Bully Deserved Better

[@Hyper_Kong]

The best thing about fully completing all the classes is you don’t have to worry about being late or getting in trouble because you’ve done them all and it gives you more time to explore.

[@Rockstar-bq5fm]

Always wanted Bully: College Days It definitely deserved another entry. Despite its limited scale it was full of character and clever commentary.

[@Fizhy]

I think its limited scale aided its characterisation and could have been further expanded upon in such a way, yes.

[@mikemccann978]

@@Fizhyyou think the cancel brigade would even allow a game like Bully nowadays? Damn kids are so weak anymore, afraid of everything.

[@VanessaWong-yi5pe]

​@@mikemccann978but these days, all it takes is a bad Tweet for a game to be cancelled. Or getting accused of pandering in some manner. Both sides are bad these days.

[@DillonCatterson]

​@@VanessaWong-yi5pe I feel like Rockstar is known for controversial media though. I believe it's one of those companies that would get away with it simply because they don't care.

[@justanotheranimeprofilepic]

One of the best things about this game being as small as it is, is the characters. You will never meet a generic pedestrian, every single person in town has a character and at least some fun trivia about them which really makes it feel like a real world as opposed to main characters and generic NPC #748

[@calvinmatthews1527]

As someone who's played this game so much back on PS2 when they were a child, he's right. Bully seems to be unforgotten by everyone except Rockstar.😢

[@GenericUsername-qp1ww]

its forgotten by RS cuz they cant think of how to monetize and milk it out of kids parents money like GTA online does. Why do u think they were so quick to abandon RDR2 multiplayer?

[@VanessaWong-yi5pe]

​@@GenericUsername-qp1wwRockstar is a business. They will focus and prioritize what is more popular

[@VanessaWong-yi5pe]

​@@GenericUsername-qp1wwdo you have a job? If the answer is yes, does your company prioritize what is popular as opposed to obscure? If something sells worse than other products, should they still prioritize because some internet tough guy says they should?

[@GenericUsername-qp1ww]

@@VanessaWong-yi5pe "If something sells worse than other products, should they still prioritize because some internet tough guy says they should?" people have been asking for a remaster or sequel to Bully for YEARS and the game would inevitably wind up selling gangbusters.

[@Mateen_Zrari]

Bully is my childhood. It made me love gaming and fall in it

[@DeeRhoe]

God, even after all these years, I know this game like the back of my hand.

[@Sebastian04223]

Funny you make this just as I finally replayed it now years later. It’s a unique and underrated masterpiece, and I’d be more excited for bully 2 than gta 6

[@bakihanma4826]

Me to lol And manhunt 3

[@_calebrandom_956]

Now both of those I can agree with 100%

[@oktober4803]

Im so glad i grew up with this game. The soundtrack was extraordinary, the gameplay was actually quite unique when you factor in the truancy system and the classes, the combat was good and the different fighting styles depending on the cliques were one of my favorite touches. Even the story was fantastic despite being an older game about being a kid surviving bullies in school. The game is honestly a hidden gem that many may have heard of, but not many acknowledge.

[@TheHiddenOne690]

Man, I wish we had a Bully 2..

[@rojobroko5979]

A classic childhood game, would love a sequel.

[@FilbeeGaming]

To this day it still stands well

[@tgf0cj101]

The upgraded sling shot was absolutely overpowered; you could clear a line of bullies by using one fully powered shot to their third eye for each one. I remember clearing some of the later missions by being a cowardly sniper and popping everyone's face to make it to the boss. Bully is worthy of a sequel or even a simple remaster for what it has to offer, but I'm not sure we can trust any modern game developer to do this game the justice it deserves.

[@MrHammers]

One of Rockstar's greatest titles. I don't think it needs a sequel, it was a great one and done story imo.

[@YoungBasedChefBeezy]

So was read dead to be fair

[@JB6GD684]

Bully is a legendary game

[@Fizhy]

Bully is a delightful experience in which we all reminisce on our fond memories of education and ponder over our thankfulness that such a chapter in our lives is now behind us

[@anotherdarkjedi2094]

I'd love for it to get a sequel. I've been hoping for one for a long time now. I would hope it would be amazing just like the first

[@exosluckyone]

words cant express how sad i felt seeing that ign tweet about bully being scrapped. i was only in elementary when this game came out and now ive graduated college. it was the first rockstar game i was really exposed to and it still holds up well today, i love jimmy

[@pokemontrainerred5913]

Sucks how Rockstar (from recent rumors) prioritized GTA 6 over a Bully 2. Shame 😔

[@Fizhy]

Don't get me wrong - I don't mind a new GTA even if it only means the Online for 5 will finally end and Rockstar will look to the future for the first time in a while.

