Oldschoolgamer
The physical form of blasphemy
Whatever they did, I finally got my achievements. For a while they were just stuck on two, but now they loaded all of the ones I earned.
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The Binding of Isaac |OT| thread brought to you by Edmund McMillen
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Robert Ashley
Member
People playing this with Xbox controllers through Joytokey: Is it working for you? I'd like to get in some good time with this today, but I want to kick back on the couch and play it on my TV.
Captain_Spanky
Member
Gravijah said:
Wow, nice guy.
Night_Trekker
Member
It's one of the best purchases I've made on Steam. I've put almost 10 hours into it, and I don't think I'll stop playing any time soon. It's $5. Buy it.
boutrosinit
Street Fighter IV World Champion
Everyone needs this game. What a beaut'.
On the second playthrough and
On the second playthrough and
unlocked the second quest
boutrosinit
Street Fighter IV World Champion
For those on Mac, just got the word from Mr McMillen that the Steam achievement updater for OS X should hit in a week.
Just picked up the game with the soundtrack on Steam. First I heard the rave reviews here, then I saw the screens in the Steam store and wasn't sure about the Hot Topic vibes (pop culture store in the U.S., frequented by emo/goths) I was getting from the cartoon style. But then I tried the Flash demo and it grew on me quickly. It's cute and gory, but what makes it sing is the back and forth of firing one way while moving another and dodging enemy projectiles at the same time, and the tactile feel to the hit detection, where the enemies have a slight bounce to give a snappy sense of impact.
The enemies are fine-tuned, their attacks balanced so even a more casual player such as myself feels in control navigating what at time looks like "bullet hell." The pacing is great, the randomized maps always having the right mix of fights, shops, treasure rooms, minigames, minibosses and boss fights. So easy to pick up and play, too, and since I hear a full playthrough can take just an hour, the fact you have to restart from the beginning every time you die doesn't feel so bad. And the fact it's all randomized and there's so much to see, collect and do means it's fresh everytime you play.
Also, visually, the game is gorgeous when you play the full version and toggle the Options for the highest resolution available (720p or 800p on this 1600x900 screen) and put it in fullscreen by hitting F. Crisp sprites, bold outlines, vibrant colors, all moving fluidly. Also the music in this game is very memorable. It's dark and forboding, with an undercurrent of strings and piano, driving percussion, choral flourishes, and light touches of retro synth that get you pumped so you're bobbing your head as you clear out one room and march triumphantly into the next. The sound design is also commendable, with wet and juicy splashes and booming explosions.
So, take it from someone who has been enjoying high-budget games like Crysis and Portal 2 lately: The Binding of Isaac is fantastic and would be well worth your money even at many times its $5 asking price.
The enemies are fine-tuned, their attacks balanced so even a more casual player such as myself feels in control navigating what at time looks like "bullet hell." The pacing is great, the randomized maps always having the right mix of fights, shops, treasure rooms, minigames, minibosses and boss fights. So easy to pick up and play, too, and since I hear a full playthrough can take just an hour, the fact you have to restart from the beginning every time you die doesn't feel so bad. And the fact it's all randomized and there's so much to see, collect and do means it's fresh everytime you play.
Also, visually, the game is gorgeous when you play the full version and toggle the Options for the highest resolution available (720p or 800p on this 1600x900 screen) and put it in fullscreen by hitting F. Crisp sprites, bold outlines, vibrant colors, all moving fluidly. Also the music in this game is very memorable. It's dark and forboding, with an undercurrent of strings and piano, driving percussion, choral flourishes, and light touches of retro synth that get you pumped so you're bobbing your head as you clear out one room and march triumphantly into the next. The sound design is also commendable, with wet and juicy splashes and booming explosions.
So, take it from someone who has been enjoying high-budget games like Crysis and Portal 2 lately: The Binding of Isaac is fantastic and would be well worth your money even at many times its $5 asking price.
