When Assassin's Creed Used to Be Badass

[@dionphillips4573]

I like how they're supposed to blend in, yet wear the drippiest tailor made clothes known to man

[@ryanrouse5590]

With hoods up in public.

[@husseinmujtaba6457]

i like how in syndicate it felt more realistic as the twins had outfits according to their settings and could go into stealth mode by putting the hood on, my only problem was why tf do we have to remained crouch for the hood to come on but i expected that was the direction we were heading and boy was i wrong

[@Evorax]

Ezio also had that huge assassin's insignia belt bucked that can be spotted for miles lol

[@charlottecorday8494]

Seriously underrated comment.

[@dora_thedestroyer]

@@Evorax And mention most of his outfit was white.

[@glasgowblackchigowski6117]

Connor's hidden blade literally switches to a regular blade with a quick flick, that shit was awesome af.

[@jockeyfield1954]

you can see it best when skinning animals. he takes out his hidden blade and then flicks it into a knife to skin the animal he just killed. very cool feature

[@nickdriessen6159]

Never really got why it was designed like that. Just carry an extra knife with you. Damn Connor sucked.

[@ryansmiffey96]

@@nickdriessen6159 what?? thats literally a cool af design feature you're just hating on conor.. he was the worst character by far but you're goofy for hating on his hidden blade

[@sharavy6851]

@@nickdriessen6159 That's exactly why he didn't carry an extra knife with him. That would have been redundant.

[@TsunaXZ]

Yes it has a swivel mechanic which is the coolest thing for hidden blades.

[@ClandestineKevin]

I'll admit, early AC combat wasn't difficult, but it was at its most challenging & entertaining when taking on hoards of guards in Acre w only Altair's hidden blade

[@duen-wayneogilvie5223]

That was the point, u are not supposed to take on a hoard of guards considering it’s a stealth game, hence ASSASSINS. But the new games miss the point.

[@ClandestineKevin]

@@duen-wayneogilvie5223 I mean, AC 1 is an open world game primarily but it does have a lot of stealth mechanics. They teach you the importance of sword combat from the beginning so it's hard to say what you're "supposed" to do in regards to gameplay. Saying you're not supposed to take on waves of guards when they prepare you for it & allow you to do so is a tough argument. I agree w your last point however, the newest one I played was Origins and it felt like a massive departure from the gameplay of 1-Unity for example

[@R0YALCAESAR]

You just unlocked a memory corridor

[@ClandestineKevin]

@@R0YALCAESAR Hell yeah. I also have lots of old memories of brutal 1v1 encounters w/ Templars. By far the most skilled enemies in the game, I remember dreading the sight of their white ropes w/ the red cross.. I was more than a lil proud when I finally unlocked the achievement for killing the last one

[@iveros8481]

@@ClandestineKevin hahah i remember on my old slow laptop ac 1 and gta san andreas were the only games i could run. I used to fight only w the hidden plade against hordes of enemies as you said and it was so challenging yet so fun

[@AngloSaxonWheatFarmer]

Assassins: meant to be extra stealthy, incognito. Also assassins: *Wear the most main character clothes available*

[@francistremblay8098]

not really, assassinsare meant to do whatever it takes

[@crashpal]

@@francistremblay8098 yeah. Women assassin wear prostitute/hooker clothes

[@audiomac]

Only Altair's clothing makes sense.

[@AngloSaxonWheatFarmer]

@@francistremblay8098 dressing incognito would be a thing it would take But I guess you wouldn’t have an in game reason for guards to isntsntly recognise you then

[@AngloSaxonWheatFarmer]

@@audiomac exactly it’s very normal Middle Eastern looking

[@thebrawler4486]

I miss being able to fight with the hidden blades.

[@Engille967]

Tbh it would not be of any use in Origins and Odyssey cuz most enemies would block it with shields, couldn't say the same for Valhalla, Syndicate and Unity tho

[@haunteddreams7856]

In Valhalla you can use it in fights but it's more of just a quick stab not combos

[@nicolobraghini1546]

Hidden blade combat was invented by Altair, so it makes no sense to have it before AC1 events

[@thebrawler4486]

@@nicolobraghini1546 no, the hidden gun was invented by altair, not the hidden blade

[@nicolobraghini1546]

@@thebrawler4486 Correct, but hidden blade martial art was developed by him. He added a Damascus steel plate on the arm in order to parry attacks. Do some research. Ancient hidden blades were ineffective in combat.

[@lightningspark1903]

When a blade to the neck was a one shot, now enemies get stabbed in the throat and keep fighting like it's a slap

[@MrKirk94]

🤣

[@johnnyairplane2896]

Greeks are just built different

[@StalwartShinobi]

That's my main hate for the newer ones!

[@n3gi_]

@Preston Hunt It's just a regular RPG. Nowhere close to a Souls game.

[@willieschick7315]

Assassins creed 3 is still my fav

[@salvadorsanone5181]

When double assassination was a thing

[@ScribesKartel]

Double assassinations were in syndicate and unity

[@salvadorsanone5181]

@@ScribesKartel and it stopped on Origins

[@david95ms]

Can't black flag do that too?

[@simonpro267]

Double assassination was not a thing in the first game I don't know why you are crying about that

[@Browzy69]

@@ScribesKartel they were in those games, but they still had a single hidden blade in them. AC Rogue was the last game with double hidden blades.

[@soliddragon5571]

I love how in AC3 when you press the attack button, Connor does a little animation with whatever weapon is equipped, not just the hidden blades. Really gives some extra flare to the character and animation

[@crashpal]

Rogue had it too

[@animalzamzam]

Love connor so much

[@R_E_X_O_]

Pretty sure that was in a lot of the games

[@aceofspades58]

Pirates tend to be very dramatic with everything they do.

[@gregrobinette8620]

Flailing that tomohawk while touring New England was epic to me, also cuz he is Kanièn:keha 👍🏽

[@reubeman10]

All other main assassins: stay low and don't be noticed Edward Kenway: I don't need to be stealthy if they're all fecking dead

[@the_optimal437]

@Trevorpool runs in the family I guess

[@centuriondominicus7871]

The Kenway family is built different.

[@miktmikleson4891]

@Trevorpool The only thing I wish they wouldve added is a scalping option for your dead enemies you mean to tell me we play as an angry Native American with an intense hatred for red coats but he never scalps ANY of the people that destroyed his village and killed his mom?

