This is the ninth art

Chapter 205 "The Binding of Isaac" What is the story?
The reason "Isaac" really took off in countries all over the world certainly wasn't because of two hot babes playing the game all night.

Its diversified and rich collocation of props has become the primary core to attract players.

And after many designers discovered the unique ideas of this game, they also started to design similar games.

As long as a designer with a little brain knows it.

I am afraid that this type of game will have the vast majority of player audiences for a long period of time in the future.

And with the development of various prop combinations of "Isaac" by players, after clearing levels again and again.

They found that the game mirrors many current social realities.

Campus force, gambling, religious superstition, sexism, depression
These deep meanings are combined with the details hidden in the game props, and spliced ​​with the different cutscenes of each clearance.

In the end, I pieced together the appearance of Isaac and wrote his short life.

A game mode that is already unique, but also hides many fragmented details in the game.

This undoubtedly makes players love this game even more.

"This is simply the most interesting game I've played this year! No one!"

"Perhaps its contribution to the history of games is exactly the same as those legendary games, and it is irreplaceable!"

"Mr. Chu's talent is far beyond my imagination, the game world needs more heroes like this!"

Many ordinary players can only turn their admiration for this game into "great", "excellent", and "fucking awesome"

But there are also many game reviewers who give more comprehensive reviews.

""Long Comment Warning: Why do we play Isaac? What kind of story does Isaac tell?""

"Isaac is not just a good game, the designer of the game is still doing what he can to make more people realize that maybe they are making mistakes now."

"Essentially speaking, in the game "The Binding of Isaac", players are actually playing Isaac's inner world. Simply put, the treasures we explored and found in the rooms after rooms , The monsters that have been defeated all come from the imagination of an ignorant young child. When we clicked to start the game, his imagination also began to continue."

"From the opening CG, we can see that Isaac was born in a not-so-happy family, and his mother was seriously addicted to religious programs, so that the young Isaac, who should have lived a carefree childhood, I also came into contact with religion, which is too obscure and difficult to understand, too early."

"If the games all come from Isaac's reverie, then it is not difficult for us to find in the game that the influence of early exposure to religion on Isaac is very intuitive. In the game, we can pick up various scriptures many times, such as the Bible, death A series of religious books such as the spiritual book, the book of revelation, the seven deadly sins, and the Satanic Bible."

"And there are more props in the game that reveal Isaac's living environment. When we picked up [Mom's coin purse], there were a bunch of pills in it. Does this mean that my mother has serious drug dependence? so sick that she needs to carry them around in her purse."

"Why does the mother suffer from drug dependence? We need to start with Isaac's father. There are very few direct descriptions of Isaac's father in the game, but there are still many props that can prove the existence of his father. For example, in the end Dad’s figure can also be seen in the [Dad’s Key] that opens the door of Satan in the chaotic layer, as well as in the complete family portrait.”

"In the beginning, Isaac's family was originally harmonious. Why did it turn into a tragedy later?"

"The gambling machine, blood donation machine, pets that steal money, and other related props in the game can also give a part of the explanation. Perhaps his father was addicted to gambling, and even used his family's savings, and in the end he didn't hesitate to donate blood in exchange for money to gamble. ——You will find that in the gambling room of the game, there is usually a blood donation machine next to it. Whenever we approach, a part of the blood volume will be deducted, and some gold coins will be spit out from the blood donation machine. Then we will Naturally, I would run to the gambling machine on the side and start a big gamble."

"Father is addicted to gambling and often argues with mother. We will enter a backtracking line before we face the BOSS at the final end of the game. If we turn up the volume, we will find the parents' quarrel covered under the background music, and the mother's beginning. The fierce tone of voice, and the begging after my father left home, further verified my guess."

"After the father left, the pillars of a family fell, and the mother shed tears all day long."

"When human beings are most vulnerable, it is often also the time when human beings most need religious protection. Because, in reality, they can no longer find a place to stay, and they urgently need a kind of spiritual sustenance."

"This may also be the reason why my mother is addicted to and even crazy about religious programs."

"After losing his father, Isaac's living environment became even worse. There were a lot of props in the game that hinted at Isaac's situation."

"For example, after Isaac picks up the prop [Nine-section Whip], corresponding scars will appear on his body. After picking up the [Toothick], Isaac's eyelids will be propped up with the toothpick. Pick up the [Iron Clothes Hanger], and There will be a coat hanger on Sa's head. Also, did you notice a detail?"

"In the game, all the props that can increase Isaac's health are dog food, mushrooms, rotten meat, even the most normal milk, but there are a few flies floating on the stickers to indicate that it has expired."

"Everything shows that after his father left, Isaac was abused and beaten by his mother many times, and his food was very difficult to swallow."

"Of course, there may be another explanation. That is, the family's conditions have reached the point where they can't afford food. My mother even had to become a * * worker to maintain the most basic expenses of the family. In the game [Mom's bra], [ Mom’s lipstick], [Mom’s high heels] and a series of props such as eye shadow, dressing table, mirror, etc., all seem to have meaning.”

"In the beginning, after sorting out these relationships, I was very angry. On the one hand, I sympathized with Isaac's experience, and on the other hand, I condemned the inaction of my parents. A father who has been drinking and gambling all the year round, and a man with mental disorders A mother whose problem is on medication and who has repeatedly punched her own child. It's very infuriating, isn't it?"

"But as I got deeper into the game, I found that the designers wanted to tell us more than that."

"Let's go back to the [Family Portrait] item that allows Isaac to go to heaven or hell in the game."

"This prop clearly shows that Isaac's family was very harmonious before. So what caused this dilapidated family?"

"Soon, I found a relatively deep item hidden in the game - [Sister Maggie]"

"Its effect is only to form a pet follower and increase the damage of the character. When I first played, I didn't care about it. I only regarded it as a small prop."

