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Again, it's about identity, not education. Giving up body, but not mind, and so forth. Is it a good promotional live action spot? Eh, they could have done a lot better, but it's also out of a dozen other spots we've seen throughout the year. And yes, I've taken history courses, even "World History," something that is falling from grace as of late. I know some Spanish as well, which has come in handy. Still, the colonies were like a century old British slum across the Atlantic ocean. Whatever happened as far as cultural development in the colonies what given a backseat to the affairs of Britain. You have to ask yourself, how much of the colonies would have been undermined over the developments of Britain? Sure, we could act like it was such a privilege to learn of Britain and all its glory, to accept all their laws that the local "government" had no say in... Of course, as a favorite quote of mine goes, "We can't concern ourselves with what was. We must act on what is." Then again, part of the appeal to Assassin's Creed is its throw at world history. As I said, the conspiracy, secrecy, etc... Personally I'm more interested in the gameplay, but parts of it peek my interest. When I said there was an expanded universe, it really is like it's own universe. There are historical figures who have been labeled Assaasin and Templar that probably won't be mentioned at all in the games. Chances are this is all a waste and when we grab hold of ACIII we'll be discussing something inane about Connor or future Desmond's actions being something-something.

About "learning British history" which is as follows, "When I refuse to learn the history of a country I'll never see." If this were a 21st century classroom, sure I'd be right with you about it being pretty darn xenophobic. Except it's a classroom set in the mid-18th century. A time where the only way that child could ever see Britain is if he became a soldier for the Empire or worked his way into a high political office and his intent was seen worthy of him being shipped oversea. It's about identity, and the events leading to the Revolutionary War being a pure personification of The Ant and the Grasshopper fable. I could go on, but lets look at a more modern example. Isn't it disturbing how Chinese children learn American history and English as their mandatory second language? Sure, if they achieve a career in international relations where those skills become beneficial, all the better. At the least, when the children have become adults they'll be better equipped to assemble American products. Now this could be seen as an economical issue, but the cultural implications that your success is based on a foreign world power are off-putting. Oh hey, look at me being all Anti-America here.

"Equally distributed" would imply the British Army and Revolutionary Army were equal in both men and military strength. Except they weren't. If you were to market a rebellious assassin, master of his domain, merciless, yet respectful, it has a greater effect that Connor would stare down an army of a world power such as the British Empire. When we play as Connor, it would all make sense why we will kill/target who we must. A commercial however can not go into the detail of a game series that expands the perimeters of a typical trilogy. A series that is soaked to the bone in conspiracy, secrecy, and so much lore that there is an encyclopedia detailing an expanded universe made up of games, books, comics, and random tidbits. Maybe there could be commercials where Connor is just an observer of all the war acts going on between the two forces, but states his enemies have a greater influence or something. Sadly I'm not part of the marketing for this game and have no say in the matter.

I guess I'm going to blow some minds here, but just so you know, not everyone you kill is a Templar. In fact, the great majority of the people you stab/poison/knife are men who were at the wrong place at the wrong time. "What's this crazy talk coming out of your mouth?" Of all the Assassin's Creed games I've played (II, Brotherhood, Revelations), the standard guard enemy type is just that, a guard. He doesn't know anything about Templars and for all intents and purposes is just doing his duty to "Sir Whatsit" or for his country/empire. Anyone who isn't a part of the inner circle of Templars will know nothing of Assassins and Templars. When a guard gets angry at Ezio running on rooftops, it isn't because "he's the Assassin the Grand Templar told me about!" No, it's "Hey, you! You can't be up here running on roofs!" I've said this before, but chances are redcoats are our standard guard enemy. This has nothing to do with lore, it's gameplay. The British military were the prevalent law enforcement of the British colonies of the time. I don't think I need to remind everyone that the revolutionary force was an underdog, underground movement that wasn't going to be the type to, as we've seen countless times in AC, randomly guard a treasure chest. If we're going to have to kill a Revolutionary figurehead, chances are we're going to have to slowly work our way into finding hideouts, gaining trust, and etc to where we'll have intelligence of where the target is located. You know, like pretty much every Assassin's Creed game before. Sure, take offense to it still, or maybe this time when you play Assassin's Creed you'll be more careful who you casually assassinate. I'm sure Phil, the guard at the entrance to the structure you need access to would greatly appreciate his life since he'll be leaving for home the next day. He'll finally get to see his wife and child again and get away from all the tension the British colonies have been layered with recently. Or you'll stab him in the throat and enter the building. Assasin's Creed. (And if it's so vital to remember my Mass Effect 3 ending, for whatever it's worth to our discussion on Assassin's Creed, I chose Synthesis.)

It's also my laptop wallpaper, but it's a very excellent PS3 wallpaper too!

I'm sorry, and I know I'll probably come off as an ass here, but I find this hysterical. A game series that specifically states each time you begin a session that the team responsible is part of many different cultural and religious affiliations to primarily offset the otherwise controversial premise that everything in human history is a giant farce. Ancient beings as our creators, historical figures either as Assassins or Templars, the concept of "everything is permitted," and the reality that we can access ancestral memories through our DNA by entering a pseudo-reality generated by a top-secret device. But lets go on about how Connor seemingly keeps killing standard NPC redcoats. That's just going too far. And no, if I saw Connor killing a bunch of revolutionary soldiers, I wouldn't be complaining because I know there is an intended purpose (or at least should be). After all, if I haven't complained about how the human race having been created by a race of psychic technomage demigods who know of our future, then it seems asinine to go into who gets killed. EDIT: Hell, have Connor assassinate George Washington! Get some Assassin to replace him and "no one will be the wiser." Oh, wait, have Ben Franklin be the mastermind Templar who owns two items of Eden, a printing press that converts iron into gold and a pair of bifocals that allow him to see into the future!

