Warning: There are swear words in the following text. If you can't handle that, stop reading.
There is, quite frankly, a lot of bullshit press over the game. People jump to massive conclusions on the title alone, and going on previous track record (GTA series) they automatically assume you're looking at something similar, only involving kids in a reform school.
The game is created by Rockstar Vancouver, NOT Rockstar North - so get that fact right first of all if you're going to compare this game to previous Rockstar titles - this is the Vancouver lots first title.
You do NOT play a 'school bully beating up little kids' in this title. If you think that, then you are just riding the hysteria wave without having the facts in your hands. Do you beat up other kids? Yes. The malicious evil little shits in the game, not some helpless poor thing like 'traditional' bullies go for. Do you beat up teachers? Sure. The sadistic evil teachers causing grief. And thus it continues. Is the game full of very black dark humour? Absolutely. But the class lead mini-games look extremely fun, as does the non-linear approach to the gameplay and open ended storyline.
I do wonder if they are going to go ahead with the name change though (Dog Eat Dog) or if thats more Internet FUD.
How is it no-one complains about the likes of Hitman (kill the target in the most sick and elaborate way possible), the breast bouncing Dead or Alive games, the atrocious depiction of females in just about all titles, the gross-out violence in some of the Japanese horror games, etc etc? They get away unscatched, yet fall into the game category. People are ******* hypocrits when it comes to gaming if you ask me.
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