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[LASD]

Aaaaaand there we go! I finally got Platinum God after 143 hours, 348 deaths and 118 mom kills. BOOOYAH! I do feel a bit empty now though, I've now done everything that is possible in what probably has become my favorite game. Except found Conquest, but hunting for him wasn't needed and it really isn't that much fun anyway.

Apparently one of the patches had bugged my game a bit and my first kill of the final final final final boss with ?? hadn't registered, so with the Ankh I just got the last secret I was missing.

Now I just need to resist the urge to reset my save.



Secrets unlocked 98/97.

[Lectorog]

Beat the game with Eve. Sacred Heart + Polyphemus is pretty much a guaranteed win; the meat boy and three familiars helped, as well as the Book of Revelations + Habit + 9 Volt.

You're supposed to unlock Eve's Bird Foot with this, due to a bug it's supposed to be Judas's Tongue (and I got that achievement), and the game said I got 's Soul. I have to beat it with them all anyway, I suppose.

EDIT: Total playtime: 210 hours.

[Catastrophic lolcats]

Book of Revelations + Habit + 9 Volt.

That alone should win the game even if you have 1 speed and 1 attack.

[ToonyMan]

Ooow.

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I beat Mom's Heart today with a nice explosive tears run.  First time using explosive tears holy crap do you have to be cautious but you dish so much damage.

I then did a second run as my newly unlocked Judas and got to Satan only to be royally crushed.  Darn.  I think I did pretty good to beat Mom's Heart twice in a row.  I didn't even have any early failed runs.

Didn't really get a chance to appreciate Satan's theme so I'll need to do that later.

[Darkmere]

You mean this theme?

[Lectorog]

I had Polyphemus and Technology, with The Book of Revelations and the Dead Cat as . Easy win, nothing can stop me. Except the Meat Boy. Never go for the Meat Boy. It was a room with 2 Gurdy Jr.s that finally killed me, but the Meat Boy will make things very, very hard on the final two bosses.

[nenjin]

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/08/30/rebound-binding-of-isaac-being-completely-remade/#more-122110

*ahem*

HOLY FUCK.

I'm just going to quote the article directly instead of trying to paraphrase.

In short, have you ever noticed how Binding of Isaac occasionally chugs even on machines powered by blazing tech and unholy sacrifices to Shan’thulex, bloodlord of the night (and a small chain of mom ‘n’ pop PC hardware stores)? Well, that’s because it runs on Flash, and McMillen thinks it’s high-time that changed. That, however, is only the beginning of this remake.

“The whole game will be remade and rebalanced,” McMillen wrote on Formspring. “The remake will be more than just an expansion, it will be a new game with all new graphics, music, etc. It will also feature an expansion sized pack of all new content, bosses, characters enemies, items, etc. And yes, in about a year, if/when it comes out, the Flash version of the game will appear obsolete for sure… The goal is to also keep the cost of the remake as close to Isaac+wrath as possible as well.”

He added, however, that he’s hoping to discount the remake for previous owners of Binding of Isaac and Wrath of the Lamb on PC, but – given that he’s working with a (still unnamed) publisher this time around – it’s not entirely his call.

”I will handle all aspects of design, character, items, story levels bosses, but another team will be doing art/animation for these new things,” he explained.

I KNEW IT. I knew he couldn't just walk away from BoI! It's too good, too original, too solid, too successful, too much fucking fun to simply stop working on it.

My only reservation is that the music and visual aesthetic of the game is a direct result of its limitations, and in a way those things are now etched into my perception of the game. I trust with creative oversight that McMillen will put out something I'll like....I just hope something isn't lost in the translation to professionalism.

The nightmare will never end!

[Catastrophic lolcats]

I just have to say that's pretty sweet. I'm not sure if I could really invest in a Binding of Isaac: Revamped Edition however. After almost getting platinum god (I'm one character away and I cbf) I'm pretty burnt out from the game. I guess we'll have to see just how different it is to determine if it's worth an investment of both money and time.

[Lectorog]

Maybe they'll rebalance the cheap, cheating, rage-inducing enemies too. Haha, just kidding. Nice to see they realized a game based in Flash sucks, but I hope they don't change the visuals and mechanic feel too much, like nenjin said.

I'm pretty burnt out from the game.

243 hours and counting. I hate this game so much.

[Levi]

I hope it adds controller support.  Lack there-of made me put the game in my "terrible" list.     I managed to play 2 rounds before my hands started aching.

[Scelly9]

This game is quite, quite fun.

[Jack_Bread]

I hope it adds controller support.  Lack there-of made me put the game in my "terrible" list.     I managed to play 2 rounds before my hands started aching.

Isn't there already controller support? My friend plays it with his gamepad.

[ToonyMan]

I've never played without a gamepad.  Use joy2key.

[Lectorog]

Use joy2key.

It actually says this in-game (under 'Controls' options).

[Levi]

I don't really want to hassle with 3rd party programs to get a game working right though.  Not when I've got a bunch of other games in my queue that don't require a hassle.