Black & White is good & bad
Written: May 24 '01
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Pros: beautiful graphics, nice user interface, fun character interaction
Cons: frustrating game play, unexpected events disrupt other aspects of the game
The Bottom Line: Buy this game if you like controlling everything, but beware, there is much to control.
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| jeffdiaz's Full Review: Black and White for Windows, Mac |
Black and White is an excellent title for this game. The meaning goes much deeper than the ability to simply play good versus evil. Black and White, by many people, is a game you will either love or hate. It's also a game that is both fun to play, and extremely frustrating.
The games starts you off wonderfully. Learning about your surrounding, watching your people go about their daily lives, giving people jobs to do, etc. You are then to start your first quest. You need to get two doors open. Once this is done, you will be given your creature. Now comes the frustrating part.
Your creature, while a programmatic achievement, is also quite annoying. He learns, but this means he must be taught. All of a sudden, the game turns into a baby sitting job where you need to keep your creature from eating villagers or pooping in the middle of their town. You'll also need to teach your little guy to pick things up and not eat them, but also not throw them away. All sorts of nifty things must be taught, which can be fun, or it can drive you nuts.
The second problem comes when you meet another creature which will teach you and your guy how to do some things, like take over a new town and create miracles. A nice addition, however, during all of this there are other quests that can be accomplished. My problem was that I felt like I was running all over the place trying to finish one quest, trying to train my creature, and trying to learn new things from the mentor. This can be quite trying. Other games, like SimCity, the Sims, RollerCoaster Tycoon, etc, seem to balance the have-to's of the game a little better so you don't find yourself running all over the place trying to keep tabs on everything. I think, had the world been smaller, this wouldn't have been a problem, but the large world to work in is part of the benefit, right? Perhaps a little less need for training would've helped too. The trick, I suppose, would be to prioritize your tasks until you're good at it.
It's a game I'd recommend, but don't necessarily expect to have a frustration free experience.
Recommended:
Yes
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