Can You Beat ASSASSIN'S CREED 1 With Only The Hidden Blade?
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- Опубліковано 27 жов 2023
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The Hidden Blade is the signature weapon of the Assassin's Creed series. Without AC, there would be no hidden blade. Without the hidden blade, there would be no AC.
And considering how deadly it is in the right circumstances, one has to ask : can it be deadly in EVERY circumstance? Even ones that it wasn't designed for?
I think it's about time we find out.
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It's actually the most deadly weapon, even for counterattacks, but the time frame to counter attack is also the smallest.
now do AC1 without using the hidden blade. now thats a challenge
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AC1 without any Counterk^lls challenge
honestly the combat is 100x better and more engaging this way
I miss when the counterattacks were difficult to time right and chain killings took skill because of it
Not only that, with sword and dagger, if you miss counter you will still block and either negate damage or take reduced damage.
With hidden blade you eat full damage if you miss counter. In cases of elite enemies, thats 3-4 bars of damage.
@@tortyreus2384 Chainkilling in general, was OP as fuck... I feel like they should've implemented a better reward system for getting kills without getting hit.
Fun fact, using the hidden blade counter on the last boss is actually an exploit. Normally the game has a long drawn out cat and mouse game, where you have to find the right one out of a bunch of illusions around the courtyard. Funny that this challenges rules actually made the final boss easier!
You... you can just use eagle vision though. The right one is marked golden and the others red
@@CErra310 You can, but using a counter with the hidden blade instant kills every enemy regardless of difficulty. The frame to land the counter is much smaller than other weapons, and instead of blocking and avoiding damage if you fail, you take full damage, but landing the hidden blade counter just ends the fight immediately from the start without having to do anything extra. Like it's been forever since I played it, but I think countering with the hidden blade just ends it period. Like he doesn't even do the clone phase.
Throwing knives also trivialize it
I remember just throwing his asss to the ground and killing him there way too easily
@@CErra310 lul that would have been helpful advice 16 years ago
Now on to the Ezio game's with all the Hidden Blade upgrades. AC2 has Duel Hidden Blade, Hidden Gun and Poison Blade, Brotherhood adds the Poison Dart launcher and Revelations gives The Hookblade for combat and getting around.
Please do lemon
Dude I literally never used weapons in AC2 after getting dual hidden blades because I just thought it was really funny to just spam 7000 attacks at once into a poor guard
Unironically I loved hidden blade only on Brotherhood. So many good social stealth opportunities, even while on max notoriety
Wait, there us something else except the hidden blade as a weapon? Never knew
@@ArcNine9Angel I'm forever mad that I have to video proof of this but I swear that one time in Brotherhood I walked into a group of four guards and the game mixed up the animation where you stand between two guys and stab them both and the animation where you stab a guy in front of you and for just a second Ezio killed three guys at once with his sudden three arms
I loved AC1 and was always confused why most people didn’t like the Desmond story…
Only in my 3rd or 4th playthrough I figured out that you can press a button during cutscenes when the screen flickers to see alternative perspectives. Had to play it one more time
Mash the button to be like "I can see EVERYWHERE!"
Desmond's story in AC1 is the interesting part of the plot. Desmond's story in every other AC game actively detracts from the plot.
There was an achievement for doing that in every cutscene. Somehow I always missed at least one of them. I must have done 10 play throughs trying to get it
Man, I miss when Assassin's Creed was like this and it felt like there was a way better and more interesting present day story underneath it all. I remember spending so many hours going through theory videos talking about all the symbols at the end and what they might mean.
those post kill conversations were top. altair piecing it all together after each kill, getting perspectives from the other side when the target had no more reason to struggle or keep secrets and would speak freely. it was something else. while in many ways the series got better, there were some unique things about this one that were peaks in their own ways.
The game is still very good and the present day story is fine. It’s just not as good.
@@QSxDaRkSCoPethe games suck now after revelations and black flag it all went to shit
You can do death from above, but need to lock on, position yourself and jump and do high profile assassinate directly on the target. It’s tricky to get the timing but once you do, you can use it for many of the bosses. Only in later games did they have auto-lock-on for it but it was always possible.
I recently did a full stealth run (doesn’t count the ones that are impossible to stealth for story reasons) and the only one I messed up on was the executioner.
Because it's not really an Air Assassination. It's gameplay jank. The game is skipping the traditional "Land on Ground" animation and skipping right to the High Profile "Jump and Kill" animation, making it *Appear* as an Air Assassination. Likewise, considering how obtuse pulling it off is, it's clear that it's not an intended feature of AC1 as a whole.
