff on your first playthrough, combat improvements, mini game improvements and it's 4k 60fps now which makes things look and feel better.

[@Maxwel_Rodrigues]

James Gunn + Suda 51 = Lollipop Chainsaw ... AND IT IS GLORIOUS!!!!!

[@WllKiedSnake]

I don't think they got Jimmy Urine and Akira Yamaoka back unfortunately. Songs like 1,2,3,4 on load screens are gone and I don't think they got Jimmy Urines boss music back or him back to voice Zed. But I have still really enjoyed the game. Definitely was worth getting.

[@MarketingMovies1337]

Ahh yes your a Mindless Self Indulgence fan?

[@V4Now]

The reviewer assumes that people interested in this remaster did have the option to choose what version you want. That's why people where upset about censoring. That's why the Devs took to twitter/x to clarify. Capcom doesn't give you the option, many don't.

[@Gggmanlives]

Capcom? This ain’t a capcom game bruh

[@ohmynester]

@@Gggmanliveshe’s comparing the two developers, you dolt.

[@Gggmanlives]

Shut up.

[@onceyougozach2607]

​@@ohmynesterLMAO now he looks like an idiot

[@animehybrid7021]

Right!? This is why people were originally complaining. Love dudes videos but he needs to do more research before talking shit on how people feel. He came off as idiotic and tone deaf.

[@leinadreign3510]

I hope the remaster will find a way on to gog. I really like that they remaster a "non super selling and already hyper well known" title, but more of an obscure one who you easily can have missed back in the day.

[@Loco0089]

Given that the developer of this remaster has released another game (Relayer Advanced) on GOG, I would appreciate that too. With that said, at least the Steam version is drm-free. See the game's PC Gaming Wiki page for details.

[@Loco0089]

I too would like this game to be on GOG. At least the Steam version is drm-free.

[@Loco0089]

I too would like this game to be on GOG. At least the Steam version is drm-free.

[@leinadreign3510]

@@Loco0089 Oh, it is drm free on steam? Didnt expected that. You are right, that is at least something. And an argument for a release on GOG : D

[@-lord1754]

​@@Loco0089Lol i kinda doubt a small dev like this could even afford drm. Most singleplayer games dont have it actually

[@DebugMenu]

I can understand thinking this is an ok remaster if you’re not very familiar with the original. It’s wildly buggy and so much content is missing due to those bugs. But I guess you wouldn’t notice if you go in blind.

[@Gggmanlives]

What content is missing?

[@DebugMenu]

@@Gggmanlives a lot of voice lines fail to play or cut off early, so a lot of the punchlines to jokes just never play or make no sense. For me personally, that’s a big one. A lot of animations are removed or broken so zombies just just despawn or kinda glitch out while dying due to the timekeepers not running at 60fps properly, which wrecks a few of the scenes, especially all of the cheer moments where you bounce on zombie heads, as well as the sparkle hunting scenes. Also you should put on the clamshell bikini and play the fulchi fun centre level, the intro cutscene is hilarious her boobs glitch out like crazy of cause of the new jiggle physics which is a small treat (not a huge issue just funny)

[@Gggmanlives]

Definitely gonna check out that bikini bug lmao

[@DebugMenu]

@@Gggmanlives Seems to happen on PC and PS5 at the very least. When she is holing Nick in front of her chest, the boobs don't know where to go and flip out. I saw people on twitter spreading lies about "They nerfed the jiggle physics" which is insane because they've actually ramped them up to 200%. But grifters gonna grift.

[@saloz9483]

They have released a patch recently and still more is coming.

[@Mankey619]

It's funny that IGN or any of the other journalists refuses to review this remaster, is because of Juliette's appearance.

[@JacktheStripper-tc5pn]

It's honestly kinda creepy not to review this game for such a reason

[@Lifeislikeadoughnut]

The actual reason given is apparently the remaster doesn’t add/change enough things to be worth re-reviewing whilst other remasters add additional content to review that could heavily influence the score compared to the original.

[@JacktheStripper-tc5pn]

@@Lifeislikeadoughnut It's a remaster not a remake or reboot, It's supposed to pretty much be identical to the original

[@Lifeislikeadoughnut]

@@JacktheStripper-tc5pn Well then there should be no issues with not reviewing this remaster as it’s pretty much identical to a fault.

[@JacktheStripper-tc5pn]

@@Lifeislikeadoughnut How are people supposed to know that without buying it? They were supposed to review the game to inform people that it was the same as the original because these things usually never are

[@Jay_Z.]

The dev named Yasudo has addressed that he will fix some things with the game. He didn't censor anything and kept the remake as the original. He is part of the exceptional few devs that actually care about US GAMERS! I'm excited about the game, and YOU should buy it! ❤

[@readyplayerone5220]

Even if the game is fun, 40+ euros for a 6 hour game is fucking steep.

[@Neonagi]

It's only $40, that's cheaper than the original release 12 years ago by $20. So I don't really see the issue with the remaster for new and old audiences. The only legitimate downside so far is the lack of graphic options, which they're adding, and original soundtrack, which is out of their hands thanks to copyright regulations.

[@saloz9483]

Not really. Hell classics like RE were about that long and that much. I'm more in the camp of give me a 6 hour fun game over a 100+hr padded game.

[@WinstonHofler]

So glad to see Suda51’s games being remastered and getting new audiences. Absolutely adore his works, especially Flower, Sun, and Rain which I still find his magnum opus in terms of story and atmosphere, along with his incredible connections to The Silver Case and Killer7.

[@BBYVIC650]

I was one of the crazies that waited till midnight and LITERALLY beat it that night/morning. I bought a digital copy of the switch and honestly mine worked beauty and was a Preorder. I was a LITERAL addic and been itching for my fix of Lollipop Chainsaw😆🍭💕 I still have my original 360 copy and will be PLAYING till my fingers fall off😆🍭💕

[@AugustoDis]

If IGN hates it, I buy it. That's my mantra now.

[@lucasrome2301]

So you bought warhammer 40,000 space marine II ?

[@AusSP]

@@lucasrome2301 Didn't everyone?

[@jayray1714]

Hows Funko Fusion?

[@lucasrome2301]

@@jayray1714 pretty good

[@lankyGigantic]

How's Babiez?

[@Demonizer68]

Good to know that they've kept everything as is, in the remaster. Although from what you've shown, it looks like the "RePop" mode, looked more like the "Hopefully this won't get demonitised on KZbin, if you show any footage" mode. Sad that some of the music hasn't come back, but then again, licencing changes and inflation. But then again seeing how IGN won't touch it, because the female protagonist is gorgeous and not wearing much, it's obviously worth playing.

[@otakamerd1220]

Definitely still fun but there’s a lot of weird technical problems with the remaster like subtitles not appearing properly, inconsistent audio and UI bugs, and missing the licensed ost was definitely a silver bullet for the game because a lot of the new soundtracks really ain’t all that

[@kingkoolkattz]

a 7/10 remaster for a 7/10 game, seems par for the course doesn't mean I won't still have fun playing it

[@deathtoraiden2080]

It's more like a 6 out of 10 game.

[@tfw_no_vampire_gf]

The game that has removed songs, game breaking bugs, graphical issues and no options menu isn't a bad port? I can't blame someone for saying play the original tbh.

[@jinxxjinx]

the options menu and bugs are getting fixed, the director is surprisingly very transparent

[@dollmaker6599]

@@jinxxjinxand the songs was a license issue, so they had to choice there.

[@tonesdad0408]

​@@dollmaker6599still makes it inferior, buddy

[@kujokage4611]

@@tonesdad0408 🤓

[@ladyseph9045]

@@dollmaker6599 The loss of the OG's soundtrack was a literal game breaker for me, because they all fit the game's eccentric absurdity so perfectly. At the same time, that's the problem with making most of your soundtrack licensed songs. If the "remake" situation arises, you have a tough choice to make, and composing your own soundtrack is ultimately the better choice. In the case of Lollipop Chainsaw though, they honestly should have just ported the original version instead of trying to give it a botched photoshop treatment. Taking away the cell shading and going for realism goes against the game's entire aesthetic. It's like trying to do the same to Borderlands-...oh wait, they actually tried that with a horrifically bad feature film.

