BTW, when I say "goofy"... the AC games themselves never break character. They always maintain a serious air. Think "Metal Gear Solid meets Top Gun." Gritty mil

BTW, when I say "goofy"... the AC games themselves never break character. They always maintain a serious air. Think "Metal Gear Solid meets Top Gun." Gritty military stuff combined with kind of an anime-style "save the world" or "save the country" plot. The end result winds up being sort of absurd, but ultimately I think it's a really fun blend of gritty faux-realism and absurdity. A totally serious, military-accurate mood wouldn't quite work IMHO. Because then you bump up against realities like the fact that your jets are equipped with an absurd amount of missiles, and you will end each mission having shot down dozens of enemies, literally an order of magnitude more than any living pilot has shot down in an entire career. So, I think the AC games walk the realism/absurdity line in just the right way.