Bully - Rockstar's Neglected Son

Bully - Rockstar's Neglected Son
Hey guys! So sorry for the wait on this one! I had pretty much everything done and on track to be posted before Christmas, but I got sick just a few days before hand (only the flu thankfully) but it set me back quite a few days as I had to recover and regain my voice.
But it's finally here! A video on one of my favorite games on the PS2, and a long one to boot. Today I'm talking about Bully! Likes, share and comment!
00:00 - Intro
04:08 - Chapter I "Making New Friends and Enemies"
23:25 - Chapter II "Rich Kid Blues"
31:47 - Chapter III "Love Makes the World Go Around"
41:59 - Chapter IV "A Health Mind In a Health Body, and Other Lies"
50:13 - Chapter V "The Fall and Rise of Jimmy Hopkins, Aged 15"
1:02:00 - Closing Thoughts
1:05:12 - Outro
#bully #rockstar #gta #grandtheftauto #videoessay

[@fuzzyslippersyt]

Thanks for watching! Be sure to give my other views a watch! kzbin.info/aero/PLqMAkDql48WKHyVgbx383UZwFvXfn3h9q

[@georgetrynamakeajug]

just discovered ur channel... nostalgia factor 1000.realy in depth ... maybe a little to much but i love. from mgs to bully to san andreas..just found ur channel and love it but hoping theres a max payne video to watch next keep it up either way

[@eyesore21]

I always liked Jimmy’s character. A shithead kid with a solid moral compass and smart as a whip. Oh yea and anime protagonist level of fighting skills lol.

[@FumblsTheSniper]

Kiryu-sama would be proud of his fighting powers

[@darknid158]

@@mdragarg which aren’t that hard to find, especially if you own the scholarship edition vs. the original PS2 version. The geography class rewards allows the item pickups to show up on the map in game

[@BubbyBold]

@@darknid158 god trying to find all the rubber bands in the OG version was a nightmare compared to SE

[@GenAqua]

Agreed.

[@mdragarg]

@@BubbyBold that one rubber band inside the asylum lol

[@vDomMusic]

It's criminal that the sequel got cancelled, this would have been an excellent series.

[@dyev7096]

I know!! Imagine what they could do with this nowadays. School with cell phones and internet, dating options, etc.

[@vDomMusic]

@@dyev7096 I was thinking this exact same thing. Social media is a massive thing for students now, so much could have been done with this idea alone!

[@qkomodo9098]

I really need a sequel to this movie. So many of Rockstar's PS2 fanchises like Bully & Warriors could easily recieve sequels and be praised by all, if given the time and love they did

[@kostarossides5062]

Who knows what the 2nd one would have been about though. Would it have been some sort of continuation of Jimmy's story or a new entire set of characters set within Bullworth Academy or someplace else

[@dyev7096]

@@kostarossides5062 I think Bully kinda works as a High School simulator. Going on dates, etc They could do a College simulator where you date girls (or try to nail as many as you can lol, go out on the town, etc.)

[@sjagkid]

I always liked how in the end when you save the headmaster. It's like a sign of mutual respect. Proof that they don't hate each other. They just see the world differently.

[@everythingpony]

Jimmy died and that's what he wanted to happen

[@SirFooplesTheThird]

​@@everythingponyoh shut up dude

[@THE_TOAST]

​@@everythingponyproof?

[@ILikeSoda229]

@@everythingponythat’s just a popular fan-theory, not what actually happened

[@jenishmaharjan9655]

​@@everythingpony lol he might sound like trying to pick a fight, but he genuinely feels like he is just there to actually help Jimmy grow

[@franklinventura8810]

God ive got so many good memories of this game, rockstar’s shooting themselves in the foot by not making a new entry in this series

[@Bale4Bond]

Shooting themselves in the foot? Aren't the Houser brothers multi-millionaires already?

[@mcdonaldsmanager6976]

@@Bale4Bond a company like rockstar is basically putting a middle finger towards a lot more money

[@Bale4Bond]

@@mcdonaldsmanager6976 i could just copy and paste my previous comment..