[@villiannewyork]

Mean it makes sense as people have waited a decade for 6 to even be announced let alone come out.

[@whenyounutinhermouthandshe]

​@@villiannewyorkPeople have been waiting since 2006 for a bully 2, your point?

[@VanessaWong-yi5pe]

​@@whenyounutinhermouthandshe here is the common sense answer. Other titles such as RDR 2 and GTA6 have a much larger fanbase than Bully. So any business prioritizes supply and demand. A simple concept a keyboard warrior like yourself cannot understand

[@VanessaWong-yi5pe]

​@@whenyounutinhermouthandsheRockstar employees have confirmed at some point that Bully 2 was under development. But they ended up allocating resources to RDR 2, which has a massively bigger audience. Then GTA6, which is by far the most popular. Rockstar is a business. They will prioritize what is in highest demand, not what some keyboard warrior (you) demands.

[@danielturner7213]

I would play another bully game. I enjoyed this game. I replayed this game last year and still found it to be fun.

[@MrSabuska]

I love Bully. Bully helped me surviving real life bullying at school when I was 15. The game also gave me idea of getting friends at school who protected me from the bullies.

[@PhantomRemmy]

everytime i replay bully i always try to finish all the classes as quickly as possible,hell its my fav mechanic in the game. One thing i dont really like is jimmy being bald but at least the moment we unlock the town we can get hairstyles. all in all i do believe that bully should stay a one off. some games are just better off being a one hit wonder. Still wont stop me from replaying it for the millionth time!

[@TylaStark]

I really appreciated how the different seasons felt in Bully. Good atmosphere. I liked all the cute outfits and hairstyles too, more than one would expect from a game of this time.

[@Milty2001]

I remember playing bully on ps2 and my first impression was that it was like gta but in school, then as i continued throughout the story it instantly became one of my favorite games, the story and the cliques were fantastic.

[@the_cowpoke]

Great video man, I'd personally like to see a remaster for this game but sadly I don't think we'll ever get one.

[@Robman0908]

Bully and the original Manhunt are two of my favorite games from Rockstar.

[@Fizhy]

I've never actually played Manhunt - reckon I should give it a go if it's available somewhere I can access it.

[@Robman0908]

@@Fizhy It’s on steam. Works alright. It’s an interesting dive into what became a side city of the GTA universe. Disturbing stealth game that had some fascinating ideas but was a product of its time. Worth a shot. Now Manhunt 2…that’s an interesting story, especially if you track down the Wii version….

[@Fizhy]

@@Robman0908oh god, not the dreaded Wii

[@Robman0908]

@@Fizhy Yeah…it was bizarre. The stealth kill animations in the game were very graphic and Nintendo made rockstar censor them….BUT, the motion control movements you made to slice, chop and disembowel your enemies were left in place. Very strange.

[@Fizhy]

@@Robman0908 sounds like my kind of reckless expenditure

[@gh0stdoggJ]

i never thought you'd make a video on bully, this was a nice surprise. bully is absolutely my favourite rockstar title, with its sheer uniqueness & personality. it sticks out in a good way when alongside the likes of red dead, manhunt & gta.

[@ExecutiveSonda]

This game was easy and simple, but it was full of soul and charm. Some of my greatest childhood memories are playing my friend's copy of Bully at night when my parents were sleeping haha.

[@ThePunkLoserAlcoholic6]

Bully and Manhunt are super underrated

[@MidnightApex-ml6jc]

Midnight club too

[@Ronuk1996]

Such a great and unique game the NPC interaction was really ahead of its time.

[@sparringclips3934]

Masterpiece. Made 2006 amazing. Always came back to it.

