The intro video shows Altair with a crossbow on his back, yet I have not received one after completing the game. Is it hidden somewhere in the game, or was that just left in the video to tease us?
You're not missing anything :)
The crossbow was replaced during development with the arguably more-versatile throwing knives.
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There are many collectable flags throughout the game of Assassin's Creed and every time one is collected, you get a progress indicator (e.g., 33 of 100). Is there any reason to collect these, other than bragging rights? I recall getting all available flags in one particular town and never saw any special reward or secret revealed.
The point is only to get the achievement. You don't unlock anything by collecting them.
There are 4 achievements associated with flags:
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This refers to Assassin's Creed 1.
I'm partway through the second mission, and I've been fighting multiple enemies by blocking, waiting for one of the enemies to start to move, and then counter-killing. Rinse and repeat. This is slow, but pretty foolproof.
Is there a faster technique when dealing with several enemies? Also, are different tactics going to be required further down the road? I think The combat will get pretty boring if this is all I have to do for the rest of the missions.
It's essentially the same throughout the game, however you are going to get more and more techniques to add to your arsenal which makes it both faster to take down enemies as well as more entertaining.
Personally I couldn't get enough of the swordplay in Assassin's Creed. It's just so well executed that it never gets tiresome for me. I ensured that I saved every citizen in the game just for the huge fight that would surely ensue.
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Please note that I'm talking about Assassin's Creed 1 and not 2. I know that 2 supports Windows 7. It's part 1 that I'm concerned about.
I had installed that game sometime a while back but had been unable to run it on Windows 7. On running it, I get a black screen. I don't know whether thats a specific problem or everyone is having it.
So, is there anyone who has been able to run it successfully on Windows 7 with an on-board graphics card? And if yes, what steps specifically did you follow?
Edit: I tried the test at http://www.systemrequirementslab.com and it passed everything except the graphics card name test - shows up as unrecognized. However, every component of the graphics card passed the test.
2nd Edit: You can also try out Swiftshader and 3d Analyze in case you are trying to install. If it works out, please let me know the settings.
I have Windows 7 and am playing Assassin's Creed 1 right now with no problems whatsoever. I don't have a very powerful machine, with a 2.9 GHz Core 2 Duo Processor with 1 GB RAM and an onboard graphics card Intel G41 Express Chipset, so it does run, although only on the lower end of graphics and detail settings, but well and fast. The problem with you is most likely in the copy of the game you have, perhaps with some missing files. If not that, then it's surely a problem with the graphics card. Not that it's not fast enough, but because it's not compatible with the processor you have.
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Is there any point in collecting all memories before going to kill main victim? Completing 2 memories is sufficient. I completed everything in the poor district in Damascus and Acre, and I just started with Jerusalem and the missions are always identical. Only the informant challenges are different.
I really like this game, but if everything will be same till end of the game it's kind of disapointing.
As far as I can recall, there isn't any advantage to completing all pre-assassination requirements, other than a sense of completion... The multiple option for approaching an assassination was present so that users can opt to complete their preferred types.
Your disappointment was shared by many critics on the game's release and the repetitiveness was a strong critical point at the time. You should know that the later games improved on the issue by providing better variety in missions.
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I just bought the first Assassin's Creed on Steam. The game plays fine, but the voices are difficult to make out.
Is there a way to turn on subtitles in the PC version of Assassin's Creed?
According to http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5251069024/m/4691016806/p/3
The game on all platforms does not have subtitles.
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I'm on Memory Block 3, in Damascus for my first time, and I killed the doctor abusing his patients (and turning them into mental cases) in the castle. I returned to the guild, and now I have no objectives. What do I do?
You have to head back to Masyaf now and speak to Mualim. You have to do this after nearly every assassination, except on the last missions in memory blocks, after which you return to the real world.
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I'm at the point in Assassin's Creed where I try to assassinate Robert de Sable on the cemetary in Jerusalem, but he notices that I am among the crowd and ambushes me with his men. I am having a hard time with that fight, it is far harder than the previous fights I got into.
I am constantly attacked by archers while I'm busy defending myself against the templar knights. The melee enemies are also pretty tough, I often fail parrying or counter-attacking them even when getting the timing right.
Any tips on how to win this fight? How do I prevent the archers from killing me and what do I need to know to effectively fight the templar knights?
It's been a while since I've played that fight, but I hope my memory serves me well enough for some tips ;)
Concentrate on the archers first. You can't block their shots and once they hit you you are open for attack, making them such a priority target, that you can easily justify getting hit a bit trying to get them. I forgot if you can climb up to them, if not use throwing knifes. One or two should be enough to kill one. If you have got one, you should be able to get something between you and the second one so he can't hit you.
When facing the melee fighters, never forget that putting yourself in a corner or near a wall will reduce the amount of enemies you have to fight. Also if you can break free, you can run in circles for a while, regnerating health synchronization.
The following youtube user chose a different path; he just ran away to a more favorable fighting spot:
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