[@Jose-se9pu]

Your classic Suda51 game; great visuals, great concept, great story, mediocre gameplay. And btw, this was fresh out of Troma James Gunn, so dont expect the same level of writting we got from him for the past decade. Anyway, yeah, the studio is barely marketing the game, like they are embarrased of it or something, when it was announced, both Tara Strong and James Gunn (they guy you should be BEGGING to promote the game) said they were not even aware the game was been remade...also, charging $50 bucks for this? yeah, I think if you are a bit interested about it, you should wait for a sale.

[@thereviewden]

Gman- "You all complain too much" :spends almost the whole review complaining:

[@Genghis_of_Swans]

He’s such a fraud. He was up in arms that someone wanted to have more interiors in the new GTA. Started saying how it’s sick and demented anyone would want to have those due to killing NPCs. Of course when someone tells him that’s the point of the game, he literally says “uh yeah but I kill cops so it’s cool”. Such a tool.

[@theketaminekid1241]

​@@Genghis_of_Swans This whole rant of a comment kinda proves his point lol

[@Genghis_of_Swans]

@@theketaminekid1241 how that boot taste, boah?

[@theketaminekid1241]

@@Genghis_of_Swans Nah, I pirate games dork.

[@Genghis_of_Swans]

@@theketaminekid1241 you completely misread my comment you utter twat

[@spahghettiboi4150]

This game was truly something back in the day. We need more stuff like this, none of that modern audience bullshit

[@buzzsawgr81]

I think this shoulda been priced closer to $25 like the upcoming shadows of the damned remaster. with all the crossover outfits and too many great songs being cut due to licensing and nothing really being added to the game but a face lift and an optional censored mode, the $45 price is just a bit much. I'll pick it up when it goes on sale.

[@Bl4nkshell]

The lack of the cel shaded look of the original and the removed copyrighted songs are my biggest complain about this, especially the soundtrack, it's the biggest letdown. However, I still want to support this game, as the remaster is not bad, I'm happy it exists as it allows people to enjoy it, and I appreciate not having any censorship at all (Looking at you Dead Rising). Still a bummer that physical editions are hard to get, but eh.

[@dr.loomis4221]

$45 is outrageous for a 6 hour 12 year old game

[@doctoreightball]

It sucks that it’s not a perfect port, but I’m just happy to see games like this and Shadows of the Damned get re-released! Just makes it way easier to be able to experience these games again without owning the original consoles they came out on.

[@carlosmelendez8317]

If IGN refuses to review this game its gotta be a 10 out of 10. Hope we get Onechanbara

[@MaryHarper-x6r]

Its not a 10 10 game 8 out 10 is fare

[@carlosmelendez8317]

@@MaryHarper-x6r I know I was joking. I'd probably say 7.5 out of 10

[@punklover99]

Was it amazing? No. Fun? Yes. Pissing off modern ign? Absolutely, and that's what makes it amazingly fun

[@DarthScorpion]

its why im buying it. Sod the woke brigade 🥸🥸🥸🥸🥸

[@KazeShikamaru]

It isn't pissing off IGN. They have shown they don't care.

[@CamillePolnareff]

"IGN refused to review it" is a lie with no source spread by Twitter grifters, they offer no actual proof for this claim & you latching onto it as the truth just proves you're a dogbrained NPC happy to be lied to as long as it owns the libs

[@kyotheman69]

people are scared to touch remaster these days because of these outlets and companies push woke agenda in video games

[@panwu6602]

@@KazeShikamaru They have shown they care very much. How do you not get it? lmao

[@MadafakinRio]

DUDE, this is great news. I remember hearing about this game way back around the time it released. Sadly I'm not a console peasant so I had no way to play it. I'll definitely give it a spin now (if it can run decently on a 1050ti)! I just hope I won't encounter any of the issues you mentioned. We really need more games like this. I just love these types of games where they intentionally push stuff that nutjobs find "offensive", like barley legal almost naked girls, or some stuff about terrorists, drugs, etc. You're getting angry at that guy who asked about DEI, but look around and you'll see his question isn't that weird at all - there's a bunch of remakes that ruin and censor games.

