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Michael Siemon
@Sentinel94
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Yeah, the people and places in the game are mostly accurate except for a few things. All of the places existed and probably looked like they were shown except they weren't within walking distance of each other as presented in the game. The Assassins didn't really kill crusaders, they mostly just killed members of the Caliphate (the Muslim government). All of the main targets in the game were actual people that were killed or disappeared around the time, but the game says they all died in the same year which is not true at all, I think some of the targets were long dead by the time you actually get to them.
But the game tried, I thought it was pretty good. If I wanted a history lesson I'd go to a university.
Sentinel94
Yep, I mainly bet on the places though. But I found that all out too. Along with the fact that: The Templar Knights, besides also becoming The Knights of St. John (Knights of Malta) were known as The Knights Hospitalier too, or at least a sect. And I agree, that by the time you actually would get to some targets they would be dead. But on the note of making Damascus, Jerusalem, Acre, Masyaf, and Arsuf all near each other (within walking distance) the game kinda had to didn't it? Unless you would like to spend 3 days traveling as Altair. Another interesting thing I found in the game, in terms of historical relevancy, is that there are a lot of landmarks mentioned in the cities. In Jerusalem there's the Temple on the Mout, in Damascus there's the birthplace of Saladin (Or Sala-ed-Din, it's spelled a variety of ways), and the pictures of the ruins of the castle at Masyaf resemble the game's fictual model. Thanks for the feedback though, and I say that the game was part history lesson (sort of) and part getting you thinking to research the history.
-Sentinel94