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[Criminal Upper]

It was totally business as usual at San Romero high, just another regular BLAH-ISH monday! I was on break between classes while hardcore GUSHING on my boyfriend Nick, when...OMG, FUCKING ZOMBIES! Where did these smelly losers come from? Me and Nick got like, seperated when everything just broke out in a total riot! Friends getting chomped on! Cars overturned! My skirt got slightly ripped! I then turned and saw my beloved Nicky getting dragged under by a bunch of dead-heads! Fortunately, I had my chainsaw handy and fought my way to him! But...he'd been bitten. Daddy taught me enough about Zombies that I knew Nick didn't have much time left! So I did what any level-headed girl would do! I sawed his head off to save him from the nightmare of being turned into a drooling cannibal!

But what was like, going ON? I mean, R U 4 REELZ? Zombies? Where did they come from? I think it might have something to do with the creepy art student, SWAN! At first I thought he was just emo, but now he's suddenly gone aggro on everyone at San Romero high! With Nick, my two sisters and my pop, I'm gonna cut my way to the heart of this ABSOLUTELY UNCOOL undead apocalypse!

At it's core, Lollipop Chainsaw is a hack n' slash brawler action game similar to Suda 51's No More Heroes in terms of basic functionality, but the fighting system has been expanded greatly to support more depth, options and modifiers for your zombie killing enjoyment.

You have your weak and hard chainsaw attacks, a bevy of navigational flips, rolls and dodges, but you also have a whole host of cheerleader attacks to choose from. These are melee strikes Juliet performs that are much quicker than using the chainsaw and are best used for multidirectional crowd control. But there is also a variety of subsystems available! Such as:

Sparkle Hunting: This mode triggers when 3 or more zombies have been killed at the same time with a single attack. If Juliet can keep the kills going in a successfull chain, her score will multiply even higher! Points accumulated during this can go towards buying things in the Chop to Shop store!

Nick Tickets: During battle, Juliet will earn "Nick Tickets" which she can then redeem for different subweapons involving Nick's head in some way. These will be temporary and can vary from a grenade launcher to explosive soccer ball kicks!

Nick Toss: With the Nick Toss, you can whip your boyfriend's head around with extreme prejudice! Damaging zombies within a wide radius!

SOS: Periodically, Juliet will arrive just in time to help save fellow students from the undead hordes, she will have to overcome many obstacles to get to them in time! Don't give up!

Chop 2 Shop: A perpetual mall-on-demand for Juliet and all her spending desires! Here you can buy health and perk upgrades, new moves to add to her arsenal, artwork, music, and lots more!

An army of undead bosses await to stop Juliet from ruining Swan's plans! Each one represents a different musical style, and each are a spectacle to behold!

(click to enlarge!)

CG Announcement Trailer/Japanese Action Trailer

Zom-B-Gone Trailer/Behind The Voice Acting Trailer

Akira Yamaoka Music Trailer

REVIEWS:

Famitsu: 9/9/9/9
Destructoid: 9/10
Geekrevolt: 9/10
GamingUnwrapped: 9.5/10
GamingAge.com: A-
Frictionless Insight: 3/5
GamesRadar: 6/10

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

dat ass

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

will be picking up next friday thought it wasnt coming out till october would of cut back on the retro stuff for it oh well cant wait

 

[Lambtron]

Day one. Strongly considering dropping everything else to play through this once.

 

[Poyunch]

So this is a thing.

 

[Rei no Otaku]

Nice OT. Getting this and Gravity Rush on Tuesday!

 

[hitmon]

I can't wait. Thanks for the OT.

 

[Neuromancer]

I still can't decide if this game looks amazingly terrible or terribly amazing.

 

[The Wizard]

Will wait for impressions, hope it turns out decent.

 

[Criminal Upper]

I still can't decide if this game looks amazingly terrible or terribly amazing.

A person or two on GAF have the final game, and have completed it. And are on second playthroughs. So take that for what it's worth!

 

[salromano]

Nice OP. Missing 8 costumes, though. I know there are 19. Not sure which you're missing!

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Oh, and good job on the OP, OP.

Preordered this from Amazon when it was $45... hopefully the PS3 version was the right choice.

 

[Criminal Upper]

Nice OP. Missing 8 costumes, though. I know there are 19. Not sure which you're missing!

Yeah, you're gonna have to help me with that. Because I added absolutely every image available on the internet in regards to the costumes.

 

[The perfect Dark]

I finished it after 5 hours

My score: 9/10

Gameplay: 7/10
Graphics: 6.5 /10
Sound: 9/10 (dat OST)
Replay value: 9/10

Unlockables:

Combos
Costumes
Soundtrack
Concept art
Difficulties
Level-Up your Character

+ many Collectables
+ Extra modes

This game is like no more heroes...just better.

If you don't like Suda51 games you will not like Lollipop chainsaw.