[@edvin97ful]

What do you mean "barely anyone remembers". I remember filling my pc with viruses just because i was looking for a pc version...only to realize that it was never released on every platform. That stuff was traumatizing. They asked for 40$? They can take my whole wallet.

[@archiemisc]

You couldn't just… look it up to see it didn't exist?

[@jormilos]

​@@archiemiscit was presumably 2012. For many people internet still wasn't as normalized as it is today, especially if this guy was on the younger side and just assumed all games released on all platforms

[@agent136]

@@jormilos Just say he was stupid and move on.

[@jormilos]

@@agent136 I don't normally conflate stupid with naive or ignorant though which is why I wouldn't. Not enough context about OP

[@MrRitchieevans]

@@jormilosit was 2012 brother not the fucking 90s, google was very much a known thing to do😅

[@dreminh1-dg5yh]

the only problem to me is the price tags of 45$ , in Asia it is flat out 50$ for some reason , after Space Marine 2 am wait this game on sale at least around 30$

[@WllKiedSnake]

Beats the price on it on PS3 and 360 physical these days.

[@almac5446]

​@@WllKiedSnakehave fun with that

[@WllKiedSnake]

@@almac5446 I already bought it. It's brilliant!

[@jetman8856]

Gma'amlives.

[@Morty143]

In times of *budget cuts* of characters designs, it's good to see a game with lot of budgets as a change

[@JacobPaul-ix7oc]

Is that a Fleekazoid reference?

[@evi1cereal]

If anything, this review has shown me just how important nightdive studios is

[@flpshmn]

you talk about marketing if it weren't for this literal video I wouldn't have known this existed

[@Withgreatpowercomesnofuture]

That isn't a good thing

[@WllKiedSnake]

Can't blame Dragami. They have no money to market it. Surprised the game even got remastered.

[@Neonagi]

Well help spread the word, the game's a perfect little Saturday jaunt, and just in time for Halloween.

[@1988Mauritz]

feels like any pc game that is remasterd and they cut music there will be a modder slapping the og music back in a week thankfully

[@LAITH2005]

God of war stole the head hanging on the skirt idea

[@TheMC1102]

Ah, yes, the spiritual predecessor to Stellar Blade, the kind of game you play for the PLOT and always on HARD mode.

[@0uttaS1TE]

Nah, the spiritual predecessor tp Stellar Blade would be Nier Automata, but I get your point

[@lizardd066]

Damn we get it you're a gooner

[@gustavohuehue7460]

​@@0uttaS1TEExcept that automata actually has meaningful content in it lol

[@0uttaS1TE]

@@gustavohuehue7460 Oof, you're completely right, but damn

[@WllKiedSnake]

​@@0uttaS1TEThe spiritual success to Nier Automata was Stellar Blade.

[@OuhPii]

this IGN thing is so wild to me; never witnessed an outlet outright refusing to review a game, because it could trigger their staff too much

[@theketaminekid1241]

Doubt that's the problem, they probably don't want to alienate audiences or advertisers.

[@heinkyaw3400]

the game is great, the port isn't. The graphics settings include resolution and vsync. and the audio glitches hope they patch it soon

[@WllKiedSnake]

I have had a few issues on PS5. But nothing major. It the most polished version from what I know. The team did a mostly good job with the resources they had.

[@Devilsblight86]

They're working on it.

[@alpath7506]

on PC you could tweak it through the classic method with .ini file

[@Neoproxy_]

The switch version is the worst

[@MattheBrawler]

I love this game. There are some experiences that a 7/10 can give that a 10/10 cant. Like its not perfect but there's nothing quite like Lollipop Chainsaw. I honestly value these games so much! Most of my favorite games are 7/10s.

[@krono5el]

now everyone knows what the modern harley quin was based off of, she's basically juliette.

[@JimTerry-rw9pv]

I thought modern harley was based off of that chick from vampire the masquarade bloodlines.

[@supermathv3]

Yeah Arkham games Pre Joker Harley looks like Therese Voerman and post Joker is Jeannette Voerman.

[@the_panos]

she's been like this since the late 90s

[@spaxx3849]

Batman: the animated series 1995 created Harley the comics then adopted the character you cretin... The new Harley is just the old Harley with an not 1995 costume.

