Lore-Accurate Ways To Play Assassin's Creed

All Clips Taken From Altair Stealth: / @altairstealth
Let's delve into three fun ways you ca choose to play assassin's creed. I wanted to share some suggestions for those of you who may be looking to be more immersed byt haven't really tried anything new lately
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[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Have you ever tried any of these playstyles?

[@Nosoo_]

i have tried ghosting through unity but found it a bit too hard for me so i only did it for the assassination missions, it was very fun :)

[@ngnevergone7587]

After a certain point of time I ve tried 1st and 2nd and LEMME TELL YA...it was AMAAZING , especially in AC Unity

[@akshatgogna6005]

Woah I'm so glad you took up ghosting. No one playsss like a ghost. And I am still waiting for a reward system from ubisoft to leave guards alive like splinter cell. And like you said, it fits perfectly with the assassin fantasy. I can't really ghost odyssey, because you get a lot of xp from stealth streak killing guards. I ghosted most of Mirage, because killing guards really didn't give me anything.

[@shadow_crne1030]

3:33 AMEN. That's why Unity and Syndicate are the best ......... I usually take the Phantom (or Thomas) outfit in Unity and I prefer no ranged weapons, killing as few guards as possible ........... the last play option suits me best.

[@SergiusXVII]

Not yet. But this wonderful video surely has inspired me to make my next playthrough more immersive!

[@Roberrrrt103]

A moment of silence for all those who restarted from checkpoint 1587 times to stealth through ac3

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Pain

[@abhishekroy7722]

They deserve a award

[@PUARockstar]

I did, thank you xD

[@lephantomchickn3676]

😔

[@vanitas3873]

That's me rn...

[@D-F-T]

People aren’t gonna like this one but also try to wear NON hooded clothing as much as possible. For the games where that’s not possible, try to wear the most casual looking robes. The hooded robes should only be worn for some assassinations (preferably at night) and ceremonies/meetings in game with the other Assassins.

[@shira_yone]

In Unity I always "role-play" wearing the raider outfit since it's the most inconspicuous looking one out of the bunch, it's plain brown and just makes Arno look like your dime a dozen peasant with the tattered hood (equip the skinner axe or pickaxe for extra immersion). Though since the recent explosion of mods, model swapping Arno with NPC models offers even more option. For AC4, whaler outfit is unbeatable for both style and believability.

[@1anfinity08]

In ac origins, when I am travelling accross the dessert. If I am in the cities and towns I only wear the hood when entering restricted areas. Also just like what he said in tge video, I only kill targets, if possible

[@vladtheimaplertepes]

​@@1anfinity08 impossible in origins

[@chikirin9349]

@@shira_yone Brotherhood had that casual outfit for Ezio that I loved even as a kid, I would wear it in freeroam a lot exactly as described here haha

[@PlutoOuttaHere.]

@@vladtheimaplertepeswhy is it impossible ?

[@drewluke5946]

I typically like to wear the canon outfits and weapons in all the games when playing as lore accurate as possible

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Chad

[@assassinationspartan_]

Fr. The only time I've ever changed my outfit was in AC Revelations when I was younger. All I did was change Ezio's robes from dark blue to white. Now I don't change it at all.

[@Lamajmassar]

​@@TheSpaniardAssassin I ghosted through AC Origins

[@prest01]

me too, was so much more fun in unity because it forced me to stealth

[@bombingbarrett4813]

@@assassinationspartan_ Only time i change colors is when doing side quests cuz watching the same outfit gets bland at times lol

[@srijanmishra4713]

playing with tenets of creed in mind.. that's a game

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Exactly

[@DaraGaming42]

AC 1 is the Purest AC game imo

[@pramusetyakanca1552]

Canon-friendly playing I think is among one of the most fun ways to play an AC game. Flashy stealth like Arno, combat-focused approaches like Connor, precision stealth like Altaïr, all of that. And yes, it will indeed make it feel like you’re roleplaying the characters in question. More immersion indeed. And then we have Jacob Frye, all stabby stabby

[@AmyClerk996]

Fr, Evie is so slay and quiet, but Jacob just beats the shit out of everyone lmao

[@p.rohanswarup9357]

Wearing a HOOD with flashy cloths which makes you stand out in the crowd full of normal people is the most lore-inaccurate thing (I am pointing at you Ezio😂), JACOB's base varient is the best modern day assassin look which helps in social sealth.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Thats a fair point😂

[@marknutt4398]

Syndicate is my favorite AC man : I been tryna tell ppl it’s the most accurate to being assassin hiding in plain sight 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@disasterpiece7583]

i think hoodies get a pass for our suspension of disbelief as we, the players, acknowledge the hood is only visible to use and in terms of the lore they are just wearing something regular

[@abhishekroy7722]

The best assassin with inaccurate outfit : ezio [love this assassin]

[@PUARockstar]

It's accurate for Altair in the first game even from real life history perspective, just as for anything else. It's also accurate for him and Basim in Baghdad from setting perspective. For everyone it's just game lore shananigans, it makes no sense for everyone else, even for Bayek in hot Egypt (funnily enough, vikings wore cloacks occasionally) in terms of social stealth if you try and think how that went IRL. But hey, we love our hooded guys and these games in the end of the day!

