@wavelength121 @jorge69696 I think what they were doing was actually poking fun out of the majority of media placing violent games as a result of causing violent behaviour.
@tengu7667 I agree with the first part about there being some rather odd choices for "sidekicks", however some of the ones you listed as examples aren't really sidekicks. Roman Belic really wasn't all that helpful as a side kick, La Volpe/Bartolomeo were both mentors to Ezio rather than a side kick and everyone from Mass Effect were part of a team and so the PC was really only there to lead them.
@stobobros: If your PC is only lasting 18 months for gaming then you're not using it right, also you don't need to buy a new computer all the time you can just upgrade the parts which is a lot cheaper than buying a whole new computer. I don't know how much $2000 is in £ but i'm sure you could get it cheaper if you buy the parts and assemble it yourself.
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