The Hidden Blade Assassin's Creed in Depth

I'm talking about things that were teased or discussed, e.g. in promotional material, but never made the final product of a game because they were cut, but that you would have liked a lot. Could be anything: story-related, setting, gameplay mechanics, weapons/gear, etc.

I thought the crossbow in the AC1 trailer looked really cool and I would have loved to use it, but at the end of the day I understand that they wanted to maintain historical accuracy by scratching it. Besides, we got the crossbow again in later games.

based on the black flag concept art that has currently accurately predicted two out of three settings for the following three games, Japan is next. Tokyo, to be precise.

So whaddya think of that?

I feel like we've gone through different eras of narrative tone based on the setting, with the crusades being grim, renaissance being boisterous, colonies/north america being swashbuckling adventure, and the latest northern european stuff being heavily inspired by your standard period piece film and television stuff.

because it provides an excuse for stealth takedowns being treated like ammo rather than an unlimited ability, gives you a reason to try to get in and take out only your target and maybe a few folks in your way, and gives you a reason to eventually need to run from combat no matter how good at fighting you are.

In games where direct conflict is the only option I understand why people dislike weapon durability, but in this case it just makes stealth more powerful and seductive: you feel like you are subverting a system and playing smart.

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