First of all, thanks for the quick reply.
Secondly, taking into account some of the classes I’m currently taking (Pre-Calculus, Physics, & Engineering) and my overall enjoyment of each of them (Engineering = a lot, Pre-Calc & Physics, not so much), I was somewhat deterred from going to school for a degree in science or something similar as I’ve seen how difficult some of the classes are, but hearing from someone else makes it seem like something worth the struggle.
In terms of the game I wanted to make, while what somewhat inspired me was a game like SAO, I wouldn’t want to make that game. Doing what you said ( taking parts I liked from it and adding in other things to make something else) was my intention from the beginning and as for asserts…
As much as I suck at creating them, I’ve begun taking classes (animation & other related classes) to try to improve.
While I would like to be able to just jump up and do this gigantic nearly (currently) impossible task, I’m not one to aim for the sun while staring at the moon (a wordsmith, I am not). For a while, I’ll defintley try and build up my skills, but I’ll always have this big project in mind. I’m also always open to any kind of collaboration, assistance, etc.
PS. First time on a propper forum, so my responses may be a bit awkward (again, wordsmith, I am not).