Bully- Anniversary: Edition

Welcome back, Jimmy. Bullworth missed you.

The high-definition textures and dynamic lighting effects in this edition finally do justice to the grimy charm of Bullworth. The autumn leaves in New Coventry actually crunch underfoot. The neon glare of the carnival at night is genuinely hypnotic. On a modern tablet screen, the game looks like a playable cartoon from the golden age of adult animation. Bully- Anniversary Edition

Yes, the auto-aim is a bit sticky, and driving the go-kart via touch takes practice. But the sheer novelty of having a full, uncut Rockstar open-world game in your back pocket is still astonishing. Welcome back, Jimmy

If Bully were just a sandbox of mischief, it would have faded away. What elevates it—and what hits harder in 2023—is the writing. Gary Smith is the proto-incel manipulator before we had a word for it. Russell is the gentle giant pawn. Zoe is the punk-rock survivalist. And Jimmy? Jimmy is the chaotic-neutral hero we need: a kid who fights not because he’s cruel, but because the system is broken. The autumn leaves in New Coventry actually crunch underfoot