Game Theory: Assassin's Creed Eagle Vision Is REAL!

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Assassin's Creed Mirage launches Oct 12th on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, EPIC, PC, and Amazon Luna.

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Friends today we're taking a look at one of my all-time FAVORITE series... Assassins Creed. These games had me hooked from the very beginning and with news of a new release promising to go back to those roots, I just can't wait to talk about it. Something always bothered me about these games though, Eagle Vision. The sense that lets you see enemies through walls and track them, what is it? And it is really possible? Well, strap in Loyal Theorists, because I've got your answer!

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[omegazero]

There is actually a case where a guy with synesthesia working in accounting was able to spot someone stealing money because he was able to see some of the numbers as colors, so he was able to spot errors way easier than others.

[Soyzellifgparty]

Matpat is the kind of guy to take 1 sentence and find a way to turn it into a entire essay with a complete thesis, body paragraphs, and conclusion


And I love it

[erstwil]

MattPatt is starting to get a bit unhinged with his intros 💀

[johnwaggner]

As someone with Synesthesia, it definitely sounds a lot cooler than it is. I can only speak for myself, but this has never been an "active" ability for me. I do not choose what senses are mixed together nor when they mix; these are just brain pathways that have always been linked and always proc on the same things consistently. At this point I barely notice because if the smell of pine always produces the sensation of pine pitch between your fingers, then those two things are basically the same sensation. It just becomes part of how you experience things, and like how you don't feel the clothes you're currently wearing, if you focus on it you can feel your shirt and pants but the fact you can feel them really isn't important to actively be aware of.

That said, I think it's interesting you made the Synesthesia connection, because the most common form of Synesthesia is called Grapheme-Color Synesthesia, which is when certain symbols or concepts invoke certain colors within the brain. If you hear statements like "9 is magenta, " "the letter "e" is pastel yellow" or "Wednesday is Periwinkle, " that's Grapheme-Color Synesthesia (these are all examples of how mine presents). Additionally, there are two categories of Synesthesia; mine is the Associative type, which means when stimulus A happens, I think of something in sense B. This means that while I always ASSOCIATE the number 9 with the color magenta, I do not actively SEE any depiction of a 9 in the color of magenta. That would be the 2nd category: Projector types, in which stimulus A CAUSES sense B to activate in a specific way. Which is to say, if I had Projector-Type Grapheme-Color Synesthesia, it's possible that I may see haybales in a brighter white color than someone without, or see a dark red hue accompanying anyone with a visible weapon; if I was looking for or following someone in particular, I may even see everyone else as being darker or more dull, causing that person to stand out more vibrantly against the city.

Is it a little convenient and game-ified? Yeah, but it's also not implausible. Again, not an ability that you can "turn on or turn off;" plus, the most universal skill that Synesthesia gives you is the ability to confuse anyone that asks you for a description, because lord knows NOBODY knows what "This tastes purple" means.

[davidlowe]

My sister actually has synesthesia and I'm glad this video acknowledges it as something that exists. She can see letter/words and numbers as different colors. I asked her once what a specific word was out of a selection and she told me it was kinda purple and there was only one purple in the choice and she was right. Very useful skill to have. 10/10 would recommend

[ohrylies]

I'm actually excited for Mirage. It looks pretty fun. I love the whole theme of it being in Baghdad. Hopefully ubisoft won't disappoint us again

[mustaphagoondie]

MatPat. Tricking us into jump scares since the dawn of YouTube 👍

[KMALiamizer]

The first Eagle Sense is actually the most interesting because we learned in a comic staring the Protagonist of AC3, Connor Kenway that they LITERALLY see through the eyes of their trained eagles. Connor's daughter was able to see through the eyes of an eagle to see that a wolf was about to attack her dad and was able to prevent it.

[pipro]

Interesting observation : When using eagle vision, we always hear a sound. The "electronic burst" launching the wave, often with a little slow motion to give more gravitas to the ability. First, this could be active echolocation using frequencies outside the hearing capacity of normal humans. Secondly, eagle vision is shown as a wave with you at the center, usually being visually blocked by objects and walls exactly like sound travels in the air.

[johnyliltoe]

This is probably one of the most fascinating game theories I've watched yet.

[SuperEliasboi]

I can sense matpat getting crazier and crazier every video

[FortressWolf]

I’ve always pictured Eagle Vision to simply be a general sharpening of preexisting senses using certain techniques to notice things in the environment with much more precision. Lifeguards are able to immediately see if someone’s drowning in a crowded pool or beach because they scan the area using the Golden Ratio, quickly skimming the area from the outside spiraling inward and then repeating the process once they reach the center. It’s likely what we see our assassins doing, by looking at their surroundings from the edges of the area and then quickly spiraling their sight inward towards the center of the area they’re in.

[Roaringsquid]

This is kind of explained in AC Unity. When Arno is about to go into an assassination mission, he sits on a rooftop, closes his eyes, takes a deep breath and then focuses to take in all of the information from the environment around him. And that doesn't highlight the enemies. I think the highlight is more of a game mechanic, while taking in everything around you and focusing on your surroundings 100% is the acual 'eagle vision'

[VengefulT]

This is why I love game theory, I’ve never played assassins creed, and really don’t care about the mechanics of the game, but the real life elements it brings are so cool and matpat always finds the best ways to bring us humans together

[michifloof]

It is so nice to hear about synesthesia! I was always able to hear light, and see lights related to sounds but it was in my mid-20s that I found out that it is not something that everyone can do... It is a lot of fun, until you see flashing ligths haha

[Hussain_]

8:55 I'll Never Forgive You For This.

[Saetanigera]

The training for echolocation actually starts with actively clicking your tongue, recognizing how this baseline sound changes as things move in the environment, and then using it passively based on sounds going on around you.

[HeisenbergFam]

Matt spending decades to become an Assassin just for the superb intro is insane dedication, respect

[sasakiaran]

You know it is refreshing to see something that is not an indie horror game lore video for a change, an interesting theory that tries to figure out how a game mechanic could actually work, takes me back
Great job Mat, this was a pretty interesting one

[OmegaGamer]

We have a LOT more than 7 senses. We also have sense of pressure, sense of temperature, sense of hunger, sense of thirst, and many more. And yes, these ARE all considered to be "real" senses just as much as vision, hearing, etc.