[@Bale4Bond]

@@mcdonaldsmanager6976 Bully wasn't nearly as big of a seller as what GTA V is still doing for them, so why should they bother investing into a sequel that neither they or a large part of their customer base is interested in?

[@phillipimran7377]

@@Bale4Bond Why is there always someone who defends a companies shitty practices! A large part of GTA V online customer base are kids who shouldn't even be playing the game, and casuals, Rockstar's core fanbase actually want more from Rockstar including a new Bully game. The reason why GTA V is such a huge success being Rockstars most sold game is precisely because of the good relationship Rockstar had at the time with its fanbase and the fact that the quality of their games were top notch. Rockstar was like how Konami was back in the day, if you see a game with a Rockstar logo, you know its going to be good. Now that they are going down the same path as other companies are, they no longer have that same relationship and have been for quite some time now subject to harsh criticism and rightly so. GTA Online maybe doing well, and their future games will continue to do well, but if they continue down this path, its not going to be good for them in the long term. Especially if they start sacrificing quality over greedy monetization with their future titles.

[@MacGuges]

I wish Rockstar would make smaller niche titles like Bully more often, because playing this felt special, like entering a John Hughes movie. Their recent games have been very impressive, but they make them on such a grand scale that it appears to consume all their attention for years at a time.

[@rolandbishop8339]

That’ll be too much like doing right, hell, being an older guy, I wish there was more niche games in general like the older days of the 90s to early 00s.

[@medes5597]

It felt a lot more like a Catcher in The Rye kinda thing to me than John Hughes. You could see Hughes influence but it was pure Salinger to me with the private school intracacies and so on.

[@raaaaaaaaaam496]

Nah bros it’s more like revenge of the nerds or something. John Hughes is more realistic.

[@LivingNightmarez]

this game radicalized me as a kid tbh. jimmy uniting the cliques over a common enemy was revolutionary to like 10yr old me

[@Gambito99100]

It still is tbh, Middleside Topwise and SWEGTA have a video talking about Bully's anti-fascist message, you should check it out

[@MichaelTurner856]

​@@Gambito99100Think I will :)

[@MadDragonify]

One of the implications about the homeless guy is that he was in Korea together with Mr Hatrick and Hatrick was a sniper who killed several of his own men. The homeless guy tried to expose Hatrick but it went against him and that’s why he went crazy.

[@TheCheezFace]

This is fan fiction, plain and simple lmao.

[@MadDragonify]

@@TheCheezFace it’s not, one of the kids you can meet in the game, Pedro, tells you that Hatrick served in Korea coincidentally in the same place where the Hobo’s platoon was shot down by friendly fire.

[@mdragarg]

@@MadDragonify that's interesting. I always thought that hobo's squad ended up with some knowledge of some alien technology during their tour of duty and that's why they were shot down. That's what hobo recreates when you get him all the transistors

[@thestatusjoe9949]

Based Hatrick?

[@younglove3362]

Hatrick doesn't come off as militant and the bum would have told Jimmy about it. Y'all looking too deep into it.

[@everettsims1928]

Bro 😭 imagine if Petey turned out to be the villain in the end no one would see that coming 😂

[@Ashw1115]

When I first played this game, I thought Pete was going to betray us. He was away for a lot of the game apart from cutscenes for being in the background and doing nothing in fights.

[@protojager]

Evil Morty vibes.

[@darknid158]

I bet he would have been in Bully 2, or a minor one at least

[@yellowgetbright]

​@@darknid158He's going to be head of the school after all, maybe it will get to his head as he thinks back to how people have mistreated him much throughout the years.

[@morganwhite4537]

Had we gotten the sequels, for all 4 years, Petey would've been great ultimate villain at the end of the last year

[@vaultboya6253]

The hobos moves + gym class moves are op af. You'll straight up be able to beat up adults with em. Trust me, I've got way too much time in this game.

[@GTAVictor9128]

One of my favourite challenges were trying to defeat Russell after only beginning the game.

[@erdjas5706]

The hobo knew too much the last move can bring down everyone Even if they have protection for that kind of attack.

