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Wrath of the Lamb |OT| A Binding of Isaac Expansion
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My Isaac is a fucking TANK right now, Jesus Christ and I'm on the 4 level so far!!!! It's getting so easy right now with the items I have equipped. That Technology 2 should be illegal I tell you. Its making it too easy right now. Plus I have wings to go over obstacles, the flies that surround me could take on all the gangs in the movie, The Warriors right now, lol. And that Teddy Bear I have in my 'Space' command is such a beast attack especially using it against the bosses. With my hearts at MAX and my strength/speed/range is up, its crazy!!! I think Edmund made this game easier now than before. I'm not getting that frustrated like I did with the early version. Anyhoot, back to the game!
Edit: Oh, those golden keys keep on popping up frequently and the Skeleton Key is just win.
Second Edit: Just beaten Mom (took 15-20 seconds) after I posted this rant and clearly, my Isaac is so badass, the portal for the next level didn't appear and I'm stuck in the boss room with no exit.
FUCK!
One question I have for the expansion is what are those 'tokens' that is located on the bottom of the map actually do? I picked them up and don't really see a difference.Technology 2 even mixes with brimstone, so while you're holding down the button to fire the laser, you're charging up brimstone then you can release it for even more damage. Was such a ridiculous run with both.
Acerac
Banned
Passive abilities. Some of them are rather strong, just difficult to notice. Check out a wiki if you need to know, some of the passives are stronger than they are noticeable.
Recommended:
OS:Windows XP, Vista, 7
Processor:5 GHz
Memory:2GB MB RAM
Graphicsirect X9.0c Compatible Card
Hard Drive:50MB MB HD space
Is Adobe Flash really that garbage?
So fucking true :/
During boss battles and rooms with lots of enemies I literally play in slow-motion. I would love them to port the game to something else than Flash.
Acerac
Banned
The plus to this is that previously gimp characters like Eve are suddenly a lot more fun.
D
Deleted member 1235
Unconfirmed Member
love this game to death. I suck at it though 100 hours and I never beat
got maddeningly close once but I can't for the life of me deal with the
I also can't beat the game with ???
sheol.
stomping feet section, the little worms that fly around, I just can't see them
I also can't beat the game with ???
Samson with technology = http://i.imgur.com/V1vyE.png
Had an absolutely incredible run with Isaac. Lots of tears up pills + 2x shot speed up + sad onion (doubles fire rate) + cancer trinket (increases fire rate even more) = mow everything down.
As a bonus, I ran out of keys in the depths, which means I had to skip two treasure rooms, which means I unlocked Samson!
As a bonus, I ran out of keys in the depths, which means I had to skip two treasure rooms, which means I unlocked Samson!
Lord British
Member
The game seems a lot easier now. Not that I mind much, I worked for that Golden God.
Needs a patch so bad, though. So bad. Problems everywhere.
Needs a patch so bad, though. So bad. Problems everywhere.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
Some of the new items seem INCREDIBLY unbalanced somehow.
Technology 2 shouldn't be an item that you can get on the 1st floor!
The trinkets make the game more fun, though.
Also the new bosses are pretty cool.
And once again Spider-GAF is right: Spiders are fucking gross and annoying. Especially annoying.
Technology 2 shouldn't be an item that you can get on the 1st floor!
The trinkets make the game more fun, though.
Also the new bosses are pretty cool.
And once again Spider-GAF is right: Spiders are fucking gross and annoying. Especially annoying.
Haunted
Member
The challenges are pretty damn tough. Could just be I'm rusty, though.
edit: the face Isaac makes on speedball made me laugh out loud.
The cellar is not a good place to be if you're arachnophobic.
edit: the face Isaac makes on speedball made me laugh out loud.
I just had the best run.
Spoilers ahead
http://i.imgur.com/duw5i.png
Spoilers ahead
http://i.imgur.com/duw5i.png
Like you can see in the picture, I had 11 and I could kill almost everything with one shot.
I also flied and had spectral shots. To top it, I also had The Wafer.
I was completely a tank. It Lives died in one minute, and I had only lost 2 hearths.
I also flied and had spectral shots. To top it, I also had The Wafer.
I was completely a tank. It Lives died in one minute, and I had only lost 2 hearths.
Lazy vs Crazy
Member
Looks like they just pushed a patch.
Haunted
Member
Did I just download an update or did my Steam get confused? "BoI download finished" popped up in the lower right corner even though I've been playing since yesterday.
edit:
Let's see what it does.
McMillen posted this on his site yesterday:
edit:
^^
Let's see what it does.
McMillen posted this on his site yesterday:
Yep. After the shitty BoI and Super Meat Boy mac ports, I won't even miss it. I might just install this in Wine or in my Boot Camp partition.
edit: damn, didn't see this:
Did I just download an update or did my Steam get confused? "BoI download finished" popped up in the lower right corner even though I've been playing since yesterday.
edit:
^^
Let's see what it does.
McMillen posted this on his site yesterday:
Maybe it won't be a completely shit port? I just got kinda burned on Super Meat Boy & BoI :/
Incendiary
Banned
Downloaded the expansion...wow my Isaac skills must have atrophied because I'm dying all over the place here. Widow as a first level boss just destroyed me. Need to get back in the groove so I can find some of these new awesome items.
