The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Professional Griefer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aBb0M8HRCQ

Most people probably own the original through humble bundle. BOI is one of my favourite games ever, I've put around 500 hours into it. :eek:

Out November 4th on both PC and PS4. Owners of the original are going to get a discount("Owners of the Binding of Isaac on Steam will get a 33% discount on The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth during the pre-purchase period.") and it'll be free for PS+ users for a month. Can't ****ing wait.

Generic Dreadhead

WTF is this ****

richymcdermott

I never been beaten so badly and abused by a game and came coming back for more since soul series.

day one purchase from me

Antar Bolaeisk

Indeed, it's a great wee game that manages the 'just one more go' feeling perfectly.

J_E

This looks incredible. Glad they made the move away from Flash as Edmund can finally have the huge bullet hell scenes he dreamed of without the lag that plagued the original. Must have game.

Can't believe it's finally out in November, it's felt like forever.

Gunmonkey

Here's hoping they bothered to put in gamepad support this time, damn near broke me hands playing with the keyboard last time.

J_E

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Here's hoping they bothered to put in gamepad support this time, damn near broke me hands playing with the keyboard last time.

I'd say that's pretty much guaranteed, only reason they didn't before is because of Flash, I imagine it's dodgy to implement.

Antar Bolaeisk

Cydoniac wrote: »

I'd say that's pretty much guaranteed, only reason they didn't before is because of Flash, I imagine it's dodgy to implement.

Like all good programs that was a feature, not a bug

Odaise Gaelach

I really enjoyed the original, and the Wrath of the Lamb. I can't get past the pixel art style of the remake though, it really puts me off. So I'll give this a miss.

Cotts72

What have I just watched....

YouSavedMyLife

That trailer....

For the people who don't know of this game i advise to look into buying it. Like Terraria its one of those cheap games with addictive game play that will give you hours and hours of fun.

J_E

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

That trailer....

For the people who don't know of this game i advise to look into buying it. Like Terraria its one of those cheap games with addictive game play that will give you hours and hours of fun.

Yeah, Binding of Isaac has possibly the most enjoyable rogue-like gameplay ever, nails it with the balance between random generation and fresh experiences.

Retr0gamer

The pixel art looks so much better than the flash art of the original. I'd say this game is a perfect fit for the Vita.

Star Lord

TBH, the video probably needs a NSFW tag slapped on it, for those of us stuck in work that wanted a look at the rebirth trailer!

tok9

Where did you hear it's coming to PS+?

If that's the case I would assume next months plus offering would be this and Driveclub + edition

Professional Griefer

tok9 wrote: »

Where did you hear it's coming to PS+?

If that's the case I would assume next months plus offering would be this and Driveclub + edition

here

_taytothief

Trailers are awful, definitely pre-ordering this one though. Certain games don't get included in the "never pre-order" rule. Binding of Isaac is one.

TheChrisD

Odaise Gaelach wrote: »

I can't get past the pixel art style of the remake though, it really puts me off. So I'll give this a miss.

There's going to be a "Flash" filter available in the options menu to attempt to make Rebirth look a bit more like the original.

I hate the pixel art too, so that filter will be on permanently for me.

Professional Griefer

Its out tomorrow.

Anyone know if it'll unlock on steam at midnight tonight or will it be sometime tomorrow? nvm, 6pm tomorrow.

J_E

It's out now. I'm really enjoying it. I find it a bit faster and tougher than the original but there are tons of little additions that I'm loving.

YouSavedMyLife

Just cleared it in my first run, wtf? Kill mom and then the credits rolled. Total time playing the game on steam is 29mins. Uninstalling now, gonna see if steam will give me a refund

Professional Griefer

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Just cleared it in my first run, wtf? Kill mom and then the credits rolled. Total time playing the game on steam is 29mins. Uninstalling now, gonna see if steam will give me a refund

lmao

Keep playing, that isnt the end.

TheChrisD

There's definitely enough changes to the game mechanics to make it feel fresh even for those of us who are experienced in the base game.

Still a lot to discover and explore.

J_E

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Just cleared it in my first run, wtf? Kill mom and then the credits rolled. Total time playing the game on steam is 29mins. Uninstalling now, gonna see if steam will give me a refund

Have you not played Isaac before? There are 16 endings or so and you are nowhere even near the end. I had 60 hours on the original and still couldn't get to the second last area. The more you unlock and complete the more that gradually unravels. Try playing it to the end this time and see if anything changes...

richymcdermott

I hated the flash art in the original and I am not a fan of the pixel art.
No Danny Baranowsky is a complete loss , hopefully the game is still the rogue like beast it is.

