Rockstar has become one of the biggest gaming companies through genre-defining franchises such as Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead. However, its history is also littered with franchises that were once popular but have since been retired, including Midnight Club and Bully. Though Bully found critical acclaim upon release, it has yet to receive a sequel, and it rarely receives much attention from Rockstar, making prospects of a new project related to the IP unlikely.
Fortunately, gamers will get to have a school experience thanks to Hogwarts Legacy. Although it may not match Bully's tone, Hogwarts Legacy appears to be a highly immersive game that lets players become students in a fictional school, allowing them to navigate the different social groups as they attend classes. With its magical twist, Hogwarts Legacy has the potential to be one of the best school simulators in recent years.
Hogwarts Legacy Should Feature Hermione's Time Turner
When Rockstar announced it was going to release Bully, it drew a lot of criticism and controversy. To some degree, this was to be expected, as the studio was mostly known for the Grand Theft Auto franchise, and the public was expecting the same crass humor and gratuitous violence to be included in a playground setting. When the game was released in 2006, gamers found that while it did have its controversial moments, Bully was overall a game that stood against bullying. It also managed to gain favor with a large audience thanks to its authentic depiction of school life, along with the familiar cliques and the typical emotional highs and lows that come with it.
The popularity of Bully has had gamers clamoring for a sequel for over a decade. However, the franchise has lain dormant, and Rockstar
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