Lord British
Member
Finished
twice now. Dat Ending 12. (Spoiler in pic). What a wonderful expansion to a wonderful game.
The Cathedral
Just got to the credits for the second time. Once by beating Mom's leg and once by beating leg and heart. How many times do you have to beat the game to actually get all the areas?
Also both times I got tech2 and the chocolate milk charge shot, making everything brain dead easy. All the bosses went down in under 5 secs. Kinda ruins the sense of accomplishment if it's that easy.
Also I got to agree that widow is by far the hardest early boss. If I get caught on some of the early levels it almost always means a death. Any tips?
Also both times I got tech2 and the chocolate milk charge shot, making everything brain dead easy. All the bosses went down in under 5 secs. Kinda ruins the sense of accomplishment if it's that easy.
Also I got to agree that widow is by far the hardest early boss. If I get caught on some of the early levels it almost always means a death. Any tips?
Backfoggen
Banned
What are these new items you get that are shown on the left side? Like a skull or a flat coin and stuff.
Trinkets, each give a passive bonus.
Cosigned
I'm really loving the expansion so far, and the new music is amazing as always. There's a truckload of balance issues and new glitches now though, I feel. There's also so many flying items now, I end up flying in nearly every run. Widow definitely feels like it belongs to caves/catacombs, definitely not a first level boss. Samson showing up as "Eve" in every loading screen / the death letter kinda gives an unfinished impression too.
I kind of want to just wait a few days for most of the issues to get sorted out, but I'm still tempted to keep playing more... I guess that's a sign of a good expansion
I kind of want to just wait a few days for most of the issues to get sorted out, but I'm still tempted to keep playing more... I guess that's a sign of a good expansion
Incendiary
Banned
Is there a chance we'll be getting an OST of the expansion songs as well? I'm kind of in love with most of the new tracks.
EDIT: And after I post this I found they've been added to the original OST's page. Score!
EDIT: And after I post this I found they've been added to the original OST's page. Score!
Lord British
Member
What on earth is a "passive" bonus in this context?
Otherwise, still enjoying. The fact that getting killed by a new enemy shows up nothing on the death letter is pretty lame, I hope they'll be fixing that and the Samson/Eve thing.
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Deleted member 1235
Unconfirmed Member
for example, the 'flat penny' will drop a gold key next time you pick up a regular penny.
I didn't figure out what the gold keys do. Do they count once for a regular door and once for a gold?
didn't figure out a lot of the passive abilities yet. like the ace of spades.
Love the 'eternal hearts' idea. if you keep em till the end of the level they turn into a red one.
I don't get the easy complaints either. I played a bunch last night and only made it to mum once. I didn't get a very lucky run with items. Died on mum as well
for example, the 'flat penny' will drop a gold key next time you pick up a regular penny.
I didn't figure out what the gold keys do. Do they count once for a regular door and once for a gold?
didn't figure out a lot of the passive abilities yet. like the ace of spades.
Love the 'eternal hearts' idea. if you keep em till the end of the level they turn into a red one.
I don't get the easy complaints either. I played a bunch last night and only made it to mum once. I didn't get a very lucky run with items. Died on mum as well
The gold keys seem to be keys that can unlock infinitely many doors on one floor. As soon as you leave the floor though, it disappears; even if you didn't use it even once.
Lord British
Member
Yeah, but what makes it "passive"? Why is it named that? What's passive about them?
You have to press spacebar or Q to activate some items. Those items are called "active". Other items are not required to be activated; they are always active, or activates without you having to press a button. Those items are called "passive".
Haunted
Member
Standard RPG term, "active" skills need to be, well, activated, while "passive" skills always run in the background without you having to do something.
Gets you basically a skeleton key for all doors on that floor.
Which was pretty funny when I got around 20 golden keys on one floor due to the flat penny haha. He should probably make it so golden keys stop dropping when you have one in your inventory.
Both of these have been fixed with the patch yesterday, from my experience.
AHA-Lambda
Member
So, what's going on with the Mac OSX release?
Haunted
Member
Hopefully coming in the next update, along with the Steam achievements.So, what's going on with the Mac OSX release?
From McMillen's site
Patch notes:
I've encountered 5 of these in my playthroughs on release day. :lol
Achievements and Mac version:
Lord British
Member
Both of these have been fixed with the patch yesterday, from my experience.
I'll verify the cache. Was still getting the "no enemy" death error.
Thanks to the new book room, finally managed to get the Monster Manual despite unlocking months ago, the last item I needed for the Golden God achievement.
Now to get the all the new items.
Also, Technology 2 + The Mulligan is ridiculous on bosses. Not only does the laser do continuous damage, kamikaze flies spawn constantly.
Now to get the all the new items.
Also, Technology 2 + The Mulligan is ridiculous on bosses. Not only does the laser do continuous damage, kamikaze flies spawn constantly.
Palette Swap
Member
The expansion is pretty great overall but:
- I hate the cellar. Fuck spiders and fuck widow. Seriously.
- I'm starting to hate the pickup that turns your shots into green bombs. It's caused me tons of grief
- Fate seems pretty broken to me. As is Guppy's paw.
- I hate the cellar. Fuck spiders and fuck widow. Seriously.
- I'm starting to hate the pickup that turns your shots into green bombs. It's caused me tons of grief
- Fate seems pretty broken to me. As is Guppy's paw.