[@Gregsusername]

The thing is the sequel could be cartoony and cell shaded. Make it a huge difference from the super realistic things rockstar usually goes for. The game really could say some great things and honestly bring up a lot of points about the school system that people don’t pay attention to

[@chris6746]

If there is/was a Bully 2, i don't think it will better than the original Bully imo

[@Fizhy]

Maybe not, like I say in the video - perhaps no sequel IS for the best now, but there was a huge period between this game's launch and now in which a sequel could have hit just right.

[@chris6746]

True@@Fizhy

[@ninjadude183]

One of my favorite games of all time. It honestly deserves a sequel. Also, the PC port has a few glaring issues, but "Bully silent patch" is a great fix to run the game on modern systems.

[@bulldogbryant5909]

Bully, was my best childhood memory game

[@emilefragz1885]

I absolutely love when games don't overstay their welcome.

[@Jimmy-Mc]

Did it deserve a sequel? Probably, but I'm afraid it's probably too late now. Either way I agree it's a fantastic game and still worth playing today if you've never picked it up before.

[@bakihanma4826]

Still hoping for a sequel even after all those years

[@DarkSeraph95]

gotta love the government surveillance drones bugging out at 4:50

[@removelimitbreak7524]

I love to imagine a full remake of this game. A fully redone story, the amount of new characters and tropes they could use for comedic value. A much larger map with more mini games. Imagining this game with the kinda detail of RDR2 and the charm of the original. You'd love to see it man. And a sequel would be just as good.

[@AshWindheart]

100% deserves a sequel.

[@jamesdillon1982]

Ive been replaying recently the music always throws me back

[@TheMoonShepard]

Even if there was a sequel possibility, in day and age you know it would be quite sanitised.

[@Fizhy]

Yeah, in some aspects definitely but in others you’d hope it’d keep its edge in that scenario.

[@Trane141Kingz]

FR THOUGH. It also deserved some kind of return,if the fans wanted it to, such as a sequel

[@Ashhad1400]

Loved playing this game coming home after school.

[@Asaylum117]

Honestly, the way Rockstar is now days, I think it's for the better for Bully not getting a sequel. Because the writing Bully had wouldn't be possible in today's western entertainment media.

[@burninsherman1037]

Currently remote downloading bully right now so i can play it for the first time in like 15 years when i get home from watching my friends' kids, then doing our weekly game night once said friends get off work. I'm psyched to finally get to show, and maybe get my brother to play that shit.

[@slurpwis]

We'll never have another one and that's the saddest part.

[@dominiqueodom3099]

I say after Hogwarts Legacy ended up as the Highest selling game of 2023 if Rockstar Games doesn't realize the Potential of a Next Gen School Simulation game I feel like their missing out on so much money and a chance to truly make a new statement in Gaming when it comes to what they can achieve. Think about what they achieved with RDR2 and imagine it scaled down to small town and a school campus. School activities and clubs,Cliques and Rivalrys,different Sport teams you can join and form rivalries against,Numerous Romantic Partners and crushes,and things to spread across the School season like Halloween and Christmas with the big finale being Prom.

[@Jess.400]

It was funny when you said you didn’t play this when you were 6 but I chuckled because I remember playing this game first when I was 8 or 8 and I literally never got pass chapter 2 because I was always being violent with my cousins playing along and raising chaos and when I got older and beat the game, it burned a hole in my heart that we haven’t gotten a sequel. It also sucks when there were rumors when we he game was supposed to get released but it got shelved.

[@grilledcheese2084]

Since there was that article about the canceled sequel, I wish we could at least get to see some of the assets, Jimmys updated design and a summarization of the story. I know we won’t get to see it but it would be nice to fantasize about what could be😊

[@robzonefire]

I love this game soo much

[@Fizhy]

Oh aye

[@re11o]

Makes me wanna replay it….👀

[@joseurbina3835]

It's such a Tragic that "Bully" only became just a 1 Stand Alone Game and never kicked off to become a Franchise like GTA, Red Dead and even Max Payne.

