Bully's artstyle was originally far different, however a mandate from Rockstar Games meant the look had to be reworked in the middle of development.
Despite being somewhat of a GTA-styled experience based around school-year antics as opposed to being involved with crimes, murders, and the like, Bully still sticks out as one of Rockstar's most unique titles – perhaps that's down to working with limitations knowing it can't be taken too far due to it involving children. And despite a similarity, it ended up with a unique art design that wasn't quite GTA but still invoked it somewhat, and it turns out that was a "happy-accident."
