User blog comment:SodaCat/Style Chapter 5/@comment-26358727-20150706013054/@comment-26358727-20150707205110

For sure! You've always got to handle it with care, but there's no harm in allowing all the ideas to come out in writing. Even if you're not going to publish it right away, and plan to polish it up, it's better to get it out in writing before it's lost completely! ( :  This time, I think you're going to really make it fly - you're putting a lot of effort into Alexis and her story, to ensure it doesn't derail.

I have faith in your ability to make this one a real success. You're doing such a great job with it already; just keep working away at it. You'll be there in no time!

Yes, that was one of my favourite aspects of the game, as well. A lot of the game was very sudden and drastic; when people turned on me all of a sudden, a lot of my previous feelings went right out the window. Instead of feeling upset about it, I typically feel angry and betrayed. It really allows you to sympathize with Jimmy well!

I've only played a couple of games Rockstar released outside of Bully (Red Dead Redemption and Team Bondi's L.A. Noire), but I've always been very impressed by the quality of the storytelling. ( :

Ha, I suppose that's true! I was actually never very involved in my high school's drama... but I initially picked up bully because it reminds me a lot of my school days - outside of the fighting over an empire part of the game, of course!