[@coreymallard6650]

Still have a lot of love for this game. It’s got a real charm to it and still holds up today, and all the things that are ‘wrong’ with it are just due to the time it was created. Honestly with all of the reports of Rockstar employee morale being low due to the pressure of deadlines and overwhelming fan demand, putting a Bully project on the table could be beneficial for them. Don’t get me wrong, by no means is the fan base small, but it’s not as big or as heavy handed as the GTA and RDR franchises. Just creating a fun game that values the old style of Rockstar’s tongue and cheek social commentary and lack of fucks to give when it comes to putting stuff in a video game over stunning visuals or an iceberg deep story, could be a breathe of fresh air for the developers. And when the developers have fun, they create phenomenal games where the players can have fun. It wouldn’t generate billions, but the budget wouldn’t require hundreds of millions, so it wouldn’t need a massive sell out for a profit. I also think it’d do a lot for Rockstar’s image after years of dropping the ball with remasters, RDO, lack of DLC’s and radio silence in the face of fan complaints. Actually listening to a request that’s been ignored for years. Financially, they don’t need to make a sequel. But I think the overall benefits from making a sequel, make the possibility of it higher than most people think.

[@danielwhitaker2664]

I'd love it if you did a video on the warriors. I think that is rockstar's most underrated game

[@TheHiddenOne690]

LMAOOOOOOO that EDL line about Jimmy's hair made me spit out my water😂😭😆😭

[@humanwow5848]

All i remember from this game (i stumbled upon it when i was like 5) was that you could hide in bins

[@holymolystudios8467]

Bro idk how but you’ve become my fav KZbinr

[@Fizhy]

Largely an accident, I'd imagine

[@MacrWest]

Great game

[@Fizhy]

Oh aye captain

[@No_one225]

The sequal actually gonna heppend before it got lost in the dark and never see the light of day😢

[@SilasSeiler]

I refuse to delete the game off all my consoles in fear of Rockstar/Take-Two, de-listing them like the the og versions of the GTA's on the "definitive edition.

[@MLHMODZ]

When it comes to underrated rockstar games, this is one of my favorites along with Max Payne 2 and LA Noire.

[@kickass12121]

So 2/3 of your fav rockstar games where born from other studios 😂 I feel similar but had to point that out

[@MLHMODZ]

@@kickass12121 I knew someone would say this

[@Xxandrew01]

Honestly, Bully, The Warriors and Midnight Club 2 are the biggest underrated Rockstar games to me.

[@user-xu3bg7zh9c]

A bully 2 in a college campus could be great, you could write pretty much anything for that setting, more so with characters being adults and all. you could make a story with a more GTA vibe with drugs and other things, taking inspiration from 21st jumpstreet or even horror movies.

[@2cool-he6ih]

While that sounds fire,I feel like people don’t be getting bullied in College.

[@user-xu3bg7zh9c]

@@2cool-he6ih I know, but I see it as a chance to create a new ip. you could use the same protagonist, all grown up, but instead of calling it "Bully 2" use a different name.

[@gaming2hard245]

Would be cool if we had a older jimmy hopkins in gta6 as a freaks and stranger mission where we do a favour for him while he talks about his past in his highschool days

[@edeloleary2093]

This game is such an amazing game and there is so much they could do for the second bully it's a shame they won't do a second one

[@Therealspideyy]

I just recently replayed this game and it's so charming I love it Really hope rockstar someday make bully 2 or mabye remake this one

[@hazelmurdoch6529]

Despite the janky controls, and the fact I could never get all 50 lessons done in any playthrough (damn you, Biology 5!), I loved playing Canis Canem Edit on PS2. Iirc, there were only 5 lessons and the Xbox 360 version had 10 lessons and was called Bully: Scholarship Edition. ...well, in the UK, anyway. From your accent, Fizhy, I'm fairly sure you remember the moral panic in the UK about a game being called Bully.

[@calebbilling4984]

Fantastic game, loved the chops off it as a kid- my only gripe is how empty the Endless Summer is. Or at least, on the PS2 version- I've never really checked the other versions of it.

[@n0rm2001]

Fine I'll play bully again

[@Thompus.]

GO ON THEN

[@BlueminNight]

A classic game my cousin would love to play as 10 year old me watching them playing.

[@benwinegarner4797]

Bully absolutely deserves a sequel. It was an excellent fun romp. But as you said in your video. With RDR and GTA I really don't see them putting in the effort....sadly.

[@redbeardoffreedom.8648]

Definitely needs multiple sequels.

[@firewarrior8851]

Tryna listen to this as i revise for a serious assessment but I'm dying

[@savagejack5300]

I haven’t watched the video and I agree with the title. Just finished playing through it for the 2nd time

[@sparringclips3934]

Im glad they did no sequal. They would ruin it tbh.

