If anyone in those comments actually played AC1 (not even to a point where they can play well, just played it normally) then they would realize that AC1 is already far faster in terms of horizontal movement because AC1 has very little recovery between jumps. Mirage’s recovery between jumps is absolutely fucked because there’s an obvious pause between every jump. This is bad because Mirage is trying to incorporate Classic AC level design, which focused heavily on chains of constant jumping between beams and ledges. It was great in Classic AC because: a) you had the control and responsiveness to decide how you wanted to move around b) Altaïr and Ezio had low jump recoveries, meaning that they don’t slow down or lose momentum There are two possible problems with this approach in Mirage: a) the constant jumps reveal how awful it feels and looks to jump in Mirage and the RPG engine b) you will lose momentum with literally every jump as Basim pauses on every landing This means that parkour in Mirage will either be inoffensive, or depending on the person, absolute torture as they have to not only wrangle Basim but they also have to contend with constantly losing momentum and floaty, sluggish movement. The only reason people actually think AC1 is slower is because people who didn’t actually play the game saw complaints about Altaïr’s climbing being slow and extrapolated that to mean everything about AC1 is slow. Mirage’s climbing isn’t even the original complaint you made, it was the jump recoveries, and anyone who actually PLAYED AC1 knows they are far faster than Mirage’s, easily.

One of the coolest details in AC1 is that you can hear Altair's equipment clanking

Thing is. Classic parkour required the usage of neurons to actually be fancy while escaping/moving around

The parkour in the new ones is superhuman and holds your hand like a baby crossing the street. The old ones force you to look at your environment selectively and its a little dated but its still just a learning curve that once you understand, you feel like an unstoppable master assassin.

It's only slow if you don't understand how to actually play the game, you're not gonna escape a group of guards by mindlessly slamming your head against the facade of buildings, you have to actually put some thought into how you traverse the enviorment for a cleaner escape and that's a good thing, also speed is my last concern when it comes to Mirage's parkour

Basim: is said to be the fastest assassin Also basim: runs like he's winded and out of breath 24/7

I think we all remember AC1 as a slow game because it ran so slow in our PCs.. it was a heavy game lol

It's not about speed , its about the freedom in which you can parkour , the ejects , the grabs and the long jumps all added to the parkour a sense that you were doing something , Unity just added much more with low and high parkouring This whole new era of just holding 2 buttons to climb is fucking irritating , even Dying light 2 parkour is better then AC valhalla

I like this game cuz it's the only one where the npc's thought of you matters like when it's a socially acceptable thing that Altair does or not. For example, Climbing ladders is more socially acceptable than parkouring to a roof. In which case the npc will not get suspicious of your actions and are still in cover from the guards

People actually don’t realize that the old games had a large skill gap in terms of learning the parkour and having knowledge of the the best course. You can bet that mirage won’t have that same depth.

I think the misconception comes from people remembering mostly climbing high towers to synchronize. And you can't argue that reaching for each handhold was slow in AC1, unlike the horizontal movement that you showcased. AC2 did improve this and since most of us found out about back ejects, side ejects and the AC1-unique cancel-drop years later, the memories of Altair's adventure seem to be fuzzy for most. NOTE: I like how they go back to the AC1 version of the vertical climbing in that hallucination Desmond has in AC2, as if just to make you feel the difference :)

“AC1 is slow.” Well, then you haven’t been playing like an Assassin.

It's true that by today's standards AC1 may be a little "clunky" or a little less "flashy" but in truth I haven't seen any game give so much freedom to move that AC1 gives, not even dedicated parkour games like mirror's edge don't have such freedom

"Just a few coins, pleeeaase!" *Slow free running intensifies*

Also those people that say they're happy they go back to roots, they hurt my brain. They probably never played AC1 and barely played Ezio's trilogy.

