LIKEWISE.

While playing ACIII yesterday, free-running through the trees, my train of thought went "man I wish there were a game about the Cobras, The Fear's sequence would be so fun -> aww good ol' Pauk -> awww good ol' #sandbox -> BAWWWW #SANDBOX ;__;"

Aw, don't be sorry for asking questions, especially if you are trying to settle on a path. Some time back in the Cretaceous period I did attend Sheridan College's animation program, and more recently took one year of sequential art at a comparatively tiny school called Max The Mutt. If you can afford it, I would definitely recommend taking a course somewhere—I can't recommend one in particular, as there are many different schools with many different kinds of courses available, but if you look around you are bound to find something that feels right for you.

Go for it, attack it with all your creative teeth! (And thanks!)