Bully Trailer Hits the Web

GGLucas writes "Contrary to the rumours that have spread about the Rockstar game, Bully, and it's storyline, the game's trailer as released by IGN today spins in a completely different direction, anti-game critics will not be happy. From the article: 'Bully puts players in control of 15 year-old Jimmy Hopkins — a boy who has just begun his first year in the New England-based Bullworth Academy, and a guy who's charged with the mission of ridding the school of a number of its undesirable elements.'"

Bad marketting

[Anonymous Coward]

Their target demographic is nerds, so why do they create a game about our oldest enemy?

Re:Doesn't seem too bad

[Kuroji]

They forgot to mention the working title of Grand Theft Classroom; many of the bullies can be run over during driver's ed.

Anti-game critics will not be happy

[Anonymous Coward]

It does appear that Bully is indeed a game and not a spreadsheet so I suspect the anti-game people will be mad.

I have to ask...

[Anonymous Coward]

Does this young vigilante like to drink hot coffee at recess?

Re:Doesn't seem too bad

[Daniel Dvorkin]

How bad can a game about a kid countering a bully possibly be?

Oh, very, very bad.

You see, kids who fight back against bullies are just like Harris and Klebold! They wear black and listen to scary music and have guns, lots of guns! And they kill people with them! Lots and lots of people!

In fact, any kid who fights back against a bully might just be ...

A TERRORIST! LOOK! LOOK, OVER THERE! SCARY, SCARY TERRORISTS!

TERRORISTS! 9/11! ROCKSTAR GAMES! 9/11! AL-QAEDA! 9/11! COLUMBINE! 9/11! TERRORISTS! RED LAKE! 9/11! THEY'RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER! WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE CHIIIIIIIIIILDREN!

There. I hope this clears things up for you.

god forbid

[nofadz]

Bullies in schools? I've never heard of such a thing.

Re:To the anti-game critics:

[diablomonic]

hehe nicely put (but wait, the bible is the word of god. He's allowed to say that stuff, just not us.....)

Well I heard...

[vloktboky]

Word on the street says former President Theodore Roosevelt strongly recommends this game! I'm not at liberty to disclose my sources. Sorry!

Re:Doesn't seem too bad

[ToasterofDOOM]

you just won the presidential vote for Utah in 2008

Re:Porn vs. Violence

[kace]

An old teacher of mine related in class once that back in the 50's -- or 60's or something like that -- when the movie rating system was new, some theaters would print in advertisements that: "This movie is rated 'R' for violence, so it's OK to bring the kids!"

Re:Doesn't seem too bad

[idonthack]

Hmmm....

1. Like Harris and Klebold... Well, I'm a geek in high school and I play video games. Close enough!
2. Black clothes... Check! I got like six shirts at QuakeCon.
3. Scary music... Yep, my baby sister is terrified by MC Hawking!
4. Guns, lots of guns... Well I don't actually have any, but once I downloaded a book on how to make one!

Awesome. I'm a real live terrorist.

Re:Anti-game critics will not be happy

[Russ Steffen]

Microsoft Excel is nothing but a fraud simulator! It teaches impressionable kids how to orchestrate massive financial con games! Parents, do you want your child to be the next Ken Lay or Bernie Ebbers? Then do the right thing, and lets get Excel out of our schools.

Won't someone please think of the children?

Re:The last time I checked...

[kjart]

I can think of a number of places where Black and White might be considered the most obscene game ever. Heck, the game lets you pretend to be god - what's shooting someone in the head compared to that?

Jocks! A real world game.

[edwardpickman]

In this game Jocks beat up on nerds and the nerds get sent to the principals office and branded trouble makers. The upside is if you play the game as a nerd you can graduate school and become a highly paid programmer where as the the best the jock can hope for is janitor at the local Dairy Queen.

Re:To the anti-game critics:

[plover]

I want to see Rockstar do a Bible game like GTA, where you can wander around brutally killing and raping anything.

Rockstar North proudly presents: "Holy Man - Old Testament Style!"

• Steal another player's sword and cut off his head with it!
• Throw your virgin daughters to the gay rapists to save your own ass!
• Wade ankle deep through the blood of thousands of your enemies!
• Rape a woman and kill her man, then become king of your people!
• Don't like no sass? Cut out your opponents tongues!
• Want your own slaves? Build up the biggest posse! Whip 'em into shape - literally!
• Three words: Stoning! Stoning! Stoning!
• Ritual human sacrifice!

"E" -- Content rated by ESRB -- Everyone

Re:To the anti-game critics:

[soft_guy]

You are over thinking. Head down to the nearest church and have them beat your brains out with a rock. That way, you won't question religion anymore.

Re:Jocks! A real world game.

[Wordplay]

Ah, yes. The mods.

This looks good...

[Lord Kano]

So good in fact that I can't wait to warez it.

LK

Re:Doesn't seem too bad

[Antique Geekmeister]

Or governor of Massachusetts. There doesn't seem to be much differenc between that and running the losing campaign for president over the last few campaigns.

Re:Doesn't seem too bad

[Anonymous Coward]

who almost never actually tears someone's head off and poops down their neck-hole.

And I'm sure the one exception to that had it coming

Re:ATTN, Jack Thompson

[Anonymous Coward]

I am 27, I strongly believe that this should be the minimum age to play any game.

Re:Wah?

[Jaysyn]

That was a game? Looked like an episode of the OC.

Jaysyn

Re:1999: My Life *was* hell; then Columbine

[kalirion]

And when your kid tries to jump the quarterback, will you post the video on youtube?