[@TheRealRusDaddy]

@@GTAVictor9128id always antagonize him until he chased me towards prefects and they tried to fight him

[@GTAVictor9128]

@@TheRealRusDaddy If you interrupt him when he's spray-tagging, he actually wields the pray can as a weapon which is far less deadly than his usual melee. That's the easiest way I found of beating him at the beginning of the game.

[@TV-Tony]

I heard Dr. Crabblesnitch was actually going to originally be the main antagonist, but then Rockstar changed it to Gary Smith later on in the game's development.

[@jk-474]

I’ve DEFINITELY heard that too somewhere. Either SWEGTA or NathanNS

[@TV-Tony]

@@jk-474 Two of my favorite channels. they both got me to replay Bully about once a year because of their content, usually in the summer or around Halloween.

[@jk-474]

@@TV-Tony There’s just a feeling with this one that’s hard to resist and each time you replay it, it still feels fresh! I’ve played the story from start to finish in elementary school, middle school I don’t recall, high school again I believe and then once again in 2021 with the pandemic. So seeing the story again even at different ages especially during and after that time where I would be Jimmy’s age and in school, my relatability and takes on it would change each time. In 2021, it was looking BACK at high school for the first time while playing that really blew my mind and made me yearn for my past again unlike the other times I played it 🤯

[@jk-474]

@@TV-Tony There’s just a feeling with this one that’s hard to resist and each time you replay it, it still feels fresh! I’ve played the story from start to finish in elementary school, middle school I don’t recall, high school again I believe and then once again in 2021 with the pandemic. So seeing the story again even at different ages especially during and after that time where I would be Jimmy’s age and in school, my relatability and takes on it would change each time. In 2021, it was looking BACK at high school for the first time while playing that really blew my mind and made me yearn for my past again unlike the other times I played it 🤯

[@TV-Tony]

@@jk-474 Nice. Just the story though? I usually 100% the game using Robert Rusk's walkthrough on Gamefaqs and the maps in the Brady guide. Just finished it about a month ago.

[@stonysheep4364]

I like Gary as a character. A sociopathic, narcissistic and dillusional kid that thought if he ruled the school, the world would follow suit. Simple in terms of villains, yet complex enough to make him a good one. If theres one thing Rockstar is good at, its making the best villains.

[@R_Bahia]

The fact that he uses a Nazi uniform on Halloween really shows who he is.

[@faintcry]

@@R_BahiaAn edgelord lol. His whole character just screams "edgy privileged (Bullworth is supposed to be a bit of a wealthy private school after all) teenage boy with lots of issues" plus he was annoying too. Like being in Jimmy's bed during Halloween and yelling at him constantly, or just being an asshole. It's satisfying to knock him down in the few moments you can tho 😭

[@kenmojica]

Funny part I remember they tried to ban this game in UK just because of the title, when the people that protested it never even played it and never knew the story or character. 🤷‍♂️ It shows how people take stuff at face value. Also the story is about how everyone just watched and did nothing about the bullying until one person stood up.

[@mdragarg]

They still had to change the name of the game from bully to canis canem edit (dog eats dog) in Europe

[@fistovuzi]

@@mdragarg literal translation, "this dog, that dog eats." Latin is a pain in the ass to learn, lemme tell ya.

[@HandsFreeProductions]

@@fistovuzi actual translation - "Dog eat Dog"

[@tenchimuyo69]

The clique harassment of other cliques is so consistent that if preps see Pinky in a cheerleader uniform, they'll insult her. Which either means they disapprove of her being a cheerleader or cheerleaders are automatically considered jock clique... its the latter but I like to imagine the former as head-canon lore.

[@KopperNeoman]

It's actually the former. Preppies disapprove of the Jock outfit she wears, despite her 100% respect with the Preppy faction. Jimmy works the same way.

[@tenchimuyo69]

@@KopperNeoman I just figured it was a programming issue with the cheerleader model lol. But I had attributed lore to it. I guess it could be intentional after all.

[@protojager]

Jimmy's got a lot of street smarts, maybe not a lot of book smarts but he is a fast learner when he cares.

[@pr0fitis0nline]

He's money smart, it makes him more intelligent, and he has a lot of bands like a rock festival, OH and let's not forget how all the shawties in the school make him slide with his dawgs like he's megaman! Worst comment ive ever made, holy...

