Glitch

For unintentional glitches, see Bugs.

"Please remove all of those visual glitches, if possible. We should be able to do something about them!"

―Lucy Stillman.

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An example of a glitch.

During certain points of using the Abstergo Industries Animus 1.28, the user would experience occasional glitches, where representations of nucleotides would flash across the interface. These glitches signified opportunities for the user to change the camera view, amongst other purposes.

Whenever this occurred, the camera view could be shifted from behind Altaïr to a position looking directly at the subjects of the cutscene. Continuously clicking a button during the scene would allow the player to cycle through all the available camera views.

The glitches that occurred when Altaïr spoke to a dying assassination target were exceptional cases, however, wherein pressing any button would change the conditions of the scene, and not simply the camera angle. If a button was not pressed in time, the dying target spoke while being held in Altaïr's arms; whereas if it was, the camera focused only on the target, appearing uninjured and standing on their own as they talked.

Trivia

• Similar glitches occurred when Altaïr is being chased by guards. If the player pressed a certain button while these glitches occurred (L2 on PS3, RB on Xbox 360, or Left Shift on the PC), the camera moved back behind the pursuing guards, allowing the player to view both Altaïr and the guards pursuing him, in essence viewing the entire "chase."
• In some areas in Assassin's Creed II: Discovery, glitches may flash across the screen. Shaking the iPod during these moments would make an extra area appear, in which bonus artwork can be found.

Hungerer of Knowledge Achievement Icon

• The achievement "Hungerer of Knowledge" (20G) was rewarded for viewing 85% of the total glitches in cinematics throughout the game's storyline (in Xbox 360 only).

Source

• Assassin's Creed