After three years in the making, Lionhead Studios’ first game manages to live up to the extremely high expectations after all. It’s a massive game about lofty concepts–gods and miracles–and yet the game is genuinely funny. The scope of Black & White is so far in excess of a typical game design that it seems surprising that the finished product turned out so polished and so playable. Still, its many different elements require a lot of explanation–the game has lots of mainstream appeal, but its sophisticated mechanics may quickly confound more casual players. Black & White is clearly a labor of love by designer Peter Molyneux and his staff. While some aspects of it take getting used to, and can even be frustrating, there’s just so much to see and experience in Black & White that its shortcomings should not turn you away from this incredible game.
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