He traps the creature with magical pillars and has his creature torture him. The player's objective is now clear: he/she must obtain and unite three parts of the creed to be able to destroy Nemesis before he can do the same to him/her.Ĭornered against the player, Lethys steals his/her creature and escapes through a vortex to his realm, followed closely by the player. Just as the player begins to turn the tide of this war, Nemesis reappears, using the power of three combined creeds to destroy Khazar and his creature, and having Lethys steal a piece of the creed with his creature in the process. In this new land, Khazar, another god, reveals that he saved the player from Nemesis and requests help in his losing war against Lethys, yet another god and an ally of Nemesis. Nemesis eventually locates the player, kills The Guide and proceeds to destroy the player's village with a powerful storm, forcing him/her to escape through a mysterious vortex to another land. In there, the player goes through a tutorial, learning the basics of the game, claiming a creaure and learning even more about it.Įventually, the player meets a giant creature known simply as " The Guide", which tells the player about Nemesis, the most powerful god on Eden, who wishes to destroy all other gods and their creatures so he can achieve "ultimate power", and about the parts of the creed, which are the only defense against him. The grateful family takes the player to their village so that he/she can be worshipped. The player is then introduced to his conscience, which are always giving advice about everything in the world. That prayer creates a god, the player character which, moving in amazing speed across the many universes, rescues the child from certain death. With the boy too far into the water and sharks approaching, the desperate parents pray to the heavens for divine help. The kid runs to the sea while the parents are distracted.
The game begins as a family walks toward a shoreline. You may sway the minds of the tribes, but can you gather the parts of the Creed? Can you defeat the god of gods, the enemy of enemies? Can you defeat your Nemesis and rule over the whole world? That is a question only you, and only time will answer.
Elements of these live within each Creature, and he who controls the parts of the Creed can control the whole land of Eden. You must use your Miracles, your Creature and your cunning to steal followers from these gods, and to do battle between the Creatures for supremacy. They have their own Creatures and their own followers. The people of Eden, whether they believe in you or not, can't failed to be impressed by this beast, and more are swayed to your cause through their admiration of the Creature and the god that owns him.īut on other lands there are other gods. Capable of learning and being trained and capable of making his own decisions. You may choose to rule the world as you wish.Īs you grow in power, you acquire a Creature, a wondrous being capable of doing anything you can do. As you carry out godly acts, the belief in you rises and more and more people are convinced that worshipping you in the way forward. Your new tribe bow before you in awe, and from this moment your prayer power starts to grow.
This is what happens in the beginning of Black & White. But perfect worlds can't exist and sooner or later someone, in trouble, desperate, will pray to the heavens. In a perfect world, people wouldn't need gods. As explained in Lionhead Studios' official website:
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The player is given free will to act as he/she wishes and decisions will have direct impact in the game. One of Black & White's central elements is the concepts of good and evil, and how the player's choices affects the world. To achieve this, he/she will have followers, a creature and powerful miracles at his/her disposal. In it, the player assumes control of a god in a quest to become the most powerful deity in the fictional world of Eden.
Black & White is a 2001 "god game" created by former Bullfrog Productions founder Peter Molyneux, developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Electronic Arts.