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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth |OT| Pixel Heart Mother
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stump sock
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BurningNad
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The fun comes from the random nature, as you get better at the game and more aware of what the items do you'll be able to be a bit more tactical with it, plus additional challenges open up as you progress and beat the game. Obviously if you're not feeling it whatsoever then more variety and tougher levels aren't going to help though.
Attleborotaco
Member
How is this game on the Vita?
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
The game is fundamentally about repeated plays. Any given 5 minute stretch of play may not be entirely remarkable, but the way the random elements combine differently each time creates an addictive sense of discovery.
Also the more you play the more items you unlock. There are hundreds of them and it takes a lot of plays to collect them all.
The game therefore continues to get more interesting as you spend time with it.
Was there an update pushed out overnight last night that made the larger, zoomed-in map visible at all times? When I was playing yesterday, I had a mini-map in the top right corner and could bring up the full map and move it around with the touchpad.
As of this morning, the larger, transparent map is ever-present. I can move it around as before, but the mini-map seems to be completely gone. I wouldn't have a problem with this (since the mini-map sucked), but the sheer size of some of the maps leads to visibility issues in the later levels.
This is on PS4, by the way. Just trying to figure out if this is a glitch or the result of a patch.
As of this morning, the larger, transparent map is ever-present. I can move it around as before, but the mini-map seems to be completely gone. I wouldn't have a problem with this (since the mini-map sucked), but the sheer size of some of the maps leads to visibility issues in the later levels.
This is on PS4, by the way. Just trying to figure out if this is a glitch or the result of a patch.
Also curious.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
60 FPS and looks fantastic. Really recommend it.
BurningNad
Member
This game would be perfect if two options were added in.
1: option for original soundtrack
2: option to disable big rooms
Do that and I will have 0 complaints.
1: option for original soundtrack
2: option to disable big rooms
Do that and I will have 0 complaints.
Some slowdown in the bigger rooms and some bosses so far, but still very playable.
The first time you beat the "final" boss you
unlock the first of four more post-mom level types, four new bosses get added to the mix, and new items get added. There's more unlocks as you progress further and further into the game.
Just doing other things throughout the run, such as beating all of the bosses of a certain level type, using a blood bank so many times, or really any activity in the game. Most of these unlocks get added to the item pool, giving you way more versatility in what a run can entail. If you've only made it to Caves 2 then you've seen none of what this game has to offer.
Ok so because my PC can't run the game i ruined my sleep on the Vita version and this is what i think.
First, it looks great, i honestly think it looks better on the vita than on my monitor because it's less pixelated. The control shemes are good thought i'm not a fan of pressing the bottom right corner of the screen for pills/cards. The joystick is also kinda annoying for shooting as sometimes it doesn't goes where i intended to but nothing major (and i was tired).
I also like how the horrible uterus filter is simply gone in that version, honestly annoyed me on PC.
It's not all white, there is framerate drops, and i can assure you there's some massive one.
If it's ok in most case with really minor here and there (big rooms generally, nothing major honestly) but it's pretty obvious than the trail of blood/web/pee/etc need to be towned down somehow.
For example take the evolved spider boss fight, when she release spider goo the framerate just suffer massively for a while, another boss i won't spoil does the same with one attack (perfectly fluid until the goo appears), another example would be a new item that produce goo constantly which will hurt the whole run. They really should try to fix that, if it's doable.
Overall i'm pleased but i'd like to see them workng on the trails issue.
Here's my most recent game
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FPE6I completely tore through every enemy after a couple of floors.
Completely destroyed the boss rush, if you get few keys prioritize treasure rooms because shops were garbate tbh
samuraidino
Member
First seed I'm going to try out is going to be JOHN
CENA
... I better be invincible or have the game completely destroy me no matter what I do.
CENA
... I better be invincible or have the game completely destroy me no matter what I do.
Bjoern the Smexy
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That item is bad in general.
Azazel seems to be kinda broken, or at least my few runs with him. My most recent run with Tammy's head,
and hella friendly spiders ended with me killing every boss the moment I stepped in the door.
This game is so fucking fun.
Brimstone baby(?), don't remember the name
Was pretty fun in that crazy room that spawns like 10-20 bosses
This game is so fucking fun.
