This is one of the hardest assassination missions in the game. You can spend a couple hours doing this and still come up short. There will be wave after wave of foes before you finally reach the real Robert de Sable. Unfortunately, there is no way around it. You must fight, and you must win.
I’ve read one suggestion online that says:
The easiest thing to do is get out the hidden blade and counter one of them.
Although it is difficult and the timing is strict, once you nail one of them at least one of the other guards should back away in fear, letting you simply jump onto him with the wrist blade.
For every kill one of the guards should react like this, so you can easily combo most of the guards down using this little tactic…
I’ve read another that recommends you fight, then just keep running in circles until your health regenerates.
If you’re still having trouble, check out this video below. It may give you a better idea of how to accomplish this mission.
Lucy Stillman, of Assassin’s Creed, is a scientist working for Abstergo Industries. She helps Dr. Vidic in the research of Altair. She is modelled after and voiced by Kristen Bell.
Not much is known about Lucy’s at the start of the game, although it can be assumed that she is not as cold hearted a person as Dr. Vidic is. She frequently stops Desmond from using the Animus for prolonged periods of time, because she says it can strain the body severely if used for too long. She is also generally warmer in personality than Dr. Vidic and is generally nicer to Desmond, allowing him a bit more freedom than Dr. Vidic Does, even to the point of allowing him to use her computer once.
Ubisoft, the creator’s of Assassin’s Creed, modelled Lucy almost identically to Kristen Bell. Take a look at the hair and beauty marks. I mean, the real version of her is way hotter then the pixellated one, but still I think they did an awesome job.
It’s a very interesting question. Most evolving games nowadays have lifelike time in which we see day and night as the game progresses. So why did the makers of Assassin’s Creed not include any night time missions?
I can think of a few reasons, although I’m not sure if any of them were considered by Ubisoft. For one, during the middle ages, citizens rarely ventured outside once the sun went down. It was too dangerous and people went to bed really early back then. Another reason Ubisoft may have excluded night time from Assassin’s Creed is because the assassination missions in cities were meant to be public. They wanted to kill to be seen.
Sure roaming around at night time and being stealth-like would be cool at times, but it’s not how this game was meant to be played. Altair was meant to kill important people in front of everyone.
You know you’ve found a true Assassin’s Creed fan when you see someone with a tatto paying homage to the game. The logo for the game is badass, but I’m not sure if I’d be daring enough to etch it in ink on my body and have it remain there for all of eternity. Anyways, some fans just like to go all out. So check out these Assassin’s Creed tattoos.
A lot of gamers are also into design. While making sigs isn’t extremely tough, it requires more photoshop skills then I have. Posted below are several cool Assassins Creed sigs that I’ve seen on forums. I didn’t make them and I don’t claim to own them. If one of them is yours and you want it removed, then just email me.
Why is it a crime in the Assassins Creed world to ride a horse in the open space? The second you get on a horse and gallop around some guards they immediately yell “Kill the Assassin!”
Don’t you think that Altair should be able to ride around on a horse without getting harassed by the guards. It makes the game annoying. I just want to be able to travel from city to city in as little time possible. I don’t want to have to slow my horse down every minute because there is a group of guards.
I was browsing some Assassin’s Creed forums and came across a post that was a major gripe about the stealth mode in Assassin’s Creed. Basically the gamer was upset that stealth mode wasn’t stealthy enough and that you can pretty much do anything without being caught. I’ll let you read it for yourself. Let me know what you think.
You’d think the company who made Splinter Cell would know SOMETHING about stealth games. The stealth (a major part of assassination in my mind) in this game was a joke. The “suspicious guards” didnt care that i was climbing walls at all, which was what I hear ubisoft claim. “you need to hide in the crowd, and do socially acceptable things.” Even those darn lepers pushing you into the guards never mattered. I can assassinate a guard in the middle of 5 other ones and no one notices until i kill 2 more.
I really think the “social stealth” idea was awesome. But as it turns out… you walk into a group of scholars, press A, and so long as you dont kill anyone in front of a guard you can call it good. Make the crowds more concealing, so that you can actually hide in them, make the social impact of your actions relevant like you pretend. It wouldve been much cooler. Also I wouldn’t have minded seeing some night mission’s incorporating stealth as well (a reason for the black outfit I want. I actually think the white one is more badass though, i just want choice!).
As far as social acceptability for walking around with 20 knives and 2 swords strapped on your back…. I can’t even say anything.
I wouldve made a weapon selection menu at the beginning of each mission at Masayaf with two meters. One indicating combat ability, the other, social stealth, or suspicion.
You could pick which weapons to bring, including unlockable new ones (ie. the small crossbow, a full long bow, ect.)
The more weapons you bring, the more guards pay attention to you. You are more capable in combat with throwing knives, a bow, and the longsword, but at the same time, your stealth goes down, its much harder to hide in a crowd, ect.
Assassin’s Creed is slated to be released on the Nintendo DS in the United Kingdom this week! Whether or not that release date sticks is anyones guess. Some small things I’ve heard about the DS version are that there aren’t as many assassinations and that the controls are a bit off. But that is to be expected since you can’t copy an 8 button Xbox controller to a DS.
