Assassin’s Creed player Ralph has been spotted attempting to infiltrate an enemy compound, bringing an end to forty minutes of reconnaissance and approximately two seconds of stealth. Ralph had spent the preceding evening studying patrol routes, identifying rooftop access and assuring himself that this time he would use the tools properly instead of immediately fighting everyone.
“There are so many ways into these places,” he said. “You don’t have to just walk through the front.” He was detected walking through the front.
According to Ralph, the plan had been proceeding smoothly until he left cover to retrieve something he did not need. He then attempted to conceal himself behind a potted shrub that obscured one knee. “I was crouching,” he explained. “I don’t really know what else the game wanted from me.” A nearby guard appeared to have several suggestions. Within moments, colleagues from across the courtyard had arrived to inspect the fully visible man in the white hood.
Ralph briefly considered using a smoke bomb, but decided to save it in case he got into trouble. He continued saving it while drawing his sword, being surrounded and attempting to climb a wall that turned out to be decorative. The ensuing fight was interrupted twice by Ralph reminding himself that he was meant to be doing a stealth run. On both occasions he responded by crouching, then stood up again because someone was hitting him.
After escaping over a different wall, he described the operation as useful information-gathering. “Now I know where all the guards are,” he said. “They’re all where I was.”
Ralph has since identified a much safer route across the rooftops and intends to approach the compound again after the alarm dies down. His smoke bombs remain untouched. He is currently waiting behind the same shrub, because it is already on the way.
