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R*'s PATHETIC port job: Bully 360 freezing (among other glitches) [PATCH NOW OUT]
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GauntletFan
Banned
Since the game froze on me the first time I loaded it, it hasn't frozen again. I've played extensively on my console at home and one at work without any issues.
Beer Monkey
Member
I had my first freeze ever last night in the middle of Chapter 3.
cultofweaver
Member
I have now played the game for 11 hours (mostly pissing about...I've only done 18% of the game so far), haven't had a single freeze and even the carnival last night had a silky smooth frame rate with no stuttering or slow down.
I think it is apparent that I have somehow gotten hold of the One True Xbox that is immune to such frippery. My friends (3 now have the game) are still having freezes all over the shop and slowdown everywhere, one took the game back because he was so annoyed with it. And yet my game marches ever onward.
What I'm saying is it's probably going to Red Ring the second GTA4 hits the shelves. I'm going to keep £150 nestled snugly in my account in case.
I think it is apparent that I have somehow gotten hold of the One True Xbox that is immune to such frippery. My friends (3 now have the game) are still having freezes all over the shop and slowdown everywhere, one took the game back because he was so annoyed with it. And yet my game marches ever onward.
What I'm saying is it's probably going to Red Ring the second GTA4 hits the shelves. I'm going to keep £150 nestled snugly in my account in case.
Beer Monkey
Member
cultofweaver said:
When I was at your point in the game, I still had no freezes as well.
This was posted from http://www.rockstarwatch.net/news/ :
"I just spoke to a Rockstar rep who has confirmed to me that the problems people have been having with Bully: Scholarship Edition have been identified and the work on the patch is finished. It's up to Microsoft now to approve the patch for mass download. Hopefully, Microsoft will approve it very soon. Keep checking RockstarWatch as we are constantly checking for the patch's release."
Waiting in cert, of course. Seeing how Microsoft cert let this chronically buggy mess out the door in the first place, they should be making this a top priority, right?
right?
"I just spoke to a Rockstar rep who has confirmed to me that the problems people have been having with Bully: Scholarship Edition have been identified and the work on the patch is finished. It's up to Microsoft now to approve the patch for mass download. Hopefully, Microsoft will approve it very soon. Keep checking RockstarWatch as we are constantly checking for the patch's release."
Waiting in cert, of course. Seeing how Microsoft cert let this chronically buggy mess out the door in the first place, they should be making this a top priority, right?
right?
CaptainRizla
Member
Oni Jazar said:
Yes, it's the most mindnumbing piece of looping shite I've ever exposed my ears to.
I ended up unwittingly going "dur duh dur duh" in work and someone asked if I had been playing Bully. Was quite funny at the time...
Wow... so I have yet to see some of the freezing problems people are having, but it is only because I am having a separate problem:
On one of the first missions, "The set-up" my game glitches terribly. It tells me the kid is getting away while I'm holding him! Then I fail the mission a few seconds later... WTF?
On one of the first missions, "The set-up" my game glitches terribly. It tells me the kid is getting away while I'm holding him! Then I fail the mission a few seconds later... WTF?
got2bekidding
Member
This thread title will be changed when the patch comes out right? I'm thinking about picking up this game but I would like to know it will play first.
Saren is Bad
Member
I started playing the game a day ago. Got my first freeze in Chapter 2.
On the actual game: I absolutely love it! It is a nice break from Lost Odyssey and CoD4. My favorite part is just jacking around and beating the crap out of people.
If anyone is iffy on this game, I would suggest a purchase. Plus, it is only 49.99 and at GS there is a 10% off coupon. Totally worth it!
On the actual game: I absolutely love it! It is a nice break from Lost Odyssey and CoD4. My favorite part is just jacking around and beating the crap out of people.
If anyone is iffy on this game, I would suggest a purchase. Plus, it is only 49.99 and at GS there is a 10% off coupon. Totally worth it!
Hm. Purely anecdotal, but I've played through 37 percent of the game and experienced no freezing and no other glitches.