 

[semiconscious]

I still can't decide if this game looks amazingly terrible or terribly amazing.

i'm thinking that's a plus ...

 

[kunonabi]

I was mildy excited for this until a few days ago but I'm super jazzed for it now. It's going to be one of the last 3 console games I buy this year so I hope it turns out well.

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

Bah, I want that Amazon costume but I don't want to wait for shipping :l

 

[thetrin]

It's a shame the discounted preorder on Amazon is over. I managed to preorder it for $45. Sadly, it's back to $60 now.

Bah, I want that Amazon costume but I don't want to wait for shipping :l

Why do you not have Prime, good sir?

 

[Joe Molotov]

Seems like they might be using sex to sell this game; I dunno, seems sketchy.

 

[Criminal Upper]

Seems like they might be using sex to sell this game; I dunno, seems sketchy.

Welcome to the video game industry,

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

It's a shame the discounted preorder on Amazon is over. I managed to preorder it for $45. Sadly, it's back to $60 now.



Why do you not have Prime, good sir?

I did have the prime trial, but I can't justify the annual cost when I do so little shopping on Amazon. I'm guessing the preorder just comes with a code? Wonder if it's reusable...

 

[The perfect Dark]

Seems like they might be using sex to sell this game; I dunno, seems sketchy.

it's the suda51-humor, not a sex-sells-game. but you'll only get it when you play it. so it depends on your taste, like always

 

[Kazzy]

Apparently Amazon UK offer both their pre-order costume, as well as the Best-Buy one too.

I really want to like this, love NMH, but was pretty cold on Shadows of the Damned, which played it almost too safe for my liking.

 

[cj_iwakura]

it's the suda51-humor, not a sex-sells-game. but you'll only get it when you play it. so it depends on your taste, like always

People should quit throwing around Suda's name. He has about as much to do with this game as Robert Rodriguez had to do with Predators(just about nothing).

I'm still interested in the game, but there's no way it'll have that Suda pedigree.

 

[Shai-Tan]

Seems like they might be using sex to sell this game; I dunno, seems sketchy.

it looks like there's some violence too

 

[Kazzy]

People should quit throwing around Suda's name. He has about as much to do with this game as Robert Rodriguez had to do with Predators(just about nothing).

I'm still interested in the game, but there's no way it'll have that Suda pedigree.

Maybe, but then again, that could mean it has a great concept and plays well.

 

[Criminal Upper]

Maybe, but then again, that could mean it has a great concept and plays well.

I'm a huge Suda fan, but this made me laugh.

 

[The perfect Dark]

People should quit throwing around Suda's name. He has about as much to do with this game as Robert Rodriguez had to do with Predators(just about nothing).

I'm still interested in the game, but there's no way it'll have that Suda pedigree.

well he was the creative director of lollipop chainsaw

 

[cj_iwakura]

Maybe, but then again, that could mean it has a great concept and plays well.

No More Heroes played great. I think he just got too busy afterward to keep directing games. I hope Killer Is Dead brings back his knack for storytelling that everything since has lacked.

 

[voodoopanda]

While Suda51 directed stuff goes in way more interesting directions usually, it seems like both Suda51 and the writer James Gunn share a sort of exploitation film-with-heart humor style. I'm definitely going to get this game since I like both of their work.

 

[Holy Order Sol]

I can see myself picking this up for the hilarity alone and ending up pleasantly surprised.

 

[Kazzy]

No More Heroes played great. I think he just got too busy afterward to keep directing games. I hope Killer Is Dead brings back his knack for storytelling that everything since has lacked.

Solidly I'd say, not great. I played it through a couple of times, so obviously the appreciation is there. I just would have liked a little more nuance to the combat, a lot of the later bosses turned into nothing more than battles of attrition.

It was a wonder satire of games in general, but it cut it a little too close at times, and I think people have a tendency to overlook a lot of flaws based on its charm alone.

 

[Tizoc]

Oh yes the alt outfits that I like can be unlocked wicked X3

 

[disappeared]

Miiiight pick this up on friday. Not sure yet. It looks like there's enough bonuses and secret stuff to unlock, which is good. Still a bit concerned with the game mechanics.

 

[Data West]

Maybe, but then again, that could mean it has a great concept and plays well.

But we already had Shadows of the Damned. Mikami can make anything play well.

 

[Kazzy]

But we already had Shadows of the Damned.

It did nothing past the initial stages, I was disappointed with just how generic and straightforward it all quickly became. I'd still rank NMH as superior, despite its apparent flaws.

 

[The perfect Dark]

I found Shadows of the damned to be very boring and it had absolutely no replay value.

 

[darkressurection]

I've been excited about this since I played it at PAX last year. The combat felt really good then, and they have had months to polish it up. Got it pre-ordered and will be picking it up alongside Gravity Rush on Tuesday.