But I know a lot of you are dying to get your hands on this title, so here’s a little video of some DS gameplay.
A lot of people have trouble with the last assassination at the funeral. It’s a tough kill to make and you’ll probably die 5 times just trying to figure things out. So I browsed the Assassin’s Creed forums and took some of the best tips for beating this part of the game. Here they are:
There are many ways. The easiest for me was to just keep attacking everyone until you are lucky enough to kill your target. If you focus on just that specific target then everyone else will kill you.
The archers there are the most annoying…jerks…in the game. I recommend alerting everyone at the funeral, then get them to chase you through the city to a predetermined location where you have a group of vigilantes waiting in ambush. Then, as the vigilantes distract the guards, you can kill ‘em all!
My method was stand in one of the corners that you face at the funeral. The guards won’t be able to attack you from behind and the archers will be able to shoot you less. Then it’s just a case of heavy attacking and countering all the guards until you get to the target. Don’t even bother about getting the archers unless you want the (i think there is one) achievement for killing loads of guards.
It’s a whole lot easier if you take out as many archers as you can -before- the fight. Then, as some of the others said, go get in a corner or near a wall somewhere. There’s a scaffold to the north of the area- get some guards near it and then throw one in to make it collapse and kill as many in one shot as you can (if you didn’t already know of this). Keep countering, and if you see you’ve knocked down ‘Robert,’ quickly switch the hidden blade and try to hit ‘em for a quick finish.
If you can’t beat Assassin’s Creed after this, then get a Game Genie
As promised here are more Xbox 360 Assassin’s Creed achievements. There are a lot of them, so be prepared to spend some time playing this game. I really give credit to anyone who has achieved all of this. You are truly a master of the game.
Eagle’s Challenge - 20 points.
Defeat 25 guards in a single fight.
Eagle’s Dance - 10 points.
Perform 50 leap of faith.
One of the most annoying aspects of Assassin’s Creed are the beggars. They’re freaking everywhere! You can’t walk through a city without having 20 beggars approach you asking for money. Sometimes I just want to take out my sword and murder them right on the spot. It especially pisses me off when I’m running away from the guards and a stupid beggar runs into me and it knocks me down.
The only thing beggars are used for is an achievement… “Enemy of the Poor” Acheivement. But once you have that accomplished you can do whatever you want to them. Try punching them or throwing them through merchant stands. It will definitely make you feel better. Just be sure you are in position to run away from the guards should they see you.
This is one thing I would like to see reduced in Assassin’s Creed… the amount of beggars and drunks!
All Xbox 360 games have achievements. By performing certain tasks in a game you can earn Achievement points and show off to your friends what you have accomplished. Assassin’s Creed has many achievements that Xbox 360 gamers should strive for. Below is a list of everything you can work for. If you thought you already beat Assassin’s Creed, take a look at this list and you might be surprised at what you’ve missed.
Note: These are only some of the achievements. We will post more later.
Absolute Symbiosis - 45 points.
Have a complete Synchronization bar.
Blade in the Crowd - 30 points.
Kill one of your main targets like a true assassin.
Conversationalist - 20 points.
Go through every dialog with Lucy.
Defender of the People: Acre - 20 points.
Complete every free mission in Acre.
Defender of the People: Damascus - 20 points.
Complete every free mission in Damascus.
Defender of the People: Jerusalem - 20 points.
Complete every free mission in Jerusalem.
Disciple of the Creed - 30 points.
Assassinate all your targets with a full DNA bar.
While browsing the Assassin’s Creed forum, I cam across a post by jason.mohr. He says that he did not put the horse there, and you can tell by the pictures that there are no areas from him to have jumped from to get the horse there. This poor horse is stuck at the top of a guard tower.
Gamers are always looking for tips on how to improve their skills. In this post I wanted to give you a couple of Assassin’s Creed combat tips to help you become the ultimate assassin.
Hidden blade counters - If u counter while using the hidden blade you will get an instant kill against any target. This works wonders against those annoying guards.
Quick attacks and slow attacks - If you attack a guard when you are closer to him than you will perform a faster attack than if you had attacked from farther away. The trick is to sneak up on a guard to get that quick strike.
Power attack - If you make a powerful attack (hold attack button) from far away than your attack will be stronger and might break through the defense of a common guard. It has a higher chance of hitting.
Side dodge - This is a fun tip if you don’t like just standing there taking a beating. You can dodge to the sides and not just backwards. I think it may be slightly faster when attacking.
If you have any cool combat tips, please be sure to comment on this post and share!
After playing Assassin’s Creed for awhile, you’ll get the hang of several different ways to kill Altair. There aren’t many times when you would want him to die, so these are more like accidents, but can happen quite often if you rush things.
One of the silly ways I always die is after I climb a tower, synchronize, then leap right onto the concrete floor. Instead of jumping into the hay stack, I’ll sometimes rush things and jump slightly to the side and miss the hay stack. It’s a 1000 ft drop to your death in just a few seconds.
Another way I die is when I’m running from the guards and miss a jump and land right in the water. I think it’s funny that Altair or any of the citizens can’t go in the water. It’s like an instant death for them.
The trick to not dying is to not rush things. If you plan everything out and carefully execute, then you won’t die.
