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* 4. Walkthrough ( FAQ4444 )                                                  *
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It's best to read ahead if you want a better sense of what is to happen. I try
not to spoil anything, well except for the very first part, but it shouldn't 
be a problem.

Just remember to use your map as an even more powerful ally than I.



Assassin's Creed Walkthrough


Okay, I knew there was a twist, so wait until you are finally to the tutorial
stage to read on, because I will spoil it in the next paragraph.

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MEMORY BLOCK 1
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Okay, after learning of the sci-fi twist in this game, just watch the events 
that unfold and do as you're told until you are put in a hazy looking place. 
Just run forward and then the tutorial will start. Listen closely and then you
will enter a sequence where you learn the controls. Press the head button and 
look at each group of people around you. Then walk forward while pressing the 
"gently push" button to walk through the jar-people. Then press the button that
changes your profile (which changes what the buttons on the HUD do). You will
notice the low profile actions are acceptable, while the high profile actions
will get you into trouble. 

Next will be a simple push, so go into high profile and grab the dude, then 
toss him. Then you will sprint, which you must run off as soon as you can to
beat the other guy. Next you will go kill a guy, so do it. Run into the guy 
that come along, go up the ladder, and then hide in the little garden. 

After learning of the things you can hide in, just hold the blend button
down and walk past the bad guys. Then you learn of a new ability called Eagle
Vision. Then you learn of three rules: 1. Leave innocent people alone, 2. Be
discreet, 3. Don't jeopordize the clan. Then just wait for the first level to
get rolling.

When you see a glitch, press a button to change perspective (you know, because
it's suppose to be you, you wouldn't normally have memories from others, that
is why it's a glitch). Move forward and when you hit the gap press and hold the
two buttons and simple press forward to jump along the beams. Do this again 
and then up the ladder. 

*NOTE: Glitches are when the screen kinda messes up, like static. You only
get a few moments after to press any button. I won't point out every glitch,
so you will either recognize the static yourself, or you will watch all the 
cutscenes from boring angles.*

Do a low profile kill and then move to the ledge for a bit of a scene. After,
just use the ladders to hit the floor and walk over to the other guys. Then 
lock on and press the assassinate button to get the next scene. On the other 
side, just hold the two buttons and move up the area by either the left or 
right pathways. These same buttons are used to run up walls, so do that when
near the exit. Then make a slow climb up a wall to fast forward in memory.

*NOTE: Whenever the screen goes to this empty haze area, just wait for the 
loading to be done. It's essentially a load screen.*

*NOTE: Also, now is good time as any to mention that for those of you with the
instruction manual, thumb through it for the comments made by Dr. Vidic. It 
will possibly confuse, but you can see something is seriously up with this 
game.*


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Masyaf
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Status: Return to Al Mualim

After you talk with the man in the village, make your way to the hill toward
the castle. So long as you don't mess with the guards or kill anyone along 
the way, you should just run up the path. You will run into another friend
near the gate. Then enter the fort, where weapons are no-no's, and then
go inside the builing and up the stairs to meet the dude.


Status: Defend Village

After the chat, run back down the trail to the village. When you finally run
into guys with blades, press the lock-on button, then press the high profile
button so that the counter move is available. This move is the best way to kill
bad guys. Just wait for them to attack, then press the counter to watch a very
cool little deathscene. Just repeat this as you make your way back to the start
point. Everyone will retreat when you get down to the bottom.


Status: Remove the Templars from Masyaf

Move forward and toward the target on your map. Go up the ladder nearby to 
reach your friend. Follow him to the top, and then stand on the platform to the
right. Then watch. 

*NOTE: During this cutscene will be many glitches, so if you see a little 
static go across the screen, press any button to view the event. Just in case
you haven't realized there won't be a sign pointing out a glitch.*

Once you are the center of attention, do the leap of faith and you land safely
in some hay. Jump out and go meet the other two. Then come back to find the 
beam across the gap. Follow these beams, which you can somewhat run across, and
then you will hit a wall. You can't just go straight up, so move around and 
find little points that you can use to climb; you would be surprised what you 
can climb up and how you can climb. At the tower, go to the right and slash at
the wall to shatter the enemy army. Then just watch.

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When you have control back, go to the right and into the bathroom to interact
and listen to the conversation. Come back out after and wait for the doctor to
go away, then you can talk with the girl to learn some backstory, and you can
ask a question before going to bed too. Enter the bed room on the right and 
then go to bed.

When awake, go to the front of the slab and go back to the past.