The Hidden Blade Assassin's Creed in Depth

(Promoted from the forums to the front page - stabguy)

In my opinion, the Assassin's Creed 2 soundtrack, composed by Jesper Kyd- a fantastic but rather unknown composer outside of the gaming world- is one of the most beautiful collections I've had the pleasure to hear. It will bring me great joy to study the music intently, and attempt to understand it well.

I'll cover each track one by one, adding to this post with each track.

This is a collection of previously unpublished comedy bits:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeX_NkKFgGg

This assassination is similar to the Triple Jump:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OdKxPms9Vs

Collection of Assassin's Creed cheats and shortcuts.

Use these videos in conjunction with a map to quickly collect all Templar flags, which are in Acre, Rich District.

Use this video in conjuction with a map to quickly collect all Teutonic flags, which are in Acre, Middle District.

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

The video starts near flag 32, just outside of the southern gate to the docks. I save flag 33 for last since it is easy to find and far away from everything else. I only included it in the video for the sake of completeness.

Use this video in conjuction with a map to quickly collect all Hospitalier flags, which are in Acre, Poor District.

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

The video starts next to flag 9. 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:

Flags 1-5, 1:15

This video shows how to assassinate Tamir by popping out of a haystack and then immediately hiding back in the same haystack.

The Turkey Shoot: The goal in these assassinations is to immobilize the target so that you can easily stab him/her with the hidden blade. Of course, the developers never intended such assassinations to be possible, so you have to rely on several exploits in order to pull off these types of assassinations.

Here are video walkthroughs for the assassinations shown in "The Turkey Shoot".

Here are some extremes of hiding in plain sight.

William: After William is done lecturing his men, he goes to his desk to study a map. You can climb down behind William and blend right next to him. If you bump into the table, William will notice you, so you need to be careful as you approach the table. In this video, I line up Altair's shoes with William's shoes to ensure that Altair doesn't bump the table.