"But the other pet servants are called [Evil Spirit Baby], [Bone Baby], [Rainbow Baby], [Beggar Baby], etc., only this servant is called [Sister Maggie]"

"And, I found more and more details in the game that could explain the existence of this item."

“[Sister Maggie] is probably Isaac’s own sister, and there are several other props in the game that seem to be related to a certain extent, such as [Cesarean section], [Baby Doctor], and Isaac in the mother’s womb level boss room, The stillborn boss who was hanged seems to be confirming one thing, this sister of Isaac may exist, but unfortunately passed away due to some accidents."

"The death of my younger sister was a huge blow to my parents. My father started drinking and gambling to escape reality. My mother's spirit was also impacted. She watched religious programs all day long, hoping that God would comfort her, a poor person."

"I dare not say that this is an absolutely correct conclusion, but if the statement 'Isaac once had a stillborn sister' is quoted, the plot of the game can be better connected."

"In the cutscenes, we can see that the mother will try to dress up Isaac as a girl, and there are also various 'doll-like' props in the props, indicating that the mother's condition has worsened at this time. The daughter is not dead, Isaac is his own daughter."

"And this distorted mental state also indirectly led to the campus bullying Isaac suffered at school. The students thought that Isaac wearing women's clothing was abnormal and a different kind, so they excluded him."

"It's still a randomly given cutscene. We have seen Isaac's classmates bullying him many times, and when Isaac mustered up the courage to confess his love to the girl he loves, he would be pulled off his pants by his classmates, making him He made a fool of himself."

"This is also a layer of evidence that aggravates Isaac's insanity."

"Yes, insanity, you heard me right. This child who is only a few years old, under the perennial indoctrination of distorted views, bullying on campus, and the pressure of his mother's family, his mental state began to appear. question."

"If you have played a few more games, you should know that Isaac has the 'props set attribute', and the most popular set is the 'cat set', which is loved by the majority of players. Cat] head, body, cat paws, cat tail, cat hair, cat bells, cat photos, cat eyeballs, among the eight props, you can get three of them at will to form a cat cover. The effect is also very powerful, and Isaac has the ability to fly , whenever damage is dealt to an enemy, a blue fly will be spawned."

"From these props, it is not difficult to see that Isaac had raised a cat before. When Isaac became a punching bag, he had no choice but to vent his temper on this cat who did not fight back. This is the best way for him to divert his anger."

"But the physique of a pet is not as good as that of a human after all. It failed to survive Isaac's venting again and again, and finally passed away. After the cat died, Isaac realized what he had done. He began to repent, and regret what he had done to the cat. everything, and put the cat in his own treasure chest."

"Every time the game fails, there will be a summary of Isaac's diary, and there is a sentence in it that says 'I died, I died by the hands of this monster, I hope to give all the items I got to this monster cat', and drew the head of that cat when signing the signature next to it."

"Without the cat, Isaac also lost his only punching bag. When his mother vented his dissatisfaction with him and his classmates bullied and laughed at him, he could no longer transfer his anger."

"As I mentioned earlier, when human beings fall into vulnerability, they always hope to have some powerful force to protect themselves. When they were young, they were afraid of ghosts, so they fantasized that the quilt was their best defense. There is no need to worry. The world of adults is much crueler, and quilts are just children's fairy tales, so some people choose to believe in religion."

"But Isaac is different. Because Isaac has been immersed in the religious program that his mother loves all year round, he has been influenced by his ears and eyes. The thing he wants to seek protection is not the quilt...but the Bible at home."

"In the CG at the beginning of the game, it is obvious that a Bible is placed in the living room, and in one of the CGs with multiple endings in the game, Isaac can also be seen flipping through the Bible."

"It's obviously not a good idea to show children the Bible, but Isaac had no choice."

"Not everything in the Bible is bright, and Isaac saw many sinners judged for various reasons."

"He, who was immature and oppressed all the year round, began to think about a question that would eventually bring him to his end—whether it was because he was a sinner that he caused the death of his sister, the departure of his father, and the mental breakdown of his mother. Bullying by classmates?"

"If they are not guilty, why do they all treat themselves like this?"

"As time went by, Isaac, who was only puzzled at the beginning, gradually aggravated his thoughts."

"Let's take a look at the sinful people in the Bible."

"Cain, born of Adam and his wife Eve, killed his younger brother because he hated the behavior of his younger brother Abel, and was punished by God."

"Judas, one of Jesus' twelve disciples, is widely known for his betrayal of Jesus and is featured in the famous painting 'The Last Supper'."

"Eve was expelled from the Garden of Eden by God for committing the sin of eating the forbidden fruit."

"Samson, once the leader of the Jewish people, but because of his arrogance and love of women, he did not hesitate to betray the race, and was eventually tortured to death with his eyes gouged out."

"Azazel, the scapegoat in the Bible, is innocent, but because it replaced the life of the sinner who betrayed and died, it is guilty."

"Lilith, a succubus in Jewish mythology who sneaks into a man's dream to have sex with her."

"There are many other characters who also carry their own sins. Let's take a look at which characters can be unlocked in the Isaac game besides Isaac. You will find that other characters unlocked in this game also use the Bible of these sinful men in the

"Isaac looked at the sinners in the Bible, and then re-examined his original sin. He thought that his own existence might be sin itself."

"As for the many characters unlocked in the game, they are all transvestites played by Isaac during his insane period. We can see the clue from their appearance that is almost the same as Isaac."

"Finally, on a certain day."

"Isaac's mother heard the 'gospel' from God, which is the opening CG of the game we saw."

"Isaac's mother, took the butcher knife and ran to Isaac's room."

(End of this chapter)