{"id":17726,"date":"2026-08-14T02:34:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T02:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/?p=17726"},"modified":"2026-08-14T02:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T02:34:03","slug":"bully-religious-successor-responds-to-harsh-launch-like-a-true-faculty-principal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techtrendfeed.com\/?p=17726","title":{"rendered":"Bully Religious Successor Responds to Harsh Launch Like a True Faculty Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ever since <strong>Rockstar Video games<\/strong> tucked the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dualshockers.com\/tag\/bully\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bully<\/a> franchise away in its vault, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dualshockers.com\/open-world-games-that-respect-your-time\/\" target=\"_blank\">open-world followers<\/a> have been desperately ready for somebody to seize that nostalgic, chaotic magic of highschool rebel.<\/p>\n<p>    <\/p>\n<p>So when developer <strong>Refugium Video games<\/strong> first introduced <strong>Agefield Excessive: Rock The Faculty<\/strong>, the neighborhood understandably perked up (and I undoubtedly rely myself in that group). They confirmed us an open-world recreation that seemed like a real non secular successor to basic Bully, set within the early 2000s and seemingly channeling all that bizarre comedy that solely those that keep in mind making a instructor step on a bag of manure in Bullworth can actually admire.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, inserting all our expectations (and our collective frustration with Rockstar for forgetting Jimmy Hopkins) on an indie undertaking that comes nowhere close to a Bully-sized finances wasn&#8217;t precisely smart. However now Agefield Excessive has formally opened its doorways on PC, and gamers are discovering that their first day of faculty is popping out to be way more irritating than anticipated.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"love-hate-rockstar-artist-bully-crunch\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dualshockers.com\/love-hate-rockstar-artist-bully-crunch\/\"><br \/>\n                        <img width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Former Rockstar Dev Opens Up About Stress Exhaustion And Love Hate Memories Of Bullys Development\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.dualshockersimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/former-rockstar-dev-opens-up-about-stress-exhaustion-and-love-hate-memories-of-bullys-development.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.dualshockersimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/former-rockstar-dev-opens-up-about-stress-exhaustion-and-love-hate-memories-of-bullys-development.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Associated<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dualshockers.com\/love-hate-rockstar-artist-bully-crunch\/\" title=\"&quot;The Memories Of It Are Love-Hate&quot; - Rockstar Artist Remembers The Crunch Of Working On This Classic\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t&#8220;The Recollections Of It Are Love-Hate&#8221; &#8211; Rockstar Artist Remembers The Crunch Of Working On This Basic<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Former Rockstar dev opens up about stress and exhaustion on Bully&#8217;s growth<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-troubled-first-day-in-the-hallways\">\n                        A Troubled First Day within the Hallways<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>Agefield Excessive: Rock The Faculty formally made its debut on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=8c89d1bf1ef7b3d4abaddc9c21a51593&amp;cuid=UUdsUeUpU1034287&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.steampowered.com%2Fapp%2F3562580%2FAgefield_High_Rock_the_School%2F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow sponsored\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"norewrite noskim\">Steam<\/a> on August 12, however participant reactions have been something however welcoming. On the time of writing, the sport sits at a painful &#8220;Largely Damaging&#8221; ranking, with almost 61% of its 500+ person critiques tearing into its technical efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of the critiques level out that the sport merely feels tough across the edges and clearly wanted extra time within the oven. This lack of polish leaves the world feeling robotic, the NPC AI outdated, frequent crashes, sluggish fight, and so forth. &#8220;It feels prefer it wants extra time in growth,&#8221; wrote one person, whereas one other said, &#8220;I actually wished to love this recreation, it has been on my wishlist for some time. Nevertheless, I simply cannot advocate this in its present state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_8\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>Agefield Excessive: Rock The Faculty formally made its debut on Steam on August 12, however participant reactions have been something however welcoming. On the time of writing, the sport sits at a painful &#8220;Largely Damaging&#8221; ranking, with almost 61% of its 500+ person critiques tearing into its technical efficiency.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Nevertheless, it seems like this faculty\u2019s principal would not intend to remain locked of their workplace watching every thing catch hearth outdoors the window. Lower than 24 hours after launch, the crew at Refugium addressed the neighborhood <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=8c89d1bf1ef7b3d4abaddc9c21a51593&amp;cuid=UUdsUeUpU1034287&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.steampowered.com%2Fnews%2Fapp%2F3562580%3Femclan%3D103582791475228771%26emgid%3D685262187621517450\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow sponsored\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"norewrite noskim\">with an announcement<\/a> exhibiting they&#8217;re well-intentioned and desperate to take all suggestions on board to enhance the expertise.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s as a result of, reasonably than dropping a company PR apology, the builders determined to deal with the backlash in a method that matches the sport\u2019s highschool setting. Written from the attitude of Principal Carpenter, the top of Agefield Excessive, the studio launched an announcement on Steam simply sooner or later after launch to appease the offended pupil physique.<\/p>\n<p>However most significantly, they acknowledged the reported points and emphasised that they&#8217;re working onerous to repair them and refine the general expertise. In actual fact, they already dropped a patch immediately, explaining that some members even pulled an all-nighter simply to get it out the door.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pricey College students, Looks as if these first-day-of-school nerves bought the very best of all of us, and we forgot to be sure that the cafeteria was stocked with sufficient snack desserts and power drinks for you all!&#8221; they wrote. &#8220;We solely have a number of members of the school available, and we&#8217;re doing our greatest to make the remainder of this semester as easy and enjoyable for everybody as shortly as potential.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"w-promotion-offer promo-article-content-3\/4-depth w-promotion-widget\" data-popup=\"false\" data-sentinel-tracking=\"false\" data-promotion-zone=\"TmV3c2xldHRlciBBcnRpY2xlIENvbnRlbnQgV2lkZ2V0\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n                                        <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static0.dualshockersimages.com\/assets\/promotions.30cc8dd0.css\"\/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Whereas the in-character response provides an enthralling, human contact after two and a half years of growth, it would not fully change the truth that charging almost $30 for a buggy launch is a tricky promote for gamers.<\/p>\n<p>Constructing a non secular successor to an all-time basic like Bully is an extremely steep hill to climb, and it&#8217;s clear that Agefield Excessive wanted a bit extra time earlier than ringing the opening bell. However the devs appear genuinely dedicated to turning issues round so gamers can ultimately have enjoyable on this back-to-school expertise \u2013 and I am rooting for them to drag it off! (Additionally, my honest apologies for all the varsity puns scattered all through this piece, I merely could not assist myself!)<\/p>\n<aside class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"rockstar-games-easter-eggs-that-hint-at-a-shared-universe\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dualshockers.com\/rockstar-games-easter-eggs-that-hint-at-a-shared-universe\/\"><br \/>\n                        <img width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"9 Rockstar Games Easter Eggs That Hint at a Shared Universe\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.dualshockersimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9-rockstar-games-easter-eggs-that-hint-at-a-shared-universe.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.dualshockersimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9-rockstar-games-easter-eggs-that-hint-at-a-shared-universe.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Subsequent<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dualshockers.com\/rockstar-games-easter-eggs-that-hint-at-a-shared-universe\/\" title=\"9 Rockstar Games Easter Eggs That Hint At A Shared Universe\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t9 Rockstar Video games Easter Eggs That Trace At A Shared Universe<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">From drawings in a psychological hospital to TV and radio commercials.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since Rockstar Video games tucked the Bully franchise away in its vault, open-world followers have been desperately ready for somebody to seize that nostalgic, chaotic magic of highschool rebel. 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