[@younglove3362]

In my opinion Jimmy is a sigma. He doesn't want to be king of the school, he doesn't really search for fights, and he prefers to be left alone instead of in a clique. He has his circle. He doesn't start problems but he finishes them.

[@karmitdafruge1]

Honestly the writing in this game is hilarious as fuck. "Let's leave this guy to his welfare payments" haha

[@younglove3362]

Well yeah, the pranks were hilarious.

[@Pinkerton03]

Tbh, Jimmy kinda shrugging off Gary claiming he was sexually confused seems like it makes a lot of sense! Since he can kiss certain male characters.

[@milli5968]

One in every clique plus the girls, Jimmy sure gets around lol

[@theoutsiderjess4869]

Gary is jealous of his Rizz

[@seanwilliams5382]

Jimmy is giga chad before it even existed I heard he grew up to be duke nukem

[@TheTimgta]

Like I said before its kind of like postal he's only as bi and gay as you are

[@itsdamareontime2606]

Who?

[@GTAfan421]

If memory serves, you cannot access the town until chapter one is done

[@SeriousPlastiek]

There's even a cutscene of the school gates opening at the start of chapter 2

[@TheRealRusDaddy]

You can cheese your way out before hand but stuffs closed still and you can only get back by being knocked out

[@ohmanhotham8823]

Wow I really just watched a video of someone telling me everything that happens in a game I know by heart. Quality narration dawg I watch the entire hour

[@dominikblack8943]

Same here. I've beaten this game so many times, and even still go back to it once a year or so to this day. There's nothing in this game I don't know about, and here I am watching an hour long video about it lol

[@AnyahKearney]

Lol same here, I have so many completed save files, we know every part of the map, got all the rubber bands and yet here we are

[@Shadow-qt1hd]

Actually you can spot Gary in the Chapter 3 mission "Wrong Part of Town" he even has a line "I told you he knew where Algie was."

[@nrrork]

One of my favorites of all time. My only real complaint is I found it ridiculously easy. But I dug the smaller but more detailed and interactive game world, and loved Jimmy.

[@AinzV1]

I remember missing one last rubber band and going nuts all over the map for a couple of days irl and after finding everything and unlocking the rubber ball feeling that sense of completion that havent felt in quite awhile (ironically, a game that made me feel the same a couple of months ago was none other than the pc port of persona 4, another ps2 goldie) good ol' days man

[@chrisp.lettuce8900]

Bruh i got to like 99.9% complete on xbox 360 like ten years ago but one of the random errands glitched and wouldn't trigger (it was the one where you had to collect crabs for the guy on the beach near the preppy safehouse) and i randomly loaded the game up a few years ago, it updated and i hopped into the save and i was just skating around and it popped up, i got the 100% achievement like 7 or 8 years after getting to 99.9%, frustrating but such a good feeling

[@emmytheshadow]

Bully has always been my favorite video game, jimmys such a unique and good character

[@ReservoirPunk]

Jimmy is certainly not "unlikeable"

[@hectorlumbagoCringe]

Def is

[@SirFooplesTheThird]

Jimmy is an acquired taste

[@bonbon-ni]

He's exquisite

[@midgetmann1984]

One of the best real life jokes for me is from this game. My younger cousin was a middle school drop out and had like 8 middle school drop out friends playing the word search mini game and cussing out the screen because none of them could spell. Someone actually shouted "what the hell are EEEEEguhs (eggs)"

[@ubermaster1]

"Now beat it greaseball, you're causing an oil slick!" I dunno why but I've always loved that line.

[@Krakkokayne]

So many good childhood memories of this game. One thing i really liked was the music tracks, they were so catchy and I'd find myself listening to them outside of playing the game.

[@NotThatDeniece]

This has SOOOOO much potential as a sequel/franchise. I miss playing this kind of game.

[@verymerry610berry]

I love Bully. I played it so much growing up. I had such a crush on Jimmy hahaha

[@kupokinzyt]

Over the course of a week I have watched your GTA III, VC, SA and IV videos and today marks the 5th day, the Bully video. I hope you gain many subscribers this year, you are a great channel I've fallen in love with. Your content is very easy to listen to and follow along with, even without watching.

