Assassin's Creed is about stealth. (Y'know, aside from the important missions which you usually do in full public view, but I digress...) So it probably says something about me when every now and then, I just get really pissed off and start punching guards and lepers to death. I mean, it draws more of them, and I can probably do it faster with my wrist blade, but...
It just feels good to work with your hands, y'know?