No, not at all, IMHO it's purely about empathizing with the character, feeling more immersed and consequently improving your overall experience of the game. For

No, not at all, IMHO it's purely about empathizing with the character, feeling more immersed and consequently improving your overall experience of the game. For some people, it's about how well the character is written, for some it's about being able to affect moral decisions, for some it's about deciding how they look and sound. I think playing the historical accuracy card here is pointless as games (and popculture in general) always sacrifice accurracy to increase fun - no point in getting upset over this one specific thing.