Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
I unlocked Azriel or Azathoth or whoever. Black flying dude with a charge shot of puking blood.
Metal as fuck.
Metal as fuck.
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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ releases 17 Mar 2017 for the Switch
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Interface23
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Azazel is dope, my favorite character to use
I could be mistaken, but I think daily challenges are different for every platform with the exception of the 52 special challenges which take place on set days. Those might still have different seeds per platform.
Nope you're safe
Azazel is easy mode. Since you are just starting out I highly recommend using him on every run until you get better at the game.
moltonasty
Member
Can't even get to Mom on normal mode...the gamer shame is real.
I need to git gud :/
I need to git gud :/
OminoMichelin
Member
Hard mode is not really much harder. It only affects heart drop rate and the amount of special enemies. Basically, learning how the enemies work is 90% of the battle.
Slick Butter
Member
The mimics are a darker, reddish brown and have two extra metal/grey things on them. Also you can move close enough to activate them without getting hurt.
Speaking of pills guys, is there any way to ever know what's going on with them all the time?
Like if I get a certain pill in one run and use it to "learn/know' it, the next run if I get the pill again, will it be "discovered/known" before using it or no? I'm always super scared of using pills since some of them screw you over.
Like if I get a certain pill in one run and use it to "learn/know' it, the next run if I get the pill again, will it be "discovered/known" before using it or no? I'm always super scared of using pills since some of them screw you over.
Pills effects are randomized every run. Some of them can harm your chances yes, but if discover their effects early enough it's easy enough to recover.
Jerry
Member
The pills reset completely between runs, the same colour-way wont have the same effect from run to run.
The pills have generally gotten worse the more the game's been expanded. Back in the original game, there weren't that many kinds of pills, so your odds of getting something like a Tears Up, Health Up, or Balls of Steel was much higher. Even getting PhD isn't as useful as it used to be, since it only eliminates the bad pills and leaves the neutral ones, of which there are many.
If you're really bothered by the pills, you can always purchase the Starter Deck item in the shops, which not only lets you hold two cards at once, but replaces all the pills with cards, which tends to be way more useful.
As others have said, a lot of the game comes down to skill, even if you're getting crappy items. There are a few items that are absolutely awful (I'll almost always restart a run if I accidentally pick up Cursed Eye), but for the most part you can work with what you have. A lot of it is just learning how the different enemies move and getting used to dodging them.
Oh yeah. Same goes for Pyromaniac and Ipecac.
That's the thing about the randomness. Sure, you can have a run where you're getting nothing but crappy activated items and Range Ups, but there's plenty of times where you luck into absolutely godlike builds that have you destroying everything in sight. The nice thing is that you have to beat the game so many times in order to actually see everything, it never feels cheap to have the occasional insane run now and then.
Is there any useful resource/newbie guide for this game? Feel like I'm just playing runs over and over again, some going better than others, with no real goal or aim. Often barely understand what things are doing or what's going on too.
Is there an overarching progression as you continue to do runs?
Is there an overarching progression as you continue to do runs?
Try Challenge 27 and come back.
i want others to feel my suffering
There is. You can skip around a bit if you do well enough to get certain rooms to spawn after bosses, but the ultimate goal is to keep finishing runs until more content starts opening up.
Before I even attempt ANY Challenges, I need to git gud and kill Mom at least once
The gamepedia for Isaac is pretty good. http://bindingofisaacrebirth.gamepedia.com/Binding_of_Isaac:_Rebirth_Wiki
Jerry
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Some of the challenges are way easier than the average run. There are some fun themed ones
balladofwindfishes
Member
And their idea of a "neutral" pill has gotten pretty loose over the years, to where stuff that can actually hinder you is considered neutral. Like paralysis and retro vision.
Thanks all. I guess I'll just save pills for when I can minimize their potential damage.
Do you guys recommend using pills vs not using them then?
It's the Vita version with two additional expansions on top, probably comes close to doubling that version's content and adds a new mode as well.
Well that is great news!
Pfft. True Platinum God or bust.
moltonasty
Member
Tried a few runs on my lunch break. Keep getting wrecked. I usually love a challenge but damn this is brutal for me.
Same. Azazel is basically unplayable for me on a pro controller using the right analog stick. His shots end up firing in the opposite direction super often. Never had this problem with him on the PS4 or PC with a 360 controller.
The other characters are fine and I guess I can use the buttons to fire instead of the stick, but it's really sub-optimal for his weapon.
AcademicSaucer
Member
Satan killed me just before I was able to kill him, fuck this game man.
Skittzo0413
Member
I've looked it up but I still can't quite figure out how to do co-op in this game. I assume you need a second pair of joycons or a pro controller, right?
balladofwindfishes
Member
Not unless you have PhD or are good enough at the game that losing health or tears won't end a run.
For every Gulp and Tears Up, there's trash pills like I'm Excited and Health Down. Or even Health Up. I've had runs that were hurt by getting Health Up.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Yeah, from what I've read that seems to be the case. Makes sense I guess. I can't see how you'd do it with one Joy-con.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
Beat mom on my 10th try at this game. Had a really good run with flaming tears and a laserbaby helper. Also beat one of the challenges, slow roll. I'm assuming that was one of the easy ones?
Glad someone else has this issue, thought it was my controller.
;P
Hey you know what a really bad item to accidentally use when doing the Suicide King challenge is? Tammy's Head.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Cursed eye can be so infuriating. I'm never picking it up again.
Cursed Eye is the only item that I can't think of any uses for. It's straight up awful.
I'd suggest Soy Milk as a close second for being nearly useless, but at least that has some uses.
reelbigtink
Member
Wasn't there a bean that just made you poot?
Worth taking if you already have black candle or marked, or you're Lilith.
Polygonal_Sprite
Member
Any idea when this is out digitally in the EU ?
The beans all do something that can be useful though. Poison, charm, knockback and damage.
Family Fry
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Only thing I can recommended is keeping an eye on PEGI certifications, which will at least give us a sign of when to expect it.
Knowing Nicallis, probably Jan 2018.
http://www.pegi.info/en/index/globa...ms=NSW&countries=&submit=Search#searchresults