I only own the original old Binding of Isaac. I am not sure which version of the game is the best, which is the easiest(because although i beat satan, i found the game really hard sometimes), so in the end, which version will be the most memorable, the original, afterbirth, afterbirth+?
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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ releases 17 Mar 2017 for the Switch
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Easy to access but not under one roof. If I've got accounts lying about all over the place it doesn't feel like I have one set location for all my games.
It's a bit annoying but at least you can play everything on one account without having to switch.
Half the fun is figuring out what each items does.
If you wanna look up items, I'd recommend Platinumgod.co.uk
Bubbavelli
Banned
Those may just be stats, dmg properties, special abilities, or just straight up trash
I'm the same. I just switched to the US store and have left it there until I feel the need to come back to the UK one.
If that time ever comes, I'll just contact support and ask them to remove the extra $0.01 I might have laying around so I can switch back.
panama chief
Member
Itching to play this game but the price range for digital is stupid. And physical copies are nowhere to be found.
KoruptData
Member
Never played a version of this game. I keep on hearing people talk about runs? Is their an ending to this game or is it like high score runs?
EnlightenedMint
Member
One piece of advice for any new players is go into options and turn on the found hud, this shows your stats and helps you realize which pickups are actually helpful.
aygomyownroad
Member
Trying to get the Nintendo eshop cards from Amazon USA and I'll need to make a whole new account it seems.
Is there anywhere else you can get them from in the UK that are legitimate sites?
Is there anywhere else you can get them from in the UK that are legitimate sites?
IlGialloMondadori
Member
Got some from playasia yesterday. Worked fine.
That's exactly what I did - works the same as on Sony consoles for different accounts / regions
I'm playing all my Japanese demos, US purchases and UK purchases all under my UK account after purchase
PS3 & 4 I have the same setup - have done for years
dickroach
Member
on the Switch, all you're getting is Afterbirth +
the game is really hard sometimes. you can play the game for 1000 hours and it's still really hard sometimes.
aygomyownroad
Member
Have a play Asia account. Result.
Okay cool. But there's no specific way to trigger them right? At least I didn't come across any way, button wise (besides bombs)
addyb
Member
I use pcgamesupply all the time.
ZL is your active items button. (Active items show up in the top left of the screen)
Slick Butter
Member
The vast majority of items in the game have passive effects (eg, giving your tears a chance of having a certain effect) and don't require activation.
Only bombs, pills, cards, and active items (ones that you see in the top left corner of your screen, usually with a green charge) need to be manually activated.
OniBarubary
Banned
Watching a bunch of people who never played Isaac before slowly start to experience it is pretty amusing in it's own right. Welp, back to trying to get this stupid Daily Achievement. *starts up his 600 hour file of Isaac*
There are 21 endings you can get.
Most people consider the game beaten once you unlock everything.
So:
L: Use bombs
R: Use cards/pills
ZL: Use active item (top left corner, has battery charge)
ZR: swap cards/pills and drop all held items (except for active)
Passive items are picked up and added to your character. A better way to get a look at this is to go into options and enable Extra HUD. If you want an idea of what the item itself is doing, turn on Found HUD in the options menu.
This is the FoundHUD (minus the color)
Top to bottom:
- Speed
- Range
- Tears (shots per second or whichever interval is used)
- Shot speed (how fast they travel across the room)
- Attack (damage)
- Luck (used form consumable drops and misc)
- Chance for a Devil Deal (devil and angel deals are rooms that appear after killing the floor boss and can also be accessed through a Joker card or various teleport items)
- Chance for an Angel Deal
LordRaptor
Member
Items are split into:
- passive (always active)
- active (your top left icon)
- consumables (pills, bombs, keys, cards - bombs have their own button, keys are used automatically unlocking things, cards and pills share the same button to activate)
- trinkets (like passives, but only apply effect while held, will swap to a different trinket by running over one except for the tick)
aygomyownroad
Member
Ordered ecards from playasia... Still hasn't turned up yet..
Sigh of all the luck
It says "preparing order" I am unsure with buying ecards this way. Does it change to order shipped when the code gets sent
Sigh of all the luck
It says "preparing order" I am unsure with buying ecards this way. Does it change to order shipped when the code gets sent
1080p.
Did three runs and haven't seen a drop below 60 so far.
Not sure whether it's because the system is bigger or because of the asymmetrical sticks but it doesn't quite feel as comfy as playing on Vita. At least all the Afterbirth stuff is new for me.
socksfelloff
Member
I have no idea what I'm doing but fucking game is good. I'm really diggin it.