[@HawkeyeVoid]

When I grew up, I never cared for Assassins Creed because the combat was super easy. But I got more invested in the philosophy and history of the games, and picked them up. It’s now one of my favorite series because the stealth gameplay is pretty unique and engaging.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Its amazing

[@UserNot_Known]

One thing i always try to imagine when being stealthy is looking at it from a birds eye view or a guard’s perspective. Imagine guarding a base and one by one everyone starts to randomly disappear and not knowing whos doing this, this makes u feel even more cool or deadly. And from a birds eye view, you just see a hooded killer silently clearing out guards. I’m glad you made this video, since AC is a such a huge franchise many casuals wouldn’t know the lore behind being an assassin and how you can tackle missions. For us hardcore AC fans, true immersion and FEELING like an assassin is extremely important. So thank you for your content, your content is truly unique and amazing. ❤

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

thank you dude it really means a lot!

[@yoavbenclaudia3073]

I like to use the camera mode to see, “am I REALLY that hidden?” Hiding in sugar cane is such a laugh. Especially if you hide a body in them. It’s like, “how can you not see it?”

[@onlyenzoYT]

Pro tip: don’t try this in assasins Creed Viking Simulator

[@DaraGaming42]

Actually you can unless its raiding or a forced boss battle

[@evandroescutatrap131]

Canon friendly is the way I play every game in general. I love roleplaying, since I've played TTRPGs my whole life. Assassin's Creed and Cyberpunk are my main confort games, everytime I want to relax and just have fun I play one or the other. And I've played most ACs more times I can remember and the feeling don't get old if I play like that, it's just so immersive.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Same here actually love those two

[@_ripVanWinkle_]

try rdr2, peak immersion

[@DarkBloodAssa]

Interesting you mentionned TTRPGs, as I created an Assassin one for my friends a few months ago. None of them has any Assassin's Creed knowledge let alone historical one about Assassins, but they are loving it so far and are deeply invested. I made my own lore, using real ismaili history as a foundation and setting it in 1192. The system is taking inspiration from Hitman missions structucture and AC1 investigations of targets, to prioritise expression, immersion and social stealth. Best AC related experience I have ever had.

[@odd-eyes6363]

I love playing AC in the most stealthy and lore accurate way possible. That's why I loved the Merchant and Eunuch tunics in Mirage, I wore them pretty much every time I would make use of social stealth since they blend so well with the environment. In Unity I used to do the same, trying to wear the set that would fit the enviroment the most. For example, wearing the initial Sans Cullotes sets on the Court of Miracles or the military sets in the Robespierre missions with the army men as enemies. Doing stuff like this or wearing the Merchant's Tunic during the grand auction from Mirage really boosts the immersion for me.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Mirage is fantastic for that

[@Kaweebo]

Tbf, “the flesh of the innocent” can be very subjective. Are the revolutionaries guarding Rouille “innocent?” Would Arno consider them that way?

[@justaguy1212]

Ezio justifies killing the guards in a flashback in AC Brotherhood by saying that they are guilty by working for guilty people and doing their bidding.

[@icarusgaming6269]

Map markers and Animus GPS systems are a video game contrivance we use to get around these worlds, but consider how your ancestor actually found their next mission. Did someone give them detailed instructions like the rafiqs did for Altair? Did they follow the sun and stars to sail there like Edward? Did Eagle Vision light the way like it did for Ezio in Revelations or their connection to a companion animal like the recent protagonists? For this playstyle you'll disable any and all HUD assists for navigation and avoid checking the map as much as possible. You'll have to internalize the map layout, pay attention to context clues, take notes on verbal instructions, or check the database for information on where you're going. You will also get lost a lot. AC1 and Origins-Mirage are the best for this, but Revelations, Black Flag, and Rogue are sort of playable

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

no HUD is key

[@danieldavis2292]

I love this, I've been moving towards playing RPG games with little to no HUD. It can be so hard but fun if you're into it haha

[@dazzaboy04]

Oh my god 😂 right, well, let me ask you this....what if you are so sure the "castle where he is being held" is directly to the north of where you currently are, you head there, and it turns out the castle was actually to the south? 😂 There's immersion of being lost, then there's stupidly lost 😂 I mean no disrespect whatsoever but with no HUD I'd probably make no progress

[@icarusgaming6269]

@@dazzaboy04 This happens a lot in Revelations. The database helps, but names of landmarks have often been mangled through multiple transliterations. I'd say if you fail to follow your planned route then rely on a secondary strategy like following a map marker beacon in Eagle Vision

[@dazzaboy04]

​@@icarusgaming6269I tend to dabble in explorer mode to see if I can map read 😂

[@SergiusXVII]

What this video perfectly shows is that to truly _enjoy_ something, not only the object of enjoyment has to be of good quality, but also the way you‘re consuming it. Once a franchise has reeled you in and you start to actively consume, it becomes so much better! Thank you for the three practical ways of getting that enjoyment out of Assassin‘s Creed :)

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Wow, thank you!