I played AC1 again recently and the only thing that made the side missions bearable was the parkour speed. It's just that it takes a bit of effort and lateral thinking to master

If as those people never played Assassin’s Creed 1 before. Many people forget that AC1 to Revelation Parkour had A LOT of Freedom to it’s Gameplay Controls unlike the games afterwards where it became Automated. People may like the Flashy Cool Animation that was from AC Unity but is it Actually FUNCTIONAL that’s the Question. The Parkour Gameplay feels a bit Floaty and sometimes Unresponsive. As if Arno was like Flying all over the place. As much how ambitious the RPG Games were on how you can climb on Anything including Statues and Mountains, it doesn’t help that the Parkour feels all over the place. So yeah I don’t know how EXACTLY Mirage will play out even though it’s Faster than Valhalla Parkour. I’m also worried how Codename: Red (Japan) & Codename: Hexe (Witch) will play like at 2024-2025?

Anyone who uses good ejects, manages their High Profile use, and can move effectively recognizes AC1 is not slow at all. Great video!

It's funny when they say it's slow, because you know they only run at the sides of buildings and hold up at them and go "OMG NO CLIMB LEAP?? Slow!!!" Meanwhile AC1 having vaulting makes it my favorite movement system in any of the creed games. It's a shame they got rid of it.

I play AC1 back in the day on release and it was so different and so new that it blew my mind and I fell in love with it. It's been so long I totally forgot how fluid the parkour system was, I love how you would change direction at the last second and the game would respond perfectly like when you look like you are about to go up but instead do a 180 degree jump all in a very smooth and fluid motion not with lots of janky stopping and starting.

AC1’s vertical climbing if you’re not putting any thought into it is slow, but if you use the environment to your advantage and put some thought into how you’re traversing areas it’s way quicker than people remember. And it’s a much more urbanised game than many AC games imo, as in the environments are densely packed so you can move between buildings much more easily with standard parkour.

People who think mirage is “back to roots” are only thinking surface deep. They would be satisfied if it were a stegosaurus wearing roller skates so long as it also had a white hood and hidden blade.

What a coincidence, just started playing AC1 on my PC for the first time yesterday. My favourite part of the game is that you get equipments and abilities progressively and you get to see your outfit change in the progress.

I really enjoyed Ac1 parkour recently played it and was chased on foot I love the dive that Altair does through the shop stands such a cool parkour move

After recently replaying AC1 and this was after I gave Unity a first playthrough I have a whole new appreciation for this game more so than I did the first or second playthrough. I realise now just how truly deep the first AC1 game is and that's something that AC2 and all other good AC games could not replicate, even if AC2 is my most favourite the first Assassin's Creed has always special and it took me years to understand that.

Altair is by far my most favorite character in AC, Ik most ppl prefer ezio, but damn Altair is literally The Assassin, "The Eagle, Son of No'One.

Literally only just the parkour at 2:22 makes it light years ahead of the new AC games. I hope they bring this back to Mirage as well.

Ac1 is slow = skill issue People who say its slow just don't have the mental capacity to remember more than 3 button imputs

The people that always call AC1 bad are the same ones that joined the AC franchise after the Ezio trilogy and probably only played the new trash games.

even altair doesn't lose momentum while he jumping

Ac1 maps were so well designed parkour wise, pretty much everywhere there was a path to, trick was in actually noticing and taking it, instead of having spider man grip and just going in a straight line up and over eberything. Also the wall eject move was integral to quick traversal in many places

ac1 has some of the best replay value because its one of those games with reliable enough mechanics that player skill can really shine through

They just think older acs are worst at every aspect compared to the newer acs. Newer Acs cant even side eject consistently

AC 1 is amazing. I love how there’s no animation for injured enemies, they just get an animated ragdoll which perishes within 20 seconds. Due to its realism it’s my favourite AC game.

The Best Thing in Old Ac games is you can literally chill and be Filled with satisfaction unlike other ac where you just need to mindlessly free run

I don't think these people can comprehend how difficult it is to parkour/freerun "fast", even the fastest masters of parkour wouldn't be fast in their eyes. I bet they can't even run and jump longer than 30 seconds in real life, they're simply not worth the attention, lol. This was a pretty well-made video, I'd love to see more of your AC parkour, maybe chases and clean escapes? :)

watching this made me realize how well ac nexus captured the ac parkour system

I’m guessing they only considered climbing vertically, which they gave a huge boost in 2 and Revelations later on, but it still gets the job done here. Assassins creed 1 is my favorite of the franchise and always will be, it would take way to long to explain why, but trust me, I’ve got my reasons. Back to the parkour, That was incredible, the only thing I’m not great at is the vaulting.

I did miracles with ac1 parkour back in the day i was fast af boyyy it was great but the best parkour was in unity in my opinion.

I prefer the parkour from Assassin's Creed 1 and Ezio trilogy, the movements are fast, simple, precise, and direct, not slowed down by stylist jump or maneuver.

"AC1 is slow" well that's a roundabout way of saying you have skill issue.

Going to be real here for a second. But if I knew i was making an AC game based off the "roots" I would literally dig up the old engines and say here you go. Oh and if you hold one of the buttons down you can toggle with your hidden blade. They have yet to make a new game where i can wield the hidden blade again.

I like how you can't even use the setting as an excuse for parkour cause AC 1 and Mirage has familiar setting

Yeah yt comments, it’s probably slow if you play like an npc holding high profile + legs and make no effort to use ejects for height gain (rather than being trapped in a slow climb.) Seriously brain rotten take when you have this much control with your movement.

Thank you! I will send this to every wrong person I come accros. Some blame is with AC1, we never had a parkour teacher. The fact that tge most engaging parkour system is still in the 1st game... is crazy, but true. Crazier still that people don't know that.

And given how Mirage has no proper wall eject and is just press A to go up and B to go down it takes away any meaningful way to direct yourself to reach for different areas

Absolutely based

Keep these videos coming, you speak from our soul.

I love how you could feel the weight in the parkour of ac1, and every sound effect of every step was really well done.

Most of the people who talked shit are new players/fans, never played the old games themselves just saw gameplay of the old games or they didn't paid attention while playing the old games that's why they don't remember how it feels like to play the old games and also don't understand the emotions the old games gave back in those days.

ac1 was peak parkour in the whole series if you knew how to do it properly

Brooo the 1st game looks so freaking realistic, like everything done there could actually be done in real life, meanwhile the last game looks wacky af with its jumps, like wtf is this 0:30 it looks more like a freakin donkey kong jumping than an actual person

The main tip to make AC1 parkour feel faster is to use more wall-running. It is much quicker than climbing up from ledge to ledge.

So true and real my dude, so true.

Literally rebought ac 1 just to experience the parkour again. The most frustrating thing for me is the doing the vaulting. Could never get the timing right

1:08 this background music "spirit of damascus" always gave me goosebumps.

Assassin's Creed 1 had realistic looking parkour none of that wonky looking magnetism jump.

them: AC1 was slow too me, who was watched that one whitelight video about parkour in the AC series: fools

Ac1 has never been surpassed in my opinion. It does everything right. The story and setting is perfect, the focussed missions in combination with the agile and blending assassin. Repetition is part of the job. Ezio was too expressive and extravert for an assassin, one could see him coming from 10 miles away. After that, AC3 and Unity came closer to it’s roots… but AC1 blew me away

These comments reminded me of just how painful it is to see the same "AC2 clunky parkour" type of comments in subreddit two or three times every month

Not the slightest clue what this video was supposed to accomplish or show, but the parkour was cool.

I think those who called it slow probably too noob to dodge civilian when running because Altair always have that problem where he cant shove people like Ezio does

the thing i love most about AC1 - Revelations' parkour was that it wasn't just a traversal system; it was a part of the gameplay. the movement needed to be deliberate because your character wouldn't just magnetically snap to the ledges. you NEEDED to press the grab button. you NEEDED to properly align your characters. you needed to actually calculate the distance between you and the ledge to know if you'll make the jump it made the parkour satisfying because you were a part of the decision-making process, and most importantly, it added TENSION. i still remember the prince of persia-style crypts from AC2, you feel genuine fear and adrenaline rush from climbing because one wrong move means either dying or having to restart a large chunk of the platforming section again.