@@Spirit_of_Yubel In the video he asked whether it was possible since he remembered it was. I merely clarified on that aspect. Jank or not, it was always possible and players have been using it for speedruns and other challenges.
Contrary to popular belief air assassinate was not introduced in AC 2. I don't think the game gives you a tutorial on how to do this.
Yes it was?@@zachtwilightwindwaker596
I remember going back to AC1 after playing through Black Flag and Rogue. And not having the death from above execution was so jarring. I constantly tried to use it but couldn't. My brain could never stop from it being my go to kill move
No , the game has air assassination. yes, but you have to be a lil close to the target, lock-on to them, and press R1 while maintaining high profile. the only difference herewith other games is you hve to press and hold "high profile" button aka the block button.
AC1's gameplay has gained fktons of misconception over the years and this is one of them
@@btchiaintkidding7837Another one is that Altair cant do wall eject when climbing/freerunning, which you can do easily.
@btchiaintkidding7837 ooohhh okay that explains it. I was never close enough to my target to activate it. Which also explains the vague memory I have of doing them in AC1, which until you posted this, I thought was just me misremembering AC2
@@btchiaintkidding7837 No, that's not an Air Assassination. What you're describing is technically a sort of "Jank" in the gameplay. What's happening is the game is triggering a "High Profile Assassination" by pressing the buttons at the exact times that it skips the "Land on Ground" animations and goes right into the High Profile "Jump and Stab" killmove animation. But the problem was that the windows for pulling this off are so tiny and tight, it's not exactly something someone's going to do naturally. AC1 never had Air Assassinations period, only gameplay jank.
Just need to lock on. Vertical distance is way lower, unless you climb after locking on then jump, but horizontal distance is a bit too much. Lots of fun
My theory is that the piece of eden that can control time is in fact the dagger of time from Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Think about it; a gold metal dagger with supernatural abilities that dates back centuries even from before the timeline in the game, makes sense, right? And the vizier is the Templar Grand master. Seeing as Assassin’s Creed was born from Prince of Persia, the connection seems uncanny.
I've always felt this to be extremely possible. Considering that every combat interaction I ever got into, I baited the counter due to its one-hit counter nature
Trivia: the Order of Assassins was devastated by the Mongols sixty years after the time the game takes place, with pretty much every one of their strongholds being captured or destroyed. Though a remnant survived, twenty years after the Mongol invasion was the last recorded victim of the Order.
That attack is referenced in AC Revelations when Altair seals himself in the temple. I also believe in the lore the Assassins kill Genghis Khan.
@@jorgizoran4340 yes it was actually Altair and a mongolian Assassin named Qulan Gal.
This is a very interesting challenge. The real question is, how many of the other Creeds can you do this way? ;)
Each one until Syndicate
@@apoorvatripathi7304 *Unity, but you could arguably do it in Valhalla
@@apoorvatripathi7304until Unity, since you cant use it in combat, but if we dont have to be in combat...🤔
It's definitely possible with the House of Splendor and Iron Ones creeds, but Devarahs Light might be a but harder to pull off
Ezio trylogy is really easy with only hidden blade, as it is busted in those 3. I don't know about the rest of the series
I used to get like 90 percent of all my kills with this weapon. I felt the normal combat was broken cuz it would be like 5 hits with the sword or I could use the blade for a instant kill counter
the game has combo system, if you spam r1 then the guards will literally block everything and wont d^e, you have to rhytmically time your attacks to pull combo k^ll and successfully doing so lets you k^ll them with a takedown cutscene/animation instead of ragdoll. and performing combo k^lls and counter k^lls with takedowns like these builds fear/intimidation meter for the remaining enemies so they will yield or run away
at lowest level it takes, 3 hits to break enemy posture/HP then the next blow will be a k^llmove, you upgrade this with story progression and by the emd of the game it only takes 1 hit to break enemy posture.
@@btchiaintkidding7837 The word is KILL. Stop writing it with a character missing, that's for toddlers and dogs.
@@KainYusanagi they even censored the word "bitch" in their username
They also censored "die", which I didn't notice until now, because it's a single instance while there's 4 "kills" in 4 lines (condensed comment) or 2 lines (full desktop comment).
@@KainYusanagi a lot of the modern self censoring is due to algorithm stuff on social media, deleting/shadowbanning posts, getting your account warned/suspended/etc. Some of it is probably being being overly sensitive, but the whole reason the horrendous modern vocabulary of doublespeak caught on in recent years was platforms punishing people for plainly using advertiser unfriendly or 'dangerous' words. I'm not speaking for this individual and i completely hate reading it too (and i'm sure some people unironically learned to write that way after seeing it) but it's strangely a form of censorship bypass in many cases.
