Bully May Be Doomed to Live in Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption's Shadow

Despite several rumors and fan hype surrounding a Bully sequel, the series may have become a victim of Rockstar Games' burgeoning success.

[Knightofelemia]

They build it I will buy it loved Bully so much I bought the XB1/360 package of Bully. Of course I like Rockstar RDR2 is great still gotta get around to the first one again. As for Bully it may not have the same in depth story as RDR2 and yes it lives in its shadow but there are fans of the series who still enjoy the game. I mean there aren't that many games out there where you get to be an asshole kid and pick on other students and fight teachers. I can't wait for Bully 2 if Rockstar pumps it out and playing it on PS5. There aren't many game studios I like Rockstar is under the list of a studio I like I still want an LA Noire 2.

[anonymousfan]

I think Bully 2 would be great but... I kinda feel like the concept of a "Bully" has taken a worse rep than usual in the last 10 years... I feel they are maybe unsure how well they'd be able to market it in today's overly sensitive trend... (To put it mildly)

[b163o1]

Bully was and still is great. When I came out on the PSN I got it again. The story is deep, the gameplay was fun as hell, I mean who hasn't thrown a teacher in a locker, or trash can. Who hasn't thrown marbles on the floor, or got caught riding your skateboard in the halls. Bully IMO is better the RDR GASPH!!! As far as gameplay it's better. The story does not have the depth of RDR, I'd never argue that but I think its better, idk I never finished rdr2 story was to slow imo...

I honestly think R* is working on bully, maybe not R*North but they have a few divisions, and with DanHouser leaving I think R* will be pushing out more titles. They only game they dropped the gen was RDR2 if I'm not mistaken

[Imalwaysright]

When has Rockstar ever cared for political correctness?

[Bigman4k]

Yeah i agree

[RabbitFly]

Well that is more a marketing challenge based on a misunderstanding. As Bully is not a game about a bully, but really a game about someone being bullied and finding the strength to overcome. In that sense it is very political correct.

Yea I am romanticizing it a bit. But Jimmy is technically the outcast kid that everyone picks on until he finds an in with every group becoming the hero of his community per say. In a way it is a bullied kids fantasy.

[camel_toad]

I can definitely see them coming out with a Bully sequel. I'm sure they were pretty passionate about that one.

[KyRo]

Give me a Bully 2 any day after the bore fest that was RDR2.

[jeromeface]

Why, so you can complain about it too? Piss off.

[KyRo]

No. The first RDR was incredible. The second game was an absolute chore to play which the majority of players agree on. Bully was the much better game out of the two franchises.

Cunt.

[mark3214uk]

that is the reality now, i think gta 6 was due last year/this year but with the boost in online revenue for gta v i think there delaying it

[jambola]

You think gta 6 would come out less than a year after red dead 2?

[Profchaos]

Rdr2 was meant to launch in 2017 so if you account for the years delay two years seems pretty acceptable

[MajorLazer]

Not a chance GTA VI was due this year/last year

[chicken_in_the_corn]

If anything held up GTA VI, it was RDR2's delay

[Profchaos]

The internal story is that rockstar wasn't happy with San Diego on the quality of rdr2 and bright in rockstar north to fix it up and make it enjoyable this is also why the entire studio is created for it not just San Diego.

If anything this caused rockstar Norths project delay

[RabbitFly]

@Profchaos

That sounds like a very loosely justified conspiracy theory to me.

Red Dead Redemption was also developed in a joined effort by San Diego and Rockstar North.

San Diego also worked on GTA V with Rockstar North.

More likely is that these games have gotten so complicated to develop that they are forced to bring in the other teams to help finish the product.

The rocky history between Rockstar San Diego and Rockstar as a whole aside. These developers have been cooperating on every project since Red Dead Redemption.

GTA VI would not have gone out of pre-production before after the release of RDR 2 though. That much is clear.

[King_Noctis]

The Rockstar we used to love during the PS2 era is sadly nearly gone. What is there right now are a bunch of greedy corporate suits that don’t seem to care much about what the gamers want.

By the way, one new game for an entire generation? Really, Rockstar?

[DrDeath]

RDR and GTA take an entire generation to make. Like 7 years development time. They're massive and only require 1 per gen to make them their money anyways.

[TFJWM]

Considering their sales they do know what gamers want...

[Profchaos]

Unfortunately you're correct I would buy literally anything rockstar put out from omni and h30 surfing to GTA and other big titles.

Rockstar always meant quality and it still does but there's undoubtedly some internal issues going on the the point Dan Houser has left aswell as Leslie benzies lots of the talent that wrote these stories and characters are gone.

Unfortunately GTA v brought with it online and really started rockstar down a different path. rdr2 was excellent at redeeming story driven games but one title in an entire generation is such a disappointment I know they never want to sacrifice for the sake of a quicker launch date but I kind of wish they at least put something out a little more frequently.

[anonymousfan]

Yeah... Kinda like, Bethesda keeping us waiting forever for the next TES

[jambola]

Except rockstar are competent game developers

[oof46]

Bully isn't dead. It's vacationing on a remote island with Half-Life 3.

[King_Noctis]

Splinter Cell is sneaking around that island somewhere.

[IanTH]

Oh god, Fischer got bored and THAT's why we don't have these games anymore! {shakes fist, shouts to heavens} UUUUUbisooooofffft!

[Donnie81]

Bully was amazing and a sequel is long overdue

[MadLad]

Bully is one if my favorite releases from them. I have the damn thing on my phone, even.

[jambola]

Not everything needs a sequel
Things can just be one off experiences

[Psychotica]

I couldn't care less if it ever comes out. I thought Bully was pretty shallow in comparison to the R* games like GTA V and RDR2.

[Spurg]

I will take Max Payne 4 over Bully

[jambola]

Noooo
Let the man relax and be happy for once

[IanTH]

"Burgeoning"? You can't "burgeon" if your success has been stratospheric for well over a decade lol.

[FanboySpotter]

With how sensitive people are these days, another bully might be too difficult to release. "Bully 2 is why kids are fighting and just so violent!" I can see it already

[MichaelKnight83]

Pretty much

[chiefJohn117]

I'd rather them make a new Max Payne successor

[franwex]

Not just Bully. Max Payne, Midnight Club are among other games that are no longer made. Including new stuff like Agent.

All resources are being used for GTA Online I guess.

[MichaelKnight83]

So true we may never get a Red Dead Redemption 3 or if we do it could be released in the year 2029 and Bully 2 forget about it not in today's soft pc woke generation