[@turismofoegaming8806]

Along with the fact that he kind of sounds like Edward Norton? (The main character from the movie fight club along side of Brad Pitt)

[@burnthetrolls5971]

If Petey would've been the villain oh man it would've gone from a 4.5 star game to a 5 star game with the twist at the end and a big "Don't judge a book by its cover" lesson

[@RollingMusic247]

The reputation system in this game specifically is more akin to a progress bar divided into 5 cliques. Also, you can't visit the town during chapter 1

[@delanybell5613]

I remember my dad buying this game for my sister and I on the Wii lmao! I was pretty young so I’d just skateboard around in the skeleton costume and kiss girls

[@danielgiovanniello7217]

Bully was easily Rockstar's best game before Red Dead 2 came out. Still holds the number 1 spot. What I wouldn't give to see a full, from the ground up remake or a sequel.

[@shanedwan3391]

Tragically underrated game. Hands down funniest comedic dialogue of any game ever

[@ardent9422]

I played Bully for the first time in 2021, I bought and played a bit, not realizing you could leave the school grounds, I thought that the school was the whole map, so I got bored and put it down, came back to it over a year later in 2022 and played a bit more, finally realizing that you could go outside of the school and then I was really intrigued, I ended up finishing it and loving it, really great game. Back when it first came out, I remembered getting bullied in Junior High, so I didn't want to play it, as well as being totally caught up with the GTA trilogy and other games around that time.

[@XelginArpex]

It’s funny how the guy in the video assumed that the principal was going to a bad guy. Because originally Dr. Crabblesnitch was going to be the big bad. The only reference to this scrapped idea is artwork of Jimmy having a stare down with Crabblesnitch.

[@SleepyChloeFist]

I never would've thought Bully would become an underrated gem. Please, oh please, somebody bring this franchise back 😭

[@Pipoy_99]

Rockstar needs to remaster this. Platinuming this in on Ps5 was one of the most enjoyable I've had

[@jk-474]

I picked this game up at 9 years old going on 10 back in January of 2009. I saw a playthrough of Russell In The Hole while browsing KZbin either in 2007 or 8, heard about the game from a friend during gym class, remembered it and made sure to pick it up ASAP. I had already played San Andreas, Vice City, III, IV the Stories GTA games, so the content was certainly tamer, but the charm and the writing kept me in for the ride. Been a favorite JUST like GTA and the Redemption games ever since, beaten it at least 3-4 times over the years between the PS2 and 360 Scholarship versions. We NEED a sequel AND a remaster for this one 😎💯

[@Davidthang45]

I also found bully from one of the KZbin videos on top ten open world games on ps2, ever since then I grinded multiple times on ps2 and Xbox 360.

[@andershughes6626]

I swear I've only been able to play through this game once when I was younger. It would be a trip to play through it again. Awesome video dude once again knocking it out of the park

[@mcgoo721]

Imagine a modern Bully game with a game map to rival GTA. Maybe set it in the 80s or so. It'd be a blast to do kid shit again in a map like that.

[@YaBoiDREX]

No need for a map that huge when you can’t even drive cars.

[@iammaximumstupied]

@@YaBoiDREXthe loyalty missions will be for your siblings to pick you up and drop you off

[@xxxscumbagxxx8089]

Playing bully for the first time in my mid twenties and holy shit man this game makes me feel like a kid

[@punk471]

My favourite part about this video is the acknowledgements of all the great references. You killed it- kept my ADHD ass entertained talking about a game I've already played. Good shit

[@zeromega4541]

The scholarship edition puts you back in your room? I got robbed for my shoes for passing out on a mission when I played the original version.Also you could pay some kids to fight with you. It was fun getting a gang together to fight other cliques.

[@OneFreemanC17]

Fun fact. If you unlock the motor scooter from the carnival early on, it becomes your default bike in every race. Including story mode races.

