The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth News

In OG isaac, items were designed to combo together on a basic level without hard coding, this worked well enough for most tear effects, visuals, and stat based combinations... but when adding in an oddball tear effect like brimstone or moms knife, the effect would just override your existing tears.

In rebirth i wanted to make sure the items that would overwrite existing tear combinations could fully combo with other items, it took a lot of hard coding but we ended up with really neat stuff like, homing brimstone and quad shot moms knife.

fast forward to repentance... at this point there are so many possible item combos its impossible to keep up, but Vinh was up to the challenge and spent more hours than i feel comfortable posting here on a TON more custom combo effects.

now not only do these effects combo how they should logically, a lot of them add totally new visuals and mechanics to the game that should catch even the most jaded isaac pros off guard.

the following are a few neat ones for your viewing pleasure.















and since i got you here

were you aware that there is official BINDING OF ISAAC MERCH!? ITS TRUE!



over the past few years we have made tons of badass isaac items, most are sold out but a few remain in the Nicalis Store.

this year we will be greatly expanding on this merch via an upcoming kickstarter for Four Souls: Requiem ( the binding of isaac card game some of you own ) for those unaware of it, here is how it plays...

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this kickstarter will launch in June and should be quite a wild ride.. so make sure youre following me on twitter to get updates and take part in polls / QAs so we can make sure this kickstarter features everything you guys want when it comes to amazing isaac swag.

till next week!
-Edmund

First and foremost, Repentance is now up for preorder on steam!!! GO GET IT!

NOTE: Repentance requires all previous DLCs to work! ... so we did you a favor! To celebrate the preorder announcement we put all previous isaac DLCs and the core game on sale for 50% off!!!

Get the full collection HERE! (this includes the repentance preorder)
or if you are waiting to see how things go but still want the DLCs at 50% off, get them HERE!

but if that wasn't confusing enough.. i bring you THE BLUE KING COLLECTION!

The Blue King Collection is a bundle of ALL OF MY WORK that was just released on steam in one very discounted bundle! this bundle includes 8 of my games + 3 dlcs and you even get the ultra cheap basement collection that features over 7 more of my games from the flash days! that's 15+ games for less than the cost of 9 Tall, Cinnamon Dolce Latte's from Starbucks!

but i hear you screaming... NO ONE CARES! BRING ON THE NUDE BOY! WE WANT MORE CHILD ABUSE! WE WANT POOP! WE WANT BLOOD! and i agree.. on to the GIFS!



and what do we have here? some kinda mine cart ride to hell? and those poor children on that ride appear to have their heads cut at the jaw.. SHOCKING!



oh and look at this! on this episode of "preteen mom" a little demon girl appears to be showing off her 4 kids to a few angry neighbors who simply do not approve of her lifestyle choices!



and finally we end with this dapper young chap who appears to be firing small rockets so hard he's shitting out little turds that seem quite impressed with his ability to murder.

now lets cap this post off with a little QA! ( answers pulled from twitter )

Q: how many visual and mechanical changes have been made to the game?
A: we honestly haven't been keeping track but 100s of changes have been made over the years, a lot of the old stuff will feel fresh and new and a great deal of the art will look more vibrant, varied and more squishy. its really impossible to list it and it's still actively happening.

Q: will there be new challenges in Repentance?
A: yes! there are currently 7 new challenges.

Q: is there true co-op ( 2 isaacs ) and can i play online?
A: Isaac will feature true co-op and support up to 4 players, it wont have traditional online functionality but you can def try it out online with steam's "remote play together".

Q: is repentance just the antibirth mod ported over ?
A: no, repentance is the antibirth mod + a ton more content + super secrets + ultra secrets + poop physics. really though it takes the mod and expands on it greatly, ties it into the games story and adds a lot more content over the top that i cant talk about without spoiling too much...

Q: will you be porting more mods officially into the game?
A: no, we have no plans in doing anything like that.

Q: will you be making some of the new repentance characters into plushes and figures like you did in previous kickstarters?
A: for those of you who missed it, we have released official azazel, isaac, Lost and Guppy XL plush dolls via our kickstarter as well as a series of small figurines. we will def be making more of both for the next kickstarter but sadly no, none of the planned characters will be created due to us polling people on what characters they would purchase. next on our Plush list is Lilith and Bumbo, then possibly Keeper and Blue baby. but ill do a post about this when we get closer to the next kickstarter.

Q: i hear you are planning on updating the keeper so he's "more fun", how are you doing this?
A: yes the keeper will get an update, 2 actually.. they wont be ground breaking but they will fix a lot of issues people have with him that feel "unfun". he was designed to be a challenge character like the lost and blue baby.. but yeah, he's getting tweaked.

