why do people like this game?

[Soul Of Tinder]

First i wanna say im not hating or calling anyone stupid for liking this i just want to know what the appeal of it is ive tried it on xbox and pc and i just hate it so could people please tell me what makes this a good game

[Soul Of Tinder]

Tobloid eredeti hozzászólása:

Because it's actually intelligent. I own the game on both 360 and now PC. It has a few kinks, but it beats anything that comes out now anyways. By intelligent I mean it has a purpose, it's actually something new. If you fail it's your fault, not the game mechanics - simple but great.

or the game mechanics

[SlimWeepaw]

Meh I can see why people hate this game. I mean to me personally its like a 7/10 game. Great gameplay but the story is kinda dull and a lot of plots in this game is pretty dull.

[Soul Of Tinder]

Sir Commander Cool eredeti hozzászólása:

Meh I can see why people hate this game. I mean to me personally its like a 7/10 game. Great gameplay but the story is kinda dull and a lot of plots in this game is pretty dull.

yeah it was mainly the story that turned me off

[amerika*]

Razorbak86 eredeti hozzászólása:

Or you could post on a forum about a game that you hate and ask people to explain to you why they like it?

Well, that is why he posted. He wants to gain perspective out of curiosity since the game obviously doesn't work for him. I'm curious as to what people will answer with myself since I've never given this game much of a look but I wouldn't mind hearing why people enjoy it.

[Maggie Daddy]

He means when you fail a mission, because noone is perfect in this game.

[Soul Of Tinder]

Autizzy eredeti hozzászólása:

He means when you fail a mission, because noone is perfect in this game.

i mean again no one ever said anything about failing

[SA]

Soluble Prism eredeti hozzászólása:

Tobloid eredeti hozzászólása:

Because it's actually intelligent. I own the game on both 360 and now PC. It has a few kinks, but it beats anything that comes out now anyways. By intelligent I mean it has a purpose, it's actually something new. If you fail it's your fault, not the game mechanics - simple but great.

who said anything about failing?

For crying out loud. I just put out why I, as in me enjoyed the game.
I never said anyone failed at it.

[yallfather]

I love this game. I own it on three different platforms (Wii, PC, and Xbox 360). Although I love it, I can admit that it's not a perfect game. I will be the first to admit that the game mechanics are not very good, and in terms of gameplay features, it doesn't bring anything new to the table. What I love about Bully, though, is its humor and the way it approaches the subject of teenagers and their ongoing battle against the older generations. Although its gameplay is simple, there is an incredible amount of detail put into the game that I haven't seen in any other game.

Not counting the adult NPCs, there are 60 students at Bullworth Academy. In almost every other game, you get a set amount of NPC templates that populate the world and repeat over and over. Female template #1, male template #3, child template #6, etc. Bully doesn't have that. Every single character you come across is unique. Every single one of them has a name, individual appearance, and unique dialogue that is telling of their personality or tells their personal story. When the students walk around campus and in the town, you can hear them talking to themselves or to each other, and their unique situational dialogue meshes together to create hilarious conversations. Did I mention they all have different voice actors? I usually spend a few hours in each playthrough just walking around listening to the other students' conversations.

NPC students follow programming that simulates a real school day - they go to class, lunch, the gymnasium, the football field, etc., they get into fights, they play hooky, and generally operate as real teenagers would. Although Bully is a simple game, the amount of detail put into characters that you could skim over without consequence lends the game a true feeling of humanity and depth that I can't say many other games have. It doesn't stop there, either: the town outside of the Academy changes and develops over time, as well. As you progress through the game, the seasons change throughout the entire town. The students celebrate Halloween in costume, and snow and twinkle lights appear gradually in the winter. As it gets colder, every NPC in both the school and the town change into winter clothes.

Bully is a short game. Doing only the main mission and failing to explore, it could easily be beaten in under 15 - 20 hours. Its game mechanics are simple. Its graphics are less than stellar, especially on the character models. However, the entire game lives and breathes in a way that impresses me to this day. Its appeal is that it's charming in much the same way that games like Psychonauts are charming - clunky controls and arguably bad graphics can be overlooked in favor of great character design and world appeal.