[@DignanDerkin]

@@miktmikleson4891 yeah bro, scalping your enemy was something that was almost entirely practiced by southwestern and plains tribes in order to raise your standing as a warrior, connor was mohawk, and by the time of colonization it was mostly the english and french doing the scalping as proof of killing to collect bounties

[@miktmikleson4891]

@@DignanDerkin ohhh ok I didnt know that I kinda just figured all of them did stuff like that thank you for the context.

[@afn2860]

I'll never understand why they removed the hidden blade as a combat weapon, it was literally the most iconic video game weapon and they decided to only make it a stealth mechanic, classic ubisoft

[@yousseftrabelsi9991]

no the hidden blade is used for silent kills

[@user-vr8ve6rt9c]

@@yousseftrabelsi9991 but it was used for combat too

[@rogerayala6878]

Not even as a stealth mechanic... In Oddyssey there isnt even a hidden blade...

[@dr3amless345]

Tbh, it's not really realistic to fight hordes with a tiny blade on your wrist, it would just be very ineffective and it functions way better as stealth weapon.

[@adrir-u2l]

@@dr3amless345 Right.... But you can't deny it was badass af

[@grabielmartinez7467]

Back when dropping a miniature army of Templars, Spanish soldiers, or British soldiers with the hidden blades made you feel like a badass

[@Cadugaming]

Cause the game was boring easy

[@Mbk10298]

@@Cadugaming Still way more fun than the Witcher ripoffs we're getting now lol.

[@Cadugaming]

@@Mbk10298 really? Why sales and reviews were so bad, ubisoft had to change the formula, then? U may like the way it was, but it got boring and ubisoft was aware it needed to change. Guess what? Valhalla is the best seller of AC games.

[@Mbk10298]

@@Cadugaming I'm aware of all of that and I was also the one wanting the games to change. But now after seeing how they changed and how they don't feel anything like AC games, I prefer the older ones anyway.

[@IdkYoYo]

Wouldn't say it feels badass. The enemies in the older games were dumb as hell and died in one parry.

[@H.K.5]

Should’ve shown Connor twirling his Tomahawk around, it’s so satisfying.

[@skyhunter2816]

Real talk I miss that.

[@glowsticklover]

That was my favorite thing to do while idle. I'd just spin the tomahawk and watch the animation over and over. I adore the design of his tomahawk.

[@PsychoKinezis913]

I just noticed that Altair and Ezio’s hidden blades are way too long and it’s just become shorter with Connor and Edward. I can barely even see Shay’s hidden blade.

[@aakashsrivastava133]

But, the biggest question is, Does size really matter?

[@gibleyman]

@@aakashsrivastava133 that's what she said

[@aakashsrivastava133]

@@gibleyman that's sad.......

[@Andy_Arkadata]

Altair had a finger removed, could be a long blade would slice their fingers off?

[@Kazuma_Drake]

@@Andy_Arkadata If you recreate how the hidden blade was going out you see it interferes with most of your ring finger so Altair had to get most of it removed and only leave a little bit of it behind so you can take out the hidden blade

[@streetside2833]

I forgot double hidden blades were a thing because I haven't seen them in so long 😔 And we used to be able to fight with them

[@drakkaunix8875]

Well, double hidden Is no common thing in the assassins, also it was Altaïr who imagined aving two hidden blades, so you can't the characters who came before Altaïr

[@JayTrxpGaming]

@@drakkaunix8875 he says cause the gameplay hasn’t been seen with 2 blades since AC 4/Rogue Lol

[@HayilCrowz]

you can fight with the hidden blade in Valhalla

[@benparsons4979]

@@HayilCrowz not with two

[@benparsons4979]

@Scrotie McBoogerballs No the last three don't. In fact Odyssey doesn't even have a hidden blade.

[@Gecko_Papa]

Rip dual hidden blade, you will be missed

[@vasilvasilev6661]

Well, canonically in the latest Ac games the dual hidden blade wasn't invented yet.

[@FizzyI4I]

@@vasilvasilev6661 so uh... What about 3 and the ezio trilogy...

[@vasilvasilev6661]

@@FizzyI4I The dual hidden blade was invented by altair in the 12th century. Ac 3 and the Ezio Trilogy took place after that, so the dual hudden blade is present in them. The last 3 Ac games (Origins, Odyssey, Valhalla) took place hundreds of years before altair was born and that's why the double hidden blade isn't present in them.

[@FizzyI4I]

@@vasilvasilev6661 but there is a damn iron man suit in valhalla?

[@vasilvasilev6661]

@@FizzyI4I No there isn't, it's just rumours that they might release something like that.

[@nathandomke2721]

The first several Assassin's Creed games were insanely ahead of their time.

[@Elias6233]

They really weren't. All of them have multiple bugs and laughably stupid enemies. The graphics were good for the cities but the characters looked awful. Still great games tho, but certainly of their time

[@RetroSpectral76]

@@Elias6233bugs are an issue in almost ANY game, and not to mention most of them have been patched by now. Modern day games like Cyberpunk have even worse glitches than the old ac games

[@ElStink4K]

@@Elias6233 AC1 was huge when it came out for being so revolutionary, tf u talking about

[@Elias6233]

@@RetroSpectral76 Cyberpunk fucking sucks too

[@brandoncliff5653]

​@Elias6233 yeah AC1 was literally a revolution in gaming. The idea of climbing buildings in a game in 2008..... blending in with crowds and to this day I give the original few games credit for actually being realistic about weapons. You hit an enemy or parry or avoid. The enemy tries the same. Only a few hits til one goes down. Or one makes a counter and ends it immediately. These new and old games still have it like hitting someone with a bat even though its a sword or Light-saber. The thing that Ac 1 and 2 did for gaming at their time??? They were most definitely ahead of the ball on most studios in these days with making a real good game.

[@norrad9978]

I’ve always founded Connor’s hidden blades to be interesting he was able to turn them into a dagger

[@Uncoveredx]

Yes exactly 😸

[@it_is_what_it_is269]

he was literally the only one except arno dorian who had some hidden blade upgrade if I remember correctly (sorry I finished ac unity years ago) he had 2 hidden blades and one of them was actually wrist crossbow ,so you were technically not shooting darts but blades .

[@bonelessboys177]

Yeah man I was in love with those things as a kid.. I tried making one out of Legos and rubber bands but couldn't figure out how to make it turn so I just kept it like Ezio's lol

[@padmeamidala5649]

@@it_is_what_it_is269 Ezio had the hook blade.

[@it_is_what_it_is269]

@@padmeamidala5649 in revelations because his wristblade broke when he tried to parry claymore

[@zodspeed]

This reminds me of when I was a kid playing AC just sprinting around the map flicking my blade out over and over, it felt so badass.

[@mohammedalnayar]

Until accidentally jumping over an NPC and slitting their throat open 😂😂😂 But yea I agree, this feature was the best ever

[@justinhenry1439]

@@mohammedalnayar I absolutely agree with that

[@jacthing1]

​@@mohammedalnayarwhoops accidental murder, let me just loot the corpse as everyone insults me.

[@zackeryskaggs3859]

When assassins creed was assassins creed 🥲🥲🥲 desmond come back

[@davidrussell21]

bruh i’ve always said that. when desmond died and they stopped following his lineage is when AC fell off completely. black flag was good but it wasn’t the best ever

[@shuntsec9978]

@@davidrussell21 imo black flag is a good game about pirate. but for assassin game...not so much

[@fionnbarrcasey5247]

DESMOND IS BORING AS FUCK! Lol good riddance

[@rend9042]

@@davidrussell21 same, been saying it for years, ac fell off after they killed off Desmond after that the modern story didn't really matter. Black flag was fun but like 80% of the game Edward wasn't even an assassin for real, super fun to play tho. Every game after hasn't really been assassins creed to me.

[@Faceless_XIV]

@@VagueSpaces you’re probably one of those people who couldn’t “identify” with a straight, white male.

[@problemletstalknoletschat2288]

Altaïr looked like one of those monks,so he kinda fitted perfectly when talking about hiding in plain sight,whilst other assassins are just dripped out af and cool bc. of it

[@glicthmonkey0]

A guy wearing armour and carrying a multitude of weapons definitely blends in I wouldn’t have noticed a thing

[@librakai4302]

​@@glicthmonkey0by the way in medieval monks really walk with blades and swords. Just monks, not tamliers. Because they wanna be safe, you now. And they can buy it. Because temple was rich

[@glicthmonkey0]

@@librakai4302 fair enough

[@Snowfang00]

I was just thinking this 😂 They’re supposed to stay hidden but some of them just stick out so easily. Especially Ezio in AC2.

[@kamikaze4172]

I love how it went from assassins to just random individuals in history

[@kamikaze4172]

@@mitraargha My point is that it strayed from the Assassins and Templars to what are essentially Gods

[@killerspino8087]

@@kamikaze4172 yah the protagonists in ac odyssey are demigods soooooo yah

[@loveandcyanide1682]

Valhalla and blackflag should not be in ac series. I was having fun and to me valhalla was a good fucking game but it was about vikings to me I’ve never used hidden blade until I had to. More fun to me was just face enemy and feel like I viking which I am rn (sorry for my poor english)

[@deltaxautomotive]

@@loveandcyanide1682 black flag?

[@newuser689]

@@deltaxautomotive black flag was pirate ship simulator. Which was fun but not assassin or creed at all

[@rainfyre2694]

I miss the ability to decide fists where an option if you didn’t feel the bloodlust that day

[@MGN_73]

I loved the fists! I played only till Syndicate, never finished it, but really loved the fist fights there, brutal! The recent games have no fists, I suppose? It made my game!

[@TheHammerGuy94]

Starting from ac unity and onwards, "knock out" is a different button press if you don't want to straight up kill your target. But the initiate series (unity and syndicate) requires a weapon for actual combat. In the rpg era, there were non-lethal ways to finish your opponents. Unarming yourself manually, to using a non lethal skill (spartan kick, or kick of Tyr, Viking salute) and ofc, the "knock out" option for stealth attacks.

[@MGN_73]

@@TheHammerGuy94 Yeah, forgot about Unity. Nice to know that at least we have kicks now. Personally, I think an assassin (warrior) who is useless in combat without weapons is ridiculous, you need to be good at hand-to-hand combat.

[@rayshido1908]

@@MGN_73 Im playing odyssey and you can fight with fists if you unequip your two weapons

[@MGN_73]

@@rayshido1908 great news! 🙌🏼😆🔥

[@kevinmutwiri77]

Captian Kenway will always have a special place in AC. AN absolutely exhilarating character

[@kirisuma2186]

just a shame his son turned out a bastard (kinda)... well his grandson is nice though... anyone knows what happened to Edwards Daughter? I can't remember if the Lore touched that...

[@burner9703]

Nah that game was shit. It’s just that kids today grew up playing AC4 and BLOPS2 and think those shit games were good

[@Enlightened23]

@@burner9703 right

[@miktmikleson4891]

@@burner9703 Its literally the best AC game 3 and 4 were the best everything after turned to shit

[@redshift912]

@@miktmikleson4891 no . Ezio trilogy was much better .

[@StrangerApex724]

Like how Ezio's cape suddenly covers his other hand 😂

[@averageenjoyer6841]

The title should be "When Assassin's Creed used to be Assassin's Creed"

[@spinaltapdwarf77]

This ^

[@chefyboy2748]

That's what I've always said! "The new games are pretty good games! They're complete shite if you're considering them as Assassin's Creed games."

[@dcmuggamuga407]

@@chefyboy2748 Odyssey, yes. Valhalla, maybe, it does have a lot of AC elements in it. Origins no, it definitely is an AC game, it’s literally the birth of the creed how could it not be?

[@matiasfernandez3501]

@@jiggy_introvert Yeah, cause collecting flags in ac 1 was super funny

[@Agent-57]

Ah yes Assassins . The people who are supposed to blend it. Yet we have the protagonists wearing the drippiest clothes in the market. Glad they changed it in syndicate.

[@Jewish_Juggernaut]

Running up to a squad of red coats in AC III as Connor and double mercing assassinating WWE super slam take downing the two red coats at the back with twin hidden blades was badass.

[@JRowboth]

Almost as badass as it was hanging them up off tree branches!

