User blog comment:The Milkman/The Awesome Animus/@comment-4928711-20121229173659/@comment-4636255-20121229184132

No we don't, but that's only because the playtime is rather short, and we already know the controls from the time we spent as Connor.

If they do no HUD without an Animus, that'd mean that there can't be any changes in controls, and no newcomers can play.