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Rockstar Hints at Bully Sequel Maybe Coming Eventually

Sounds like any follow-up may be a ways off, but we'll take what we can get.

Jimmy found himself in plenty of fights, but he was also into kissin' dudes and chicks.
Jimmy found himself in plenty of fights, but he was also into kissin' dudes and chicks.

It’s an undisputed fact that Bully is the best game Rockstar Games has ever produced. The notion of an open world game set in high school continues to baffle me, but it totally, completely worked.

I’ve been patiently waiting for a sequel ever since, as Bully was ripe for making the collegiate leap. Bully was originally released on 2006, however, and rumors of a sequel have never come to fruition.

Throw a few more logs on the fire, though, as Rockstar VP Dan Houser spoke to Gamasutra about his decision making process when it comes to sequels, and mentioned Bully in the same breath.

“We knew that we didn't want to start doing the Bully sequel instantly at that second with those guys--even though it is a property that, like Max, we adore and might come back to in the future,” said Houser. “There was just no impetus to do that then. So we said, 'You can do Max, and then we will see what we can do with Bully.' So it was really waiting for the slot to open up and the group to open up to at least start work on it."

We could be looking at years before a sequel to Bully, but hey, I’ll wait as long as it takes.

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I only recently picked it up, thanks for Patrick's positive comments about it on the last few podcasts. I never thought I would like Bully, but I have to agree with Patrick. It's the best game Rockstar made. Somehow I never got into the GTA, L.A. Noir, Red Dead games that much. Like them, but nothing more. Bully is really fun so far and might be the first Rockstar game I finnish in well... it will be the first :D So a sequel would also probably be very welcome indeed.

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Picked this up on a Steam sale last summer and could never get it to work properly with my Logitech F310 gamepad. Still really want to play it, is there any way to get it working without using Joy2key?

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I don't know anyone who played Bully...is it any good? I would think with them working on GTA V and having Red Dead be so successful that the wild west would be their next endeavor once again.

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@patrickklepek said:

It’s an undisputed fact that Bully is the best game Rockstar Games has ever produced.

Oh you

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I have Bully scholarship edition. Only problem is, it's the PC version. Is it still worth playing?

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I wanted to rent this when it first came out, however I was only 12 or so and my dad wouldn't let me get it because he thought the idea of playing as a bully for fun would corrupt my young mind.

I have still yet to play it.

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best rockstar game indeed. this game was too fun. and the music is amazing.

THE NEXT ONE SHOULD EITHER BE JIMMY AT A SLEEP AWAY SUMMER CAMP OR JUST BE A NEW KID IN A NEW SCHOOL!

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Please, please let this happen! It, along with RDR, is one of my two favorite Rockstar games.

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I vote for Lemmings.

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about time

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I'm excited, but I'm also worried about how this will do. I don't know many people who have actually played Bully and are looking forward to a sequel. Rockstar's name still carries weight, but Bully wasn't exactly a hit.