Black & White: the god game where you could teach a monkey to throw rocks.
tweet: 'You're an all-seeing deity who's followed around by a devoted chimp that shares all of your powers but none of your reasoning or judgement.'
There are two things that lift Black & White above the standard fare. The first is the way it interprets being a god as more about influence than micromanagement. You're a powerful part of the world, but not all-powerful, and victory is achieved by negotiating forces already in motion rather than perfectly executing a preconceived plan.
Teaching the AI to differentiate between ethical gradations of the same action—in this case, eating a living thing—feels convincingly like a conversation. Having to babysit your creature to make sure it's not taking a dump in the village store while you're going about your god-business adds character and depth in the early game, and as your creature grows they evolve from fun liability to valued asset.
There are also guesses at the future buried in Black & White's big ideas, some of which have subsequently proved to be correct. There's greatness in Black & White, then, but like computer ape Richard McCormick there's also a tremendous amount of fat.
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