"Assassin's creed 1 Parkour is slow"... Some people have crap memories.

Lollll , I died laughing when you actually said "my a55" 😂

Instant subscribe. Well done, fellow AC1 parkour enjoyer 👍

people who think mirage is faster clearly haven't played any assassin's creed before

I played ac 1 alot and i can say its on my 2 place of best parkour

God i miss how smooth and free the parkour before since everyone is into realistic and slow paced parkour they never feel the wind that ac1 and 2 give with how free you can walljump between buildings

ac classic don't lose momentum when you run form beam to beam, not like the valhalla 2.0 parkour

Yea the only thing slow about AC1 was prolonged vertical climbing, but I also remember being absolutely stupid and trying to climb to escape guards, however rooftop running has always been fun as hell.

i miss ac unity, it really feels like ur an assassin, the animations, the parkour, gawddamn. time to download it again

The pathing/Layouts are amazing.

man, thank you for making this. seriously. let em know.

I’ve never seen that slide animation before and I’ve played this game so many times my mind is actually baffled 😂

If they really want to go back to the roots then the viewpoints must be what they were in AC 1, I remember that back in AC 1 I got stuck in a memory because I didnt like to synchronize with them, now I understand the importance of the synchronization and hate that from AC 2 and beyond the viewpoints got reduced to the point that they are not even necessary anymore, heck I even went through AC 3 without synchronizing with any of them unless it was 100% necessary lol (sorry for my bad english, have a nice day whoever reads this :D)

Just finished playing AC1 on PS3 again. Only parkour issue was sometimes he wouldn’t climb objects that he clearly should have been able to climb just because it wasn’t coded for him to climb it.

Look up 1000 hours of AC1 to see how insane that parkour is. It's fucking incredible.

I think Mirage's parkour is only going to please those who never appreciated the complexity of the parkour in the classic games ( AC1 - Syndicate )

AC1 has by far the most complex parkour in the series and its sad because its not a complex system at all It should have been the base that they expanded upon in future games, like how DMC1 has a very solid combat system that still holds up to this day but got iterated on in its sequels and successors to become even better and more complex the Ezio games are a sidegrade and everything post Rev is a downgrade This would be like if DMC3's combat was just DMC1's combat but quicker and then DMC4 and 5 had dogshit combat

Thank you for highlighting what I'm capable of.

Idk why , he's not that strong compare to other assassins but his name , personality and outfit , he actually feels likes "the greatest assassin altaïr ibn-lahad"

It wasn't slow, just unrefined. The mechanics weren't there yet. You had to look for footholds and sometimes you'd jump the wrong way because of the camera.

I hate the new gen assassins creed fans who will eat shit content and as a consequence allow ubisoft to continue creating more shit content, og fans are now stuck playing the same old games over and over cause there really is no modern equivalent to assassins creed, theres alternatives but not similar enough

AC1 soundtrack nostalgia

The quick tap beam hop Ma boiii

Sitting down is the Assassins way of mic drop.

Am I the only AC fan that thinks that AC shouldn't be all about the parkour? This stupid fetish for the parkour is what made AC from a good (potentially) stealth game to a boring TODO list open game that was from AC2 and onward. It's the same issue ever since DMC4. Some veterans managed to pull long combos in the air, and now DMC5 is all about those infinite air combos. DMC was suppose to be a challenging combat game, not a combo fest. AC was suppose to be a social stealth game, not a parkour fest. How things change for the worse...

AC1 music is still the best in the series. Miss Jesper Kyd.

dude is even doing the secret vault technique

Amazing how great AC1 looks for its age.

parkour can be slow, the parkour isn't all about speed , the special moves that make it parkour

Dude took that personally

Love how you actually had to plan out your movements in older ac games instead of what we have now which is the mindless hold x/A and the left thumb stick forward

Bro brought the receipts lmaooo

That moment with the bazaar was badass

The only thing slow in ac 1 is climbing.

"Ac1 isn't slow, you are." -CrossFeetGaming

Ac1 and Ac2 were the pinnacle of assassins creed

Love music and atmosphere