According to foreign media gameinformer, they learned from some former Rockstar New England developers that "Bully Rooney 2" originally had about 6 to 7 hours of playable content, but the game project had stopped development at the end of 2009. Here are the highlights of the report:
Rockstar New England wanted to create a very personal and deep game system for Bully Rooney 2, just like Rockstar's other star series, Grand Theft Auto.
Almost the entire rockstar of New England was busy with Bully Rooney 2, with a total of around 50 to 70 people.
The game's map won't be as big as Grand Theft Auto 4, and it'll be about 3 times the size of the original campus map.
The map wasn't wide enough, but they intended to compensate with depth, and Rockstar New England planned that every building could be accessed, whether it was normal or forced to enter. One former developer said: "If you see it, it means it can enter." ”
Bully Rooney 2 doesn't have a driving system, not only because kids can't drive, but also because the depth of the map forces them to downsize. Compared to a large world, this ensures that everything that exists on the map makes sense.
Rockstar New England tries to make all NPCs remember the players' actions, similar to the Red Dead Redemption honor system.
Some new technologies have also been added to the game by Rockstar New England, such as the dynamic growth of lawns, deeper climbing mechanics, and a new glass breaking system. Although the game did not appear, these technologies were passed on, and Max Payne 3 used a glass breaking system.
Rockstar New England has drawn all the terrain of the game world, with NPCs doing all kinds of daily tasks on it, but it is not complete enough to be marketable.
The game has at least 6 to 8 hours of playable content, which is the kind that is particularly highly completed and in a playable state.
Over time, many Rockstar New England developers were pulled in to support the development of Max Payne 3 and Red Dead Redemption, and Rockstar New England began to adapt to the "overtime culture" within Rockstar, which made many developers decide to leave Rockstar New England.
In June 2009, Rockstar New England suffered massive layoffs, including the studio's art team, quality assurance, and members of a number of other divisions.
If development continues, Bully Rooney 2 could take two or three years or more to finish.