I played this for the first time last night and have no idea what's going on, no explanations for anything. Is this correct, items in the top left you use with L2, items in the bottom right you use with R1, and items in the bottom left are passive? The items in the bottom right, are those temporary boosts or permanent? Whenever I would get something down there I'd use it right away.
sackboy2197
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If you press the "map" key once, you switch between small minimap and bigger minimap; like toggle on or off; if you hold it you'll have the extra info. You might have pressed the button once on accident (at least this is how it works on pc).
Ha, I'm in the same boat... Not sure about everything yet. I'd also like to ask: when it says "so and so has appeared in the dungeon", does that mean it's actually there or just possible in future runs?
One thing I did learn
Adding 20 coins to the donation box seems to upgrade the store.
Incendiary
Banned
I'm in a dilemma. I loved the original game but can't decide whether I want to pick this up now in PC or wait until I get a PS4. Hmm.
Yea, sometimes I think I got "A Blue map now appears in the basement!" and a few others like that. No idea what they do. I wish there was an item description in the game, unless I'm missing it.
I guess that depends on when you're getting a PS4.
tim_pkmn89
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The item descriptions are when you actually get the items
When you get a message saying "(Whatever) has appeared in the dungeon" it means that you've done something which has unlocked that item and made it possible for it to randomly appear when you get an item from then onwards, not that it's actually appeared somewhere in your current run for you to collect at that moment.
FleetingFlowAir
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Slowdown is present when you're in a room that is pretty busy (lots of enemies or attacks happening at once). 60fps otherwise and it looks pretty great and it feels good to use two joysticks (controls are customizable, of course).
Great, thanks!
Don't mention it. I got caught out by that when I first started playing the original.
The luck stat actually does something in Rebirth now, so Edmund took out the only-good-pills part of the Luck Foot as it would make Cain too OP. It's a shame though, Cain was basically easy mode in the original because of it.
stump sock
Member
don't know how I feel about Duke of Flies not being the biggest joke boss in the game anymore.
Lord British
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OK, so, here's the deal, EU PSN Store. You update with The Binding of Isaac Vita RIGHT THE FUCK NOW, and I don't come round your house and smash all your cups.
Ditto for UK store. I don't know why I'm sitting here twiddling my thumbs to be honest. There are so many things i could/should be doing, but oh well.
GoldandBlue
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I really want this. The new OST is okay but I easily prefer the original.
randomengine
Banned
There appears to be a secret dealing with...
Not sure how rare it is.
obtaining all the fly-related items because last night I unlocked "Become Lord of the Flies" which is secret 178/178.
MacGurcules
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He isn't? Still seemed pretty weaksauce to me. Who would you say is the new pushover?
BobTheFork
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Well I finally beat mom twice last night. I think this game is turning me off of the idea of randomizing levels or just procedural generated design in.
I basically got screwed on power ups and items the first 4-5 times I played and then I got the laser eye on the first level and that was it. I just mowed down that run with ease.
It's starting to take the fun out of a game when you are just waiting for the game to randomly give you a favorable run.
Still a really fun game. By the end of my run, Isaac looked like such a freak my roommate came home and could not figure out what the hell I was playing lol
I basically got screwed on power ups and items the first 4-5 times I played and then I got the laser eye on the first level and that was it. I just mowed down that run with ease.
It's starting to take the fun out of a game when you are just waiting for the game to randomly give you a favorable run.
Still a really fun game. By the end of my run, Isaac looked like such a freak my roommate came home and could not figure out what the hell I was playing lol
I got that too, didn't realise it was the last of the secrets. Must be a new one. Laughed when it popped up as I wasn't expecting it.
stump sock
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he generates way more flies now, and since he's an early-game boss, you'll probably spend half your time not getting killed by the flies while trying to get a hit in.
current easiest is maybe Monstro 1 now? Larry Jr? Haven't come across Pin yet, but I'm sure he's a contender if he can still hurt himself.
randomengine
Banned
I beat Mom for the first time on Rebirth last night (the first end boss). I got a really shoddy run and had to face a boss with only a single heart left in one of the mid-to-late levels. I triumphed and then proceeded to obtain some god-tier luck and items and I faced Mom with so many advantages I was basically invincible. I think she only hit me once.
Never give up on a run.