casey_contra
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Awesome
Didn't realize it was such an active community over there. I'll have to check it out.
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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ releases 17 Mar 2017 for the Switch
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Awesome
Didn't realize it was such an active community over there. I'll have to check it out.giancarlo123x
Banned
What is that pill liking item with the n on it that i can't pick up?
That's a battery. If you have a left trigger item then the battery will instantly refill it's charge.
Feeroper
Member
I am new to BoI - its been a lot of fun so far, but I noticed yesterday when I was playing every game I started put me in a the first room with a button on the floor and would spawn a bunch of enemies and each time the timer reaches zero more come. However prior to yesterday each game involved moving room to room until finding the boss and progressing to lower levels.
Anyone know why every new game I launched yesterday was the same single room with a button that spawned enemies? There were a couple other rooms but only for item collection purposes.
Also, I unlocked Azazel (sp?) but when I select him to paly he has no attacks? There is certainly a lot of mystery and things to explore/discover in this game. I love finding new items that I have no idea what they do and launching them at the last moment hoping for the best. It has led to some interesting things.
Anyone know why every new game I launched yesterday was the same single room with a button that spawned enemies? There were a couple other rooms but only for item collection purposes.
Also, I unlocked Azazel (sp?) but when I select him to paly he has no attacks? There is certainly a lot of mystery and things to explore/discover in this game. I love finding new items that I have no idea what they do and launching them at the last moment hoping for the best. It has led to some interesting things.
You accidentally selected Greed Mode. Go back to normal mode for the main game.
Azazel has a charge attack. Hold down the button until you see his cheeks glow red and then release the button.
giancarlo123x
Banned
Thank you very much, that was driving me crazy.
moltonasty
Member
First time playing BOI...love it so far. But goddamn this game is hard AF.
On hard mode tho so I guess I shouldn't be too surprised.
On hard mode tho so I guess I shouldn't be too surprised.
Playing on hard mode now is worthless. Wait until you unlock the Polaroid and the Negative.
So for any guys in the EU wondering if the process of getting the game from the us store is hard: it's not!
Bought a couple of $20 gift cards (digital) from amazon US. Changed my nintendo account region to usa. Entered the gift card codes, bought the game, and everything is working as expected
Can't recommend the game enough. If you're into dungeon crawlers, rougelikes, rougelites and whatnot, BUY IT!
Bought a couple of $20 gift cards (digital) from amazon US. Changed my nintendo account region to usa. Entered the gift card codes, bought the game, and everything is working as expected
Can't recommend the game enough. If you're into dungeon crawlers, rougelikes, rougelites and whatnot, BUY IT!
Feeroper
Member
Ah, I see. Thanks for letting me know. I don't even know how that mode is enabled so I must have accidentally done it.
After a while, the poop stuff doesn't even really register any more. Hell, when you're just one penny shy of something you want in the shop, you'll be thrilled to see a room full of poop!
Hitting up and down on the character select screen changes between Normal, Hard, and Greed.
moltonasty
Member
Interesting why is that?
Somewhat spoilery:
Until you unlock the polaroid and the negative you've yet to actually reach a final floor. The end bosses you're facing now will just become standard bosses when you do. The first goal should be to get both as fast as possible and then actually take down the bosses on hard.
casey_contra
Member
Petrified Poop is one of my favorite items.
moltonasty
Member
ohhh cool, thanks. I guess I'll give it a go then on normal. not like I can even make it past stage 3 on hard without dying so why not lol.
You really gotta work for that, but yes that is an option.
Some runs are way harder than others. The randomness is a factor.
I can easily destroy
in one run if I get great items then immediately lose in the next run on the 2nd floor depending on what items I get or don't get.
I can easily destroy
mom
To those I was chatting with a few pages back: this game is perfect for super-short/micro sessions. If you quit mid-level the game saves your progress precisely where you were at the time. Unlike Shovel Knight where you can lose 80% of a level if you close the software or Zelda where you need longer sessions to get the most out of it.
Exactly what I did, except I made a whole new Nintendo account to keep my 'US' stuff on there, and so that I don't lose any of my remaining change/credit.
Yeah, Binding of Isaac seems totally worth it.
So for any guys in the EU wondering if the process of getting the game from the us store is hard: it's not!
Bought a couple of $20 gift cards (digital) from amazon US. Changed my nintendo account region to usa. Entered the gift card codes, bought the game, and everything is working as expected
Can't recommend the game enough. If you're into dungeon crawlers, rougelikes, rougelites and whatnot, BUY IT!
Exactly what I did, except I made a whole new Nintendo account to keep my 'US' stuff on there, and so that I don't lose any of my remaining change/credit.
Yeah, Binding of Isaac seems totally worth it.
So for any guys in the EU wondering if the process of getting the game from the us store is hard: it's not!
Bought a couple of $20 gift cards (digital) from amazon US. Changed my nintendo account region to usa. Entered the gift card codes, bought the game, and everything is working as expected
Can't recommend the game enough. If you're into dungeon crawlers, rougelikes, rougelites and whatnot, BUY IT!
How did you get the digital cards? I tried buying them from Amazon US and it wouldn't let me buy them.
I used PlayAsia initially but they were out of stock, then I used "PC Game Supply" .com who seem pretty damn legit and sent me the code immediately - just make sure you activate/verify your account before you try to buy anything or they'll cancel the order.