[@ruiqiumai323]

I think it deserved sequel, but it’s been scrapped more than once so I don’t think we’ll get it. As much as I enjoy Red Dead and GTA, Bully was truly something no other Rockstar game has been. By far my fav mechanic in Bully that I would have liked in RDR/GTA is the ability for other people to get in trouble. In Bully, if someone attacks you, the prefects/cops go after them. In RDR/GTA, cops just ignore someone shooting at you until you fight back, then you’re the one with the wanted level. So annoying.

[@cainekass]

Bully deserved a sequel 10 years ago. Especially because Manhunt can got a sequel.

[@safsnake]

Bully is my fav game, the game truly deserves better even in terms of the modding scene

[@MrLudwig101]

Was this released as “Canis canem edit” for anyone? On ps2 my copy was never called bully it just had the school logo on it and that phrase.

[@devinpaul9026]

Well of COURSE it deserves one, it was a great piece of art! The ACTUAL question is whether or not it NEEDS one. Given it's running streak of commentary, I say hell yes! Does Jimmy or anyone from this school/town age into roles in something like GTA? Both worlds seem equally miserable and corrupt, both feature crooked adults in undeserved power, you have money and politics behind the scenes of both-- so where does this go, and how does it connect?

[@Scotty_Free]

I actually beat this game waaay back in the day. Classic.

[@BOMBADIDIL]

Playing as an older jimmy would be cool

but that would just be gta pretty much.

[@thirdhandlv4231]

Idk i feel like wanting a bully sequel is like wanting a Pulp Fiction sequel, both arts are well rounded and absolutely, positively dont need one. Bully was never meant to be a franchise, it was just a fun game made between SA and IV that turned out to be a masterpiece overall.

[@GRH_Roadhouse]

1:09 Roadhouse

[@MICcinema1393]

The cool thing about bully is you can be on upstanding student. Or a vile miscreant It lets you decide

[@John-996]

Bully, Manhunt, The Warriers and Maxpayne 3 are some Rockstars more under looked games.

[@PLANETJUMPERGiRLXXX]

Bully Scholarship Edition did Deserve Better. 😐... 😶 in fact the Game Deserved a Two Player Split Screen allowing the 2nd Player to Select and be Any Character in the Game Files with their unique Fighting style. 🤔And The Game Deserved More Drivable Vehicles like Cars to be Hijacked by Jimmy, and There shoulda been Less Loading Screens for the Stores, And the The Graphics should have been increased with Combat Effects that make Characters get Bruised or Bloodied up after a fight...🤔 Bully also shoulda Had More Buildings to Enter and Break & Enter in with Way More interactions with The World Environment.... 🤔 Bully also Should of had a Cooking Class and A Better English class to improve Jimmy Hopkins speech in game because all he says to Everyone is "Hi" "Sup" "Hey You" "Hey" real Boring Greats and Antagonizing Quotes....🤔 And Bully should of had a Working Prison and Better Mental institution Asylum that didn't look So Bad and Disfunctional...🤔 Bully should of had a Better Wanted for when Punching Kids or Adults the Cops don't Appear out of Nowhere but only if Jimmy Hits and Knocks out a 3rd Kid or Adult NPC..... 🤔 There should have Been Pistols in the game Jimmy can Get off Cops when he or Russell Successfully Knocks out a Cop.... 🤔 Jimmy should have multiple Fighting style like how Saints Row Does each of their Factions....🤔 There Should have been Character Creation for example say if Nobody liked how Jimmy was always small doing forced Backflips Every time the jocks Rammed into him😂 then the player ls could simply fix that by making Jimmy slightly Taller.....🤔 Something Very Very important that is needed in the Next Bully is The Honor system like what RDR2 has....🤔 Also intelligence should come into Play during the entire Gameplay, 😐say if Jimmy Hopkins skipped classes then that would Result in him Being Slow like Russell Northrop until hes attends classes.... In Cutscenes all characters should react to Jimmy's intelligence level....🤔 And Also there should be Restaurants in the game with no Loading Screens with a Full Food Menu to Buy from with Eating Animations 😶.... 🤔 Also There should be clothing items in the game that allow Jimmy to Portay as a Prefect or Police officer with the Grapple Bust move.... 🤔 There should also be more Safe Houses on the Map Expansion in Bully Scholarship Edition 2 since the Map is Small.....🤔 There should also be More Miscellaneous Funny Side Missions. And the Gane should Allow NPCs to where Any of their Special Outfits at any time they want... And Also there should be a Way to Pay a Female to Bodyguard Jimmy and Adults, 🤔 there should also Be A Cap to the Speed Because Every NPC runs faster than Jimmy when Tapping X...🤔 What else are we Missing that that game Needs ? Oh yeah Bully is missing the Multiple Vehicles... Loke Muscle cars and Bikes and Really just Cars because there wasn't enough of Traffic on the Road and NPCs walking around to make it feel like a Completed Game.... 🤔 if the game had Something Like a Online Mode with the Lobbies being big with 100 Players per Phase....🤔 Last but not Least the instant Kill or instant fall Asleep Bug that Force Jimmy to sleep at Night when the Players try to Stay up all night... i really Hope @RockStarGames Gives Us Bully Scholarship Edition 2 and make jt Competitive against RDR2 StoryMode Mechanics

