Rebirth. Afterbirth+, or Repentance?

[P0MK0NTHA1]

Should I just get Repentance for full package? Or should I start the game with Rebirth/Afterbirth+ first? Thanks!

[Herr Gutentauben]

Get rebirth. It's the best and most fun iteration of the game and eventually if you dont get burnt out just go scaling. with AB, + and repentance.

The reason for this is that every single final boss added after the original rebirth has damage resistance which invalidates all the power you get over the run making it feel like garbage. So going slowly will make it so you waste less money if you get tired of edmund's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

[The Renderer]

If you know you like it, get them all, much better progression curve than completing a part and then grinding through the DLC.

[Vanny]

I played Rebirth way past when AB+ came out, not to mention Repentance, there's plenty of content to play through without the DLCs. I'd say buy Rebirth, make sure you like it, and you're able to cope with the soul crushing grind. If you do enjoy it, buy AB+ and Repentance, as there's a whole lot more items and characters to unlock that make the game more fun.

[P0MK0NTHA1]

Thanks guys. If I decide to buy afterbirth dlc, should I go with afterbirth first or jump straight to buy afterbirth+?

[Herr Gutentauben]

Originally posted by P0MK0NTHA1:

Thanks guys. If I decide to buy afterbirth dlc, should I go with afterbirth first or jump straight to buy afterbirth+?

Ab+ because ab+ adds greedier which gives you the greed unlocks plus extra. The boss fight is one of the least fun in the entire game tho..get ready for explosions all over the place.

And it also adds delirium which goes right after hush, which is a branching path in ab

Basically ab+ is ab 1.5 but worse...

[Radiance]

I couln't transfer my data from Rebirth and AB+ to Repentance. I tried lot of differents ways but at least nothing worked. Go Repentance anyway

[kone]

I truly don't recommend buying Afterbirth or Afterbirth+ standalone. Not even as a stepping stone as you get better at the game.

They have so many design problems not found in Rebirth or how Repentance fixes it all. Progression-wise these DLC standalone aren't welcoming to new players. They're unbalanced in how they add a significant amount of content upon install.

Rebirth is good if you want a consistent game that will last a long time, but Repentance is essentially a sequel to this game in of itself that can be more satisfying.

[Herr Gutentauben]

Originally posted by kitten exterminator:

I truly don't recommend buying Afterbirth or Afterbirth+ standalone. Not even as a stepping stone as you get better at the game.

They have so many design problems not found in Rebirth or how Repentance fixes it all. Progression-wise these DLC standalone aren't welcoming to new players. They're unbalanced in how they add a significant amount of content upon install.

Rebirth is good if you want a consistent game that will last a long time, but Repentance is essentially a sequel to this game in of itself that can be more satisfying.

And repentance is balanced?

You really deserve what you get..

[kone]

Originally posted by Herr Gutentauben:

And repentance is balanced?

You really deserve what you get..

Many of the issues with the DLC were introduced in Afterbirth, such as lackluster boss and enemy design, item pool clutter with mediocre items, weak atmosphere in environments like Flooded Caves/Dank Depths and introducing boss armour. Afterbirth+ doubling down in these aspects.

Repentance going back to fix almost all of these issues was a sight back when it released. It also helps that there are many upgrades across the board such as visuals, variety in new rooms/items/secrets/enemies, careful balancing of item pools and reworking many of the mediocre items in Rebirth/AB/AB+ to now be decent to great.
As well as small but impactful changes for new players like removing the special item mechanic from Rebirth and increasing bomb damage to 100 and allowing them to pierce boss armour.

Rebirth is a great game standalone.
Afterbirth and Afterbirth+ is filled with tedium, lazy and bizarre design choices that never got fixed in their update cycles.
Repentance is what Wrath of The Lamb was to Flash Isaac.

[cyphis6]

ive been playing base rebirth for abt a month and ive been wondering when i should get the dlcs and which ones to get... i will probably get the bundle of them on steam even if i dont get that far into any of em because it's far cheaper. has anyone had any save transfer issues when getting the dlcs that i should know abt?

[vverbov22]

Repentence. Rebirth has bs like blood machine taking ur devil chance and getting the whatever heart you have instead of red. It doesn't have much interesting mechanics and your game usually doesn't turn into a crazyhouse(but legit every repentance game is like that). Characters are pretty limited and unlocks are pretty cancerous-i'm saying this from a perspective of a person who got real platinum god in rebirth(good ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ luck finding some stupid item that only spawns in secret room/unlocking super meat boy and super bandage girl)