[@irate_samurai]

I always go for the canon friendly option because a lot of of the characters in the different games have a ton of growth so it mean your play style will change as you play, going from brutal open combat to stealth most of the time , and it's a progression that I love

[@Omar-Asim]

I never thought of a canon playstyle before, in Assassin's Creed at least.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Its very fun

[@Omar-Asim]

​@@TheSpaniardAssassin Are you some sort of gunslinger or something? Because that's the fastest response I've ever had on a KZbin comment, so fast it failed to load the reply at first. 😅

[@marknutt4398]

@@Omar-Asimhe’s is an Hidden One from Spain

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

I think this is a big problem that so many AAA games suffer from: They do not have a clear focus on encouraging the player to play in the most fun way. AC I think has always struggled with this, as it gives you so many tools and lee-way to just fight your way through everything, how it doesn't really make/force the player to use stealth unless restricting them with an instant fail-state (boo!). It really reminds me of Watch Dogs, how vast majority of people probably never saw the cool John Wick takedowns because they just shot everyone from a far and spammed grenades: The game simply never asked you to play in the more fun way. The design was too loose.

[@trevorberger7517]

I try to play like an actual assassin but I’m just not very good at stealth because I’m pretty new to ac but when I complete a mission without getting detected it’s so satisfying

[@odd-eyes6363]

The hardest thing about these is deciding "who should I kill?" For example, the intel gathering missions of Mirage feature you breaking into places with just regular guards doing their jobs or just protecting someone's home, so to me it's 10x more difficult doing those than infiltrating a bandit hideout since I don't believe Basim would kill regular guards during his inteligence missions considering that it'd be both morally wrong and it would alert his main targets. Another great example of this is in Origins. Bayek wouldn't kill people just minding their business on an outpost he's about to steal, but if it's a Roman outpost then he would go full reaper mode since he is actively attempting to liberate his people from the empire as seem in The Hidden Ones. Playing this way not only increases your immersion but also keeps the game fresh since you'll never be repeating the same gameplay loop for too long.

[@georgediaz1259]

When playing AC Origins i never have the hood up until almost the very end of the game when Cleopatra betrays them. Bayek doesnt have that much of a reason to keep himself hidden before that point. So i keep his hood down

[@TheMaudeth]

For first playthroughs, I tend to do a combination of these. I set 'ghosting' as like my character foundation. Then depending on the narrative and what the character is feeling, I might deviate during some missions. One memorable time was when I was attempting to ghost black flag. I ended up destroying a bunch of ships and probably took out hundreds of enemies after Blackbeard and Mary's death. That was a bad day in the Caribbean lol

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

love this!

[@KJGould]

Minimal / Zero armour in the Ezio trilogy is a must. I use The Revelations hack to remove all armour after you're forced to buy some in-mission too (by replaying sequence 1 and collecting your equipment from Masyaf) Dying your clothes to blend with the region helps with immersion too.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

I agree

[@Russpups]

Basim is fun as hell to play canonically as. Since he’s the “quickest assassin” we’ve seen so far due to the animus glitching when we use the warp move, you’ve gotta move fast, throw knives and jump around. And also be sneaky at times

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Hes so damn dun

[@lordmelon399]

I always loved creating my own characters and placing them in these games, sometimes replacing the main character, sometimes just as a companion, because i really like these games and want to imagine a part of myself in them, one character was in ghost of tsushima where i acted like jin was a blind samurai and learnt how to "see" his opponents, i used a bandage in the game which covered your eyes and i absolutely loved it. Have also done it with a few AC games. It is always so much fun. I really like your vids, keep up the good work👍

[@JRCP_18]

The fact that I did all of these playstyles in almost every game just confirms I'm very much of a nerd. Imo, Unity is the best game for the 3rd playstyle, I created my own outfit sets, signature weapons, and lore for a certain character I created. For the 2nd playstyle, I observed each characteristics of the assassins throughout the story. So here are their personalities: Altair (AC1) - Just as said in the video, well calculated and a ghost type of assassin that is primarily focused being a stab and run person. However, I observed Altair is a versatile fighter, he knows what to do when he is detected during a mission and can be very deadly (killed 12 templar knights all alone in the lore.) Ezio (AC2, ACB, AC Revelations) - In cutscenes during assassinating a high ranking target, he engages in a lot of combat and a less fan of stealth, I've also read the AC2 book and Ezio loves to use his melee weapons and disarms opponents to grab their weapon (hidden blade/poison hidden blade with sword, rapier, scimitar, hammer, spear, etc.) Connor (AC3) - Nothing to say here. Just pure brutal combat. Edward (AC4) - Everyone probably knows this, Edward always stalks his targets which is why there's millions of tailing missions, in the end he will engage in combat. Shay (AC Rouge) - When Shay became a templar and obtained lots of tools, he utilized it a lot both in stealth and combat. Alot of people don't play Rouge, but you can do this in Unity, equip Shay's robes and use the grenade launcher weapon. Arno (ACU) - Quick and nimble; synchronized in kills and elegant movements. Arno doesn't engage in combat, when he is detected he will parkour around the rooftops until he loses the sight of his enemies. AC Origins, AC Odyssey, AC Valhalla - I didn't play and not planning to. Basim (AC Mirage) - Arno lite version.

