by OL » Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:37 pm
Just beat Bully once again. Such a great little experience.
You know, as much as I always clamored for it in the past, I don't really know anymore if I'd want a sequel. Playing through it again, it seems like a pretty great one-off kind of thing. Turning it into a series might not be the wisest thing, since it'd be really hard to capture the same charm and attitude that the original had.
I mean, times have changed. Even though they're still well-made, Grand Theft Auto certainly doesn't have the same wacky personality to it that it did on the PS2. And now Rockstar have made games like Red Dead Redemption, LA Noire, and Max Payne 3... all good in their own right, but obviously coming from a much different group of minds than the ones that once made Bully.
I feel like a new one would either take itself too seriously, or just go a little too overboard with the lewd humor. Hell, I don't even imagine it'd be T-rated anymore. They'd probably shoot for an M, go for as much controversy as possible.
The original had just the right attitude about itself, and I'd hate to see anything new ruin that legacy.
And besides, I'm not sure what else they could legitimately do with the story and concept anyway. Sure, they could always use extra side-activities. There'd be no shortage of ideas for that. But story-wise, I don't know what else they could do besides repeating themselves.
So as it is, I think I'm content just having the original.
I'd certainly check out a sequel if it ever got made, I just have doubts as to how worthwhile a venture it would be to even make one.