[@iammaximumstupied]

found this out myself to late. lol

[@MTN6516]

In terms of Gary, despite his loud proclamations, I like to think that the factions, with their numbers, thought they could control him. That while he was a master manipulator, he needed them. Just like a lot of other instances, when the solo who simply needs others to give him some power, Gary takes it all. He has the manipulation skills to make each faction think he is the x factor that will allow them to take over. Only the people who know he has no use and is a venomous snake (literaly just Jimmy and Pete) are those who aren't surprised by what he did. Just some thoughts from someone who didnt play the game but still enjoys it vicariously.

[@aruvius]

Bully was an absolute amazing game to play and had the most phenomenal voice acting even modern games can’t match for me. I really hated the ending though. It just felt so lackluster and anticlimactic compared to everything else you go through. Honestly, I wouldn’t mind a remake of the game one day, just cause I’m curious on what it would look like with updated graphics (and some parts of the writing could be improve kkkk).

[@AyeSupQT]

a Bully 2 would be great. I loved this game

[@dorenjackson1166]

I’ve watched like 3 of vids from this channel & they’re becoming my go-to. All his hard work goes unnoticed⭐️

[@vinegar4556]

One of my favourite parts of the game is honestly Jimmy. Ever since San Andreas, you can see Rockstar has been trying their best to make likable protagonists who still end up on murder sprees, but it was refreshing to have a Rockstar protagonist who is just straight up a good person at heart, if rough around the edges. Also, I find the Inbetweeners reference with Pete really funny given that early concept art showed him with a briefcase.

[@nickalexcage]

An amazing game.Saw a little of Jimmy in myself. Rockstar sure knew how to make games back in the day.

[@nadrewod999]

Honestly, given how Rockstar turned GTA V into a microtransaction hellscape and changed the SD era of GTA games into a "Definitive Edition" that looks worse than the original games, it's probably for the best that Rockstar has forgotten about Bully.

[@nicolaspallini6338]

What a great video!! Loved Bully as a kid, I actually replayed it couple years back as an adult and man does it hold up just like you said! We need Bully 2 come on rockstar!!!

[@scottstots7238]

I remember the first time I played this game was when I rented it from BlockBluster. Such an awesome game I wish they’d make a sequel or remake it with more flushed out versions of gameplay.

[@dydeesoule9013]

I'm creating a cartoon. It's called, Forgotten Tales! It's about these forgotten and obscure characters that no one remembers from media that go on wacky and crazy adventures.

[@bronsonschnitzel7493]

this channel needs so manty subs and views. Nobody else does long form retrospectives this good.

[@Benjy1]

The music of this game gives me nostalgia like no other. I love the mischievousness of it

[@Jose.0980]

Supppeeerrrr underrated channel. Continue with the awesome work brother, it will pay off ! God bless 🙏 !

[@jackmanley1473]

If Bully is Rockstar's neglected son, State of Emergency must be Rockstar's forgotten child.

[@ihavenoidea1304]

What is that? (this is a joke btw.)

[@YellowBriefs]

That's because Rockstar didn't develop it, just published it...

[@travistreadway3180]

If you ever played the warriors on the PS2 the combat is very similar to this game I don’t know which one dropped first but they both were crazy good

[@ZachWhoIsTall]

You just made me read Flowers For Algernon. And by doing that, you made me cry. Well played sir

[@boricuawarrior]

You know, now that i think about it it makes sense why jimmy is fighting all the leaders of each clique to prove he's tougher. You make it to a school where everyone tries to fight you and one of your only "friends" turns his back on you because of his fear that you'd pose an actual threat to his plans to take over the school so naturally jimmy feels the need to make it a reality thats why he beats the leaders of each clique and tells them each that they work for him now, and also tells them to stop the rivalry.

[@CarlitoBandido]

i've been seeing various videos pop up from this channel recently and i have to say good content keep it up

[@NORTH_CAROLINA]

I love this channel i listen and watch while im at work

[@quinnmarchese6313]

i never noticed that Earnest looks like the Woz, now ill never unsee it

[@matthiasrauert8397]

As a kid i was so into the schow recess and always wished they would make a game out of it, it maybe a bit more violent than i expected but its still a pretty good adaptation.

[@USDepOfEnergy]

Gary reminds me of a kid I was good friends with once, same look and behavior, I think he was a direct clone of him to.