[@deforsonic22]

Currently replaying through it rn and ahhhhh good old memory lane :)

[@katkenway]

AC3’s combat system is so much fun and the animations? *chef’s kiss*

[@rapho435]

was geht kamerad

[@darkceptor44]

badass and nostalgic but its also too easy, went back to the 3 remastered when it launched and you can take down everyone with a press of a button for each (its like you have insta-down ability when you got a combo up)

[@leocastrillo759]

Connor had the best one imo, the way it swings around and becomes an actual knife you can hold in the palm of your hand, for skinning animals and all that

[@Charsi_Escobar]

Underrated game

[@Jon-yo3kg]

Got to love that Altair is the only one with a finger missing.

[@flashpunk7333]

Would be funny if he cut it with the hidden blade by accident 😂

[@arielginter289]

​@@flashpunk7333nah it was Bayek not Altair.

[@jerico7911]

​@arielginter289 Bayek was the first one to lose his finger, that's what started the tradition. The blade wasn't even supposed to have cut his finger off, but due to having his fist balled up when in the bathouse mission, that's why he lost the finger. He saw it as a means to solidify the person's commitment to the brotherhood, and from then on, all members had to lose their fingers up until Ezio

[@About67Crabs]

@@jerico7911 if i recall correctly, the missing finger was actually required for the hidden blade's use, using the user's nerves as a trigger for the blade so it's as natural as possible.....would be a bitch to die from scratching your head with it tho XD

[@J__T]

And how utterly retarded is this ancient tradition of removing a finger to gain a deadly weapon's origin is that the first guy _accidentally_ cut his finger off the first time he used it. Lazy hack writers.

[@franktherabbitstudio]

The days When UBISOFT cuts the crossbow in AC1 as they determined it was historically inaccurate.

[@metallord6960]

A crossbow=historically inaccurate A batman grappling hook=perfectly fine for 1800s England.

[@Magitroll]

AC1 is also repetitive shit, so I don’t think they made the right call.

[@satwikk9896]

@@metallord6960 Atleast that's still better than the viking god powers and Thor's hammer in current ac games lol

[@SandyHqqk]

It wasn’t because it was inaccurate, it was because test players would rely too heavily on it and they wanted players to be more enticed to kill in close quarters with the sword and hidden blade.

[@DngrDan]

@@Magitroll I just played AC Origins for the first time this weekend and all I could do was wish it was more like AC 1. THAT game is repetitive. At least the parkouring in the first game wasn't so fking streamlined and combat felt fluid and badass.

[@alimatloob2850]

The 'Hook Blade' from AC Revelations was honestly a pretty awesome addition despite the simplicity.

[@buttwiperindawfulevil2256]

"The standard Ottoman hookblade has two parts, the hook and the blade" -Yusuf.

[@bloodangel19]

​@@buttwiperindawfulevil2256Yusuf was the greatest memelord and the funniest character the series had, only to be killed off screen randomly

[@LarryTheTugaGamer1511]

​@@bloodangel19I'll never forgive Ubisoft for killing that great character

[@buttwiperindawfulevil2256]

@@LarryTheTugaGamer1511 that too offscreen.

[@dababysbasement2714]

Assassins Creed 3 was a breath of fresh air. It was new gameplay, more parkour and overall amazing. I loved it so much. It was so cool and fun to play.

[@MikefromTexas1]

One of my favs in the series.

[@austinwalker2000]

I wssnt a fsn if the parkour system sure the system in 1-revelations had issues but you had more control then in 3-rouge hense why there were no temples to explore after the ezio games

[@JT-ih2rx]

AC3 is trash

[@findgod...]

@@JT-ih2rx opinions exist

[@JT-ih2rx]

@@findgod... it's just fact

[@mugiwara696]

Man I thought I was the only one that appreciated the hidden blades sheathing like that manually. I always do that when near my target

[@WC-tv7lk]

When having a hidden blade was standard for an AC game

[@austinwalker2000]

Still is the only game without it was Odyssey which in my opinion was a terrible game in general

[@blakej186]

@@austinwalker2000 you have to think of it as not an ac game they still did a great job with story and dlc it was a bad ac game but a good normal game

[@captinbooyah7171]

@@austinwalker2000 you gotta also remember that Odyssey was based in Greece and they didn’t have any assassins in The world yet so…

[@ViolentKknight]

@@austinwalker2000 ac odyssey was the story of the templars if you pay attention, and the spear of leonidas did the same thing as the hidden blade. Odyssey imo gameplay wise is the best ac game in the series and the story is incredible as well. Players that don’t like the new games suck at advanced combat and solely rely on counter attacks which is why you love the old games so much. AC2 is my favorite for nostalgia reasons but the new games are undeniably incredible

[@ViolentKknight]

@@austinwalker2000 but take what I say with a grain of salt cause my lease favorite ac game is black flag and that tends to be everyone’s favorite

[@jibbersdelight1616]

Assassin's creed ended at Syndicate for me. The rest just doesn't feel like a real Assassin's creed game anymore 😪

[@Good_Boy_3000]

I think Syndicate was an underrated game. Grabbling hook, combat, free climbing down, stealth, unique assassinations. The fist fighting mini game alone is worth playing for.

[@jibbersdelight1616]

@@Good_Boy_3000 it seriously was my dude, I had a lot of fun playing it back when it first released 😅

[@Good_Boy_3000]

@@jibbersdelight1616 Can we just appreciate how they handled the Frye twins. Jacob was a beast at fighting, but Evie was an absolute unit at stealth and combat. Evie is a better depiction of badass kickass woman than Kassandra or Eivor IMO.

[@jibbersdelight1616]

@@Good_Boy_3000 dude for real man, she's way better than the leading female characters of AC with got today.

[@mnArqal93]

Yeah, I really enjoyed Syndicate. I wasn't so keen on Jacob's character, but Evie was just great to play as. Unity was my least favourite. I could have accepted Origins being different due to it's story where the Assassins were first established, and following games could have returned to the previous formula with elements from Origins. But I just got put off playing the next two games due to the large map from Origin, it definitely felt like a chore to navigate.

[@skyguy342]

Altair the og.. IDK but there's just something about the missing ringfinger.. Makes their comitment more valuebale cause their sacrifice is greater..