[Soul Of Tinder]

KT eredeti hozzászólása:

I love this game. I own it on three different platforms (Wii, PC, and Xbox 360). Although I love it, I can admit that it's not a perfect game. I will be the first to admit that the game mechanics are not very good, and in terms of gameplay features, it doesn't bring anything new to the table. What I love about Bully, though, is its humor and the way it approaches the subject of teenagers and their ongoing battle against the older generations. Although its gameplay is simple, there is an incredible amount of detail put into the game that I haven't seen in any other game.

Not counting the adult NPCs, there are 60 students at Bullworth Academy. In almost every other game, you get a set amount of NPC templates that populate the world and repeat over and over. Female template #1, male template #3, child template #6, etc. Bully doesn't have that. Every single character you come across is unique. Every single one of them has a name, individual appearance, and unique dialogue that is telling of their personality or tells their personal story. When the students walk around campus and in the town, you can hear them talking to themselves or to each other, and their unique situational dialogue meshes together to create hilarious conversations. Did I mention they all have different voice actors? I usually spend a few hours in each playthrough just walking around listening to the other students' conversations.

NPC students follow programming that simulates a real school day - they go to class, lunch, the gymnasium, the football field, etc., they get into fights, they play hooky, and generally operate as real teenagers would. Although Bully is a simple game, the amount of detail put into characters that you could skim over without consequence lends the game a true feeling of humanity and depth that I can't say many other games have. It doesn't stop there, either: the town outside of the Academy changes and develops over time, as well. As you progress through the game, the seasons change throughout the entire town. The students celebrate Halloween in costume, and snow and twinkle lights appear gradually in the winter. As it gets colder, every NPC in both the school and the town change into winter clothes.

Bully is a short game. Doing only the main mission and failing to explore, it could easily be beaten in under 15 - 20 hours. Its game mechanics are simple. Its graphics are less than stellar, especially on the character models. However, the entire game lives and breathes in a way that impresses me to this day. Its appeal is that it's charming in much the same way that games like Psychonauts are charming - clunky controls and arguably bad graphics can be overlooked in favor of great character design and world appeal.

that does sound really good and i do appeciate when developers put that much effort into things like that instead of just making some generic ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

[Roundabout]

1) I don't like Grand Theft Auto since I spend most of the opening wanting to instead kill the main character and his associates. Gun was just depressing, and Red Dead doesn't look much better.
2) The game is low brow humor, but not 'bottom of the barrel' or 'floor of the men's room' humor.
3) I really like the aesthetics of the game, the artstyle and mix of different styles and eras appeals to me. There's a lot to see in it.

Sadly, it didn't translate from PS2/Wii to PC as well as I'd have hoped, but here's to hoping for Bully 2.

[Byrnvif]

I enjoyed this game due to its story, which I found to be quite entertaining, and the gameplay. The story gives a nice perspective of a boy, new to a school, where everything sucks. Then you set out to take it all over and stop the fighting. The gamplay has a nice GTA style feel with out all the blood and murder, which I can enjoy. I mean I can't tell you whats more fun, I can only state my opinion, but killing a bunch of people with smgs, or severly injuring them with bottlerockets. Sorry getting off track. I like the way this game portrays high school aswell. NOw believe me, I will admit that this game has some flaws, but for me non of them ruin the expirence.

[MarmaladeLizard]

I second Byrnif.

[Soul Of Tinder]

Byrnvif eredeti hozzászólása:

I enjoyed this game due to its story, which I found to be quite entertaining, and the gameplay. The story gives a nice perspective of a boy, new to a school, where everything sucks. Then you set out to take it all over and stop the fighting. The gamplay has a nice GTA style feel with out all the blood and murder, which I can enjoy. I mean I can't tell you whats more fun, I can only state my opinion, but killing a bunch of people with smgs, or severly injuring them with bottlerockets. Sorry getting off track. I like the way this game portrays high school aswell. NOw believe me, I will admit that this game has some flaws, but for me non of them ruin the expirence.

the main issue i had with the story was it felt so loose and just kinda randomly strung together. also the ending in my opinon was very bad it just loose to me. (again not hateing just stating my thoughts)

[Cyrax]

Why do some men like banana's over apples ?

[Soul Of Tinder]

bananas not banana's