[@chevy5250]

The video game walkthrough commentary is spot on love it man best on KZbin! Appreciate all the hard work; god bless!

[@tlestrange18]

I still play this pretty often. So underrated.

[@hillhank1275]

I've been binging your videos recently and I'm having a great time! You explain these games in an entertaining way and I'm learning/discovering cool stuff about them. Happy to have subscribed!

[@valfiggs5]

I really enjoyed this video! It’s very well edited and I love long form KZbin videos, especially when they talk about niche things I enjoy. I hope to see more from you and I hope this review continues to receive more views and love!

[@Uultraaaviolettt]

I would give anything for another bully game, I want gta 6 as much as everyone else but i want bully 2 far more

[@udahimendoza5056]

This is my all time favorite game the story feels emersive and just has slot of nostalgia tied to it for me that created a solid game and if you listen to the dialog it's actually a gold mine

[@xxxskullri0txxx]

amazing video, attention to detail, good commentary (and based video topic in genereal) but honestly- this is the first time i hear people *not* doing every side mission before progressing!! 😭i used to go into new chapters maxed out in everything i could because it was too fun to complete all of the tiny jobs and clique quests lmaoo

[@ladyjuliet9614]

Love Bully, really liked your retrospective thanks

[@peraza1295]

when i was younger Bully was one of my favorite games, i've recently bought it on steam, just to see if it was my unrefined taste in games or if it was up to all the classic GTAs and in a sense it was, i wasn't really challenging or creative (it's just GTA with teens duh) but in the other hand it was such a fun ride, i was laughing throughout all my gameplay. it would be awesome to have Jimmy as a GTA protagonist!

[@Whitejesus425]

Played this game when I was younger never finished it but always loved it, thanks man.

[@jakepenguin_]

Love the long form and the soft voice narration!

[@nrrork]

What would I like to see in a Bully 2, you didn't ask? Let me tell you. First, I'd like something set over three years instead of one: sophomore, junior, and senior year. During the summers you get a job at a summer camp in the surrounding countryside. At the end of the first summer, you're paid enough money to buy a car. That's the only car you get. It's not like GTA. I want to really emulate the first car experience. It's not super fast or flashy, but you can fix it up in shop class to soup it up in certain ways and customize it with all the normal stupid teen stuff you always saw in their cars. Cheap seat covers, decals, bumper stickers, etc. And again, it's not GTA, you can't run people over or drive incredibly recklessly. You could even implement a fine system like RDR has for bounties. Jocks, nerds, preppies, and bullies all make a comeback. Maybe a few others like goths, stoners, drama club. Outside the school, trailer park kids, farm kids, city kids. I picture the map not being enormous, but big enough to have a forest area, an agricultural area, a run-down trailer park area, and a modest sized city with an industrial area.

[@RLD_Media]

I dig it.

[@KOTEBANAROT]

For the driving, id love being able to romance girls (or boys haha) by showing up in a car and stuff. Also maybe a subplot involving upstaging some snooty rich bastard by racing his ferrari or whatever (you could win cuz the guy doesnt actually know how to hande his car) theres a lot of stuff you could do with it really Also same re: the map size, i always liked smaller areas with more details and stuff to do in them rather than gigantic map of buildings you will never enter

[@angstqueen9360]

I know you posted this a year ago, but I still felt like commenting on my entire thoughts when I heard you mention that you only had 200 subs at the time. Overall, your video presentation is incredible-- I decided to listen to it while playing a game, so I wasn't focused on the visual aspect, but I still enjoyed your explanation of the storyline and your personal ideas for a sequel or for a re-done story with Petey as the villain. I never really thought of that, even though I've watched the whole game get played before. It's a really interesting idea, and I'd actually kind of like to see the idea fleshed out more in another video, but I completely understand not doing that. As well, hearing you made this at only 200 subs? Incredible work for that-- I'm at about 150 myself, and I'll be honest, my vocal work is dreadful at best, so yours is nice and crisp compared to some creators I've seen. Also, your voice is very relaxing for me-- It's not overly hyper, like some creators try to be, and it feels more like talking to a friend about a game you like than talking to an audience. I really, really enjoy that fact-- I want to hear more about games, from those I haven't played to those I have, and videos like this are exactly how I want to hear more about them. My only critiques? It could've been nicer to dwell more on the character aspect. Though you touch on them, it feels like you don't really express much about the characters when they show up. It could help to properly express the details about Jimmy, Petey, Gary, and other such people in the story to properly get the full picture, since you mentioned that the character aspect is very well done. Even so, I completely understand why not. As well, it doesn't feel like much of a retrospective as a summary-- I'd like to hear more of your thoughts at the end! It's always interesting to hear your opinion there, and the bits I did get were already pretty interesting. All in all? I really think that this is a fantastic video, and I'll probably watch more that you've made just to enjoy more of your voice in the background, even if I'm not paying as much attention to the visual aspect. Thank you for the fantastic listen, and I wish you the best in the future!