I'd like to hear your explanation too, unless something is massively flying over my head. (Other than all my ME saves being on one platform). As for the WiiU-TV thing, I would greatly enjoy playing my console while someone watches the television. Currently I'm staying with my parents over the summer. There are two televisions in the household, but most of the time my father will want to watch his shows on one while my mother will watch her shows on the other. This leaves me without a television to use for my consoles. Either I wait for the television hooked up to my consoles to become free or the folks agree on watching the same thing. #1 why I'm behind in Dragon's Dogma. If I was on my own again, sure, my little television is mine alone. Have a giant family-sized television that would be great for games, but isn't solely for that purpose? Leave your console there still because you can play on your WiiU controller!

Yeah, 'tis a bit weird considering there's not much structured around this ruling on "used" digital files. James's (from Extra Credits) take on this: European courts today ruled that digital property is still property and therefor consumers must be allowed to resell their digital goods. We're a long way from you being able to buy "used" games via steam (or simply buying games from other steam users) but it's an interesting precedent. I feel like Valve would be amazingly smart just to offer you the option to "sell back" your games to them for some amount of Steam credit, thereby ensuring your continued purchasing from Steam and... I think I just talked myself into an episode.

Cowboy Bebop is a good introduction. It's one of those animes that a lot of people can get into, even if they don't particularly care for anime. My father, for what little he has seen of it, likes it too.

I don't really have many guilty pleasures other than liking recent pop hits, which isn't that uncommon if you ask me. My reason being mostly for the actual music rather than the lyrics. If most pop songs didn't have lyrics, they would be better off because then they would be decent dance songs. Every time I hear Nicki Manaj on the radio, I want to pull over and let out my anguish to the world. Now ever since Nostalgia Critic's Moulin Rouge, I've been told it's suppose to be a guilty pleasure of mine, but screw that! You want something that's entertaining, simple, and at times emotional? I'd recommend it. Maybe it's because it was given awards for something that isn't that serious of a film that it's judged so harshly, but everyone needs a pinch of over-the-top entertainment.

Lately Adventure Time hasn't been doing it for me. Still some great episodes, but then you get these no-nothing episodes. With Regular Show, I've always found it consistently funny/entertaining, give or take. The person below didn't get fireworks for the 4th of July.

Made another image, and I'm quite proud of myself for figuring out how to make such a larger image with over 50 frames have a small file size.

Wait, are those games really $249 and $129?!

For the longest time my father believed the prequels were better than the original because "the effects are better." I would also constantly facepalm during this time. Eventually I turned him around, I think after he had watched a few Spike "Star Wars Marathons."

I'm someone who liked Teen Titans too, considering it improved and began stop acting as pseudo-anime and another DC cartoon series. As for beginning The Last Airbender late, when it debuted, a good portion of the fanbase didn't latch onto it right away. You're bound to hear how The Storm turned people to it because the show was actually displaying a possible mature tone in what could have otherwise been another dumb-downed cartoon. For me, this was the case. I would still watch an episode if it were on, but only a handful before The Storm really grabbed me. After the Book One: Water season finale, I really cared for the characters and went back through the entire season. It greatly improved the episodes, though I would still say some episodes are alright due to quality hiccups, i.e. a particular Sokka laugh.

As HH said, there's no perfect ending and it is up to personal inclination. It's right that...

I could fight tooth-and-nail to defend the "finale was pretty good" stance. I say this because I see a lot of "hold off until Book Two" arguments, but it's like these "fans" have forgotten that Book One was really just going to be "Legend of Korra." This "first season" was completed much earlier (It's why we could get a new episode almost every Saturday), and heck, development for Book Two is still ongoing. It's not as though the goal was to be a self-contained season, but a self-contained mini-series. There is an inherent problem with that; development has narrow windows and can happen unnaturally. Take my analysis of Mako, but you could only understand him from that point if you remember one episode: The Revelation. That's his "development" and how we're suppose to understand him through the nine other episodes. Truth be told, months do pass during the series, though with the fast paced nature of the show it's easy to miss it. Asami does go through a "full arc," but it's rather basic due to how each new episode was another stage in her development. I could go on, I think I've made it clear how the whole season is Korra's development on identity, fear, and mortality. (But seriously, I actually hope for once that if I get another topical paper in college, if Legend of Korra is applicable, I'm going to write a novel.)

How I took that is...

Quick question: How much does the Extended Cut affect? I just picked up at "Restart Citadel" so I didn't have to go through all the combat again. Otherwise, I have to agree with both sides (obviously only partially for either one). Half of it is a sort of, "Yeah, you pretty much guessed this would happen," but at the same time it's more fleshed out than something that's the average length of a YouTube video. I think allowing for more of context given by asking the Catalyst is a smart move because there were people that, believe it or not, didn't understand what the three different colors would do before choosing. As was said before, if these were the endings that were originally in the game, I do believe there would have been far less outcry. The endings are significantly more varied, whether by visuals or the dialogue. I was satisfied with them, but maybe that's just because these are much better than the husks we previously had. As for each different ending... (especially that 4th ending).