The Animus, we are told, doesn't actually generate entire images from the ancestors' DNA. Instead, it's a very advanced simulated world that is only partially influenced by the bits of DNA - which is why Desmond doesn't have to walk the precise path from point A to B, and why he doesn't strictly have to do everything exactly precisely as his ancestors did.
But, let's imagine that Desmond goofs up, as he ALWAYS DOES (headcanon: Desmond always fails a mission the first time he tries it). But, to everyone's surprise, something has gone wrong with the Animus, and it doesn't desynch him. Instead... It turns into the world's most awesome sandbox game, where Desmond CANNOT desynch no matter what he does.
What does Desmond do now? Dress Altaïr in drag and saunter around Maysaf? Introduce Leonardo da Vinci to the combustion engine? Have Connor seduce everything with a pulse? Sit down for a thorough psychoanalytic discussion with Abbas? Turn Tiber Island into a massive orgy?
Crack or serious, drama or comedy, with or without sex; I just want to see Dresmond go nuts in an Animus that no longer relies on his ancestor's actions.
Desmond and the Animus Sandbox
But, let's imagine that Desmond goofs up, as he ALWAYS DOES (headcanon: Desmond always fails a mission the first time he tries it). But, to everyone's surprise, something has gone wrong with the Animus, and it doesn't desynch him. Instead... It turns into the world's most awesome sandbox game, where Desmond CANNOT desynch no matter what he does.
What does Desmond do now? Dress Altaïr in drag and saunter around Maysaf? Introduce Leonardo da Vinci to the combustion engine? Have Connor seduce everything with a pulse? Sit down for a thorough psychoanalytic discussion with Abbas? Turn Tiber Island into a massive orgy?
Crack or serious, drama or comedy, with or without sex; I just want to see Dresmond go nuts in an Animus that no longer relies on his ancestor's actions.