[@visassess8607]

Bully is one of my favorite games ever! I go back to replay it about once a year. Such a classic

[@jmalb42]

These videos are great. Bully is such a great game, and way overdue for a sequel.

[@crypto40]

I believe there should have been two endings. The one we received and remember at the start of the game when Gary says he was medicated they should of put him back on the meds and in a cutscene we can see him being all Downey, a sorta bad ending for him

[@Xane69]

really love your video.. it help explain me what the story was as I'm curious. couldn't understand much as a 10 years old kids back then. watched your GTA SA too!! (the whole 2 hours is entertaining)

[@paulwilliams2024]

I played the anniversary edition and it’s a flawless version of this absolute masterpiece of a game . Shame Rockstar didn’t make a sequel……

[@hectorlumbagoCringe]

Amazing work!

[@VenusianLissette]

this is an excellent video⭐️ ty

[@DeanGetYourWings]

Man these videos deserve so much more views. I've just binged Streets of LA and your GTA series and they're are all fucking great. It doesn't cover the game development history of some retrospectives like Ahoy does but the quality is superb to the point I actually considered this might be a second channel or something till I realised not. I might even disagree with your opinion at time (I loved GTA4's driving physics as an example) but loved the videos. Sub'd and made sure to drop a link on all. Keep safe.

[@DeanGetYourWings]

@ashy That is why I made the comments about titling these as retrospectives. Typically they include information like this, and he should start doing this because his structuring and articulation is league above his current channels viewership and would hopefully be constructive comment whilst also expressing my appreciation of his work.

[@los5517]

New FuzzySlippers video, great way to end the year!

[@jacobschneider7028]

Love the vids bro

[@mrbrocephus3849]

How did I miss this. I’ll be listening to this on my way to work

[@ariaakee]

I love that quick cut on what you were gonna explain on that Edna date situation.

[@BIGwillTHEGAME]

I used to always play this game in the day. I played every version of Bully

[@turismofoegaming8806]

Some of my favorite gaming memories are from the early 2000s and playing bully scholarship edition on Xbox 360 which was way better than it was on PS2!!! It was one of the very first games I ever completed and got every single achievement in the game on the Xbox 360!!

[@drawyopipe]

nah ps2 version better scholarship edition is so buggy the only thing that’s better is the graphics imo plus they ruined jimmy’s face

[@turismofoegaming8806]

@@drawyopipe that is so not true oh my God- I’ve played them both and I completed 100% getting every achievement in the game on the scholarship edition and the PS2 version is so Janky I can’t even force myself to finish playing it

[@turismofoegaming8806]

@@drawyopipe I also only experienced bugs in the PS two version playing it on my PS4 so maybe that’s why but I’ve never played the actual original PS2 version however I never experienced a single bug at all in the bully scholarship edition for Xbox 360 so I don’t know what you’re going on about there??? The scholarship edition had better graphics, way better control, it didn’t have screen tearing and clipping like the PS2 version did as well as it had additional classes that added extra value immensely to the game! Don’t let your fanboy-ism get in the way of what is true!

[@shrewchurch3732]

I feel like this is more of a summary with a retrospec/review at the end but good work ne-way

[@holy9781]

The ps2 era of games were the best

[@dezic_]

Great video bro

[@flora91161]

The sonic music at 16:38 😂 nice touch!

[@011mph]

i've played this game a million times. easily one of my favorite games from childhood