[@austinwalker2000]

Makes them even easier to spot though (aside from the obvious white hood but still) all anyone would have to do is look for a ring finger if it's not there you have an assassin on your hands

[@nick-314]

Wasn't it also a mechanical thing originally? Didn't DaVinci make some tweeks to the design so Ezio didn't need to lose the finger? That was a pretty funny scene, they still branded that finger if I remember correctly tho

[@austinwalker2000]

@@nick-314 yes I think since bayaks incident happened if originally was just tradition they then made hidden blades where it was a requirement to strictly keep the tradition until Altair came I think

[@Killicon93]

@@nick-314 It was Altaïr that made the modification as he figured out that having such an obvious mark as a missing finger was kinda bad when they didn't have as much power as they did during the time of Al-Mualim. Leonardo read from the codex that removing the finger was part of the old ways which had been abandoned long ago and decided to play a little prank on Ezio.

[@outcastwayne]

@@austinwalker2000 i mean people are missing fingers plenty and i doubt the woodshop teacher is an assassin. even more so in ye olde days where you'd lose an entire hand to any number of causes.

[@Mhats]

i really like how much control over the character you had in the earliest ones, like you can walk, walk fast, jog, and sprint, dodge people gently push them, tackle them, assassinate anyone, and do finishing moves on civilians with any weapon if you want to

[@Deadly_Nightkid]

That feature was so cool, being able to do tricks with theweapons without initiating a melee attack was so cool...

[@thatbloomer5642]

One of the things I remembered the most about AC is its finesse. There's something beautiful about being an assassin that people know is coming but can never see.

[@novaguardian289]

Just hearing the town audio gives so much nostalgia. If only Ubisoft was willing to put in effort nowadays

[@DairokutenMaoUwU]

Valhalla: Shoots laser beams

[@Graymeyne]

Hiding in plain sight with that amount of drip is like JoJo's version of "stand user could be anyone".

[@secretyui2038]

The atmosphere in ac3 was just different and really good

[@secretyui2038]

@@triborn217 I think so yeah in the remastered vrs

[@corekidkyle7028]

@@triborn217 there are still some glitches- I replayed the game just yesterday.

[@zkiron7932]

​​@@triborn217 never had one in my entire playthrough

[@CoachSeamus]

Colonial America was just an amazing setting too.

[@secretyui2038]

@@CoachSeamus true that's what makes it good and unique

[@phadedwarior100]

I miss being able to activate the hidden blade hen ever

[@MudriaV]

Yea. Walking around activating hidden blades for the satisfying sound effect and looking like a total badass........and then Ezio stabs a random Bystander.......ahhhhh memories.

[@phadedwarior100]

@@MudriaV “wish we could Turne back time to the good olllll daysssddd”💀

[@MudriaV]

@@phadedwarior100 "and the mom will sing us to sleep but now we're stressed out"

[@b0ybr0k3n3]

@@MudriaV got me desynchronized many times lmao, the childhood memories 🤣🤣🤣

[@beestreebzz1510]

You can see that Altair physically has an easier time drawing out the blades because his ring finger is cut, as to everyone else they seem to REALLY try not to cut off any of their fingers by accident

[@George-li1yv]

Leonardo Da Vinci fixed that problem in AC2 for Ezio so he didn't have to cut his finger off. I assume it's the same in the later ac games as well.

[@sovietfartbanger1480]

​​@@George-li1yvhat's also because of Altair's codex that allowed Leonardo to fix Ezio's blade.. So technically Altair was the one behind the modification of the Blade.

[@fxlja]

Little exception on Connor's. He curled his hands to almost a fist, making a little O shape with his thumb and index fingers because his blades are detachable and that hand form is the fastest way to flick them off when needed. Tiny cool detail on Ubisoft's part

[@beestreebzz1510]

@@George-li1yv I mean more like how difficult it is for later assassins to bring out the blade safely rather than actually getting it to work

[@D-F-T]

It’s funny that ringer finger tradition started by Bayek being clumsy lol.

[@ogod8270]

I love how Ezio moves his left hand first to distract you from his right

[@bullitkinginc.6622]

I think it’s actually a reference to the fact that originally there was only 1 hidden blade. Ezio was the first Assassin to employ the usage of Dual Hidden Blades. So when he was growing up/training he only had his left blade as is the traditional way. (Notice Altair only has 1 on his left arm) He probably has really strong muscle memory for the Left Blade and has to actively think to use his Right Blade. Of course Ezio becoming essentially the most famous of the Assassins his style and technique of the Dual Hidden Blade becomes the new staple way of all Assassins.

[@burner9703]

Just an recycled animation

[@irgendeinname9256]

​@@burner9703 yea obviously and people keep interprating bs lmao

[@phantomlord5707]

y’all extra asf

[@noahgleason9915]

​@@bullitkinginc.6622um, ezio never had hidden blade training growing up... he didnt even know his father was an assassin and not just a banker

[@animonarch3858]

Ubisoft:Don't worry we have vikings now

[@5persondude]

*_Female_* Vikings, you bigot!!!

[@GlacierCodfish]

Vikings are always the answer 💪🪓

[@loveandcyanide1682]

Ok but I was having fun with valhalla cause of vikings. And in my opininon it shouldn’t be AC. Just write story and call game valhalla

[@animonarch3858]

@@loveandcyanide1682 that's what everyone been saying to ubisoft just name that valhalla

[@Fryderyk.]

Then call it Valhalla and don't ruin my childhood...

[@sim24687193]

AC II: Hidden Gun, Poison Blade AC Revelations: Hook Blade AC III: One converts into a knife AC Unity: Phantom Blade AC Syndicate: IM BATMAN AC Odyssey: Do broken Pieces of Eden count???

[@steve_broxi]

AC rogue: *GRENADA*

[@sim24687193]

@@steve_broxi AC World War II: GuNS Go BRrrRRrr

[@ariramadhan6362]

Odyssey: the fuck is hidden blade? Why you hide the blade? Darius: well, yes actually....

[@WolvyBlk]

AC Valhalla: I know you guys all wear the blade the same inner forearm but have you guys tried the outer forearm? I’m gonna try it

[@sim24687193]

@@WolvyBlk Other Assassins: Go home Eivor you’re drunk

[@vipulgupta4348]

Love how Connor has a different animation from the others. Shows he's a much angrier character.

[@Dead_Hitori]

Everyone shits on Connor but he's one of the best AC characters, he's in a war where no matter what side he picks he still loses.

