With the most recent LL smartphone game getting EOS'd, I think it's time to go back to the past. They should make a new game for the IP that doesn't need always-on servers to run.

As I said on twitter, they should license the project diva engine and have it run love live songs. With this, you could choose your favorite LL character and unlock outfits for her using points earned by playing songs. Derivative? Sure. But fun and probably profitable.

We already know that the diva engine can run well on PC/steam deck and switch. They could portion out the huge song library with some requiring unlocks while the others would be in DLC sets. They could keep the story parts of the game the same.

It also would not have been the first time this engine was used to make a rhythm game other than Diva, as it was used to build Miracle Girls Festival for PSVita. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l_53JIENLY&t=8s
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