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The Binding of Isaac |OT| thread brought to you by Edmund McMillen
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kingschiebi
Member
BigAT said:
That should get easier on later completions. I'm on the 11th now and bosses show up more often instead of regular enemies at the last two floors.
Welp I just died after selling too much blood so I could gamble in hopes of being able to win explosives to break down the wall of the secret room again to get the pills I accidentally left in there. Then I played some binding of Isaac 
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Also battery is nutso - battery + pills or nail or even book of 7 sins is a once a room powerup/item (start with three bars; use item; wait in room to charge up another three bars, and repeat). On top of that, xray glasses allow you to pop in and out of the secret room to a new batch of creatures and battery charges as much as you want, as long as you never kill the last one before running back out.
!Also battery is nutso - battery + pills or nail or even book of 7 sins is a once a room powerup/item (start with three bars; use item; wait in room to charge up another three bars, and repeat). On top of that, xray glasses allow you to pop in and out of the secret room to a new batch of creatures and battery charges as much as you want, as long as you never kill the last one before running back out.
Yeah, X Ray glasses are amazing. Auto opening for secret rooms saved me a lot when I had them.INTERNET said:Welp I just died after selling too much blood so I could gamble in hopes of being able to win explosives to break down the wall of the secret room again to get the pills I accidentally left in there. Then I played some binding of Isaac
Also battery is nutso - battery + pills or nail or even book of 7 sins is a once a room powerup/item (start with three bars; use item; wait in room to charge up another three bars, and repeat). On top of that, xray glasses allow you to pop in and out of the secret room to a new batch of creatures and battery charges as much as you want, as long as you never kill the last one before running back out.
A hundred times better than the Spelunky helmet.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
You know reading this thread, without having played the game, makes all of you guys sound absolutely insane.
I have to say it's Flash that's stopping me from buying this.. but then it's so cheap I should just do it.
I have to say it's Flash that's stopping me from buying this.. but then it's so cheap I should just do it.
PixyJunket
Member
The Flash thing sucks and seems to be tied into most of the game's current issues, but it's less than a burger combo and the game is supposed to be really awesome.NervousXtian said:
I bought it but am going to wait out a another patch or two before jumping in.
Oldschoolgamer
The physical form of blasphemy
Coming off of Super Meat Boy, it's stupid that this game has some of the issues it has. It's crashed on me, and I've also lost all of my achievements...twice. -_-
Aside from that, it's pretty damn good.
Is there a way to skip the opening cutscene? I'm tired of seeing it now. :/
Aside from that, it's pretty damn good.
Is there a way to skip the opening cutscene? I'm tired of seeing it now. :/
KingOfReading
Banned
I've beaten the game twice and I can say that it's absolutely great to be able to have a unique and fun experience each time I boot the game up.
I literally haven't played a PC game in about 6 years before this came out. It's cool that this game an a PS3 controller can bring me out of hiding to play another PC game. I actually had to download Steam after I bought it...for some reason I'm sure that's embarrassing.
I don't know what the big deal is with it being a Flash game. It's just a game to me, and for $5 a VERY good one! My favorite item so far is definitely the X-ray glasses. I got them early on and my character got godly because of it.
Damn what a fine game!
I literally haven't played a PC game in about 6 years before this came out. It's cool that this game an a PS3 controller can bring me out of hiding to play another PC game. I actually had to download Steam after I bought it...for some reason I'm sure that's embarrassing.
I don't know what the big deal is with it being a Flash game. It's just a game to me, and for $5 a VERY good one! My favorite item so far is definitely the X-ray glasses. I got them early on and my character got godly because of it.
Damn what a fine game!
Togglesworlh
Banned
Thank you for eloquently speaking the words I failed to say. X:animlboogy said:
Honestly, and I almost hate to say it, I think a large part of the reason Super Meat Boy didn't have these problems - although it still had a few at launch, they weren't nearly as bad (at least in my experience) - is partially thanks to XBLA standards and quality control.Oldschoolgamer said:
Night_Trekker
Member
I still haven't made it past the penultimate floor. I guess I need to go directly to the boss chamber instead of exploring. I fucking hate those stationary, projectile-spitting stone heads that show up in almost every room late in the game.
Incendiary
Banned
I bought this today. Holy crap, is this game addicting. Between this and Super Meat Boy, I'm pretty much sold on whatever McMillen creates from now on. Goddamn this is fun.
mclaren777
Member
Based on the name, I was expecting this game to have a biblical setting or theme.