[@tomrobinson3372]

That idea about making you own assassin with their own play style is such a cool one I would never of thought about that especially with the games where the hood covers most of their face and replayable missions I might just do that

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

i hope you have fun doing it

[@hayk3000]

More of this please! This is fantastic to help us enjoy these games as much as you do. I played the original Assassin's Creed roleplaying as a Ḥashshāshīyīn and it became my favourite one. I'm getting ready to play Unity for the first time and I know it's a game you have to work hard in order to love it.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

thank you!

[@Sirekraven]

The 60 seconds of the video, captivated me to subscribe. Im also methodical and like the details of things. I try to be creative to elevate my experience in any game especially the Batman Arkham & Marvel Spiderman games. Emersion is a big factor for not feeling that your time is wasted playing a video game.

[@aarondubourg3706]

While it would technically fall under 2nd option, AC1 perfect synchronization. The synchronization bar ("health bar") in AC1 acts as a sort of canon filter in a way. If it drops, something non-canon happened. The order to kill the targets especially in the act with 3 targets is important as well (as that act it's easy to do them out of order).

[@DockOkk]

Lore accurate edward would sneak onto the ship and manage to kill a target guns blazing yet still have half the guards not know hes there. Shay would make really risky moves because well, he makes his own luck.

[@judahreynolds2072]

They need an assassin game or ac1 remake where you play as historically accurate fidhai or assassin during the crusades

[@SparxEdits]

1:52 That Transition is fire🔥🔥🔥

[@MonkehMike]

I usually go about playing the games as a lone «Green Beret» from the game series Commandos. And I love taking out guards one by one, carrying them away into hiding spots, so that the other guards never find out. And if I get detected I usually go into a brawl with several guards. I also do some missions in the manner you talk mostly about in this video “Ghosting”, but not an entire play-through. I especially love this way, the way I said in the beginning of my comment, in AC3, BF and Rogue. But this is my go-to playstyle, and I’ve not gotten bored of it yet.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

It is addictive tbf

[@Omar-Asim]

Yoo have you played Shadow Tactics?

[@MonkehMike]

@@Omar-Asim No, but now I know about it! Thanks!

[@RizR-vz1cp]

4:48 I wanted to cry from the sumptuous elegance of Unity

[@cheezygui5803]

Playing as if you were truly trying to uphold the brotherhood, never be seen, never compromise the brotherhood, thats how I find it most fun to play, only fighting when being forced to. Most important of all, if something can be climbed, climb it, I find myself taking the longer ways to places just because I want to parkour my way there just because its cooler, more fun and makes me feel more like an assassin.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Its so rewarding

[@gabrielcostaa22]

Even though it wasn't in an Assassin's Creed game, I tried the ''role play'' style of play in Ghost of Tsushima, in which at the beginning of the game I just use open combat like a samurai would, and as I progressed through the game I started changing the style of play and I only used stealth until the end, to pretend that I was really making the change from samurai to ghost. And I must say that it was a completely different experience from the first time I played (a better experience)

[@abhishekroy7722]

Thank you spaniard, for giving these playstyle ideas

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

My pleasure!

[@cosmicdioxide]

The last games i played that rewarded you with ghost play style were dishonored and thief. I've done them and they truly gave me headache, but i really enjoyed it

[@5500somerandomdude]

So the way I have always played the Assassin's Creed games is I view the environment around me, make my character blend into it as much as possible, and then tackle the mission with the weapons that will be the most effective. Full stealth missions, I use the hidden blade and the environment to my advantage. Missions that require combat, engage when needed, stealth kills when I can, and try to remain undetected as much as possible. Missions where stealth is a no go, I use guns and swords.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

The right way to play

[@user-cm8cv9wk9g]

I’m playing through AC2 right now and one of the simple things I like to do is change an outfit after each assassination target. My canon is that Ezio changes clothes to disguise himself after each kill.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Thats cool head canon

[@Blackwing_Earth-2_]

I do the 3rd style all the time ! My style is using the tools to trick, dodge and counter.

