User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 10-05'12 — World Gameplay Premiere/@comment-1888015-20120511183711/@comment-4829046-20120512093949

Well at least it keeps the game interesting. I mean in most games(even AC 1) the guards don't even need to properly see you in order to turn around and fight when it makes more sense for them to back away from shock first and then come to their senses and fight, so AC III did a good thing here.