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[shiyrley]

It's the one that released in september, bought from the UK eshop.

It's on v1.1

The fuck? I have the EU physical version and it keeps telling me the game is already updated.

Maybe it's the same issue that makes the MyNintendo points impossible to redeem with the EU cartridge (Tells me it's the wrong region, when I bough the game in amazon.es and I live in Spain. Happens to everyone in EU.)

 

[AoM]

Boosters will only continue until the end of the year, whether they hit 12 or not :/

Likely only two boosters left apparently, as well, but they're promised to be "big"

The mod API isn't even complete and they're already ending support? They didn't even get the promised 12 boosters done.

To express how I'm feeling.

 

[David___]

Been quite a while since I've played the PC version so I had no idea about stuff like the bomb visuals stacking, but that doesn't seem to be in the switch update unless bob's curse and mr mega don't stack visually?

It was added in a Booster Pack that the Switch didnt get yet

 

[shiyrley]

In case people don't know. The European physical release is glitched in a way that makes it look like they slapped the USA cartridge with a different sticker and called it a day. That's not the case of course, but check this video out. I just recorded it.

Also if a friend opens my profile they get an error message instead of the BoI game.

So it's like the ID of the game in the cartridge is wrong. Maybe set to the American one, maybe just plain wrong, but the point is it's like the game does not exist in the Nintendo servers. The console checks the ID, it won't match with anything on the EU eshop, so it can't redeem the MyNintendo points, or take me to the eShop, or update the game.

I waited for the EU version for this shit. Should have imported the game.

 

[JoeInky]

It was added in a Booster Pack that the Switch didnt get yet

I just found that bob's curse does stack with glitter bombs though on switch, I think those other two just don't stack

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Some unlockables

Spoiler

Lil Harbingers: Beat a horseman for the first time
Black Hole: Kill 1 portal before it despawns
Wooden Cross: Sleep in a bed one time
Mystery Gift: Destroy an unknown number of poops
Angry Fly: Get the beezelbub transformation, once
Angelic Prism: Beat the blue angel, once
Filigree Feather: Beat the red angel, once
Pop: Beat, It Lives, once
Buddy in a Box: Collect a large amount of familiars (3 or 4)

Everything is unlockable, though, these are just the new ones found right now. The other ones might be more complicated.

There are now 375 secrets on the Switch, there were 348 previously

It was added in a Booster Pack that the Switch didnt get yet

Booster 3 is in, people have found the dresser and one of the new Eden haircuts.

Not all Booster features might have been possible to bring over.

 

[ThisOne]

It indeed does look like the PS4 version has received the boosters. Mom's Dressing Table was showing up on my last run. Not sure if the game downloaded an update or what...I didn't notice anything. Good that it's here though.

Edit: Scratch that. It did download update 1.01. Patch notes:

-Added Booster items and functionality
-Minor bug fixes and optimizations

 

[UberTag]

Some unlockables

Spoiler

Lil Harbingers: Beat a horseman for the first time
Black Hole: Kill 1 portal before it despawns
Wooden Cross: Sleep in a bed one time
Mystery Gift: Destroy an unknown number of poops
Angry Fly: Get the beezelbub transformation, once
Angelic Prism: Beat the blue angel, once
Filigree Feather: Beat the red angel, once
Pop: Beat, It Lives, once
Buddy in a Box: Collect a large amount of familiars (3 or 4)

Everything is unlockable, though, these are just the new ones found right now. The other ones might be more complicated.

There are now 375 secrets on the Switch, there were 348 previously

Any chance you have the version number reflecting the patched Isaac file for North America?

 

[cyba89]

In case people don't know. The European physical release is glitched in a way that makes it look like they slapped the USA cartridge with a different sticker and called it a day. That's not the case of course, but check this video out. I just recorded it.

Also if a friend opens my profile they get an error message instead of the BoI game.


So it's like the ID of the game in the cartridge is wrong. Maybe set to the American one, maybe just plain wrong, but the point is it's like the game does not exist in the Nintendo servers. The console checks the ID, it won't match with anything on the EU eshop, so it can't redeem the MyNintendo points, or take me to the eShop, or update the game.

I waited for the EU version for this shit. Should have imported the game.

Yeah. it doesnt link to the eshop for me either. Cant check the friend list thing. So EU retail buyers are fucked, or what? We all know they will never fix it.
They should give every retail buyer a code for the eshop version or something.

Thanks Nicalis... Once again they prove what kind of totally incompetent company they are. This is the last game I will buy from them for a looooong time until they get their shit together.

 

[shiyrley]

Yeah. it doesnt link to the eshop for me either. Cant check the friend list thing. So EU retail buyers are fucked, or what? We all know they will never fix it.
They should give every retail buyer a code for the eshop version or something.

Thanks Nicalis... Once again they prove what kind of totally incompetent company they are. This is the last game I will buy from them for a looooong time until they get their shit together.

The good part is that we have to trust Headup Games, not Nicalis. https://twitter.com/HeadupGames/status/910197715543498753

This will probably be fixed in a Switch firmware update, since the game itself can't be updated. Or Nintendo will do some workaround in the servers to make the console find the relevant data wherever it's trying to search for it

 

[Retro Edge]

The good part is that we have to trust Headup Games, not Nicalis. https://twitter.com/HeadupGames/status/910197715543498753

This will probably be fixed in a Switch firmware update, since the game itself can't be updated. Or Nintendo will do some workaround in the servers to make the console find the relevant data wherever it's trying to search for it

Or, nothing will happen cause they fuckes up and it's not repairable.

 

[shiyrley]

Or, nothing will happen cause they fuckes up and it's not repairable.

In that case I will demand my money back by whatever means necessary. We actually have consumer protection here in EU so they'd better fix it.

 

[Retro Edge]

In that case I will demand my money back by whatever means necessary. We actually have consumer protection here in EU so they'd better fix it.

Do you know what an unbelievable pain in the ass it is to get your money back for a physical medium here in germany? Nobody wants to do it, many stores even have sign on that is written that they don't take games or DVDs back and yes I know, generally, we a have consumer protection, but the stores don't give a fuck about that.... And this is one of the few games that I bought in a store and not on Amazon... Sometimes I regret that....

And I don't even want to think about the hour long discussion I will have when I need to explain them in the store what is wrong with this game. Argh.... >.<

I can't believe they massively fucked up on the original EU PS4 release back then and now they did it again.... I feel so stupid for trusting and buying from them again.

Never again.

 

[shiyrley]

Do you know what an unbelievable pain in the ass it is to get your money back for a physical medium here in germany? Nobody wants to do it, many stores even have sign on that is written that they don't take games or DVDs back and yes I know, generally, we a have consumer protection, but the stores don't give a fuck about that.... And this is one of the few games that I bought in a store and not on Amazon... Sometimes I regret that....

And I don't even want to think about the hour long discussion I will have when I need to explain them in the store what is wrong with this game. Argh.... >.<

I can't believe they massively fucked up on the original EU PS4 release back then and now they did it again.... I feel so stupid for trusting and buying from them again.

Never again.

I bought it on Amazon.

What was wrong with the EU PS4 release?

 

[JoeInky]

Some unlockables

Spoiler

Lil Harbingers: Beat a horseman for the first time
Black Hole: Kill 1 portal before it despawns
Wooden Cross: Sleep in a bed one time
Mystery Gift: Destroy an unknown number of poops
Angry Fly: Get the beezelbub transformation, once
Angelic Prism: Beat the blue angel, once
Filigree Feather: Beat the red angel, once
Pop: Beat, It Lives, once
Buddy in a Box: Collect a large amount of familiars (3 or 4)

I don't think all of these are true, I haven't unlocked harbingers, black hole or pop despite satisfying those conditions since the patch. Either that or it could be bugged, which wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Retro Edge]

I bought it on Amazon.

What was wrong with the EU PS4 release?

The original release had bugs and, more importantly for a game like Isaac, trophy problems. Many of them didn't unlock and if you continued to play, you couldn't get them with your savegame anymore.
The USA got a patch very quickly, I think in the first 4 weeks.

Europe on the other hand.... Got this patch 6 MONTHS later.
So I was done with the PS4 version very quickly.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

I don't think all of these are true, I haven't unlocked harbingers, black hole or pop despite satisfying those conditions since the patch. Either that or it could be bugged, which wouldn't surprise me.

These are crowd sourced unlock requirements from Reddit, they may not be 100% accurate.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

It should be out in NA on the Switch now, apparently.

 

[SOLDIER]

How's the PS4 version? Tempted to get Rebirth and Afterbirth +, but wondering if there are any notable bugs.

I could just wait for a sale, but I do love me some Isaac.

 

[lord pie]

When does the digital PS4 version of afterbirth+ come out?

