Journal For 3^rd Week of February

This week I came across a new game called ‘The Binding of Isaac’, which was recommended to me by Tee Wei Fai. The story is about Isaac and his mother who live on the top of a hill. Isaac would play with his toys while his mother would watch religious broadcasts. One day, his mother heard a voice coming from the sky when she was watching religious broadcasts. She heard that God commanded her to kill Isaac, her only son, as a sacrifice to prove that she is loyal to Him.

As a result, she grabbed a butcher knife and entered Isaac’s room immediately. Isaac saw his mother coming with a knife in her hand through the crack on his door. He searched for an exit and he found a trapdoor to his house’s basement and without hesitating, he jumped in to save himself.

The game requires the player to control Isaac, a baby, to shoot ‘tears’ and avoid the various monsters’ attacks deftly throughout the game. I wouldn’t say that it is an exciting game, but The Binding of Isaac’s strength lies in the part where the controls for Isaac work precisely and the input given at any split second could result in either Isaac’s death or survival.

It isn’t a pretty good game, compared to the last title ‘Super Meat Boy’ developed by the same developers, which was a hit in the international markets. Anyway, good job, Wei Fai. Once again, you proved that you never fail to come up with FANTASTIC games for me. Thank you. =]