A single run can last a half hour or more if you’re good enough, but expect your first few dozen attempts to be harsh lessons in basement etiquette. Given the unbelievably addictive nature of The Binding of Isaac, the fact that Rebirthis now on PS Vita is absolutely dangerous for people like me. Even better, the game also supports local drop-in co-op, which changes the way that people will play Isaacforever. For starters, the game now offers three different save files, and you can even save in the middle of your current run and return to it later. While I’m not sure that I prefer this new look to the original (it does give the game a very low-fi feeling), there’s no denying the slick new framerate and an overall performance that runs as smooth as butter.īesides the obvious tweaks to the gameplay and visuals, Rebirthalso features some much welcomed tinkering behind the scenes as well. One of the more interesting changes from the original Isaacto Rebirthis the visual “downgrade” that takes the smooth Flash designs and renders them like a 16-bit game circa the Super Nintendo era. Outside of the main game, you can also take on twenty fresh challenges, which task you to kill mom under a variety of fun and interesting parameters. Rebirthadds to that already massive mix with tons of sadistic new items, larger rooms that change the gameplay dynamic significantly, and a new slew of monsters and bosses to defeat (my early favorite is a giant coil of poop named Dingle).Īnother fantastic addition to the formula is a boss rush room, which throws dozens of those freaky big baddies in your path one after another with frightening speed. I’ve put in well over a hundred hours playing The Binding of Isaac and the Wrath of the Lamb add-on content on Steam over the years, and I’m still uncovering new secrets even to this day.
The best part is that as you stack these peculiar items throughout your run, your character begins to be visibly affected by each one, and you can end up with some truly horrifying results after a few levels in. The wide range of items, from buckets of lard to severed dog heads to cancer itself, can grant you with all sorts of new attributes that affect your maximum health, your physical speed, or even the direction and trajectory of your tears. The true genius of The Binding of Isaac, and as a result, Rebirth, is found in the hundreds of items and elaborate power-up system that guides your path.
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