Lollipop Chainsaw: RePOP Reviews
While the story remains just as captivating as it was back in 2012, Chainsaw Lollipop Repop ultimately feels like little more than a way to re-experience the original on modern hardware. Unfortunately, the remaster doesn’t offer enough substantial updates to make it feel like a truly refreshed experience. Instead, it often feels like you’re running the game through an emulator rather than playing a fully optimized version for today’s systems. The lack of significant improvements in gameplay, visuals, or technical performance makes it hard to see this as anything beyond a straightforward port.
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP is a spectacular enhanced port of the PS3 cult hit. It retains the all-star voice acting that made it one of, if not the best, Suda51 project. It kept the stupid silliness and crazy energy that made me a diehard defender intact. Dragami Games did an admirable job at reproducing the OST, too, and have a few bangers on the setlist. I would’ve preferred a remake, especially because the detailed areas and robust Juliet model is a contrast to the mediocre NPCs. I couldn’t help but think that was the point of pivoting.
Lollipop Chainsaw: RePOP is a vibrant, bloody, and sexy hack-and-slash game that is nothing short of a ton of fun. A few disappointing story moments and clunky gameplay moments aside, it’s a great adventure that feels rewarding and addictive at the same time.