[@bottomlefto]

Same voice actress. Probably because of that

[@choppamoose1174]

I’m so happy it’s back and I can play it on my modern systems now, but it does suck that they got rid of a lot of classic tunes but still I’m happy the game back and if I didn’t see your video, I didn’t even know it was out

[@Player-10]

This is one of the few games I remember coming out at GStop when I was a kid. And yes, it was because of the Cheerleader.

[@cloud2018]

This game is just pure dumb fun. I was sad when I heard they couldn't get all the licensed music back but at the same time absolutely thrilled I can finally play this on PC. No idea what people thought they would get but this is an instant buy for me. I knew someone was working on a remaster but had no idea when it came out and was shocked it was out already. Well when I get paid this week I will add this one to library and it will be a good time. Facebook memories reminded me around 2020 I made a post about wanting to play Lollipop Chainsaw and Shadows of the Damned on PC and it ended up being a week late but I am absolutely thrilled to play this finally.

[@Igor369]

Is this where hellblade devs took the inspiration for protagonist carrying the head of her lover with her from?

[@Senumunu]

likely. them and the new god of war as well.

[@Igor369]

@@Senumunu But hellblade is older than god of war.

[@Dethmeister]

@@Igor369 He means the new god of war took inspiration from Lollipop as well.

[@Igor369]

@@Dethmeister Now that I think of it it might come from an actual myth.

[@Dethmeister]

@@Igor369 Could be.

[@ShogunBBoy]

hey mate, just letting you know, there has been a drag-and-drop mod to put the original songs back in the game. Knew I couldn’t play this without Bodom or Arch Enemy in the stages where they belong, but that fixed the problem right up, and puts that atmosphere back. Mainly just happy to see the game on modern platforms. great review as always my man 🤝

[@Xxcdogg85xX]

Was this better or worse than Star Wars outlaws?

[@mistermamamia]

what is wrong with modern engines having the worst lighting ever??? Is it just the default lighting that people are too scared to fiddle with, because oh my god every remake like this is 10000% brighter, it's DISGUSTING. Genuinely why is it like this?

[@mistermamamia]

like are unreal 4 and 5 just bad engines? Like, it HAS to be harder to make a game on it compared to 3. The original game looked better, ran better, played better, and was probably made in a very comparable development time. I just have to assume that modern unreal is dogshit. I have to!

[@basicname1555]

​@mistermamamia modern unreal is infinitly times better then 3

[@Wol1427]

​@@mistermamamia It definitely didn't run or play better

[@KUPSMusic]

I agree with you man and unfortunately it's the devs fault I was playing some UE4 games recently and it looks great lighting and the highlights on things looked accurate and not overbearing. Like you said I think they are too afraid (or dumb) to tinker with it.

[@mistermamamia]

@@Wol1427 so unreal was always terrible, good to know

[@claytonrios1]

Welcome back Juliet! Tara Strong too!

[@-Raylight]

A game where the characters are attractive deserves to get remastered! For the ancient audiences!! xD

[@Skankhunt04]

Creepy

[@archiemisc]

Touch grass, dude

[@masteriansun]

@@Skankhunt04 how is that "creepy"?

[@someman8772]

Shouldn't the ancient audience just care about the quality of the game? Plenty of great stuff without sexy characters.

[@masteriansun]

@@someman8772 Can like both, why does it bother you so much?

[@phenom504]

I would love a sequel to this game. Very underrated.

[@Notacylon666]

When you introduced the game your accent made it sound like "Lolipop Chainsword" and now I can't stop planning crossovers

[@GaminylGames]

The areas where you showed the weird balloon issues are exactly what happened on RPCS3 for me, which is interesting

[@James-gj8rn]

i would have been excited for Lollipop Chansaw but as soon as i heard the classic soundtrack was removed my excitement disappeared, my excitement is gone (and yes i understand the irony of me complaining about this while i have a Hatsune Miku pfp)

[@WllKiedSnake]

The best thing about the remaster is it's 4k 60fps. Which makes a ton of difference compared to 720p 30fps with fps dips on PS3/360. And they balanced things so you get medals more often so you can actually buy things now vs getting to the end in the original and having hardly anything bought.

[@meatwad376]

IGN is so scared of being cancelled lol

[@owaine-changaming]

The game had terrible marketing because everyone was too much of a coward to even acknowledge its existence like IGN

[@cogamer2642]

Two games that are similar to this: one, Evil Dead Regeneration, and SPLATTERHOUSE (2010)

[@WllKiedSnake]

I'd love Remasters of them. And Fistful of Boomstick, The Suffering and The Suffering Ties That Bind and Shadowman 2.

[@TheStowAway594]

With the current state of devs and the the industry you can't really blame people for asking about DEI or if the games been censored etc. because most of the time the answer is yes. Even with a game like this. Still I think it's encouraging that people are opening their eyes and actually asking questions. Hopefully we get more informed consumers, that make better decisions, which will lead to better products and more transparency.

[@Kywool2K]

Lol

[@L_e_t_h_e_r_e_a_l]

Please get a grip with reality.

[@PrimeCo129]

lol

[@imgladnotu9527]

​@@L_e_t_h_e_r_e_a_lnews flash, we are in reality, and guess fuckin what fencesitter, these companies pushing for a certain political agenda are likely bankrolled by one of the world's largest banks, dont even think for a damn second it aint political one damn bit because the damn paper trail leads to an obvious ass group of individuals known for bankrolling other similar companies spreading the same damn agenda

[@markboon2024]

Hi tourist.

[@dylanconnelly9845]

the devs did confirm that the funky jiggle physics is due to the change in engine and they are working on fixing it along with the other issues

[@nickluck4100]

This is why I’m glad I’m easy to please. This may not be the best remaster of a game but I’m just here to -look up the skirt of a freshly 18 year old girl- play as a badass woman killing zombies in a wacky game. I’m happy to finally be able to replay it on PC.

[@jay-hy7ez]

ur creepy and disgusting for even saying that

[@KazeShikamaru]

Enjoy the crashes and game bugs.

[@panwu6602]

@@KazeShikamaru Dude, stop crying about this game already.

[@Kokuyous3ki]

To be fair any game said stuff touches has some sort of weird shenanigan, dumbing down or uglification going on so I can't blame them to start with that question. You should be understanding man, bad experiences do that to people.

[@windebiesteultima3317]

“Bad experiences do that to people” is what I’d say to someone when referring to a person going through a traumatic event in life, not from playing a damn video game. You guys aren’t victims, you’re just entitled manchildren

[@WllKiedSnake]

It was also very hard to understand what the director was saying over the years when this game was getting Remastered. We had no idea because of translation issues. But the original mode is quite faithful to the original version and they improved and balanced things. They removed some naughty words though. The 4k and 60fps makes a ton of difference.

[@0spidey1]

Despite its flaws, I'm glad this remaster exists. I've been wanting to play this game ever since I heard about it because it always seemed like something I would enjoy immensely. The whole X360/PS3 era of gaming was missing from my life because I was too poor to own either console or a PC from that era either. I got as far as buying a used 360 and ordering a mod chip (which arrived broken) before I heard that a remaster is happening. I also tried the emulator route but it crashed on the first level. Thanks for the review - kinda wish I found it earlier though, I may not have bought the game immediately then. Oh well... Maybe they can patch the bugs that got in and maybe give us a settings menu...

[@Dethmeister]

I think it's completely understandable for people to ask if a game that's undergone a modern remaster, has been given the dei treatment. It looks like the cell shading style from the original has been removed and also the lighting makes the new one washed out.

[@Neoproxy_]

Yeah it does not look as cartoony as the original which is disappointing

[@hallucinationthoughts]

Turning off gore in a game is a bit like ordering a burger and not having any sauce (Edit made this comment before getting to the end. Ironic I know.)

[@WllKiedSnake]

James Gunn is big Troma fan.

[@Senumunu]

If this game had an arcade mode that removes all the mini games and the mini cutscenes and ads/remixes the zombie groups it would be 8/10

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

I want these developers to make a new Deadpool game

[@vinicius100470]

Thank you for talking about the art style of the remaster. It seems like nobody is talking about how it fails to adapt the original art direction and, while it does look more modern, on an aesthetic sense I'd argue it looks worse than the original.