Q: do you feel like repentance is the definitive DLC to isaac? and does the the game feel complete to you now?
A: yes, isaac feels "done" to me now, in fact it feels like a sequel has been pushed inside Rebirth in a very nontraditional way, a great deal of mechanics and ideas i was saving for a sequel were added to Repentance and its hard for me not to think of it as a new release, kinda like how spelunky 2 built off existing areas and mechanics but didnt reinvent the wheel.. repentance to me feels like a slightly lesser version of that idea, its like isaac 1.9 and i think it closes the book thematically and storywise finally.. so yeah lets call it complete!

GO PREORDER IT!

-Edmund

As some of you know, Repentance will feature a very lush and fun alternate path that runs slightly parallel to the main game. maybe you also know that these alternate chapters will feature a slew of new enemies, bosses and even mechanics that make the game feel super new... and its possible even a few of you remember the initial track we spoiled for the first alternate chapter "Downpour" but ill post it again so you can let it play while you read this post.. i warn you you may feel a bit damp after you do...

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube] now i dunno how many of you played the end is nigh, (probably the best game ive ever made that doesnt feature a crying naked child) but if you havent, FOR SHAME! WHAT KIND OF PERSON ARE YOU!? DONT YOU LIKE THINGS THAT ARE GOOD!??! but i digress.. turns out the dev team are fans of said game ( such great taste ) and decided to include some enemies from it.. here is Fissure!



look at em go! flip flopping all around the room looking to dive back into the unknown depths below!



but why bother you with this enemy nonsense... you guys dont care about alt paths and new enemies... you just want some sweet sweet items! well im a people pleaser and prepare to be pleased.





it appears to be an item called Neptunus and it does something something.. i dunno i cant read that chicken scratch, and you aren't reading this anyway so i can probably say whatever i want here and it wont matter anyway cornhole beetle wax isnt orange anymore mama, please hug my fun wrinkles.



oh oh! also i designed this fat thing that pukes!







and finally we leave you with a little boss we call Min Min... she starts out in a really snazzy getup that appears to be the husk of something long dead and salted, but once she does her little turn on the runway she drops that baby and shows it all! her future is so bright, you gotta wear shades! am i right?





Anywho, only a few months go to people! sure hope the world doesn't end by then... what do you guys want to see next? more general posts like this? or something totally different. post your suggestions in the comments! like and subscribe!

xoxo - Edmund

To punch up the fact that this is not only the final DLC but the definitive isaac experience, the boys at the Ridiculon HQ have redone the title track Genesis one final time.

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for those of you that missed last week, Repentance will be launching March 31st! that means we roughly have 2 months more of dev time then a few weeks of heavy testing before release, that also means its time to lock it down and just finish what we have left of our list.. but... a few days ago we decided we NEEDED to add 34 more unlockable items... dont worry though we are still on for the 31st.

Now on to a little QA section!

Q: how much will Repentance be?
A: $14.99

Q: is it stand alone or will i need isaac to play it?
A: you will need Rebirth, Afterbirth and Afterbirth + to play repentance.

Q: will Repentance fix/change/update X Y Z?
A: Repentance has so many balance changes, visual and gameplay updates and fixes its impossible to keep track anymore.

Q: is the features list on the steam page actually true or are you hiding content from us?
A: of course we are hiding content.. we still go back and forth on spoiling stuff via feature page updates or just leaving stuff for you to find then updating it after launch.

Q: will it come to Mac?
A: No.

Q: will it come to console X Y Z?
A: Yes, the goal is to have it launch on more than one console by the end of the year, probably a lot sooner than the end but lets just say the end so we can beat expiations!

Q: will you do booster packs again?
A: I'm gunna publicly confirm that there will be NO booster packs for repentance because last time we did that it felt terrible when we packed in content to each booster and people complained that we didn't just release smaller boosters every month.. that said im sure there will be bug fix updates and content balance updates post launch.

i leave you with this...



see ya next week!
-Edmund-

LETS WATCH!

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That's right, Repentance will finally be in your hands, hearts and souls on march 31st! me and the team are quite excited for this beast to finally rise from the depths and consume your every waking hour for the years to come, we just want all of its features to be perfect and testing to be a bit more in-depth than our last little release that will go unnamed.

that amazing trailer was done by Alex Hicks and is packed to the brim with nods to the past, present and future... it just all depends on how wide your eyes are when watching and if you have an IQ over like 340.

anyway next week we will get back to the usual blog posts, we have 11 or so left so we gotta make em count! what do you want us to talk more about and spoil without spoiling too much?

hold on to your buttholes!

-Edmund