 

[Grim Patron]

It should be out in NA on the Switch now, apparently.

Downloaded right now. Says Ver. 1.2 now. NA Digital

 

[balladofwindfishes]

I kind of want to buy the Switch version for the additional achievements and do another run through with more stuff to do, but some of the awful unlocks are stopping me. Notably, the entire of Greed/Greedier mode, Keeper, the Afterbirth challenges, and unlocking the two Daily related challenges.

Meh

 

[2blackcats]

How's the PS4 version? Tempted to get Rebirth and Afterbirth +, but wondering if there are any notable bugs.

I could just wait for a sale, but I do love me some Isaac.

It's perfect as far as I know.

1 crash in probably about 100 hours.

 

[UberTag]

I kind of want to buy the Switch version for the additional achievements and do another run through with more stuff to do, but some of the awful unlocks are stopping me. Notably, the entire of Greed/Greedier mode, Keeper, the Afterbirth challenges, and unlocking the two Daily related challenges.

Meh

After conquering the entirety of Rebirth on my Vita, I was shocked by the amount of play value I've been able to net out of the Switch release.
The host of items, challenges and unlockables make Isaac feel like an almost entirely fresh experience.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

After conquering the entirety of Rebirth on my Vita, I was shocked by the amount of play value I've been able to net out of the Switch release.
The host of items, challenges and unlockables make Isaac feel like an almost entirely fresh experience.

I have the PC version of AB+ (since release), so the Switch version wouldn't have any new actual content, but more achievements, which is something I like in Isaac.

I could wait for the PC version to get the new achievements and start a fresh save, but I really like my Switch.

But man, not being able to mod in stuff to make certain stuff easier, like Greedier mode and Keeper, and having a redo the Cracked Crown achievement would kind of bum me out.

 

[shiyrley]

guys guys

what if

hear me out

the european phyisical switch release got fixed and received the patch with the boosters!????

crazy idea here

 

[AzaK]

The bad thing about this game is the price. It's about 2/3 the price of a full retail game.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

The bad thing about this game is the price. It's about 2/3 the price of a full retail game.

It takes 200+ hours to 100% beat this game

 

[Retro Edge]

Patch number would not match with the EU versions anyway cause our version has the first US patches on Cartridge and it's called 1.0.

It's the one that released in september, bought from the UK eshop.

It's on v1.1

For the record, I was right.

The German cartridge version actually is on 1.0. Whatever that means. No patch here.

 

[bitbydeath]

It's perfect as far as I know.

1 crash in probably about 100 hours.

My Apollyeon trophies appear to be glitched and aren’t unlocking, other trophies are :-(

 

[GiantBombGamer]

It takes 200+ hours to 100% beat this game

Yeah, this games price vs. time investment ratio is pretty tremendous. I am biased though since I've triple dipped on it at this point

 

[ozhenson]

With the new patch on Switch, I was finally able to get 2 of my save files up to 1001%. Just have to knock out this final slot.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

All of the new Switch/PS4 achievements for boosters are required for 10000000%.

This is worth mentioning, because on the PC, the booster content is entirely optional and you never need to pick them up for total completion. Not the case on the Switch/PS4.

I assume when these achievements hit the PC, they'll make the booster items required for completion

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Double actives!

New enemy!

New Sprinkler Sprite!

Coming soon to a PC version of Isaac near you!

It's kind of funny how the thing I'm most excited about is the redone sprites for Booster items, heh

Also double items means some Antibirth content. I don't believe there was any implementation of that on the workshop.

Edit: Nevermind, seems to be from the workshop? Tap the drop trinket button to switch, seems like decent implementation.

Also I don't recognize that costume on Isaac, with the slash down the middle of his chest with blood coming out.


In non-PC news, the European physical Booster update on Switch is coming soon

Short notice for #Isaac #Afterbirth+: The patch is being tested by Nintendo Europe right now. You get it shortly after they've approved

 

[BobTheFork]

Ok, ??? is DONE!

I have boss rush, photo and negative with The Lost and that's just going to be hideous as I can't avoid damage to save my life.

I have two challenges left but a big problem with random pickups...

3 years of playing this and somehow I've never had a run where I get all the Guppy, MeatBoy, or Bandaid Girl items. So right now I'm stuck hoping I finally get those to get the unlocks and secrets.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

How have you not gotten Guppy!?

Meat Boy and Bandage Girl are easy, especially the former, but the latter isn't too bad either, just needs proper set up.