VinLieger

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Just cleared it in my first run, wtf? Kill mom and then the credits rolled. Total time playing the game on steam is 29mins. Uninstalling now, gonna see if steam will give me a refund

Lol maybe should have done a bit of research on it before buying it? You are FAR from finished, look up what a rogue like actually is and realise how you are meant to replay them multiple uncountable times over.

Also Steam don't refund cus you don't like a game and didnt have the foresight to do some research before buying it.

YouSavedMyLife

Nah it's a great game so far, loads of new items i haven't seen before and the pixel art is growing on me, didn't like it after i seen some trailers. Just killed Mom's heart there, but in the floor before it i opened a door locked by two chains and it seemed to give me a totally random character build than the one i had. Anyone seen this room? Devil room's seem to spawn more often after bosses too.

Really enjoying it, with the limitations of the flash version gone the game runs ultra smooth now with some insane bullet hell situations. Think ill sink more hours into this than i did the original...

Shiminay

I was watching some streams of it last night, I like some of the changes I've seen.

Seeds - Isaac races are a real thing, there are some Twitch channels devoted just to that. Watched Mann racing Zeke on Twitch last night, they had good fun doing it and making the "oh, did you get that thing?" "What thing?" "Oh you'll see it..." sorts of jibes kept it light and entertaining, but having seeds meant it was a fair race from the start.

Co-op - it's a decent implementation of it and deliberately makes it not just "2 Isaac's on screen."

Bullet Hell - as mentioned, not being limited by the predecessor's reliance on Flash, there's some fun bullet hell moments with bosses and/or poor enemy management and that's a really nice addition without being way OTT and RAEG inducing.

Look - it's unquestionably The Binding of Isaac with an additional layer of polish. The look's not to everyone's taste of course, but personally I love it.

Professional Griefer

Tiny Planet item, holy ****, absolutely unreal.

Gunmonkey

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Nah it's a great game so far, loads of new items i haven't seen before and the pixel art is growing on me, didn't like it after i seen some trailers. Just killed Mom's heart there, but in the floor before it i opened a door locked by two chains and it seemed to give me a totally random character build than the one i had. Anyone seen this room? Devil room's seem to spawn more often after bosses too.

I have seen that room alright, but never had the 2 keys to open it.

Professional Griefer wrote: »

Tiny Planet item, holy ****, absolutely unreal.

Where your tears orbit? Yeah, I hated it, enemies were either too close or too far from them so took ages to kill even a fly.

Just did the "Computer Savvy" challenge, insane damage and easily went into the crack that appears if you beat mom in under 20, just running round blitzing all the bosses.

J_E

I'm loving the antigravity tears.

richymcdermott

Anyone else having this annoying bug where you are in a middle of a game and it just goes to a loading screen and stays there ?

I am just experiencing it for the second time now and its even more frustrating since issac was op :mad::mad::mad:

johnny_ultimate

I played a few hours of the original on PC and while I understood the hook on a purely objective level, I simply couldn't warm to the game.

Gave the PS4 version a go last night, and now I really get it. Have settled into its rhythm, and love how dynamic each run feels.

Had an absolute miracle of a run there. The stars aligned and I kept being gifted benefit after benefit. Giant, super-powered yellow tears, double item generator, damage reduction, explodey brain and various others. I was disappointed when I destroyed Mom's Heart knowing that uber-Isaac has been wiped from existence

richymcdermott

Nothing gets your heart going than walking what looked like a safe crack in a wall

fight all the bosses at once

:eek:

Have not got this great of sort of accomplishment since soul series

YouSavedMyLife

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

I played a few hours of the original on PC and while I understood the hook on a purely objective level, I simply couldn't warm to the game.

Gave the PS4 version a go last night, and now I really get it. Have settled into its rhythm, and love how dynamic each run feels.

Had an absolute miracle of a run there. The stars aligned and I kept being gifted benefit after benefit. Giant, super-powered yellow tears, double item generator, damage reduction, explodey brain and various others. I was disappointed when I destroyed Mom's Heart knowing that uber-Isaac has been wiped from existence

Explodey brain is considered a bad thing generally cause it can blow up right in your face and hurt you

Also i agree with you on that feel when you close out a run with a super powered character only to lose it all, forever. Kinda like playing Diablo 3, getting nice drops, then losing them when you quit the game :rolleyes:

Killed Satan there 2 days ago and again just now. I'm pretty sure he isn't the final boss. What else do i have to do to progress? Keep collecting all the final chest's till there are no more? Kill Satan with each character? Anything else i can do to progress?