[@dazzaboy04]

I'll tell you a really great way to immerse yourself in these games......walk. Don't run. Bustling towns and villages, a cave you've never ever been in before...are you really gonna just sprint in there in real life? No. You're gonna walk slowly inside and get a feel for the surroundings while your eyes adapt to the darkness. And who sprints through a market for no reason? Now if you're trying to get away from people, I can understand

[@BearOfTheDead]

I always try to build my playstyle around the first game. Though the increased variety of tools you get in future games is nice, there's nothing quite like being that "blade in the crowd" they emphasized so much in the first game. Whenever I'm forced to go loud, I normally just do it how that given assassin would. So really, I just sort of mix the first two options in a sense. A good assassin knows when to be showy and when to be subtle. We also play without the HUD in this household.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Chad same here

[@gwina64]

2:16 I think it would be cool if camps had a guard quarters in the middle and when you kill someone another guard will take his place in 2 minutes. This would add some pressure and would also mean you can’t just clear an area, you have too sneak in. And maybe if you reach the barracks you can bar the door so they stop respawning

[@_shenanigans_8337]

I kinda do the second and last one quite a bit and I thought I was the only one. I almost do a combination of them both sometimes. I play through roleplaying as the protagonist but even outside of cutscenes I tend to act like they would and create their own dialogues in my head and have their own moments. For example in Assassins Creed 3 I played as Connor in my head (obviously) but as the story went along he would become more disgruntled and angry and it would change his outfits correspondingly. Until at the very end he would end up with the Red and Black outfit as a completely different man and he would end up with a completely different personality in my head with a new outfit to boot.

[@ElChipsFiestaBuffet]

I play the style where you create your own character with your own backstory.

[@standingdoor7077]

I ghost when it feels right. In AC Rev yesterday I helped Sofia retrieve some maps that that she ordered but the ship refused to give them up. I had been fighting everything for guild challenges and den defense. Things were just too bloody in this playthrough, so I decided to ghost this mission because nobody needed to parish over a simple withheld package.

[@swiftchancellor159]

Yeah, in like every CGI trailer we see them killing the main target and running away from the Guards that spot them.

[@KJGould]

For years I didn't like using poison because I was certain Altair didn't approve, even after it had been widely accepted by later brotherhoods.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Chad same

[@rodlegion]

In one of the Codex pages you find in Assassin's Creed II that Altair had written, he speaks about poison being something that he feels the Assassins should start to use.

[@dylanwoods5944]

I recently replayed Black Flag with a mod that changes the combat to the style of AC3 and gives the standard soliders muskets. I decided to see could I beat the entire campaign wihout dying and it was incredibly fun, having to fully rely on stealth as I could be easily overwhelmed in combat, having to prioritise every use of an item to ensure I could complete each encounter and having to use parkour to escape large amounts of guards, it was great. As you were saying, playing as an actual Assassin will always be the best way to play the series besides being an unstopable killing machine.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

I need to try that

[@PUARockstar]

Can't agree more

[@RandomPersonProbably]

Something I do is try to mimic the novelization of the games. For example in the Black Flag Novel Edward sneaks into the fort in Havana using dancers so that’s how I would sneak in. This method doesn’t work for everything because there are some things you can’t mimic but overall I find it to be a fun challenge that makes me feel more immersed.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Bro this is fire

[@RandomPersonProbably]

@@TheSpaniardAssassin Thanks! It’s also super satisfying when you play one of the games after reading it’s book and realizing you can do something exactly how it was described.

[@mg-us7ug]

I tend to favor dark colors (dark blue, blacks, grays, etc.) and try to stay away from flashy clothing, except during the day when I'm exploring a city and not trying to hide from anyone. One thing I wish all the games had that would, in my opinion, make the games super immersive, is the ability to lift and remove the hood at will. That's one thing I do love about Valhalla - I explore without the hood but right before a stealth segment, I always lift it. I feel like I'm turning into a demon. Like an anti-hero suiting up. I also make it nighttime before a stealth segment whenever possible. Assassins would feel at home in the shadows. Nighttime, dark clothes, the hood = maximum immersion. Like an angel of death.

[@ahmedanubis]

A cool tip for Mirage, DONT overlook the costumes, in the contract missions or main missions use costumes you think are appropriate, the assassin robes are cool and all but like the real-life assassins, disguise was everything, and from a lore pov it makes hiding in plain sight even cooler.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

costumes are great

[@rancersweirdness]

video series idea that id definetly watch: how to play as (insert assassin name) in ac (the ac they come from), it'd be awesome if you make guides on how to act canonically

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

I am 100% doing this

[@rancersweirdness]

@@TheSpaniardAssassin thank you

[@refractyt]

I have only been recently able to play ac games and decided to 100% all of them by the order they came out (ac1 in 2024 is still incredible) . One thing I have really liked so far in ac1 and 2 was using the collectible as a way to just improve parkour. It was really fun going from flag to flag in ac1 always trying to improve and get faster. Its not really combat related but a nice play style that removes the usual boredom of collectibles and really trains the parkour. Currently on brotherhood.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Collectible hunting can be so relaxing

[@RG-xl7ql]

I just realized I always do the third playstyle without thinking about it lol. I definitely wanna try the canonical playstyles next tho

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

let me know how it goes!

