Board Thread:Series general discussion/@comment-5088097-20170624223327/@comment-28601337-20170628091131

Sol Pacificus wrote: Eagle Vision evolves with practice for all the Assassins, not just the Frye twins, though this isn't shown as a gameplay mechanic in the other games. For example, Altaïr's Eagle Vision in Revelations is shown to be the same as Ezio's. Ezio's Eagle Vision definitely evolved throughout his life such that he could track scents as well and target's routes in Revelations. Ezio's Eagle Vision does not, however, lend him the ability to "see" through time. That ability is provided through Pieces of Eden, like the Apple, and was how Altaïr was able to create the Hidden Gun. Exactly. I didn't forget about that. But as you say, I was talking about the gameplay mechanics, of what we see in the game.

I dunno about Altaïr's practices because first, the crosshair we see when we play as him appears also when we play as Desmond (and he didn't unlocked Eagle Sense), so that may be gameplay factor. Second, Altaïr could see Maria's final moments again when he confronted Abbas. As we know, one can activate Eagle Vision while walking as the old man an we'll see some kind of ghost resembling Altaïr's and Maria's appearence. Their voices cannot be heard but, with the help of the subtitles, we can know what they're talking about. That's the only moment Altaïr had some features of Eagle Sense. I dunno if this is explained in the book, but as far as I know, Altaïr could run and fight while using Eagle Vision, and this is gameplay factor. (Because the movements and animations are Ezio's as well).

Oh, when I talked about Ezio being able to "see" through time I was refering to the moments before he even touched the Apple or the Memory Seals. In the town (yeah, I'm calling it town because my english is not that perfect XD) close to Masyaf, Ezio could see where Leandros went (past) and the paths the guards take (future). I say "see" because he could see this ghost in front of him. Also, in the first part of killing the Sentinel, Ezio could see him killing the assassins apprentice (past) and see the paths the Ottoman guards take so he can prepare an ambush (future).

But... I don't know if Ezio could see Altaïr's "ghost" when he was climbing the fortress of Masyaf. Did he?

Sol Pacificus wrote: Also, Arno had the special ability to see the memories of his targets upon killing them, though I guess that wasn't Eagle Vision. He also had the ability of... croissant (?) XD... the ability of hearing thing that were far away. I don't know if that's a feature of his Eagle Vision but the conversation with Germain seems to prove it.

Sol Pacificus wrote: As for Animus Pulse, I want to point out the name seems to be derived from "Eagle Pulse" though, which was the original name for Arno's Eagle Vision in gameplay trailers. Eagle Pulse could only be a "gameplay concept", because when we change Arno's hoods, they refer to it as Eagle Vision, when we upgrade it. The words "Eagle Pulse" are never used in the game.

Sol Pacificus wrote: I'm fairly certain that Bayek's synergy with his eagle is meant to be an ability called Eagle Vision. The question is whether it's meant to be the same as later Eagle Visions, manifested differently, or an entirely different ability that inspires the name of the later clairvoyant ability. It could be, because if other assassins could see the "blue shimmer", before him (for example Amunet or Darius himself) and take Bayek's ability as an inspiration, they easily could name this ability "eagle vision". But there's no doubt this abiliy was long before Bayek and that he possesses something different. If Senu can see/locate Bayek's enemies and targets and "tell" Bayek where they are (and viceversa), Telepathy is the ability that meets all this requirements.

This is getting interesting.