[@Mariodash23]

Back when AC had a clear identity and wasn’t just “Ubisoft Sandbox Time Sink #2”

[@tedharris7105]

Yeah, now it's just like playing "Witcher" which, granted, is an awesome game, but AC wasn't meant to be like it!

[@d3parturee]

Really? The blueprint was already getting stale by the time of AC3. If every game followed the same layout then you'd just complain that AC is dead, milked dry, not unique. The two open world games were fresh and unique in every way (cant speak for Valhalla cause I haven't got to it yet), did you even play Origins or Odyssey for more than an hour? The DLC?

[@roguepoison]

@@tedharris7105 I'd say the Witcher is a fair bit better because unlike AC, it's not an empty sandbox thats big for the sake of being big

[@danielhogue4327]

@@roguepoison if you think those games are empty never play elden ring

[@Deleralia]

Meh the new format is fun. Ac4 was the last good one then when they made origins/odyssey era those were fun too. 1/2 we're boring and so were those like ones that no one remember in between 4 and origins.

[@abhijitnath4521]

When it was an 'Assassin' game

[@austinwalker2000]

Except 4 while a good game wasn't an assassin game

[@abhijitnath4521]

@@austinwalker2000 yup, a good pirate game.

[@slumpywumpy4166]

If Black Flag was a good Pirate game, why can’t Valhalla be a good Viking game? You lot are so quick to hate on the newer editions of AC but if you just sat down n fucking played them and got over your love for Ezio, you’d enjoy yourself.

[@abhijitnath4521]

@@slumpywumpy4166 Valhalla, a good Viking game. Now, can we get some Assassin games again?

[@austinwalker2000]

@@slumpywumpy4166 oh the irony so quick to hate?? You're so quick to assume we didn't say they weren't good games just that they arent good assassin games 4 is one of my favorite games in the series but it is indeed not an assassin game as you dont play as an assassin edward only becomes one after the games events but it is still very much an assassin's Creed game because it's about the creed as a whole it isn't about the assassins themselves or the templars it's about the creed the only 2 ac games that really focus on what the creed means is 1 and 4 as for Valhalla I can't say anything about yet I just barely baught it haven't played it yet as I'm currently replaying the entire series

[@NekoEnforcer]

Assassin's creed 1 looks so good still

[@Rowdycons]

Still waiting for when that game comes on for PS. It was such a philosophical roller-coaster. Waayyy ahead of its time. Taught me so much.

[@Magitroll]

A terrible repetitive mess of a game though, AC1

[@nick-314]

@@Magitroll I'd take it over Valhalla every day and twice om Sunday. It was a great first game for the series it spawned.

[@mnArqal93]

@@Magitroll Yeah, I have to agree due to all repetition, the actual game itself wasn't that exciting to play. The story and the assassins/templar concept carried that game.

[@thanatos5642]

@@Magitroll it had some minor issues but it is still the best game all things considered

[@DylanWolfram14]

AC2, 3 and 4 will forever be remembered for being some of my favorite childhood games

[@goldie0513]

That was my favorite feature. I would constantly walk or run around flicking the hidden blades to make myself look intimidating. Also really mad they removed the ability to fight with the blades as that was all I used to do when I was bored.

[@TheCholopolo209]

Have 2 blades is way better than 1. But even 1 is better then a broken spear

[@bryanvernon4046]

Idk I liked how odyssey switched it up a bit

[@TheCholopolo209]

@@bryanvernon4046 it was a nice change but I was kinda hoping, we'd eventually get the hidden blade

[@bryanvernon4046]

@@TheCholopolo209 Fair enough

[@JesusChristDenton_7]

@@TheCholopolo209 Funnily enough Kassandra apparently gets a Hidden Blade at some point in time....

[@TheCholopolo209]

@@JesusChristDenton_7 really, care to explain

[@Jordanpascal]

I loved how you could walk around with the hidden blades out too!

[@mr.reverse7399]

I love how Ezio uses the cloak to conceal the hidden blade on his left hand

[@JesusChristDenton_7]

I miss these days.

[@mysterious___1]

You can still play the older games. If you miss it so much go play them.

[@Cay9z]

@@mysterious___1 Dont understand why people just cant go and buy the game and play it people are so weird

[@TheRisible]

Ac 3 was the best for me Connor’s story and his outfit design were awesome

[@irgendeinname9256]

The combat should have been more challenging

[@i_k_d3815]

Ah yes Master Altair and Ezio 🥰

[@UndertakerU2ber]

Ey, wazza matta you Altair?

[@OnlyHerculean]

@@UndertakerU2ber that's racist!

[@UndertakerU2ber]

@@OnlyHerculean You’re a racist! 😡 jk 😂

[@k83i2]

That's from brotherhood lmao I'm playing it rn

[@jasonvoorhees9523]

In spanish translation they removed racist line for ldiot one xD

[@OneeyedOwl-t8t]

Ezio: *activates hidden blade hence drawing attention* His cape: I got you bro

[@anaverageanimeviewer5696]

“I miss the old Kanye”

[@kanyeeast5191]

Ye

[@BloodandlatexFX]

Underrated comment

[@117thstreet_Hebrew_Hamburgers]

I act like he died after 808. Twisted dark fantasy was dropped after he died.

[@modude117]

@@117thstreet_Hebrew_Hamburgers Graduation for me

[@117thstreet_Hebrew_Hamburgers]

@@modude117 I was so close to making that the cut off too. But 808 is personal for me.

[@shadow_gringo3595]

Still can’t get over the fact eivors cloak looks like wood while the clothing from its predecessors floats fluidic

[@clairejohnson4633]

Took a hell of a nose dive in everything. Newer games look weird and stray into uncanny valley.

[@Heitor15092K]

Nah bro vallhalla graphics are good u tweaking or playing in a shit console 😭

[@shadow_gringo3595]

@@Heitor15092K I can’t afford stealing a gaming pc

[@theonewhoknocks1412]

I used to do these finger movements when i played with my imaginary hidden blades as a kid 😭

[@diegopansini3152]

😂 you and me both

[@ArandomStranger-x3r]

Bro I used to put a butter knife I my sleeve

[@theonewhoknocks1412]

@@ArandomStranger-x3r i put pencils 😭 and rulers

[@onceafetus169]

​@@ArandomStranger-x3r I respect the dedication

[@robertbusselmaier]

Just the fact that Ezio HAD a cape he could casually throw over his shoulder made slow walk shots all the more menacing

[@solidkiller1244]

I loved fighting with bare hands, the take downs were awesome

[@willwhite636]

Ubisoft: You can do the same thing in the new games through our skill tree! Just spend 2 skill tree points to unlock 0.2% of the hidden blade.