Professional Griefer

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Explodey brain is considered a bad thing generally cause it can blow up right in your face and hurt you

Also i agree with you on that feel when you close out a run with a super powered character only to lose it all, forever. Kinda like playing Diablo 3, getting nice drops, then losing them when you quit the game :rolleyes:

Killed Satan there 2 days ago and again just now. I'm pretty sure he isn't the final boss. What else do i have to do to progress? Keep collecting all the final chest's till there are no more? Kill Satan with each character? Anything else i can do to progress?

Kill the bosses with all the characters to unlock more stuff. Do the challenges(havent managed to complete any of the ones I tried).

TheChrisD

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

Killed Satan there 2 days ago and again just now. I'm pretty sure he isn't the final boss. What else do i have to do to progress?

Not by a long shot, the game should open up properly for you very soon; depending on how many time you've killed the heart so far.

J_E

Finally unlocked Sheol - killed Satan on my first try! Was there a second time as Eden and got greedy - was on very last bit of health and I bombed myself

Professional Griefer

Whats with the room at the start of the Chest thats locked? Anyone know how do I get in there?

Dr. Mantis Toboggan

Is this cross save between the vita and PS4? I have some stuff unlocked on the PS4 that isnt showing up on the vita even though I've synced.

2smiggy

Downloaded for the ps4, had a few games and am really enjoying it. There are some amount of items and drops. It will take some getting used to

Generic Dreadhead

I played this for like 2 hours yesterday..... I have no F**king clue what's going on.... google etc has not helped
There's all these things like items and cards and power ups but I'm not sure how they stack or whatever.
Is this one of those games where you have to memorise what like 150 items do cause i'm lost as to what i'm doing.
I like the mechanics and how it plays, even though some of the random rooms seem broken.
Also wtf is the deal with bombs and bombs rocks, I'm lost

J_E

Cormac... wrote: »

I played this for like 2 hours yesterday..... I have no F**king clue what's going on.... google etc has not helped
There's all these things like items and cards and power ups but I'm not sure how they stack or whatever.
Is this one of those games where you have to memorise what like 150 items do cause i'm lost as to what i'm doing.
I like the mechanics and how it plays, even though some of the random rooms seem broken.
Also wtf is the deal with bombs and bombs rocks, I'm lost

Don't spoil it for yourself by googling! Part of the fun is figuring out stuff by experimenting. Trinkets will give you certain advantages and sometimes you may not know immediately what they are. The main goal of the game is to get to the end, it will slowly unfold the more you complete it. No broken rooms I've found anyway... There are some hidden rooms though behind walls you can bomb! You use a card with Q and a powerup with Space.

YouSavedMyLife

To be honest i have googled what some items function are. But never on the first time i got them. If i don't figure out what they do on about the 3rd pickup ill google them.

COYVB

Just like the original, I genuinely don't get what's so great about this at all

J_E

COYVB wrote: »

Just like the original, I genuinely don't get what's so great about this at all

For me it's the random element that makes it thrilling. You never know how a run is going to end. It gets surprisingly deep the more you play too when new areas open.

richymcdermott

bet mom 2 times today which brings me up to 5 times , thing says its gonna get harder WTF! O_o

salamanca22

Must of played over 200 games now a at this stage. Fantastic time waster.

Only problem is I am playing the vita version and it has slow downs like the old flash version had in some rooms. Get's annoying.

J_E

richymcdermott wrote: »

bet mom 2 times today which brings me up to 5 times , thing says its gonna get harder WTF! O_o

Just wait until the 8th encounter or so...! Nasty little surprise waiting

GO_Bear

Like with the original I am bloody addicted !

I have killed every boss with every character on hardmode except

(the last secret char, I know he exists but have been avoiding spoilers to see if I can unlock him on my own).

I love the addition of

Eden and the reroll rooms / items like the D4

YouSavedMyLife

GO_Bear wrote: »

Like with the original I am bloody addicted !

I have killed every boss with every character on hardmode except

(the last secret char, I know he exists but have been avoiding spoilers to see if I can unlock him on my own).

I love the addition of

Eden and the reroll rooms / items like the D4

Jesus every boss on hardmode, thats good going. Probably close to 100% completion? I'm currently working my way through the first 3 bosses with each character on normal :P