[@hypnos596]

I can recommend a full assassin play Stile in the RPG games. It make it way more like a “Assassins Creed” (if you want that). And it’s always nice to play Ac without pistols or knifes, darts, etc, so you can relate to the “real” job as an assassin. Not history accurate.

[@arkham4242]

With the Trailer of AC Shadows being dropped I’m gonna do a “Lore Accurate” play through of all the games up to shadows point of time (1579) so if anyone has any tips or advice on how to be the characters or just play more like them I’d appreciate it

[@arkham4242]

For example ik Kassandra is the Canon one but I’ve played as her previously so I’m going to do an Alexios Play through I think he would be brutal in combat but maybe incapacitate guards as they arnt doing anything wrong but as soon as they try to kill him he would retaliate

[@Gcorci1]

Love it. Glad im not the only extreme immersion nerd out there. “Who am i today?”

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Same here bro

[@shazani18]

I suck at stealth, but I always try to play ghosting as best I can because I also think it's what a real assassin would do, and it feels great to be able to run away undetected. Although I have to have some flexibility because otherwise I will never beat the game haha

[@damndatscrazyyy940]

The last one I used to do so often in game in general legit free roaming and act as a character for hours basically doing nothing were the most fun I had gotta start doing it again

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Its so fun

[@tristanheymans6437]

i feel like AC would be benefit greatly with the same systems that the new hitman has where it is the black box mission but way more fleshed out and more items to interact with.

[@polydypsia6424]

Ubisoft knows making targets HP heavy isn't harder...they have the option to remove the ENTIRE HUD. That's hard mode by Ubisoft. No HUD means you have figure things out! Love Ubisoft

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Love no HUD

[@user-kv5lq9xm8c]

I’ve played AC since I read about the first one in Gameinformer before it came out. I’ve always tried to play it stealthy, either keeping kills to a minimum or hiding whatever bodies I’ve dispatched

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

chad

[@user-nu9hz8fb2v]

this is my playstyle. im Always go without killing, being a ghost with a normal lookin outfits. never use any power or ability. sometimes not even eagle vison btw love your video

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

thank you!

[@skyranger4335]

Dishonored was, is and will be the greatest stealth game franchise of all time. I can't forgive X Box for killing the developers

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

based

[@Th3Prowl3r]

honestly I play through the entire game so I can get all of the outfits before just creating my own assassin, normally I ghost with main targets who are essential to the plot while being more open ended with standard targets like on co-op missions or side quests, I like the idea of an assassin who treats low level targets like play things while giving they'er full attention and skill to the primary targets

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Awesome

[@ted_mosby]

An interesting case is presented in AC origins the cannon way you initially go through with combat filled with revenge and blood lust but when the main story ends you become this stealth guy in hidden ones dlc who thinks if it is right to assassinate a target in the open. (FYI ghosting would be hard in origins have to see that once done with the dlcs)

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Thats one of my fave things about it

[@angeledits4868]

I remember playing watch dogs 2 like this, fully non lethal only with the taser and hacking.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Chad

[@srijanmishra4713]

amazing video..

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Thanks a lot

[@jwaximus1113]

Hey brotha, if you seeing this I commented in a video from 3 months ago yesterday and you liked it. I just subscribed and realized you only have 6.8k subs. I’m telling you rn Spaniard, you’ve got the potential to do greatness on KZbin. Your videos are amazing and I’ve seen other KZbinrs in your spot reach millions of subs. Keep the grind up and stay true to your content brother, it’s good shit for sure and very entertaining for an fan of AC since 2007

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

thank you man, that really means a lot

[@hellboundchaoscommand7567]

I personally do the third way every single time. I play every time as an assassin who’s one goal is to never leave witnesses. Guards: dead. Target: Dead. Any civilians who may have seen the kill: Dead. He is always the most efficient assassin but is mistrusted by the other members because he follows the creed only when it suits him and is mainly there because he likes the other members of the creeed.

[@Snips117]

Hear me out, an AC with a red dead honor system, with combat like Arkham (maybe a little more fleshed out) but yeah, I’ve started ghosting cuz of this and it really does make a world of a difference, I wish the ai were a little smarter though

[@callmesnowboo]

Im usually trying to kill every single guard i can find before i kill my actual target, while remaining completely stealth. So everyone is dying, but nobody knows how, why and by whom.

