User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 03-12-'14 — New Assassin's Creed in Victorian London leaked/@comment-85.138.50.95-20141205000014/@comment-4829046-20141207051907

You only appreciate it once you learn all the kinks. Something that very few get on their first playthrough. I mean, the ability to hidden-blade counter sure as hell helps against the irritation of losing all your skills. Though, I prefer the challenge from swordplay or shortblade. It adds that element I loved about the combat system. Plus, it is like the only way I can make my perfect corpse mountain and also enjoy finishing off downed foes. Well timed whacks from a sword/shortblade give you quite the leverage.