Ryudo wrote:Riku Rose wrote:Ryudo wrote:Just saying if someone has memories of lives before, They can remember when they pooped,Pee's puked,fapped,sewed.
Not how it works.
Then they messed up how memory works
"Genetic memory" doesn't refer to memory in the traditional sense, as something you can just randomly recall as if it happened to you. It's a theoretical concept that's meant to explain why a species retains instinct throughout the generations.
The games take it a step further and has you replay actual memories from the past, sure, but it's something that only happens by using a machine called the Animus which you have to hook up to.
However, the games do introduce something called the bleeding effect, which means that as Desmond recalls his ancestors' memories, their skills and abilities pretty much become his to utilize in the real world.
But again, it's not something he just remembers offhand. He has to hook up to a machine to see the memories.
I still hold that genetic memory is a bullshit idea in real life, but it's actually used pretty well in the games, so I no longer have a problem with it.