[@metallord6960]

If I could make a sequel for Bully, I'd take a page from RDR and make it a prequel. The main focus of the game would center around a young Garry who doesn't know how things work at Bullworth yet. The MC takes pity on him and takes him under their wing and things seem to go well at first. As you progress into your senior year, you have to focus more on schoolwork leaving Garry undefended. At the end you leave, the MC not realizing just how far gone Garry is.

[@John-996]

I would love a Bully 2 the NPC interaction has so much potential I would also love an acient Rome or Priate game by Rockstar. Love RDR and would love a Directors cut for RDR2 but without Dan Houser i am not so sure about RDR3.

[@lorddouche1891]

if my memory serves i've beaten this game 14 times on my old ps2, ah good old times

[@casualgamers3369]

I think judging by the way Rockstar has been treating GTA online and it's brother Red Dead online a new bully game would never live up to the original. Bully online, would ironically be full of bullying in the form of toxic griefing, and pay to win microtransactions that otherwise take ages to grind manually. I think Bully should just be remembered as the great game that it was and let good franchises go out with dignity.

[@dark20blade88]

Yea yes it really needs a sequel!! This game was really awesome, also while trying to get to class I went downstairs when.i needed to go upstairs & as I was just about to enter the room I got blindsided my a perfect , but Instead of that cut sence, i actually made it inside 😅

[@ANDY123SON]

I don't think modern Rockstar could pull off a worthy sequel

[@jakebarlow401]

I look at this in the same way I see the Piers Brosnon 007 era. Fun at the time, but very much of its time. In the wake of the grittier Daniel Craig films, I can't ever see them reverting to the zany gadgets and cheesy bombast of the latter Brosnon movies. Likewise, Rockstar returning to the world of Bully after making RDR2 and the upcoming GTA would be quite a culture shock unless they dramatically revamped the tone of that universe. I don't mean this to sound as wanky as it will likely sound, but as much fun as Bully was, Rockstar Games have grown up a lot since then, and perhaps it's better left in the past. That said, I'll play anything they release. They've earned lifelong loyalty from me.

[@capngrimm3684]

I want a Bully 2! The game is great and deserves a sequel. After learning all the Kung Fu skills from the hobo, he gets abducted by aliens

[@dja1647]

I mean, you never know, it’s not like rockstar forgot about the game There are references to bully in GTA and red dead two. There’s definitely still hope for it just obviously not before GTA6 plus red dead came out in 2010 and that game got a sequel 8 years after the first

[@G.reviewz]

My dad wouldnt let me play this game as a kid cus he thought itd make me a bully 😂 i was angry at the time but now i look back on it and laugh

[@Fizhy]

Fond memories

[@G.reviewz]

@@Fizhy yeah... I still havent played the game yet 🤣🤣🤣

[@catskillmc]

I’m the rapper Catskill on the cover of the Bully video game

[@tray6662]

Man I haven't played this game in ages, this video made me want to play it again lol

[@AsphaltMan11]

I remember when it came out, got a lot of undeserved bad press, a RS classic.

[@zoa1-99.......]

Us fans DEMAND a remake!