I really really enjoyed the humor in this video 😂 the NPC's quirks and first game's heavy focus on the stabby-stabby really made the comedy flow like a freshly severed artery. 🎉
I went through AC2 with the biggest hammer I could for this same kind of challenge after seeing some of your videos, and this is absolutely a wonderful series you should do :D
This unlocked so many memories for me (the circling the circle during al mualims monologues, the annoying showing everything we've already practiced during the tutorial, and the amazing climing and leap of faiths). and IM JUST NOW GETTING TO IT. Thank you lemon :)
I actually did this myself back when the game first came out. I did the same thing with the knife as well. It was actually cool discovering that the hidden blade could be used to insta-kill counter enemies.
i see assassin's creed i like
WE like
AC3 is the goat cant deny it
"Monkey see monkey do" 😂
@@skrillex1498Communism😂
@@musclecarenjoyernah, AC2 was by far the best jump in quality
Would love to see more of this series going forward, especially with how many gimmicks they pull out with the hidden blade over the course of the series.
Love to see this game. Ah, about as beatiful and janky as I remember. Glad to see it still melts on modern hardware. Might be my favorite game in series, or a close second after Ezio trilogy (let's be fair, it is the same game 3 times with different story setting).
I really want to see how a hidden blade only run goes for the other games. Seeing challenges like this one is always fun.
Interesting change of pace, hope you do challenge runs of more different games
This was a trip down memory lane and a half, I loved these games! Would love to see this challenge at least on the ezio trilogy
Thanks for this. It's been so long since I played AC1. Having enjoyed it so much way back when, it feels good to watch this.
Yeah! I'd love to see the rest of the series with this challenge, or at least the trilogy
10:45 Glad to see you know about the shock and awe tehnique. Once i learned it, i really fell in love with this game
Ben Folds?!? I knew you were a man of patience Lemon, but a man of CLASS also?! You impress me in every regard sir.👏
Definitely need to see the rest of the series! Keep up the good work lemon
Please make more of these videos!! Was an absolute blast! Big nostalgia trip too! 💜
Your humour in this video was so much fun, and this is one of my favourite games, so thank you for this!
I'd love to see you do the rest of the series! Honestly I just enjoy the fun recap of the game lmao
He gave a finger to get access to this weapon, he's getting his mileage out of it
I've been waiting so long for this video thank you so much
This was super cool to watch! I didn't think the game would let you finish with only the hidden blade, but here we are! I'd love to see more entries in the series in the same vein, if they're even possible
Aww yeah, let's go!
The feeling of gathering information on your target and location before the assassination was great in the OG even if the missions became repetitive.
Good video! Surprised to see assassains creed here especially because I started playing the series all over again. Glad I'm not the only one who does the "Cutscene Spin"
I know I'm late but I'll love to see you do this challenge with every Assassin's Creed game
What a blast from the past seeing the first AC game again. Great run Lemon.
I remember rushing to the nearest electronics store during my lunch break to get the game day 1. I was even able to pick up the CE with the Altair figurine (which i still have). Had so much fun with the game especially the parcour parts which was pretty innovative for that time as well as enjoying the views from high above. Game sure is flawed but it was the first entry in the formula. Played AC 2 when it came out as well then my PS3 broke and although i had Brotherhood i never came around playing it and never returned to the series as well.
This video unlocked some good memories, my first AC was Brotherhood and I loved it so much I had to try every previous opus
The first one felt quite janky but I loved the story and idk it felt fun despite how repetitive it was
I enjoyed this video! Great job!
Love your videos, Lemon! Keep 'em coming!
I love how every time that you upload a new video my day gets infinitely better, I wish you the best man
Finally a assassins creed video, ive been wanting this
Great video and I'd love to see more from this series! Black Flag is great, so maybe gun or even blowgun only for that game?
I would love to see you do the rest of the series, like it would be great to see
It's a shame that Ubisoft completely abandoned the roots of the series
I’m liking the branching out Lemon. Keep it up
This video got me playing AC II which is now one of my favorite games, thank you.
I would love to see you to this for every AC game!
The unironic comparison you made between Saruman and Al Mualim is crazy. The thirst for power. corrupts him through the apple such as Saruman’s thirst for Power of The One Ring corrupted his mind as well. That’s something I just noticed as well
The Good Doctor hovering over you while you sleep reminds me of the dentist in Seinfeld.
keeping going this looks like a fun challenge to watch.
Fantastic video! As the other comments say, the hidden blades are actually the most powerful weapons (at least up to AC Revelations) due to them being able to counter every weapon, albeit having as much smaller counter window. I remember that in AC Brotherhood there used to be Trials that you could do and one of them was how many combat kills you could get with only the hidden blades and the enemies would slowly ramp up to difficulty up to the Papal guards themselves. An interesting playthrough I did once in Brotherhood was trying to complete the game by disarming every enemy and using their weapon to kill them. I don't remember how far I got into the game but it would be pretty interesting imho.