RoaringHawk
Member
I can't get past Caves 2 D:
Oldschoolgamer
The physical form of blasphemy
Unlocked Caine. Beast mode activated. Got to the last cave before Mom and the game crashed while I had Growth hormones and some other good stuff. :/
Beast mode activated. Got to the last cave before Mom and the game crashed while I had Growth hormones and some other good stuff. :/
mclaren777
Member
I've only watched the trailer but that was enough to turn me off to this title.Crunched said:
I haven't been able to finish this yet. I keep getting to depths 1 or 2 and losing. My last attempt, I ended up getting homing shots and a triple shot, and at first I thought they'd help me out but combined they made each room take a lot longer to complete. Ended up dying at Gurdy after a long fight, because my shots kept veering off at those pustules and flies.
It's a great game though, four hours down and I'm still seeing new things every time.
Also, what's the easiest way of dealing with the skull enemies that extend and spit three projectiles at you? They give me the most trouble (outside of rooms with brains mixed in with other moving opponents). I can never reliably trigger them to pop up so I can hit them.
My latest attempt:
Doing well early on.
Stats are great, but haven't found many health pickups.
Yeah, not really feeling this.
It's a great game though, four hours down and I'm still seeing new things every time.
Also, what's the easiest way of dealing with the skull enemies that extend and spit three projectiles at you? They give me the most trouble (outside of rooms with brains mixed in with other moving opponents). I can never reliably trigger them to pop up so I can hit them.
My latest attempt:
Doing well early on.
Stats are great, but haven't found many health pickups.
Yeah, not really feeling this.
Conciliator
Banned
I beat
! Really didn't have that great set of items, but a bit of luck in the rooms on the last couple floors, and a bit more of my scientifically undeniable gaming prowess led me to victory. The last boss was really pretty easy compared to some of the harder bosses.
Mom's Heart
Incendiary
Banned
Screw Gurdy.
That is all.
That is all.
Incendiary said:
Everyone says that but straight away go to his left side against the wall and shoot at his bottom. You'll only have to dodge his bullets now and then. If there's a puffball in the bottom left corner kill it first before going against the left wall. Easiest boss besides Duke of Flies with this strategy. Right side may work as well but I find the bees that shoot bullets don't get me on the left side.
He has a big health bar though, fights with him always take a lot longer than other bosses for me. And I seem to run into him every time. It gets really frustrating.
The "left wall" strategy comes naturally, but even then it can be hard to gauge your distance between his shots. Every once in a while I end up getting hit.
The "left wall" strategy comes naturally, but even then it can be hard to gauge your distance between his shots. Every once in a while I end up getting hit.
To kill Gurdy I just alternate right, bottom, left, bottom, etc. with the correct timing so that he always shoots where I used to be. I take out the puffball things as soon as they spawn and just let my stray shots kill the flies. I don't normally take any damage with this strategy.
Just kill the bloating things at the start, and if you can spare the bombs because of the room layout, bomb the sides to give you more dodging room. When he ducks his head in, just strafe to the side as he will shoot the center with a spread. Just zip left or right while shooting to hit the flies he spawns.
Joe Molotov
Member
Yeah, the first time I fought Gurdy, I was like FUUUUUUUUUUU but then I figured out the trick and I've beat him a few times without getting hit.
Dead Prince
Banned
i just got a small update for this game. anyone know what it did? 65.5MB.
Oldschoolgamer
The physical form of blasphemy
Holy shit. Finally beat the game...ONCE. lol. I was on my last life after dieing the other times with the kitten familiar activated. One heart run, Castlevania style. Christ...some of these rooms are torture.
Time to do it again!
Time to do it again!
Kinky John
Member
DMPrince said:
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Dead Prince
Banned
okay.Bobby Truffles said:
Yay! The update is downloading on my MacBook Pro. I hope it fixed my playtime counting problem and my achievements.
Edit: Nope. Time is still broken and achievements are still locked. I must have played for 3 hours so far total and it only says 12 minutes. i.e. 1 minute for every time I've launched the game.
Boooo.
Edit: Nope. Time is still broken and achievements are still locked. I must have played for 3 hours so far total and it only says 12 minutes. i.e. 1 minute for every time I've launched the game.
Boooo.
This game is pretty cool. So far I've spent around 4 hours with it across multiple playthroughs. I managed to get to 'mom' once and died.
There is definitely a lot of variety there and a good amount of challenge. I'm not sure I like the combat/movement all that much though. It does the job but I don't find it all that exciting or fun. I really like the idea behind the game, and the fact that he made this game in such a short amount of time is very impressive.
There is definitely a lot of variety there and a good amount of challenge. I'm not sure I like the combat/movement all that much though. It does the job but I don't find it all that exciting or fun. I really like the idea behind the game, and the fact that he made this game in such a short amount of time is very impressive.
HadesGigas
Member
Whoops. Just found out you can blow up the beggars. I was only trying to set it free
CrookedRain
Member
I installed and played the game for the first time today and the game didn't exit properly. Achievements aren't working either. Game is fun though and hard to quit.duckroll said:They definitely fixed that just hours after it was released. I was the first one to bitch about it!
