Baresark said:
I can see that. You have definitely made some very valid points. But, that being said. I absolutely would not have a problem with a game that involved killing Americans. Or that depicted Americans as the evil invading empire because I would not consider a work of fiction a slight against myself or my country. First, as a game, it's inherently fictitious and is not representative of an entire conflict, or entire people. Second, the way you described American soldiers is not untrue in regards to some soldiers. But the main reason I would be fine with it would be because it's only a little snippet of a game. If they aren't showing just enough to get me interested but showing the entire story in a demo or a few pictures, they are doing it wrong.
Spec ops: The Line has you against the 33rd, another division of the American military. Apparently.
Baresark said:
We should all be better than to compare this game to actual history.
I agree with this - if Assassin's Creed didn't bill itself as historical action or drama. It's always been about as accurate as a Dan Brown novel, but it pretends to be. And people take it as it is.
I still hear game reviewers talk about Assassin's Creed, and even being offended at killing a Pope. Besides the point that Pope Alexander has always been a point of contention in Catholic history. They didn't actually use it as a jumping on point to learn more, when the opportunity was there.
I hope that they do, because these people are much more interesting than how they tend to be painted.