Lets make a DLC together (part3)

Last week i did a post asking for fan feedback on what new additions/features they would like to see in the upcoming rebirth DLC. feedback was actually quite good and has given me a much better idea of what fans want to see more of and also quite a few ideas that i hadn’t really thought about.

here is a rough list of feedback that i also feel would be very welcome in the DLC (note this doesn’t mean everything listed will make its way into the final product).

- more isaac transformations (like guppy/lord of flies)

- more champion alts

- more dreams (animation cut scenes)

- more info on item screen

- trinkets on item screen

- export isaac visuals to images

- character unlocks for “secret ending”

- victory lap mode (replay the gain with your final items)

- show character checklist on pause

- daily seed

this week id like to focus your creative attention on new challenges.

my goal with the rebirth DLC is to have at least 10 new challenges, but i really want them to feel fresh and creative.

my favorite challenges in rebirth were probably Cursed, Solar System and Demo Man because they really changed how you played the game and forced you to make choices you wouldn’t normally make. id really love it if almost all of the new dlc challenges embodied this theme.

so… if you have an amazing challenge idea post it HERE

upvote ones you like down vote ones you hate. i do my best to read all of your posts but try and keep them concise and limit your posts to one idea each.

Do: post ideas that totally change how isaac is played, force the player into an item set or “curse” situation that makes the game play differently and challenges traditional isaac gameplay.

Dont: post ideas that are just item combos that are “cool” or “OP”, we aren’t looking for any runs that make the game easier. dont post challenges that are kinda like old ones but different and dont post more than one idea in your post!

there are a lot of variables in the game we can change, so be creative. we can turn things on and off easily, but dont design something that means rewriting how the game actually plays on a technical level.

that should be enough info to get you going… have fun! im watching you!

http://www.reddit.com/r/bindingofisaac/comments/2qrept/lets_make_a_dlc_together_part3_challenges/

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In other news ive been meaning to talk about this amazing blog post by Sam Keith (creator of the maxx) who did isaacs “box art”.

in this post he goes into detail on how the cover was made/designed and showed some pretty awesome step by step pics to go along with it.

Check out the post here

Sam is easily one of my favorite artists and huge influence on my work growing up, if you’ve never read the maxx or any of his other work i cant recommend it enough. him doing cover art for something i made was a childhood dream of mine, i really cant express how much i love this cover art… so good.

ive also been noticing some pretty stunning isaac fan art popping up here and there, i hope to start doing bi weekly fan art posts soon to fill in gaps between dlc updates…

i hope your new year brings the biggest tears you can imagine!