Among the major changes coming to Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced is a more in-depth combat system. For example, parries and a stun meter have been added. Additional animations will also be included.

During a Q&A session with the community on Reddit, the game’s developers addressed a thorny issue for fans of the series. Fans wanted to know if, as in the original game, the hidden blades could be used as weapons during combat.

Unfortunately, the answer may be disappointing, as the famous assassin’s blades will not be selectable weapons. They will be reserved solely for executions during contextual actions. These can be performed when the opponent’s stun gauge is depleted.

Thus, this aspect of the original game will be missing from the remake, set to release on July 9 for consoles and PC.