[@sozzem8869]

I love how altair uses his hidden blade through his finger that assassins cut off

[@za.monolit]

that's the point of cutting their fingers lol. To make way for the blade

[@sozzem8869]

@@za.monolit i know

[@epichungering9648]

Honestly I always saw Connor the most aggressive out of them. Mostly cause I remember one of his instakill with a sword when he just pounces on people

[@skrillexplayzchannel7407]

Connor is wack

[@davinchiR]

Unity is underrated 💔

[@valentijntigchelaar5292]

1000000%

[@aundrianagle]

I agree, but I can also see the other side of it because when it came out it was super buggy to the point a lot of people stopped playing it deeming it unplayable. It has improved since its release, but people overlook that.

[@scottgleason5758]

French Revolution is my absolute favorite time piece in the series.

[@Shendue]

@@aundrianagle It really depended on your configuration. I remember I made my PC anew when it came out and it was buttery smooth for me.

[@muhammadfaathir8800]

Its has the greatest mechanic over all ac but wack story and bug as hell

[@Ryusenta]

All the assassin's creed games will always have a permanent spot in my childhood💫 legendary for life

[@ohiosfinest]

Everyone saying they miss the old games, just replay them! I do when I feel nostalgic. I go long enough to forget a good portion of the story so, I get to enjoy them all over again 😂

[@JamesWestMusicMan]

Yeah, the games are still there to play!

[@velardechelo]

I was playing Assassin's 3 ....But Odyssey feels so much alive... I'm playing in pc at ultra and is amazing... Is like really being there...Both games are fun...

[@JamesWestMusicMan]

@@velardechelo although it doesn't feel the same as the old games, AC Odyssey is one of my FAVOURITE games

[@Notthatguypal40]

The thing is Bro is I really feel you on that one but I’m trying to get a game with the same aesthetic feel with the latest graphic technology

[@ohiosfinest]

@@Notthatguypal40 then I bet you’re really excited for Mirage, huh? lol

[@jackbuchanan6441]

Connor has the coolest design of all these that blends in better than the others

[@sillyninja65]

yup let us control the hidden blade

[@mattmay4112]

Yeah we lost some of that at Edward

[@ghostwarrior3878]

The whole thing with using the hidden blade as a combat weapon was lost after rogue it was implemented gameplay-wise in assassin's Creed II but lore wise it was invented by Altair as he got older. It's a shame you could use the hidden blade as a combat weapon in unity and syndicate. I understand why In origins.

[@rickbrink6301]

I feel like when hoods stopped being an essential part of the outfit is when assassins creed started to drift away from its roots.

[@Rotoiii_the_Entertainer]

And the hoods

[@Sheamcdonnell]

The hood is pretty essential in Valhalla

[@rickbrink6301]

@@Sheamcdonnell you could probably beat the whole game without ever putting the hood up. I know what you mean tho, Valhalla Is the first game where the hood was an actual game mechanic. I’m talking about how the hood used to be an essential part of an assassin’s uniform and served no gameplay purpose other than to look cool.

[@MaxPwnzer]

Probably because wearing the hoods made them stand out as the games drifted towards modernity. So pulling them up when you don't want your face to be as visible like in AC4 and Syndicate makes sense

[@rickbrink6301]

@@MaxPwnzer I agree it with you 100% that it makes no sense. I just think the assassins look cooler with the hood then without it. We all accept that it makes sense that a bale of hay can break a man’s fall from a 500ft tall building so I don’t it’s too much of a stretch to say that assassins where hoods all the time despite it making them easier to identify by templars.

[@kawi2489]

Gods this video alone makes me want replay all of them again

[@Fryderyk.]

I did it and i cried when i made the last (REAL) Assassin's Creed series game not some Vikings shit that is not even Assassin's Creed... I miss the old ones vibes

[@blackjack8984]

same

[@maddoxterwilliger9278]

@@Fryderyk. how is ac vallaha not a good game

[@Fryderyk.]

@@maddoxterwilliger9278 when did i said its a bad game bruh i just said that its not assasin's creed game its some Viking rpg that couldn't be named assasins'creed but just valhalla

[@studiokourdak1437]

The way Altair hold ups himself so natural, while his blade is intact is so well done. Ezio and others is like: IM THE MOST COOL GUY IN MY CENTURY, LOOOK AT MEEEE.

[@KyleSurette13]

Yeah I miss that. I always used to mess around with that option when I was running, especially long distances. I don’t know why, but it was satisfying. It’s such a minor detail but probably what I miss the most from the new ones. Lol But… removing the hidden blade altogether except for stealth was a real buzz kill.

[@kendallmcdonald3130]

I did that too

[@SCUMMY4205]

Yea I was hoping Valhalla would bring it back because Eivor uses the blade on the outside of the forearm. But nope. Valhalla is more enjoyable than the last few for me, but still doesn't feel like an AC game. Just a viking game that happens to have some AC elements to it. I really hope they go back to the old version and bring the hidden blade back to the forefront of the games mechanics. With a REAL assassin and not some guy that just so happens to know some people who are connected to the brotherhood.

[@sirdino2613]

I like how Altair fully closed his hand with the blade because of the missing finger

[@buttermanaws4693]

I miss just putting the blades in and out while running at a guard to decide if they live or die

[@michaelchristidis8658]

I remember playing AC Brotherhood way back...I honestly have no problem replaying it right now... the controls felt so good and the main villain is amazing

[@saulsilver769]

and ratonhaketon is the most badass of all

[@unknownpowfu2052]

Connor will suffice

[@ryelletheg5926]

Connor and Edward will always be my go tos

[@tuliodosanjos260]

Connor was brutal

[@adrir-u2l]

Yeah. I don't know why but in AC3 somehow the combat feels like with more impact and brutal imo

[@BruceWayne-fj9bm]

Heck no.

[@stalevyy_shchur]

Al Tair is my favorite! We definitely need more of eastern esthetic.