There's such an air of malicious fanboyism on gaming age, so much so that I wonder how truthful posters are being on these complaint threads. It seems totally foreign to me that people would either exaggerate or outright lie about a game's problems because of some irrational hatred of a console (or its manufacturer) but I guess all is fair in the console war.
There's such an air of malicious fanboyism on gaming age, so much so that I wonder how truthful posters are being on these complaint threads. It seems totally foreign to me that people would either exaggerate or outright lie about a game's problems because of some irrational hatred of a console (or its manufacturer) but I guess all is fair in the console war.
Sir Fragula said:
Don't misconstrue; I'm not suggesting everyone who posts on these threads is being disingenuous with his complaints. Nor was I defending Rockstar and doing anything other than raising a question about the nature of this forum.
Games freeze sometimes, even those that have gone through the standard submission protocols. Further, with consoles that are consistently being upgraded and altered via hardware configurations and software updates, it becomes harder and harder to maintain an across-the-board quality control for game titles.
I'm simply wondering about the extent to which these threads are influenced by gaming age's endless console war nonsense.
Scopebob Sniperpants
Member
Costanza. I love the new avatar. The only problem is, I can't stop looking at it.
I hope thatt this doesn't end up like my whole 'ringtone' fiasco. I'd be happy if I never heard "Don't fear the reaper" again. Damn ringtones. They make you hate your favorite songs FASTER.
I hope thatt this doesn't end up like my whole 'ringtone' fiasco. I'd be happy if I never heard "Don't fear the reaper" again. Damn ringtones. They make you hate your favorite songs FASTER.
speculawyer
Member
Had my first freeze today. In Chapter 3, about 24% in. Annoying but certainly not unplayable. I do hope the patch it but I doubt it will happen soon. Probably not an easy bug to fix.
Willy Wanka
my god this avatar owns
I couldn't be bothered waiting for a patch so I've already got 100% completion on this :lol I had three crashes on the first chapter but then I had no more for the rest of the game which was unexpected (it didn't stop me saving every 10 minutes).
I did have the odd strange glitch with things not appearing when and where they should (eg errands and a certain secret character) but they all seemed to be cured by saving and reloading. I also had to redo one of the lawnmower tasks to get 100% despite having already unlocked that achievement earlier in the game.
Bring on the inevitable crash-proof sequel.
I did have the odd strange glitch with things not appearing when and where they should (eg errands and a certain secret character) but they all seemed to be cured by saving and reloading. I also had to redo one of the lawnmower tasks to get 100% despite having already unlocked that achievement earlier in the game.
Bring on the inevitable crash-proof sequel.
speculawyer
Member
Is there really a patch being certified? Where did you hear this?Costanza said:
speculawyer
Member
Yeah, I want to see them hand the GTA IV engine over to another team to do a Bully sequel. That would be sweet.Willy Wanka said:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=10206080&postcount=714speculawyer said:
speculawyer
Member
Thanks. Well, the title of that story is now listed as: "6 days ago | Scholarship Edition Fixed, Waiting for Microsoft"Costanza said:
So hopefully the story is true and hopefully we'll see that patch soon. I'm a cynic though.
I wouldn't hold my breath for frame-rate improvements. That engine won't be used in any future games, so they are not gonna spend time optimizing it.
My status: 33% through and I've had 1 freeze. The writing is hilarious. A few audio drop-outs. Fun game, but I wish the port was better.
I haven't heard of any issues with the Wii version but most of the sales have been for the 360 version. I think that really shows a distinction between the Wii & 360 user bases.
14 hours in, launch 360, one crash. I guess this is pretty subjective, I was expecting a lot more. I save every opportunity I can, but seeing as you open up a lot of save points in different locations I'm not too put off.
Still, it's been one week guys, pony up with the patch!
Still, it's been one week guys, pony up with the patch!
jordan0386
Member
Dont patches usually show up on a Tuesday?
speculawyer said:
"Waiting for Microsoft"... oh woe is us. The past 2 times were Rise of Legens and Universe at War, where the patch was stuck for weeks in MS' QA. In Universe at War this happened in beta even! One month delay for a beta patch because MS would put it out!!!
straydog1980
Banned
hey, MY GAME FROZE! I didn't think the wii version was supposed to do that 