Spoiler

Get a few batteries in a room with Lilith and clone the Ball of Bandages with Box of Friends and it unlocks the achievement. For Meat Boy, you can just use the Potato Peeler on a run with enough red hearts, or a broken room full of strength cards, or something like that. Even a Dead Cat would work

I've never gotten a legit, fully complete Bandage Girl without using a trick to do it. Has anyone? I remember wayyyy back, people would use Monster Manual in a room full of batteries to get it.

 

[zooL]

yeah I only played a few hours on my new switch version (double dipped) and got the bandage girl achievement by using the book of revelations. lucky me!

 

[wetflame]

I've never gotten a legit, fully complete Bandage Girl without using a trick to do it. Has anyone? I remember wayyyy back, people would use Monster Manual in a room full of batteries to get it.

I got a natural Bandage Girl without any trickery once. I haven't really ever got deep into breaking the game so I was pretty pumped.

 

[David___]

I wonder if they're gonna go full on power creep and just allow two actives at once with no items needed

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Apparently they fixed the exploit where victory laps could count toward achievements if you saved and quit. RIP easy Lost achievements

I wonder if they're gonna go full on power creep and just allow two actives at once with no items needed

That would be insane and would break the balance of the entire game.

It's probably one of the things Edmund talked about when he mentioned that "Antibirth fans will like the next booster" since double items is an item in Antibirth (the Schoolbag).

Even then, double actives as an item is kind of crazy. Combined with Void or Moving Box and things start getting downright silly. I'm going to guess, if it's the Schoolbag, that it'll be a shop item (the Antibirth item was), as well, making it even easier to find and use.

 

[BobTheFork]

How have you not gotten Guppy!?

Meat Boy and Bandage Girl are easy, especially the former, but the latter isn't too bad either, just needs proper set up.

Spoiler

Get a few batteries in a room with Lilith and clone the Ball of Bandages with Box of Friends and it unlocks the achievement. For Meat Boy, you can just use the Potato Peeler on a run with enough red hearts, or a broken room full of strength cards, or something like that. Even a Dead Cat would work

I've never gotten a legit, fully complete Bandage Girl without using a trick to do it. Has anyone? I remember wayyyy back, people would use Monster Manual in a room full of batteries to get it.

No idea. I read you only need 3 of the 5 items and I've never gotten 3? weird.


Seriously, I play this quite a bit and it's been three years. I only got my negatives knocked out last month. Part of it is I never actually looked up what you are supposed to do to 'finish' this game a year ago.

 

[firenskill2000]

Is this on US PSN yet? I know there were issues when the physical version was released but I thought they had been taken care of. I still can’t find it on the store though.

 

[Erigu]

Is this on US PSN yet?

As an add-on to Rebirth / Afterbirth, since last week, yes.
As a stand-alone game (like the physical edition, I assume?), I'm not sure. I don't think so.

 

[Yaestro]

I finally got to fight Hush today for the first time, and then...

God fucking damn it

 

[ThisOne]

Yeah, this game sometimes. I'm currently on a -7 streak. I blame it on shit items. I can usually beat Sheol/Cathedral with bad items but Dark Room/Chest are basically impossible for me if I'm not doing ridiculous amounts of damage or have a bunch of protection.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Schoolbag is the only item from Antibirth in the next booster.

When Edmund said "fans of Antibirth will like the next booster" I guess he meant one item

 

[bitbydeath]

Finally beat Delerium with The Lost, took a few goes.

 

[BobTheFork]

MRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH

TAKE THAT


All objectives clear with the lost!
I spent most of the weekend on runs. Finally got spilt shot, short range mega tears, full power, and whatever makes the shots look like Scythes.

I got the boss rush and my negative in the same run.
I just parked myself in a square of rocks and spun around in a circle, just blasting mega collateral in all directions

It was harder to tell where the enemy shots were than anything. I just had to dodge a shot or two and all the bosses dies super fast.


I finally went to a secrets FAQ.

I never had more than 150 pennies in the donation box so I'm going to grind on that next.

Donation Box
Gupy
Meatboy
Bandage Girl

DONE!

I don't expect it soon but I've been dreading the lost runs for a long time and I'm glad it's over.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Lost is actually a pretty fun character if you have Holy Mantle unlocked.


If you're dreading Lost runs... well...

Spoiler

 

[h0tp0ck3t]

Damn it I beat Delirium 4 times you really gonna make me do it again to unlock Lil Delirium?

Edit: Switch Version