It's decent but there are quite a few drops. Certain item synergies like Brimstone x Tammy's Head slow down the game, fighting Mom's Heart/It Lives with a Retro Vision pill active will tank the framerate while the console is docked, and full screen effects like butt bombs will tank the game when combined with large enemies like Mom's foot or Daddy Long Legs will also slow the game down.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
So dudes, a few questions;
I was going through the menus trying to find the multiplayer option for my daughter and I but I couldn't find it anywhere. Am I missing something?
Further, is there a particularly great video out there that you guys heartily recommend? I think over the morning I've gotten better and have gotten several levels in, but there's definitely stuff I'm not understanding. A primer, ideally for the newer versions, would be awesome.
Edit: I've been playing in portable mode and the frame rate is rock solid and I've run into no troubles whatsoever.
Very fun game.
I was going through the menus trying to find the multiplayer option for my daughter and I but I couldn't find it anywhere. Am I missing something?
Further, is there a particularly great video out there that you guys heartily recommend? I think over the morning I've gotten better and have gotten several levels in, but there's definitely stuff I'm not understanding. A primer, ideally for the newer versions, would be awesome.
Edit: I've been playing in portable mode and the frame rate is rock solid and I've run into no troubles whatsoever.
Very fun game.
Ugh...why can't I grasp how things work? Feel so slow/stupid. How are my European brothers and sisters able to buy eShop cards? People made it sound like it was super easy...
So I set up my new Nintendo account, picked US region.
Tried using EU CC (as corroborated by others) didn't work.
Created amazon account, they noticed I was trying to purchase from South Africa = nogo.
Sorted out VPN solution. Went through purchase process using US residential details. Reached a point where I was told to wait 2h for some verificaton process (no funds deducted from my CC yet...) but of course I'm extremely sceptical that I/my purchase will pass.
So I ask again, how on earth am I supposed to buy US eShop credits? #sad...
So I set up my new Nintendo account, picked US region.
Tried using EU CC (as corroborated by others) didn't work.
Created amazon account, they noticed I was trying to purchase from South Africa = nogo.
Sorted out VPN solution. Went through purchase process using US residential details. Reached a point where I was told to wait 2h for some verificaton process (no funds deducted from my CC yet...) but of course I'm extremely sceptical that I/my purchase will pass.
So I ask again, how on earth am I supposed to buy US eShop credits? #sad...
LordRaptor
Member
Multiplayer isn't... great... and I don't have the switch version yet, but if you press start on a second controller during singleplayer it should take a heart and spawn a co-op controlled baby.
Its better to let the 'worse' player play as isaac with the better player taking the baby, so Isaac gets all the powerups etc and youre just offering fire support.
Its a lot more 'co-op' than most co-op games are, in that the second player is just there to help player 1 out
e:
Normal and hard are the regular game modes, but hard has less drops and tougher enemies.
Greed mode is its own thing, its sort of like a wave based arena
You do need to play hard mode to unlock stuff. You need to complete every characters post it note on hard in order to get all of the items.
DanteRavenkin
Member
I got Isaac on 3DS when it launched and couldn't get into it. But I preordered this for Switch to give it a second chance, and holy hell this is the first game in three weeks to pull me away from BotW. I have a new addiction it seems lol
archvile7
Member
There's achievements? Or are they just in-game.
dickroach
Member
there's a couple hundred in-game achievements. you unlock a new item with each one
SgtWiggles
Member
Played this for the first time yesterday, the runs are so much more unstable/finicky than Enter the Gungeon.
My first run I steamrolled and got to the 4th floor (And even unlocked Azazel) only to die because I didnt know an item I used would take my last heart. Runs after that I could barely get to the 2nd or 3rd floor.
Either way I love this game, glad I went digital for it.
My first run I steamrolled and got to the 4th floor (And even unlocked Azazel) only to die because I didnt know an item I used would take my last heart. Runs after that I could barely get to the 2nd or 3rd floor.
Either way I love this game, glad I went digital for it.
Like the hat?
Banned
Anyone else's shrink wrap incredibly loose/crappy? Or did best buy screw me somehow?
I bought my Bomberman copy at BB and it seemed 're-wrapped' in a similar plastic.
Every time I buy from BB and the game is wrapped in that shit, the plastic on the box is all 'warpy' once I unwrap it and doesn't look new at all, Bomberman included.