Togglesworlh
Banned
Oh man, that's one of my least favorite parts of the game. It loses so much of the crispness when I make it fullscreen. Looks incredibly stretched out, and despite the letterboxing, the aspect ratio is all wrong.Neiteio said:
It's awful. ):
Are you playing it in 720p when you put it in letterboxed fullscreen? Looks great for me.Togglesworlh said:
I've tried the game several times now. This third attempt I made it to the caves (third world). Those Deku Scrub-like enemies that shoot spreadshots when you pass by are tricky, particularly when there's three of them spread across a rock-filled cavern with little room to dodge. The Duke of Flies was a cool boss I met along the way, though.
Stabby McSter
Member
aw fuck, ten hours and i finally beat it once! D:
kingschiebi
Member
Stabby McSter said:
and it's safe to say that you'll probably only seen half of the game so far ;-)
Stabby McSter
Member
the best thing about it is i can't get enougggghhkingschiebi said:
Togglesworlh
Banned
I am playing it at the highest possible resolution with a native resolution of 1680x1050, which is way bigger than 720p and slightly smaller than 1080p.Neiteio said:
The game is hideous at fullscreen. It is almost unplayable, how ugly it is.
But I've come to accept it.
Togglesworlh
Banned
Nope.Jasoco said:
Togglesworlh
Banned
Can't at the moment, but I mean, there's no way to perfectly blow up an image to a higher resolution. It's always going to be scaled. The game doesn't exactly have magnificent resolution support. You guys might say it looks good, but it's not perfect. There are always going to be flaws, unless you're actually displaying at the native resolution.Jasoco said:
Lord British
Member
Have certain sound effects disappeared for anyone else? The retro-style bleeps when I pick up an item, or pills, have stopped playing.
MasterShotgun
brazen editing lynx
I was holding back, but the demo sold me. This game is so damn fun
Ionic said:
Yeah it's the most powerful item IMO, you get 2 blue hearts every time you use it, do extra damage and can destroy rocks by walking over them. On my last run I found the nail as well as the battery (which recharges your special iterm faster) and by the end I had like 40 blue hearts.
Night_Trekker
Member
Finally beat the game once through. Haven't been able to make it through the womb yet :/
arts&crafts
Member
So i just beat the game for the 8th or 9th time (not sure since my steam achievements aren't working) and I didn't get any new collection pop-up. I only have 39 out of 47 achievements... How do i get this ??? you guys speak of or the other collections. Spoiler tag it if you know the answer.
kingschiebi
Member
arts&crafts said:
You can check in-game how many endings you already got. There is one for each run-through up to
getting the ??? character
Not sure what to "secrets" stat actually refers to. I've got all, but still miss some items in the collection. It might be that stuff like the
error room
Togglesworlh
Banned
I believe the "secrets" refer to the unlockable items. Those things that start showing up in the basement after certain requirements are met.
arts&crafts
Member
ahh i only have 8 endings so i guess they just didnt pop up for me, i will continue on
kingschiebi
Member
arts&crafts said:
I think it's
10 or 11
Joe Molotov
Member
He says he finished it, but I wonder how "finished" he finished it.
perfect free
Member
Woohoo, finally beat Mom! Feels good to know I'm getting better with practice, although back-to-back unicorn horns certainly did not hurt. That run also featured a skeleton key, Steam Sale, and more pennies and nickels than my last 10 runs combined... thank you, based RNG.
kingschiebi
Member
Been playing this too much. Somebody next to me coughed/sneezed at the airport next to me and it sounded exactly like the Lord of the Flies sfx.
Time to move over to the next game I guess.
Time to move over to the next game I guess.
Incendiary
Banned
I have the absolute worst luck with item drops in this game. Although on my last playthrough I got the piercing shot upgrade on the first level, which I think is probably one of the most useful upgrades in the game.
I made it all the way to Depths II, then.....
I'm racking up a ton of deaths, though, and can almost beat the Basement blindfolded. That's a plus I guess.
I made it all the way to Depths II, then.....
used the teleporter item and it took me to a secret room with a slot machine, the slot machine gave me the Dollar (unlocking Cain), then I used the teleporter a second time and it took me to the error room, and I ended up skipping the battle with Mom and headed straight into the womb. Died at Mom's Heart, didn't get credit for beating Mom since I accidentally skipped that boss fight. Balls.
I'm racking up a ton of deaths, though, and can almost beat the Basement blindfolded. That's a plus I guess.