The Binding of Isaac started out as a flash game in 2011. Created by the man, myth, and legend of the disgustingly creative mind of Edmund McMillen. I only got into Isaac recently following the release of Repentance in March, just because it looked interesting to me from watching a streamer that I follow. Thanks to pokelawls, I was instantly hooked into the the world of Isaac. Now, may you keep in mind that I always knew the existence of this game, and I actually considered getting afterbirth+ for the switch when I got one back in 2018 but I did't go through with it. I feel that this was the perfect time to get into the game since Repentance introduced a cornucopia of new items, reskins, bosses, etc. Never had I been so intrigued and excited to dive into a new game before! On a funny note, when I first started, I had no clue that there was even content beyond killing Mom (in depths 2) lol. Beginning to feel overwhelmed from all the unlockables post Mom I started researching tips and tricks to fully understand the game. I would progressively learn about tinted rocks, secrets rooms, devil deals, angel rooms, alt floors, planetarium chances, alternate boss paths, and so much more... There was just so much to unpack! 637 achievements in total, 34 characters, over 716+ items and consumables, 102 bosses, 25 areas/floors, 196 different enemies AND Steam Workshop Mod support!!! This is literally the most bang for buck you can get on all of Steam. You will have to legitimately dedicate hundreds upon hundreds of hours to 100% this game if that is your interest (Which is the only true way to beat the game). Now, to talk about the difficulty. There is loads of controller breaking moments you will face, and I really mean it. If you have played one of Edmund's older projects, Super Meat Boy, you will get about the same rage or more when playing this game and that is why the whole meat and potatoes of this game is to build your loadout of decent-OP items. There will be a lot of runs where you get absolute garbage, meh items and the best runs which happen to be when you stack OP items. That is why I cannot express how much fun and satisfying it feels when you get amazing items on top of more amazing items, then getting to absolutely melt enemies and annoying bosses within seconds. It's such a great feeling I don't any other game has provided to me. Also, it is extremely hard to call this game lazy even though there is a few things that bother me about the design of the game that are likely unfixable, to name one is the FPS lock at 60, yes, I know it's a really minor gripe but I would like to atleast play at 144hz to fully harness the simple but, beautiful sprite art. Anyways, this game also happens to encourage me to start create mods on the workshop! I made my first ever (with effort) mod into the game and I plan to make so many more! Another thing I love about this game is the community. The very thing that makes this game thrive and feel so alive (For it being a 7 year old game). This community is so filled with memes and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ (I love it). I always check the workshop daily to see if another amazing mod has been uploaded for me to play with! I always said that being able to mod games increases the livelyhood and replay value of games by 1000%. Having countless useful convenience mods and meme mods so easily accessible is just so great! It's been a while since I found a game that I can fully dedicate to on a consistent basis. It will be quite difficult to top a game like this (unless a sequel is made) on my list atleast. Of course, only having unlocked all tainted characters and 2 fully completed characters, I plan on completing the game and putting in for what will hopefully be hundreds of more hours. Edmund McMillen, you creative fricker, I will not become back my money anytime soon. I cannot wait for your future projects! Thank You.

Like everyone else, I love FNAF and have been following it ever since 2014. Since it is a first for the series (being 3d and open-world) I didn't let the bugs and little design flaws bother me AT FIRST. I say at first because the first real occurrence that bothered me was the Daycare generator part and I would like to point out that went back and forth calling the game dumb and myself dumb. This is because the placement of the generators got really confusing after 30+ minutes of the maze when it should've really only took less than 10 minutes. Secondly, after spending a stupid amount of time at the daycare, I had to find out the hard way how ridiculously BAD the save state system is in the game. And to that I say ADD AUTOSAVING PLEASE!!! Which brings me to list all the Pros & Cons I can come up after 36+ hours of game time which BTW was due to not being able to save after 6am, and I would also like to ask who tf actually came up with that idea??? Ok, so to start off with the PROS: beautiful character/aesthetic/map design, I would love to just fully explore the map and get all the collectibles! (Cannot, due to the FPS!!!). Another plus is the awesome voice acting! As well as the chemistry between Freddy and Gregory! The graphics are very nice but then again (due to the FPS, it is untolerable!!!). And now unfortunately brings me to the more abundant CONS of the game: idk if I have mentioned the FPS issues already but, it is just so bad to deal with. So unstable! By now if you read the other reviews you know how badly optimized the game is. And then there's the FOV, I find it so shocking that I have to complain about something so simple. It is SO SIMPLE to add an FOV SLIDER to the game it should've been added at launch. No excuses. It is also very sad that I have to sound like a cry baby complaining about these things in a FNAF game!!! The problems don't end here, there is still plenty more about this game that make it very UN-enjoyable! Which includes the really dumb placement of the security bots, it's not challenging, it's very unnecessary! There being 4 bots in one area is ridiculous and the way they turn around is SO annoying. Also, the AI of every single animatronic is amusingly BAD (Including Freddy). Unfortunately, there is also the fact that there is not enough dialogue between Freddy and Gregory outside of cutscenes and story! It was so disappointing to say that because of how wholesome the relationship is. There's also the fact that there is only like 3 voicelines that are reused with each animatronic (it get's old very quickly). AND THEN there's also my problem with the misuse of the hiding system (hiding spots and camera usage). Believe me when I say I literally forgot I can use cameras halfway through the game AFTER unlocking the ability and I barely used hiding spots the last hours of the game. Then, this brings me to the HEARTBREAKING blow that was struck into me as I reached the final mission after choosing to stay and unlock and True Ending. The one thing that keeps me coming back to these games like everybody else, is obviously the lore. So, when I learned about The Blob and the return of William Afton, I got so excited the lightbulb in my heart went off to only be met with the SEVERELY underwhelming cutscene and dialogue of the finale (The other endings also suck). AND for Vanny to be the main villain, she only appeared twice in my game so what the hell??? I have always loved these games for their awesome cliffhangers, but this game dropped the ball so badly, this game left a horrible taste in my mouth. I REALLY tried to enjoy the game. Though, I did have some fun during the DJ floor part, it does not change the very HEAVY FLAWS of Security Breach. For Steel Wool to come from the greatness that was Help Wanted and think that it was okay to release this game in this state is a such a HUGE let down. I know that they are currently working very hard on releasing patches and bug fixes. But, many of the issues are unfixable and DEFINITELY not worth the current price of $40. I am very grateful that I have a friend that has gifted it to me for my birthday and for me to share my opinion on the franchise that I hold very much near and dear to my heart. I really hope Steel Wool Studios learns from ALL of their mistakes and will continue with this formula. This could've been a 10/10 but, now it's a 4/10