Comments on: New Game Club begins next week! Join us in playing Bully

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By: daveg

daveg — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:04:09 +0000

If you have the 360 version and a HD, install the game. The load times are almost unnoticeable. Like a previous poster said there isn’t enough time to read most of the advice on the load screens.

By: Stormin_Mormon

Stormin_Mormon — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:37:41 +0000

Sorry it should read wont condemn

By: Stormin_Mormon

Stormin_Mormon — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:26:55 +0000

From the start a question has come into my mind, and that is this, was there a fuss over the content that is in Bully? Admittedly I have not done my research, but the question stands. I find the content in Bully to be far more disturbing than that of any GTA or Resident Evil or any other game which has been put on the controversy cutting board. I don’t know what dictates what makes us feel disturbed and what doesn’t but I have a feeling that in this particular case it has something to do with kids, and their portrayal as sadistic and twisted.

I am only 12 percent done with the game according to the progress tracker in the game, but I still feel that this game has the potential to be a game that really makes me question the way I feel about violence on some level. I am not however going to condemn the game just as I wanted condemn a film such as American History X for putting something in front of me that I may not feel comfortable with.

By: Hana C.

Hana C. — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:01:26 +0000

I spoke to soon about glitches – I’m having achievement glitches. I completed all five levels of every class, but the “complete six classes” and “nine classes” achievement never unlocked. Makes me cranky.

By: Hana C.

Hana C. — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:53:44 +0000

I also have the game installed to the hard drive, and like you the only glitch I’ve seen is characters getting stuck in an animation. It actually happened to me during a dodge ball game, where the opposing members all just stuck in a run animation, but just stayed in one spot. Made it super easy to win!

By: Andrew H

Andrew H — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:35:51 +0000

First time I have ever played a “open world” game, and I find there is less freedom than I expected. These respect digits seem to be set in stone with necessary and linear missions. I’d like to pick and choose which groups I earn respect with, but that doesn’t seem to happen… And I am unsure what this mechanic is suppose to do.

I also find that when I pick up errands, they are asking me to do things that I have no idea what to do, and I am assuming I will earn this skills (stuffing people into lockers). I find that there is a tension between the open world and the linear skill development and story.. but this may be just an early game issue.

Also, as this is a Rockstar game, I assumed there would be some shock value, but the very second I enter the school to begin my game, the black kid immediately ran up and started to beat me up. As I had no idea how to fight back (especially with the Wii version), I got a pretty good pummeling before I could fend him off. I know its probably just how it happened and wasn’t planned, but I thought it was hilariously over the top, especailly for a rock star game.

By: CrimsonJester

CrimsonJester — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:18:42 +0000

Is it just me or is the Jimmy Character model just to short. My girlfriend walked in and asked who the short Monkey was. To the adults he only comes up to their stomach. Having fun and have finished chapter 1. Voice acting by Gary has been very well done. I got a bit anoyed by the fact that when I was working on something the bullies faction would always go after me for no reason. They were easy to avoid by running away but it would always take me out of my focus on what I was doing.

I hated how I could so easily hit someone that I was not targeting. I would try to protect someone (and if it was a girl you were really screwed) and they would get hit by accident. Friendly fire just became a problem for me.

I decided to do all classes before doing missions and that really helped me enjoy things on my clock as apposed to the games (you are no longer required to go to class if you finished all five levels.)

See how things go from here.

By: David (DiddlyKong)

David (DiddlyKong) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:22:12 +0000

Yes. Biology is the most fun class so far. It plays just like Trauma center. Pick up the pin place the pin, pick up the scapel then play connect the dots, pick up the forceps place heart on tray. All with the Wii pointer.

By: Gabe

Gabe — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:04:56 +0000

My thoughts on Bully so far:

Bully so far strangely reminds me of the book “Catcher in the Rye” which is awesome. It’s a similar setting and opening and he uses the term “phony” much like Holden did. Maybe for a sequel they could really go with a “Catcher in the Rye” theme.

I like the short mission setup and the missions have a pretty nice variety. I also LOVE the music. It’s so simiple, and yet so catchy. What did you guys think about the music?

The one thing that bugs the crap out of me are the frickin’ LOAD TIMES!!! To simply get to class you have to go through 3 load screens and that’s assuming you don’t go anywhere else! It makes the game take a ton longer.

By: Gabe

Gabe — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:04:51 +0000

My thoughts on Bully so far:

I like the short mission setup and the missions have a pretty nice variety. I also LOVE the music. It’s so simiple, and yet so catchy. What did you guys think about the music?

By: Jordan N.

Jordan N. — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:11:01 +0000

Girl fights are kind of a funny little detail, after I unlocked the make out thing from art class I used it on a couple chicks, the last one I did in front of one I’d made out with early and the flipped out in the middle of the school, hair pulling and everything, of course I just walked away from it.

By: daveg

daveg — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:42:01 +0000

I can see taking classes being a lot more fun on the Wii version. Do you use the IR for Biology?

By: David (DiddlyKong)

David (DiddlyKong) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:21:41 +0000

Am I the only one that picked this up for the Wii? Oh well, so far i’m having a great time with this title. The writing is classic Rockstar. The character development is excellent, I knew kids like this when I was in high school. The waggle controls only add to my overall enjoyment. Just got to chapter 2 and so far my favorite part is screwing with people. Getting close to a security guard and having someone attack you only to see them get hauled off is hilarious. And girl fights in the cafeteria soooooo hot.

By: daveg

daveg — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:14:47 +0000

I got my copy for the 360 and started it up on Saturday. I made sure to install to HD. Besides the initial loading of the game the load times are very short. I have only hit one game ending bug, which I won’t mention yet, it happens during winter. Speaking of which since I hadn’t read where to stop I played well into spring. This game is extremely addictive and I probably would not have picked it up if it were not for backlog.

Though Rockstar’s GTAIV is a great game I prefer this game since the missions are all relatively at the same level of difficulty. I have yet to finish Niko’s story due to a motorcycle chase mission that has kicked my but time and again.

I only have a couple of problems with the game; they are with the controls. It feels harsh on the controller that I need to repeatedly hit A to sprint instead of just hold it down, esp. since Jimmy doesn’t tire. Also in Biology class how slow the cursor moves. Also I wish the music mini game used the bumpers as the triggers on the 360 controller seem that they are not really built for timed responses.

As for bugs the only one I have seen through fall is that sometimes a character will get stuck and twitch in one spot.