vincestick 13 Report post Posted October 5, 2011 The title and plot is a reference to the story from the Hebrew Bible in which God asks Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac, but that's enough about religious trivia. In The Binding of Isaac, Isaac's mother receives a message from God demanding the life of her son as proof of her faith, so Isaac goes "F that." and flees into the monster-filled basement in order to escape with his life, eventually leading to the point where he has to battle his own mother. If it wasn't obvious by now, Isaac is the protagonist in which you'll be playing as, although there are 3 unlockable characters, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. The gameplay is very Rouge-like with randomized dungeons and loot as well as bosses (there are technically 29 randomized bosses in the game, including sub-bosses), and the gameplay is akin to the dungeons in the NES Legend of Zelda (the first game). The monsters and items in a level never respawn after their defeat and collection, so the resource pool is rather limited in a level. The game has a TON of replay value, as every time you play every level and power-up is randomly generated, and there are well over 100 items to collect, which could mean you might end up with powerful/useful items in the beginning, but it also means you might end up with the sh*t end of the stick. It's an Edmund McMillen game, the same guy who worked on Gish, Braid (artist), Super Meat Boy and other Flash-based games. The art style is grotesque, and dark, and light-hearted, and disturbing, but the game is very entertaining, and frustrating, and fast-paced. I recommend this game to all who enjoy challenging Rogue-like dungeon crawlers, 2D Zelda games, and games with a fresh, yet disturbing art style. It is currently only available on Steam for $4.99. You can also buy the soundtrack for $.99, or the game WITH the soundtrack altogether for $5.98. Here is the link to the Binding of Isaac on Steam. Take notice at its...interesting trailer. http://store.steampowered.com/app/113200/ Here is the Binding of Isaac wiki: http://bindingofisaac.wikia.com/wiki/The_Binding_of_Isaac_Wiki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kiriashi 117 Report post Posted October 6, 2011 Whoa whoa whoa.. Sarah get's the message? Why would he swap things like that.. Oh well.. the game seems pretty cool. I noticed on Notch's twitter he gave out like 23 copies for free for the hell of it. xD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