[@vegitosupergod1599]

That Ezio double was always sweet

[@SpaghettiTop]

I think Connor and Arnos hidden blade were revolutionary (no pun intended) the way Connor could rotate it and use it as a dagger was amazing. And the cross bow for arno too

[@holygamerchair7574]

I feel like the most bad ass incarnation of assassin’s creed was the first. It was the game that sent shivers down my spine with every storyline assassination. It felt real, like you could easily be outnumbered in a fight, and forced to run instead of having a full theater of ways to kill entire mobs of enemies.

[@yalikejellybeans8078]

This is truth spoken out loud I hate the new ones when comparing them to OG's bring the good times back ;-;

[@Fryderyk.]

I agree 100% i miss the good old Assassin's Creed games. I hope Ubisoft will bring them back one day...

[@maddoxterwilliger9278]

Ac Valhalla is still rlly goo

[@magnuslund22]

Did you not see that the shift to an RPG open-world style saved a dying franchise?

[@PUNISHERMHS_2021]

@@magnuslund22 it seems to have split the fan base, and doubt it because now Ubisoft claimed they're having two releases, the more traditional AC games the and the RPG AC games

[@malhakaicb3150]

AC III had the most iconic suit for Connor. His suit is easily the most recognizable and the stories build up to getting his suit was a masterpiece

[@nathrob2437]

Hmm no, I would say the most recognisable is ezio and altiar is second

[@malhakaicb3150]

@@nathrob2437 Nah, Ezio had too many variations but Altiar I’ll only give to you because they had his suit in every following game after. As for Connor’s suit it was the closest to Altiar’s design based off of its originality. Not to mention all the hype behind the game getting a complete remaster.

[@nathrob2437]

@@malhakaicb3150 regardless of variation, ezios original ac 2 suit is still the most recognisable based of the fact that hes one of the most, if not the most popular character as well as, has the most popular trilogy in the ac series, where as regardless of a remaster. Ac 3 is the most hated next to unity

[@estebancorrales9879]

@@nathrob2437 agree it was boring, i prefer rogue over 3 any day

[@Tanner-2]

My personal favorite is Ray Cormacs suit from assassins creed rogue. His drip is insane!

[@madman7923]

I'm playing through Valhalla right now and surprised to find the combat system had completely changed

[@ruasynth8696]

Byaek was pretty badass ngl

[@D-F-T]

He’s one of the only Assassins to have almost zero guidance from anyone. Yet he still got the job done.

[@Sephy_7]

Man, these people HATE Origins for no reason, for the "it's not AC"

[@J__T]

​@@Sephy_7I don't like it for a whole slew of reasons; one of the bigger ones is that the assassins part of Assassin's Creed come from the real world root of assassins which is Masyaf. The Hashash smokers, specifically. It's total BS that the origins supposedly come from Egypt or Greece. That and the first time I played it I died to a bird because it was higher level than me which meant I couldn't even damage the damn thing. At least things in the older AC games knew when to die.

[@TheEternalOuroboros]

I used to play the beginning of Brotherhood again just to do fights with the one hidden blade, wearing Altair's outfit. Was cool af

[@Mustafa_9628]

I just realized that the right hidden blade was way longer for ezio in his trilogy and then it got shorter and shorter with each game Dayum ubisoft

[@zachary5038]

RIGHT

[@FattyMcLangy]

Ubisoft is tryna tell us something. Age. Size.

[@Mustafa_9628]

@@FattyMcLangy So they were larger back then Now they shrunk? Maybe 😂

[@Daan-Dovah]

That or they were still working out the size of the hidden blade to long wouldn't be hidden to short wouldn't deal damage they needed to get it just right

[@Mustafa_9628]

@@Daan-Dovah maybe But size does matter right?

[@saltysergeant4284]

it's really incredible how a simple color scheme change can DRAMATICALLY change the character appearance, even in the exact same clothes.

[@Jasongy827]

I like it how the hidden blade blended in with their attire and environment like Arno’s phantom blade modification

[@blaineholt1589]

Just remembered Connor’s blades fold over into a handheld knife. That’s the coolest shit ever in the series

[@camelotassemble]

I remember feeling like a badass in Brotherhood with two hidden blades.

[@ninj493]

Enemy stand user can be anywhere : The stand user :

[@tangetstone2.045]

Assassin drip distracts you from the blade

[@ashish_sunny]

while Iron by Woodkid plays along in mind🗿🗡️

[@FoxyGrandmeowmmy5598]

Those finger movements of Ezio,Edward,shay makes them a little Too happy to carry those blades

[@Kat1kafka]

I started hating the series when it turned into a Witcher 3 try hard

[@pogofgreed3707]

Only Witcher 3 was good and Valhalla sucked dog biscuits.

[@SpectreStatus]

Rogue was the last game I think I truly enjoyed. Syndicate had a very nice world and atmosphere though.

[@MaxPwnzer]

@@SpectreStatus Man, the series is probably at its best for all of its mechanics. The original games up until Unity never even had a crouch button, but were labeled stealth games regardless despite the stealth being actually terrible. The combat up until Origins was just simply "Hit counter button, kill enemy, use combo kills repeat last step until all enemies are dead" Now the climbing, stealth and combat are all actually enjoyable because the combat can actually provide some challenge and is more than just two button inputs on repeat. The stealth is tricky to pull off but still leagues better than in the Ezio trilogy, the games which most fans suck off to no end. The only thing that's gotten worse is the writing, but I don't believe most people played AC games for the plot anyway.

[@SpectreStatus]

@@MaxPwnzer I don't want to get into a whole debate with you because there's a million things I could say when it comes to AC, but let me just speak to the point about stealth. The older more classic AC games focused on social stealth, which naturally excluded crouching, because crouching and sneaking around the old-fashioned way goes against the Creed, if you interpret it strictly. That's why those games are the way they are. Now was it executed well? That is the real dispute. In most cases I'd say no, but Liberation does a pretty good job of it with it's persona system. If you haven't played that title I'd recommend it.

[@vincentclark8386]

Same Origins was the last great one for me. I lost interest when you had to choose your skills to use...

[@12thGenNewton]

It’s unfathomable to me how these people were creative enough to construct the original games totally unique formula just to squander it with annual releases and then ultimately forsaking it for a formula with more mass appeal. It just breaks the heart of this OG assassins creed fan..