[@SirSaperon]

Hope ubisoft will consider thi aspects for shadows over all

[@randomguyonyoutube5292]

I've been experimenting with the Canon friendly way. Example I'm playing ac syndicate so evie is clean and stealthy while Jakob is loud and brash

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Love this

[@marknutt4398]

Glad to say I think we all role play assassin creed the same ❤ if your Arno or your own character it is something that adds to the experience 🎉

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

i agree man

[@doockis]

In my first AC:U encounter I was just slashing through everything I saw in my way and got bored very quickly. In my second encounter I played as a shadow and tried not to kill anyone except for the target. And boy oh boy did it paid off. For this reason I still like the series, even if it shifted into RPG-like thingy. Didn't play Odyssey, Valhalla or Mirage yet tho.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Its so rewarding

[@cookdislander4372]

I was using social stealth in assasins creed mirage lauvhing at my huge sword thinking yeah not obvious at all lmao

[@vanitas3873]

First few seconds and i was like yessss

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

a real one

[@tien002]

I'm replaying all the AC games (now I'm playing Brotherhood) and I think everyday about what should I do to stay in character and follow the lore. With AC2, I played all the secondary missions when they canonically happened, and adopted a different approach for each period of Ezio's life. When he was younger I mainly avoided stealth, as he was still training with the sword at Monteriggioni, so when I had to I "faked" an improvised and imprecise stealth. When Leonardo crafted the second blade and showed the other techniques, I shifted more towards my own realistic stealth. Now Brotherhood is making it easier thanks to the synchronization objectives, which leaves me room to both have fun with improvisation and stay in character with Ezio. By the way, I'm dedicating a lot of time in reflecting and studying each character and the lore in general, so I wanted to ask you what is in your opinion the best play style for Ezio's games, specifically for each game/sequence/fase of his life

[@JoseGarciaMagdaleno]

Chronicles are the only AC games that actually encourage the player to play ghosting and it's very regarding

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Its so fun

[@NelStone1]

Aye. I usually try to play to character. Well, try to. With Connor, I usually use the tomahawk over the hidden blade. Edward might kill a person here or there on the way to the target. Eivor only stealths when she has to; she's a warrior for crying out loud. With actual assassins I usually try to do an "only kill the target" run.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Same here

[@darksnow8820]

on my second ac odyssey playthrough i went as a pacifist, my alexios hates the order and the war, so i dont kill regular soldiers, i went for a stealth archer build, knockout arrows and i clear fortresses without killing anyone but the commander

[@thatgothcat]

Id go for the, rid enemies completely in the entire area then complete the objective. Nowadays i minimize that, and try moving past guards without being detected while progressing.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

so much fun

[@AshKetchum-wu1px]

I usually go for the more stealth based approach as in the 3rd playstyle, I like to feel like an assassin, when doing a mission, like an assassin should strike from shadows,not always face to face combat, Itry to understand how the character is in the first few missions, then go about in that playstyle, like I am playing unity now, and I try to be fast and stealthy avoiding direct combat, I am not a fan of ghosting as if you see in real life guards were always valid targets, before a high profile assassination, I am also not at all good at ghosting, like I can take out lafreniere without killing more than two guards, I can tail la touche without killing more than one guard but that's about it, in my opinion some guards have to be removed, as they pose too much hindrance

[@danilostanco1709]

A good game for ghosting is AC1 I usually play like my interpretation of the mentality of the character, for example I play Altair at first killing a lot of guard if they see me on the rooftop, I usually don't let witness alive, while towards the end of the game I try to ghost as much as I can With Bayek I usually play at first less stealth, maybe using a lot the bow, like a soldier or a warrior, but toward the end I try to use only stealth, only the hidden blade etc Sometimes I try to invent my own story, maybe the character is thinking something and i take very natural and logical choices, I don't try to do impossible things or fantasy action (only with Arno and Connor and sometimes Basim I try to play in a spectacular way), with Basim I usually play very sneaky, very stealth, but at First I try to not kill people, but coherently with the plot I begin to kill more soldiers, less mercy, using a lot of stealth and tricks.

[@Ash-Winchester]

I actually applied this kind of immersion into free roam as well applying my own ideology as well. I was playing brotherhood and brotherhood has a feature where if you're wandering around, once in a great while you get attacked by bandits who try to rob you. And in these scenarios, I never killed a single bandit, I only knocked them out with hand to hand combat. And I did this because they are not my enemy, they're victims of capitalism, victims of a coercive hierarchy which the templars have put themselves at the top of. They live under a system where resources are distributed unequally, those with more wealth get more than those with less. They're stealing from me because they have no choice, and they've been doing it for so long it's almost becomes second nature to them. This is where my ideology comes in. I'm an anarchist myself, meaning that I'm opposed to coercive hierarchies as well as hierarchal power structures that can only sustain themselves through domination and force, and more in favor of horizontal self organization. But it's also tied with the tenants of the brotherhood, especially "stay your blade from the flesh of the innocent". There are a lot of ways to interpret this tenant. One way that I do is as follows: Don't kill anyone that isn't perpetuating systemic oppression of the masses. Of course that's not the only way I interpret it, but nevertheless, The bandits are not part of that oppression, they're a result of it. The true perpetrators are the guards, the governing bodies and the templars controlling those governing bodies from the shadows, they are my enemies which means they are the ones who will meet the end of my blade.