[@williamjones4117]

Who... was complaining about it being woke? Everything I heard about this game was that it wasn't. That they had promised there would be no censorship to appeal to the woke crowd. Part of the reason IGN didn't want to review it was because it didn't kowtow, and cover-up Juliet, and sanitize the language. Sorry, just confused on why you seem angry that people are calling this game woke, when... so far as I can tell, nobody has been.

[@Senumunu]

he is spending to much time on forums and on twitter its pointless arguing with the anger of people

[@AubreyTheKing]

If freaking Lollipop can get a remastered, then ANYTHING is possible! Give me Metal Gear Solid 4, Metal Gear Rising and Splatterhouse (2010) and I'll be PERFECT!

[@NateWolfKira]

I think the reason why it is some common to ask if a game is DEI even if it seems unlikely that it will, is because we've been burned before. There is a laundry list of instances where political check boxes took priority over making the game good. Or when a game gets remastered or remade, it ends up censored or altered in a way that severely lowers its appeal. Many gamers just simply want to play a game for fun and be entertained without having political agenda dictated to them. That is why this remaster and the release of games like Stellar Blade have been such a breath of fresh air. It reminds us of the style of gaming that aimed to be appealing, exciting, and fun and wasn't littered with politics. This game did get a lot of praise for keeping it uncensored and not cutting any content. Staying true to its original. Granted some outfits and music was removed due to expired licenses, but they at least did what they could including giving us new outfits to account for what was lost. I'm looking forward to getting this release. I won't be getting it digitally as I have ordered physical copies for both PS5 and Xbox Series X with one of them also being the Collector's Edition with the statue which is quite neat.

[@jc-iz8lp]

Can I ask you what you find appealing about this game? I just don't see the reason why you would want to play this over any other hack and slash, other than the reason if you're a teenage boy attracted to the sex appeal of the character.

[@Rachenviel]

One of these games I've always wanted to try since I like the weird silly action games. Reminds me of the underrated Deadpool game.

[@A-1-Sawce]

Never picked this up the first go around, may have to this time. But, man, i still need to go thriving Wukong, Space Marine 2 and the countless hours I'm gonna pour into the Marvel collection ain't helping lol.

[@CasepbX]

Honestly you'd be better off just skipping it. The combat is terrible feeling.

[@emiliastarsong202]

I would play it for Terra Strong. Cant wait to hear her say crazy things while using the same Voice she do for Twilight Sparkle from My little Pony. I mean i would play it for fun too, but the Voice Acting is a big bonus xD

[@cunawarit]

Seems like a fun arcade style game, but it's quite a bit to pay for an old remaster.

[@xMobilemux]

Look at it this way man, when Stellar Blade was coming out, the devs flat out promised before release that the game would be uncensored, but then completely back peddled on that promise and censored the game with a day one patch making it so the only way to play the game completely uncensored is to have a physical PS5 hard copy and to physically cut off your PS5 console from the digital day 1 patch in order to keep the game uncensored. So is it really so hard to see why gamers are so on edge about potential censorship when it's already a proven fact that the devs can and will promise no censorship only to suddenly drop a digital patch that comes with full censorship? Hell look at the Tomb Raider remastered collection where the devs censored some stuff with 1 update but then ended up restoring it again in another update due to backlash from players. It's reached a point where even owning a physical hard copy for preservation's sake isn't safe from censorship. So yeah it's completely understandable why gamers are waiting until the anti-censorship bloodhounds are signing off on current re-releases before making a purchase even if the devs promise that there is no censorship as the Stellar Blade devs already betrayed that kind of trust. The Lollipop Chainsaw devs have already stated that there are gonna be more patches to fix the current issues of the game, so why shouldn't gamers be on edge that those future patches could potentially censor things when it's already been proven that it can happen under their noses? I wish we didn't have to worry about this stuff, but the cold hard fact is we do.