It's been a while since I encoutered a UA-camr thats so effortlessly and consistantly funny. I think I'll stay here for a little while :)
Man, this game brings up good memories. Thanks for this.
Yes please more of these, this was amazing
Yeah I would love to see you do this with the rest of the series.
Id love to see more from assassins creed. This video was great!
I was actually getting the itch to replay some of the older games lately, but I traded them all away when I got rid of my old consoles and moved to PC. That, and I didn't feel like giving Ubisoft any of my money.
That said, I would like to see more of your challenge runs in this series, mostly because your humor makes everything better. I haven't heard you say "Carl cut the camera" in a while and it caught me off guard, gave me a good chuckle.
first ever video that i've watched from you.. you're very entertaining, will definitely watch more videos!
Love the video and commentary
This is the only challenge you’ve ever done I think I could do. When I originally played the assassins creed games I just didn’t deal with swapping weapons because the hidden blade is so much more fun to hit timing windows with.
A playthrough of Assassins Creed with normal and funny commentary? Finally.
I absolutely love how casual you are this video, it's a good breath of fresh air from all of those monotone commentary videos about how this game is an "old gem" or people flexing their parkour skill to people who say "AC1 is slow".
Really glad you are diverging from Dark Souls, love tour content, andd think you have great potential
Great work Lemon :D
I've never clicked on something so fast, I love your content and the thought of you playing Assassins creed 1 makes me so happy
Loved this "lets play" style of Assasins creed, i want more :D
Id love the rest of the series, Would be a fun trip down memory lane to watch/rewatch now n then
Really great vid! Would love to see more for the sequels
Would definitely love to see the rest of the series run through withe hidden blade!
Definitely do this for others it was fun to watch youre very entertaining
I'd love to see the if AC2/AC3 as well, surprisingly enjoyed it.
26:28 Season 1 Episode 48 of Batman The Animated Series is called "What is Reality?". Edward E. Nigma, aka The Riddler sends a minivan sized computer to the police station and traps commissioner James Gordon, Batman's friend, inside a VR simulation. Batman has to put on a VR headset and enter the machine to confront The Riddler, who seems to have total control over the simulation. He can create objects out of thin air, warp the world around and even duplicate himself. Which was ultimately his downfall as well, since the whole thing was dependent on his concentration. He fried his own brain trying to fend off VR Batman.
Great video, as always. I would definitely like to see you try the rest of the series with these rules, however, as many people pointed out, it might be to easy. So why not go the Batman path and use only your fists? (Except for the mandatory targets obviously)
AC: Brotherhood with hidden blade only is still one of my favorite challenge runs. Max notoriety, no group fighting, and plenty of social stealth. Actually had good use of the coin throw to get past guard squads.
Yeah would love to see this series continued
Would love to see this challenge continued into the series
cool challenge, fun video, nice work!
Dropped my jaw when I saw AC1, definitely a nostalgial one. Thanks 🍋
I would love to see this in every game in the series, just think, you would have at least 12 more video ideas.
Can't wait to see the rest of the series !
would love to see you do this for all the games.
Characterizing the Templars as the "opposing team" just made my day lol :D
Awesome as always! :-)
Would love to watch a continuation into the rest of the series
This vid probably could’ve been condensed a bit, but “get back here and finish what I started! is a great line.
You're very funny :D I'll have to check out more of your vids!
Yes please would be à pleasure the rewatch those game with you ! Take care
"Tell if you wanna see..." Yes. It's always yes. I like the way you do the video magic.
this video its epic, I hope you do the challenge in the rest of the saga.
This was a trip down the memory lane, my god
Are you an actual psychic? I just thought about replaying this iconic game and you released a challenge run about it. You made my day
Just wanted to say Hi Lemon! Thank you for all these fantastic challenges!
Cant wait until we arrive at Black Falg. Keep em comming!
YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!! CONTINUE WITH AC2. EVEN IF YOU DON'T DO THE CHALLENGE, DO IT FOR THE LORE. YOU EXPLAIN IT REALLY GOOD AND IN SHORT.
come on continue with this series i would love to see it
this seems like it would be a fun series for you to continue
I would love to see this series continued
I had to pause because I was laughing too hard at the "I am the Night! ...the... Midafternoon!" line
That was cool, loved the transitions and lore bits.
In all fairness, combat is stupidly easy, once you get a hang of riposte timings.
Getting this alert while I'm currently playing brotherhood was a pleasant surprise