20120705:
I acquired the game on 20111223 as part of the Steam Winter Sale 2011: Awesome Indie Bundle.
Achievements:
20120705 9:05pm Complete the basement
20120705 9:05pm i like to break things...
20120705 9:05pm Collect 7+ container hearts in one play through
20120705 9:16pm Kids shouldnt play with dead things...
20120705 9:21pm stay out of moms things!
20121230 1:51am Defeat all bosses in the basement
I got the Wrath of the Lamb DLC on 20120713 as part of the Steam Summer Sale 2012.
A copy of The Binding of Isaac + Wrath of the Lamb DLC is available in the Humble Indie Bundle 7 (December 2012).
[20121230]
20121230:
Today I decided to play the game some more, because my friend said the game experienced drops in frame rate and/or lag. I played between half an hour to an hour with detail set to high and I didn't experience any noticeable drops in frame rate and/or lag. I should ask my friend if his experience was any different with detail set to low.
20130101 Comment:
The other day I asked my friend about his frame rate issue and he said he was still experiencing a low frame rate on his computer at the lowest detail setting and the lowest possible resolution. Thus, while he completed the game (i.e., he beat Mom), he was unsatisfied with the experience because everything was moving slower and it was too easy for him to complete. That's unfortunate.
Tip: I realized recently that one should simply use the first many playthroughs experimenting with all the power-ups. Press spacebar with every spacebar power and press Q with every Q power. Pick everything up. The alternative, less fulfilling and/or time-saving experience is to search for a FAQ which fully describes everything in the game.
[20130101][20190707 Edit]
20120101:
Oh wow, while playing today, I learned there's a reason to actually just try the pills. Because after you try them, the next time you come across that pill, it'll be labeled with what it does!
Overall, The Binding of Isaac is a fun game and full of replay value. A key to playing the game is finding the balance between kiting and going head on, because sometimes dodging excessively will just get you killed slowly. In addition to the gameplay, I love most of the game's artwork and I love all of the game's soundtrack (at least from what I've seen and heard).
The Binding of Isaac (PC) (2011)
Relevant Links:
The Binding of Isaac (video game) (Wikipedia.org)
The Binding of Isaac (Steam Store Page)
I acquired the game on 20111223 as part of the Steam Winter Sale 2011: Awesome Indie Bundle.
Achievements:
20120705 9:05pm Complete the basement
20120705 9:05pm i like to break things...
20120705 9:05pm Collect 7+ container hearts in one play through
20120705 9:16pm Kids shouldnt play with dead things...
20120705 9:21pm stay out of moms things!
20121230 1:51am Defeat all bosses in the basement
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| The library gives a random choice of two spacebar abilities. |
I got the Wrath of the Lamb DLC on 20120713 as part of the Steam Summer Sale 2012.
A copy of The Binding of Isaac + Wrath of the Lamb DLC is available in the Humble Indie Bundle 7 (December 2012).
[20121230]
20121230:
Today I decided to play the game some more, because my friend said the game experienced drops in frame rate and/or lag. I played between half an hour to an hour with detail set to high and I didn't experience any noticeable drops in frame rate and/or lag. I should ask my friend if his experience was any different with detail set to low.
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| Shop with random items available for purchase. |
20130101 Comment:
The other day I asked my friend about his frame rate issue and he said he was still experiencing a low frame rate on his computer at the lowest detail setting and the lowest possible resolution. Thus, while he completed the game (i.e., he beat Mom), he was unsatisfied with the experience because everything was moving slower and it was too easy for him to complete. That's unfortunate.
Tip: I realized recently that one should simply use the first many playthroughs experimenting with all the power-ups. Press spacebar with every spacebar power and press Q with every Q power. Pick everything up. The alternative, less fulfilling and/or time-saving experience is to search for a FAQ which fully describes everything in the game.
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| Boss fight. |
[20130101][20190707 Edit]
20120101:
Oh wow, while playing today, I learned there's a reason to actually just try the pills. Because after you try them, the next time you come across that pill, it'll be labeled with what it does!
Overall, The Binding of Isaac is a fun game and full of replay value. A key to playing the game is finding the balance between kiting and going head on, because sometimes dodging excessively will just get you killed slowly. In addition to the gameplay, I love most of the game's artwork and I love all of the game's soundtrack (at least from what I've seen and heard).
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| Isaac's appearance changes as he picks up power-ups. |
The Binding of Isaac (PC) (2011)
Relevant Links:
The Binding of Isaac (video game) (Wikipedia.org)
The Binding of Isaac (Steam Store Page)
Date/Time
Thursday, July 5, 2012
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