I got a $50 card from them and bought Isaac with that, now I have $10 left over, and conveniently enough there are three excellent indie games on there for $9.99. I just don't know which one to buy D:
I'm still waiting on a $50 code from Playasia, but I ended up buying from PCgamesupply and I guess I'll just use the $50 on another game instead
Game is a pretty decent port so far, the buttons take a little to get used to walking, a lot harder on the thumb than a d-pad.. I'd pay for a Joycon with an actual d-pad instead tbh
Game is a pretty decent port so far, the buttons take a little to get used to walking, a lot harder on the thumb than a d-pad.. I'd pay for a Joycon with an actual d-pad instead tbh
RedRumy3
Member
I hope I got the stickers. I pre ordered with Amazon and it was delayed to ship until tomorrow I was hoping to be playing during my lunch break tomorrow
I will let you know cause I was in same boat mine is out for delivery.
edit: You should be good, mine has stickers and everything
casey_contra
Member
I'm going to hold off on daily runs until whatever bug is fixed... seems like it may be related.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
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Right, right. I don't think I've ever liked a roguelike before (always end up frustrated with the whole restarting and not gaining any progress besides knowledge), but now that I'm to the point where a normal run lasts about 25 minutes, I'm feeling a lot more confident. A certain character unlock who has
more than one life
Looking forward to keeping this up. I had never understood the BoI fandom in the past, but the Switch is such a good platform for it. This is the perfect travel game for me.
And to speak to the FPS issues, I've had a few, but never more than a few frames. Even in a lot of craziness the game really holds up its framerate, but I've had random drops walking through empty rooms, which is odd.
Also (mechanic spoiler):
When is a good time to consider giving up a heart to make a deal with the devil? I've almost never felt like it was worth it to lose a heart to gain an item, especially now when I'm not 100% on what they all do. I'm guessing that will come with time, but in almost every case I just restart if I feel my spec isn't going to pan out.
Thanks guys! With BoI I tried to learn as much as I could for a while without looking stuff up but I feel like I need to know more stuff to progress.
I made it to
Satan
Devil deals aren't really a spoiler. A lot of the items you find are very strong (or are part of a set that will make you strong) and synergize well with other things. As you get better at the game you'll see the appeal of trading heart containers for things like flight, but as you're feeling it out it makes sense to shy away from some.
balladofwindfishes
Member
Always. Unless you literally only have one heart. Or aren't comfortable with the amount of hearts you have and think you're going to die.
Almost every Devil Item is worth it, and as you progress through the game and get better at it, you quickly find red hearts to actually be more of a bother than a help because quite a lot in this game requires you to be at 1 red heart or less.
Sure, sure. I'm not sure what's a spoiler at this point, since certain bosses I was sure weren't huge spoilers are being redacted in here, wanted to be a bit safe.
Feels good to be learning a lot on every playthrough. Going to try to get through some challenges tonight, since I have a pretty good grip on the first set of floors.
What on earth, man. I'm looking forward to feeling comfy enough to do that. Seems like mastering this is very rewarding.
ViolentP
Member
Grab a third to unlock Azazel.
It is. The best way to get used to playing at no red hearts is to play as one of the characters that can't get any red hearts.
I'll note that once I unlock one of those characters. Right now, I'm fighting to unlock everything I can as far as bosses to beat in the game.
balladofwindfishes
Member
Well... one of those three at least.
The other two have their own gimmicks beyond "can't get red hearts" that you need to get used to. And one is almost entirely unplayable without Greed mode, and the other is completely unplayable without Greed mode.
Not really the best tools for training someone to get used to having no red hearts
Not really the best tools for training someone to get used to having no red hearts
Well, it all depends on the items in question. Some of the items are ones I'll grab even if it will only leave me with half a heart, since they're so powerful. Some of them I'll never grab. As with everything else in the game, it's all down to experimentation and experience. Grab everything once at least to see what it does, and try to remember the icons for the ones that are super useful.
Also, when it comes to devil deals, there are a few little quirks you can exploit. Some of the items in the devil rooms will give you soul hearts or black hearts on pickup. You can spend your last red heart container to pick one of these up and it won't kill you. You'll instead just have the soul/black hearts that the item gives you.
Also, you can pick up items that are worth two hearts when you've only got one heart container left (you'll need soul/black hearts to not die, of course). So, if you come to a devil room and there's two items you really want, one for one heart and the other for two, and you've got only two heart containers plus some soul/black hearts, grab the one-heart item first, then grab the two heart one.
Getting the most out of the devil deals is one of those things that really comes with experience. Once you get better at not taking damage, you'll feel more comfortable trading health for powerful offensive items.
Correct but there is an unlock for doing 4 victory laps in a single run.
balladofwindfishes
Member
Unless it was fixed for the Switch, you can totally still get unlocks in a victory lap.
Save and quit, continue the run from the main menu, and you can get unlocks in a victory lap. EZ CHEESE
Palette Swap
Member
Well, this happened to me in today's daily:
The game crashed when I ended my run and now it crashes every time I try to launch the daily.
This is a dream setup for the endgame, when you're trying to get every item under the sun.
I'll let you guys imagine how it went down.
The game crashed when I ended my run and now it crashes every time I try to launch the daily.
This is a dream setup for the endgame, when you're trying to get every item under the sun.