 

[Data West]

It did nothing past the initial stages, I was disappointed with just how generic and straightforward it all quickly became. I'd still rank NMH as superior, despite its apparent flaws.

So you're saying SOTD would have been better if it had shitty mini games and a bad open world that served no purpose?

 

[The perfect Dark]

So you're saying SOTD would have been better if it had shitty mini games and a bad open world that served no purpose?

SOTD had shitty minigames (imo you can call them minigames)

 

[SUPARSTARX]

Got an early copy. Played like 2 hours of this. Only cuz Jessica Nigri told me so! I liked it. It's not exceptional but it's pretty fun to play and watch.

 

[plagiarize]

so hype. imma see if we can get a James Gunn quote for this thread.

 

[Kazzy]

So you're saying SOTD would have been better if it had shitty mini games and a bad open world that served no purpose?

No, but by the same-token I can't wholeheartedly recommend SOTD to anyone either. Its style of gameplay is so by the book, that its easy to draw a comparison to games that do it so much better. Conversely, it doesn't do enough with its premise, like NMH does to drag it above the competition.

If you're going to pull the quirky card, at least do with gusto. I just get the impression that SOTD held back somewhat.

 

[Data West]

SOTD had shitty minigames (imo you can call them minigames)

2d side scroller and pachinko machine > picking up pineapples

 

[plagiarize]

No, but by the same-token I can't wholeheartedly recommend SOTD to anyone either. Its style of gameplay is so by the book, that its easy to draw a comparison to games that do it so much better. Conversely, it doesn't do enough with its premise, like NMH does to drag it above the competition.

If you're going to pull the quirky card, at least do with gusto, I just got the impression that SOTD held back somewhat.

well, yeah, but it had the Legend of the Stinky Crow.

 

[voodoopanda]

I feel like Suda51 directed games tend to give bad first impressions due to graphics and/or weird, experimental gameplay choices, but the more you examine them you realize they're well-crafted and thought out. NMH1 vs NMH2 is a good example of this in my opinion. NMH2 is flashy and seems fine on the surface level, but the closer you examine it the more it feels kinda broken and half-finished. NMH1 is the opposite, looks like it must be broken but a lot of thought obviously went into its various systems so that they work together well.

A good example are the minigames in both: in NMH1 it has weird lawn-mowing and coconut collecting minigames, but the way the game is crafted you only have to play each minigame once for 3 minutes each, which unlocked the more fun combat missions which gave more money. In NMH2 you can skip the minigames if you just wanna play the main plot, but if you want money for the extras, you have to grind the minigames and there's no other option.

As for Lollipop Chainsaw, its hard to say how good it is before playing it, but I'll be picking it up anyhow. Even the worst Grasshopper games usually do things interestingly enough to make me enjoy playing them. Plus I really like James Gunn, Slither and Super were great.

 

[UpperCaseN]

I finished it after 5 hours

would you recommend hard difficulty for the 1st playthrough or did normal prove sufficient?

 

[Torraz]

I finished it after 5 hours

My score: 9/10

Gameplay: 7/10
Graphics: 6.5 /10
Sound: 9/10 (dat OST)
Replay value: 9/10

Unlockables:

Combos
Costumes
Soundtrack
Concept art
Difficulties
Level-Up your Character

+ many Collectables
+ Extra modes

This game is like no more heroes...just better.

If you don't like Suda51 games you will not like Lollipop chainsaw.

Does it have any annoying mechanics like the "jack off motion to recharge your sword constantly" like no more heroes?

 

[plagiarize]

I feel like Suda51 directed games tend to give bad first impressions due to graphics and/or weird, experimental gameplay choices, but the more you examine them you realize they're well-crafted and thought out. NMH1 vs NMH2 is a good example of this in my opinion. NMH2 is flashy and seems fine on the surface level, but the closer you examine it the more it feels kinda broken and half-finished. NMH1 is the opposite, looks like it must be broken but a lot of thought obviously went into its various systems so that they work together well.

A good example are the minigames in both: in NMH1 it has weird lawn-mowing and coconut collecting minigames, but the way the game is crafted you only have to play each minigame once for 3 minutes each, which unlocked the more fun combat missions which gave more money. In NMH2 you can skip the minigames if you just wanna play the main plot, but if you want money for the extras, you have to grind the minigames and there's no other option.

As for Lollipop Chainsaw, its hard to say how good it is before playing it, but I'll be picking it up anyhow. Even the worst Grasshopper games usually do things interestingly enough to make me enjoy playing them. Plus I really like James Gunn, Slither and Super were great.

if you haven't seen The Specials, i recommend it.

Does it have any annoying mechanics like the "jack off motion to recharge your sword constantly" like no more heroes?

how would that work on a 360 pad?

 

[Ultimadrago]

This game is like no more heroes...just better.

I might take the rental challenge just to see at which odds I'll stand with this statement.