Black and White

The player begins the game as a newly created god, born from the prayers of a family. After saving the family's drowning son, the grateful family leads the player to their village. There, the player chooses a Creature.

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the player begins the game as a newly created god, born from the prayers of a family. after saving the family's drowning son, the grateful family leads the player to their village. there, the player chooses a creature. the plot advances as the player completes main "gold story scrolls" and side "silver reward scrolls" quests...

titles: black & white (discontinued multiplayer) black & white: creature isle (expansion) black & white 2

gameplaythe player takes on the role of a god ruling over an island populated by various tribes. the player's control over the island is manifested in the hand, an animated onscreen hand which can move or throw people and objects, tap houses to wake their occupants, cast miracles, and do many other things. use of the keyboard and buttons in the game is deliberately low; to add to the sense of realism, the (usually) mousecontrolled hand can perform every function in the game. in later patches, the hand can also be controlled by an essential reality p5 glove, a consumerlevel virtual reality glove that is no longer for sale.

generally speaking, the goal of a level is to gain control over every village on the island. this is accomplished through the performance of impressive acts that will cause the villagers to believe in the player. villagers can be swayed by everything from helping them with daytoday tasks to terrorising them with fireballs and lightning storms. another important element of the gameplay is the player's creature — a pet of sorts that can be trained to perform the same actions as the player, thanks to the game's complex ai, developed by richard evans. this creature is trained by being placed on a leash while the player demonstrates the action the creature is to learn using the hand. with time and repetition, it can perform complex functions that will allow it to serve as the player's avatar in the world.

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