The Hidden Blade Assassin's Creed in Depth

Assassin's Creed's most challenging Informer, Pickpocket, Interrogation and Eavesdropping missions. Each done in a unique style.

This guide is directed at those who are still playing through Assassin's Creed for the first time. The greatest joy in the game comes from figuring out how to stealth assassinate one of the main targets on your first try, without reading a walkthrough first. For me, this satisfaction came much too late (the eighth target). I was good at the "not cheating" part but lousy at planning an assassination, mostly because there were aspects of the game play which I did not understand.

You all know by now that I'm a big fan of air to assassinate. Ubisoft must have rushed it in at the last minute because both they and Prima failed to document how to do it. Whenever someone on the internet asks for help, at least one well intentioned player comes to their aid with advice like, "Jump at your target and hit the attack button when you get close." That's what I call a "jump assassinate" (or "stunt assassinate" if the fall is high enough to cause partial desynchronization). Air to assassinate is actually easier and more reliable. The problem with jump assassinate is you have to judge where you will land and make sure it's close to the target. I usually end up jumping way over the target's head.

Use this video in conjuction with a map to quickly collect all 34 Saracen flags in Damascus, Middle District.

http://www.assassinscreed-maps.com/DamascusMiddle.htm

The video starts at the Informer near the south city gate. This video was shot in one continuous take. The flags were not collected in numerical order. Here is an abbreviated table of contents in case you are looking for a specific flag or Templar: