The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

An improvement in nearly every way to the original. It is a fun, highly addictive, and immersive experience that will grip you with its unique design, tight gameplay, high replay value, and compelling cast of characters.

The Binding of Isaac pulls off everything it tries to do, and very well. The story is interesting, the gameplay fantastic, and the art and music are wonderful as well. The only things I found wrong with the game were that the bosses were repetitive and the challenge mode was lacking fun.

Rebirth is the very antithesis of cautious design. [Issue#251, p.76]

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is an even greater version of a already amazing game. Rebirth addresses the frame-rate issues of the original and adds new items and bosses to shoot your tears at.

If it’s not the best indie game of the year, it’s pretty bloody close to it.

As an enhanced and "beautified" remake, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth can also conquer those who have already spent tens (if not hundreds) of hours with the original version that came out three years ago.

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a fast-paced and fun twin-stick shooter.

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is one of those rare games that never loses its magic. I first played it on PC about 15 years ago after a recommendation and I was blown away from the very beginning. What seems simple at first quickly reveals itself to be an incredibly deep and endlessly replayable experience. Years later, I picked it up again on PS4 and was amazed by how captivating it still is. Very few games manage to create so much simple but deep atmosphere, challenge, and variety with such a minimalist approach. Every run feels unique, and there are always new funny items to discover and combinate, making it hard to put down. The fact that so many people are still playing it after all this time is a testament to its exceptional quality. A timeless classic.

A rouge-like that tasks the player with traversing randomly generated 2d dungeons from an isometric viewpoint the art work, difficulty and twisted sense of humour make it clear from the outset that this from Edward McMillen, creator of the well-received Super Meat Boy. Overall I didn’t enjoy it quite as much as the precision platforming of Meat Boy but the fast paced gameplay and huge variety of enemies and power ups, meaning there always seems to be something new discover, certainly gives it that ‘one more go’ factor and provided me with a fair few hours of entertainment.

The Binding of Isaac Rebirth is my go-to game when I want something familiar but new. Detach yourself from the subject matter and it's great dungeon-crawler with lots of replayability.

I just cannot get into this style of game. I played better games than this 20+ years ago. Today, this game ought to come in a cereal box; there are mobile apps with more depth and better gameplay. I don't even know if 2D dodge and shoot should be called gameplay anymore. Sorry Isaac, lot of hype, zero game.

I'm a hater not a lover on Issac. The game is original and yes, it's different every reload, but that doesn't make it a great game. I think we have already seen much more fun rogue-like games on PS4, and as a PS+ freebie I gave this a day or twos efforts before removing it from my hard drive. It's just not that good for a PS4 title. I think had it been on iOs / android, I'd play this on my phone or tablet, but on a 55" screen it seems like a real jump back to early games, but without the fun factor for me. I'm also not a hater cos of the graphics, but the art style is pretty boring when compared to say Darkest Dungeon (which I'm playing on my laptop at the moment) or the absolutely flawless "Dont Starve" which is easily the best indie title to hit PS+ to date, and I'd say the PS4 altogether. I'm really puzzled as to why this game is so loved. Buy it, see for yourself, but I'm glad I got this free and didn't pay for it, it wasn't for me.