Game News The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Released

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The curious action-roguelike The Binding of Isaac, originally released as a Flash game back in 2011, has gotten a brand new remake, called The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and released on Steam just yesterday. The remake features a new engine with 16 bit style pixel graphics, 60FPS gameplay, a co-op mode, some larger rooms, lots of tweaks and added new content (including new enemies, items, environmental hazards, etc.), and - last but not least - a brand new Hard mode aimed at roguelike and BoI veterans.

About the Binding Of Isaac: Rebirth
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is the ultimate of remakes with an all-new highly efficient game engine (expect 60fps on most PCs), all-new hand-drawn pixel style artwork, highly polished visual effects, all-new soundtrack and audio by the the sexy Ridiculon duo Matthias Bossi + Jon Evans. Oh yeah, and hundreds upon hundreds of designs, redesigns and re-tuned enhancements by series creator, Edmund McMillen. Did we mention the poop?

Key Features:

• Over 500 hours of gameplay
• 4 BILLION Seeded runs!
• 20 Challenge runs
• 450+ items, including 160 new unlockables
• Integrated controller support for popular control pads!
• Analog directional movement and speed
• Tons of feature film quality animated endings
• Over 100 specialized seeds
• 2-Player local co-op
• Over 100 co-op characters
• Dynamic lighting, visual effects and art direction
• All-new game engine @60FPS 24/7
• All-new soundtrack and sound design
• Multiple Save slots
• Poop physics!
• The ultimate roguelike
• A bunch of achievements

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The fixation on poop is, I assume, a Freudian metaphor for the indie game scene at large.

Courtesy of Codex user Farage, I will also link this video interview with the game's creator Edmund McMillen from late September since I don't think we've posted it earlier and it complements the release nicely:

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You can read some feedback about the game in our dedicated forums thread already. Long story short, aside from the soundtrack, it seems to be an improvement over the original in practically every way.

tl;dr It's good. You can get the game here for $14.99/€14.99.

 

But guess what this game does not feature?

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It is not an RPG

 

Someone forgot to mention that this requires a neckbeard and a fedora...

 

What's with the euro - dollar conversion? Is this common on Steam?

 

Yeah, it's shit
https://steamdb.info/app/250900/

Buy russian. Ask our local beg auditor for more info.

 

I had a quick blast of it last night. If you loved the original game then you will like this.

My only complaint so far is that it seems they have applied the "dark and murky" gfx filter for atmosphere. Which is shit if you are trying not to get hit and see what is in the room with you.
It's meant to be out in AU playstation store this month(now supposedly) and if you subscribed to playstation plus it's a freebie. I reckon this game will be perfect for sessions on Vita.

 

Give me back mouse control you fuckers.

0/10

 

I missed mouse control at first but the game is a twin-stick shooter at heart so playing with a controller isn't bad.

 

I don't have a controller, I'm a PC user at heart.

 

I wonder if 60FPS is even necessary for this.

truthfied

 

You can pick one up for $20. They're useful for platformers. And, yes, the 60 fps makes a huge difference compared to the flash version.

 

it's real time and without mouse? What is it doing on the codex?

 

Not interested in anything with "Rebirth" in the name, ever again. It should be purged from the dictionary forever.

 

This time it's thematically appropriate, though.

 

I prefer the soundtrack and sounds of the original game to this one.

 

Yeah the new soundtrack is shit.

 

Hardly, the new one is good and has some amazing tracks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX_EEOX5yCQ

 

I don't like how there are 2 Sandro's running around in this thread, can you fuckers duel it out so I can tell who is who?

 

There, 6,666 posts, it's obvious which Sandro here is the real Lord Satan worshipper.

 

Why not post game footage instead of neckbeard neckbearding?

 

Maybe the site should change its name to AGGodex* instead of RPGCodex, if we want to cover non-RPGs. It would ease up a lot of tension and cut some pointless bickering. Just saying.

I cannot into Isaac because of repulsive and ditutbing aesthetics, by the way, but all the power to the people who enjoy it.

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Whose bright idea was it to not include mouse support?

 

So many clowns without a controller... Do you have a tube monitor too? Dot matrix printer? And no bullshit about "purist PC" mouse and keyboard. PC invented ridiculous peripherals like flight sim throttles and steering wheels/pedals for racing.

 

WASD + arrow keys masterrace.

 

Yes, but unfortunately it controls worse with this setup than the original did.