[@pumpkinduck5532]

im backk, i took a huge break from assassins creed and i dont have any reason why except maybe its because whenever i play a game i get attached to, currently many of the ac games, i always try to complete it fully otherwise that part of my connection just feels empty, which kinda stresses me out in a way where i want to avoid playing the game its been like this for me for a while now, any long series or games that i really like always leave me completely punched with how much ill have to do/play/watch

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Welcome backN

[@anasabbassi179]

I really enjoyed the video, this has nothing to do with the content in this video but I would really like to see your take on the moral decisions Ezio takes in ac revelations, I really love that game's narratives but some of the choices he makes like the riot to storm the arsenal and a more gray one like blowing up the gunpowder in Cappadocia were very surprising and interesting to me, I am not saying he was entirely wrong to do it or that he was out of character since it can be argued that both decisions were time sensitive and there wasn't really a different way. But I would like to hear what you think about that.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

will definitely video on it

[@anasabbassi179]

@@TheSpaniardAssassin Glad to hear thank you for taking this into consideration.

[@parsaamini984]

In the old AC games I always try to be stealthy and when the last enemy is left I go guns blazing when I get to the RPG games I set a trap and kill everyone. When I got to AC Mirage I used every tool.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Ac mirage has great tools

[@parsaamini984]

@@TheSpaniardAssassin I agree 100%

[@yoavbenclaudia3073]

I find Valhalla and [especially] Odyssey to be more fun to do lore accurate play-throughs. It’s much easier with Odyssey, because there is a book, whereas Valhalla has a few comics that are more like “dlc” side stories. The RPG aspects allow you to choose to go against the character, or better yet, learn how that character behaves and thinks and select choices based on that alone. It made me appreciate Kassandra so much more, but also find Eivør* very dull [compared to my first playthrough]. Restricting your dialogue or allegiances to what is canon as opposed to choices you wish to make is quite the change to what would otherwise be your routine or instincts. Edit: Also in response to the video, I like the idea of playing the games as “what would be a historically accurate/likely” playthrough. When I unlocked the Treasure Hunter outfit-which is apparently a reference to Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark-I wore that for a long time because it’s coincidentally VERY close to the actual, historic outfit worn by [at least one of] the Hashashins that the first game and Levantine Assassins are inspired by. There is a colored illustration, although it’s difficult to find at times, but there’s a KZbin video detailing the true history that clearly inspired the first game. I forgot the KZbin channel, but it shouldn’t be difficult to find when searching.

[@yoavbenclaudia3073]

*on a bit of a tangent, you can tell just how much Ubisoft doesn’t even care about Eivør, which doesn’t help how bad the game turned out from a story and gameplay loop perspective. She didn’t get a novel, only a few comics. I don’t recall ever seeing articles nor videos about the behind the scenes or making of Valhalla. If anyone found any recently, please let me know where to look. I’ve always been curious if they ever explained why they decided to completely piss away history despite Odyssey being surprisingly faithful (watch the historian react video on it).

[@Mr.Ditkovich.]

Is Mirage worth playing? Origins was the last one I played, and the only thing I liked in the game was climbing the pyramids.

[@I_like_guitar]

How do you think ezio would act like? I think he would use stealth but not very precise like altair and probably use all his tools kinda like batman

[@therider2050]

More accurate Connor: WHERE IS CCCCCCCCAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSES LLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

lmaoo

[@merttuncer1788]

Lore accurate way to play most AC games besides 1, 2, Mirage and Unity is guns blazing approach imo. If we are going to take their first cinematic reveal trailers into account. Ever since Brotherhood trailers were about one man army against 10-20 guards with the exception of Unity and Mirage showing actual stealth.

[@odd-eyes6363]

At least Brotherhood provides a proper explanation for this approach, since you do actually run a paramilitary group and has a squad watching your back for the whole game.

[@merttuncer1788]

@@odd-eyes6363 Well, yeah. But real reason is showing action excites people. Ezio fighting against a small army in Revelations trailer or Connor fighting against musketeers in an open battlefield excited more people than Ezio stalking a masked man and assassinating him from the crowds in AC2 trailer.

[@odd-eyes6363]

@@merttuncer1788 I'm aware, I wasn't complaining. Just liked pointing out the fact that with Brotherhood it wasn't just action for it's own sake, it was a great way to showcase the new game mechanics and status quo of the order in that game

[@D-F-T]

The only characters who would canonically go on a blood thirsty killing spree are Bayek, early Ezio, Edward, and occasionally Arno.

[@AssassinatingFamousPeople]

A similar playstyle to ghosting that I’ve found, is trying to remain undetected. However contrary to ghosting, you can still kill guards, but not in open conflict.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

Stealth?

[@AssassinatingFamousPeople]

@@TheSpaniardAssassin Quite so, in contrast to going all out and battling all enemies open.

[@AlanR8530]

I will install AC Unity again and try the third style and maybe in a sale Mirage with ghosting and perma death sounds Interesting.

[@TheSpaniardAssassin]

have fun!

[@gwina64]

2:16 assassins creed needs to switch up how their enemies respond to stealth more, have an armoured character who is immune to projectiles. A trapper who will walk around the level laying boobytraps. Guard dogs who will sniff you out if you are on the ground floor and maybe dogs are inmune to smoke bombs