[@jayray1714]

You should go outside

[@TheJacklikesvideos]

@@jayray1714 you should get a real argument

[@Sir_Robin_of_Camelot]

Dear diary

[@jayray1714]

@@TheJacklikesvideos lol the “I can’t jerk off to the videogame :(“ is a losing argument, trust me.

[@Gabriel__Marques]

​@@jayray1714 how original of a reply, did you learned it from your mother

[@Negius]

There are bugs and issues, and those are worth complaining about but anyone talking about content being censored have no idea what they're fucking talking about.

[@Rin8Kin]

Seriously, game idea was fun and all, but after Bayonetta gameplay felt SLUGGISH and BORING.

[@WllKiedSnake]

It is a Double A game. Bayonetta is a Triple A hack n slash.

[@Laur_ES]

I was just thinking the gameplay reminds me of a less fluid and satisfying bayonetta :p

[@executable3]

It's a real shame about the changed aesthetic and missing music (something hopefully modders can fix) but as someone who never got to play the original i'm glad this exists now on PC so I can finally give this curiosity a go.

[@tomaswithouttheh1101]

THAT JAB AT PERTH WAS SO UNCALLED FOR GMAN!

[@Gggmanlives]

I still love you

[@thewintereaglefly]

The late 00s and early 10s were magical

[@Waluigi420]

All im waitin for is a patch to fix the bugs

[@SomeOrangeCat]

To me this was always one of those "The Writer's Barely-Disguised Fetish" kind of things.

[@masterblasterT47]

"Is it really a hard concept to grasp?" Yes. It is. Some people seem to think that if an option is there, some doods will kick down their door and force them to use it whether they want to or not and hook up jump start cables to their ball sack if they refuse to comply. Available options only matter if you use them and can't "hurt" you by just being there.

[@pardontheopinion8679]

To be fair, theres too many games which use "body type 1/2" and crap, and people are tired of crap like that.

[@goo-o8g]

@@pardontheopinion8679 crap

[@GordonShemway1]

I think some people thought the censored mode was the only option. It was very unclear in the marketing, at least to me.

[@mileskosik472]

​@pardontheopinion8679 and that affects the game how?

[@pardontheopinion8679]

@@mileskosik472 I don't know type01, how WOULD being called a type01 effect things? Does it bother your type02 romantic partner? Or maybe you date type01, idk

[@Deadforge]

I definitely have to check this one out as I've never played it. Yeah, the early 2000s and 2010s were pretty great for games. I think you should definitely check out Gori: Cuddly carnage, dude.

[@AfterBurnerTeirusu]

This is my favourite 360 game. Absolutely importing a physical copy from Japan. The lack of COB and Arch Enemy is dissapointing, but it's still a great game.

[@caefunk]

I remember playing this when I was 12, finished it in one night and returning it to GameStop the next day. I do have fond memories of it though.

[@AlexRoivas]

This was the first Grasshopper game to sell more than 1 million back in 2012. The sad thing is that Suda left with most of Grasshopper and got bougjt by NetEase while the ones thst stayed became Dragami games. Old Grasshopper is not more

[@geraldbouvy1222]

"DEI free" couldn't be more relavant. We vote with our dollars. From concord, acyolite to Rings of power (which has less than half of its orignal audience for the second season) all flop, while Black Myth/warhammer 40k thrives: it is clear this "voting" is having an impact.

[@basicname1555]

Except it's not. people were saying that concord was going to be a flop before it even came out. The reason it shut down was the lack of players, and you could even play it for free with the Playstation subscription service. It has nothing to do with the amount of money. Those 2 are thriving cuz they are fun. Black myth has like 2 years of hype behind it and space marine 2 came out of nowhere so there were no expectations. If space marine had hype I don't think it would have done as good cuz the best part of it is the pvp.

[@cartoonvideos5]

​@@basicname1555PvP is trash, PvE is the best

[@YouCantFindMe1923]

@@basicname1555 Space Marine 2 was announced 2 years ago. We knew it was coming.

[@WllKiedSnake]

Woke. To be aware of DEI/ESG in entertainment.

[@WllKiedSnake]

​@@basicname1555Concord died for many reasons. As soon as people seen the first trailer they weren't interested. It was Woke and boring. Also bad Woke character designs with no creativity to designs. Dead on arrival.