The Road to Bum-bo ep.7
Today we spoil Bum-bo the Weird! my personal favorite character!
This glass cannon can be a blast to play with because their core mechanic is one that allows for most rooms to be completed in 1-2 turns.. but if you don't play perfectly you can go down with only a few hits.
The Weird starts with 2 spells:
- Puzzle Flick: this attack spells costs 3 white and 3 black mana and when used removes all of one tile type from the board and deals damage = to that total number divided by 2 to the closest enemy in a column. a costly but amazing attack spell that on average deals 4 damage and if used well can chain into more tile combos.
- Magic Marker: this puzzle spell costs 4 yellow mana and adds 2 more tiles of the tile type you choose to the board in random locations.
like The Brave, Weird is all about dealing damage and gaining extra movement so all his initial mana costs revolve around attack and movement gaining tile combos.
Bum-bo The Weirds Stats:
Hearts: 1 + 1 Soul Heart ( a temporary heart like in isaac )
Spell Damage: 1
Moves: 2
Puzzle Damage: 1
Luck: 0
Character Special Ability: Bag of Souls!
each time Bum-bo the Weird kills an enemy, you gain +1 movement! this is a huge passive ability and allows you to chain through a room filled with small enemies in one turn if you play aggressively. the down side to this is bosses can be a bitch so you gotta change your attack strategy to fit the situation.
Friday ill be showing off this Weirdo to the best of my ability! stay tuned!
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Bonus QA (common questions gathered from twitter/youtube):
Q: i saw your lets play last week, why arent there many SFX in the game?
A: the game is still in dev and will be till we release ( and lets be honest, probably for quite a few weeks after to make sure everything is perfect ). we currently have in very few SFX so far, we will be adding around 100+ of them over the next few weeks along side lots of balance fixes, cut scenes, visual tweaks and the like.
Q: is the game still coming to iOS and Switch?
A: yes, eventually.
Q: are there multiple endings, i thought there was one route?
A: yes there are more than a few endings, you'll understand how/why when you play through the game.
Q: will bum-bo tie into Repentance?
A: Kinda, Repentance and Bum-bo both add to the story of isaac in interesting ways and give a better picture of why isaac is who he is. there are also items from bum-bo in repentance.
Q: why did you change the game from a dungeon crawl where you explore into linear puzzle battles.
A: it wasnt at all fun. the exploration aspect felt dull and uninspired, we had a lot in too, we had traps and hidden coins and even toyed with npcs that had dialog.. its not at all what a puzzle game like this wanted, it made games last for hours and felt counter intuitive so we stripped it down to its core and it sped up game play a ton and kept it feeling fresh and exciting.
Q: how long is an average session now?
A: it takes about 10-15 min to beat a chapter now that we have tuned everything up a ton.
This glass cannon can be a blast to play with because their core mechanic is one that allows for most rooms to be completed in 1-2 turns.. but if you don't play perfectly you can go down with only a few hits.
The Weird starts with 2 spells:
- Puzzle Flick: this attack spells costs 3 white and 3 black mana and when used removes all of one tile type from the board and deals damage = to that total number divided by 2 to the closest enemy in a column. a costly but amazing attack spell that on average deals 4 damage and if used well can chain into more tile combos.
- Magic Marker: this puzzle spell costs 4 yellow mana and adds 2 more tiles of the tile type you choose to the board in random locations.
like The Brave, Weird is all about dealing damage and gaining extra movement so all his initial mana costs revolve around attack and movement gaining tile combos.
Bum-bo The Weirds Stats:
Hearts: 1 + 1 Soul Heart ( a temporary heart like in isaac )
Spell Damage: 1
Moves: 2
Puzzle Damage: 1
Luck: 0
Character Special Ability: Bag of Souls!
each time Bum-bo the Weird kills an enemy, you gain +1 movement! this is a huge passive ability and allows you to chain through a room filled with small enemies in one turn if you play aggressively. the down side to this is bosses can be a bitch so you gotta change your attack strategy to fit the situation.
Friday ill be showing off this Weirdo to the best of my ability! stay tuned!
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Bonus QA (common questions gathered from twitter/youtube):
Q: i saw your lets play last week, why arent there many SFX in the game?
A: the game is still in dev and will be till we release ( and lets be honest, probably for quite a few weeks after to make sure everything is perfect ). we currently have in very few SFX so far, we will be adding around 100+ of them over the next few weeks along side lots of balance fixes, cut scenes, visual tweaks and the like.
Q: is the game still coming to iOS and Switch?
A: yes, eventually.
Q: are there multiple endings, i thought there was one route?
A: yes there are more than a few endings, you'll understand how/why when you play through the game.
Q: will bum-bo tie into Repentance?
A: Kinda, Repentance and Bum-bo both add to the story of isaac in interesting ways and give a better picture of why isaac is who he is. there are also items from bum-bo in repentance.
Q: why did you change the game from a dungeon crawl where you explore into linear puzzle battles.
A: it wasnt at all fun. the exploration aspect felt dull and uninspired, we had a lot in too, we had traps and hidden coins and even toyed with npcs that had dialog.. its not at all what a puzzle game like this wanted, it made games last for hours and felt counter intuitive so we stripped it down to its core and it sped up game play a ton and kept it feeling fresh and exciting.
Q: how long is an average session now?
A: it takes about 10-15 min to beat a chapter now that we have tuned everything up a ton.