# I hope B&W2 is as good as Populous the Beginning.

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**Created:** [October 21, 2002, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-b-w2-is-as-good-as-populous-the-beginning/133167 "2002-10-21T02:48:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2002, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-b-w2-is-as-good-as-populous-the-beginning/133167/1 "2002-10-21T02:48:14Z")

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Populous the Beginning (PB) is a timeless, enduring brilliant game. I have played it more than any of my more up-to-date games, even GTA3 (also brilliant).

I now have a formula for playing. Towers manned by fire-warriors around the perimiter of my city.

If I have to get to somewhere well guarded, simply grow the city in that direction until my firewarriors are close enough to gradually destroy the enemy.  
blah blah, anyway, I have heard that B&W2 (Black and White 2) will be more geared towards the villagers. with battles and taking over other towns. I hope this means it will be more like PB.

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**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2002, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-b-w2-is-as-good-as-populous-the-beginning/133167/2 "2002-10-21T06:27:01Z")

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I hope so. I was really looking forward to Black and White and was really dissapointed to find out it was basically an advanced version of Pokemon. I own it, but I’ve never gotten past the second world due more to apathy than incompetance.

If they got rid of the beasts altogether in B&W 2 I’d be happy.