The Binding of Isaac Completely Unspoiled First Playthrough // THIS NEW CHARACTER IS AWESOME [Ep. 4]

[@weaselfranklin7478]

I'm glad he is sticking with this game

[@andrepita4067]

Real

[@hyperventalated]

Same, this rules

[@alixvoisard3538]

I don't want this to end

[@Retro_Rainer]

​@@alixvoisard3538me too

[@guitearist]

Same here. Been looking forward to every vid drop.

[@ForestGramps]

Sorry that youtube comments can be so harsh. That's what happens when people spend hundreds of hours on a game they love and forget what it was like when they were brand new to it. I hope it doesn't spoil the experience for you for however long you decide to play! (I'll be watching as long as you do!)

[@AliceinEntropy]

I mean it IS very frustrating watching some of the decisions but I just keep reminding myself he doesn't want backseating and I did just the same when I was new. Some of these choices are almost hair pulling after seeing so many hours of optimized runs.

[@Retro_Rainer]

​@@AliceinEntropythat's the beauty of blind playthroughs. new folks getting introduced, not new folks get reminded what their beginning looked like, most likely. plus the occasional rage. I love it.

[@MetroidFission]

I 100% agree with wanting to be blind and not wanting to be backseated, the only slightly infuriating thing to me is the amount of times he misses doors, items on the floor, unlocks, etc lol

[@ForestGramps]

​@@MetroidFission Yep, and it's fine to be frustrated (There's even a discord to discuss with other frustrated folks!) just don't take it out on the guy who's doing this for us haha

[@KeviNOlighT]

@@AliceinEntropy Try to enjoy and appreciate that! Makes the runs so fun, and sometimes quite exciting also, if you look at them from a different pov (a bit frustrating at times, but without the cons, there wouldn't be any pro to get excited about! so I take it as part of the fun, anyways). And you can have your first experience with BoI only once!

[@Skkull]

These are so fun to watch, I loved that he finally figured out how the challenge rooms work

[@RMNDolphy]

isaac fans have been playing this game for hella years now and tend to forget what it’s like to be new to the game. hope they’re not being too bad. been enjoying this a lot

[@CrypticBore]

and most played it as a wiki game aswell. so me watching this is so fucking interesting watching someone puzzle it without a wiki. i played the flash version without a wiki and i was so lost. rebirth i watched alot of content and eventually switched to a wiki

[@erikm8373]

The problem with trying to learn this game blind is that there are so many things that trigger from specific, mechanical interactions which can be learned through careful analysis, and then there's an equal amount of things that run on pure chance, and there's no way to tell which is which. So you'll end up sitting there wondering if that rock dropped a pickup because it does that sometimes if an RNG value rolls high, or because an item from three floors ago with the vaguest possible description actually makes it so that a rock will always drop a pickup if it has rock texture 3 while on grid tile C7 in an L-shaped room that's connected to the item room.

[@TerraWispr]

learning occurring also not occurring

[@AmbrosiaPoly-yolkEgg]

Schrödinger's Learning

[@rzezzy1713]

Learning occurs when it wants to

[@anthonybowman3423]

What caused the thing in the angel room, I ask as nonspecifically as possible?

[@TerraWispr]

@@anthonybowman3423 right percentage chance at the right floor

[@Willd2p2]

@@anthonybowman3423 Something else needs to be beaten before it works.

[@CrCrown]

Car42, these literally make my whole day. Your blind playthroughs in general are the best thing on KZbin by far, at least in the gaming scene. Big Thank.

[@fenixardiente]

Agree :D

[@chloyster0]

Absolute favorite thing on KZbin right now. Overjoyed he's playing this and sticking with it. Thanks Carl :)

[@Bobbias]

Carl, I want to apologize for a comment I made replying to you on I believe the first video. I was being snarky about not paying attention to items. I've been absolutely loving these, and it's been really cool to watch you learn the game. The point you made about focusing on learning enemy patterns is a good point, because yes, without learning to survive, runs won't last long enough to get items anyway. That said, I want to reiterate just how important it is to pay atention to the "state" of your character is. That includes stats, health, and your character's visual components. This is because items often do more than what they say they do. If you aren't fully aware of your character's state before picking up the item you have basically no chance to notice those extra effects. The confusion over where something came from can be greattly diminished by paying close attention to how things were before you picked the item up. Also, some items add visual clues only when they are actually affecting you, but if you don't pay attention to what you look like you won't notice the change. Hopefully this doesn't come across as spoilers because I'm avoiding full on descriptions of specific items or mechanics, and hopefully it doesn't come off as being toxic/shitting on your gameplay. You're doing very well for a blind playthrough. It's just frustrating sometimes when you don't pick up on things that are easy to notice/understand quickly.

[@xkcloud]

🤓

[@JustAddVanilla]

1:52:40 *blows up blood donation machine* "so many hearts, wish I could use them for something."

[@valsamon2055]

I haven't played Isaac in almost 8 years, and yet watching him blow up the blood bank as Samson caused me physical pain

[@Marsaw]

I would love to see a compilation of all Carl’s rock science when he finally figures it all out

[@CrypticBore]

"oh but that door isnt the same" HES FINALLY REALISED HES BEEN THEORY CRAFTING FOR 2 DIFFERENT DOORS THINKING THEY ARE THE SAME XD OH CARL I LOVE YOU I REALLY REALLY DO BUT IM CACKLING PLEASE KEEP PLAYING

[@wysaab]

there's definitely gonna be a point where the bandaid is gonna have to be ripped off for how all the trinkets work, outside of a small handful there is like no way to know how 80-90% of them work lol

[@Bobbias]

The ones that change likelihood of certain drops could be figured out if you really paid super close attention to things, but yes, trinkets in general are insanely difficult to figure out on your own.

[@KeviNOlighT]

@@Bobbias Yeah that's the only thing that makes me think that the IED mod could be ok for Carl, later on. But only if you can turn it on only for trinkets and nothing else. And for much later on, he can have it active for everything, but hidden by default and show the info only when he really wants to (toggled with F2, I think). IED is a great mod, really, it even lets you not show info if you hadn't picked up an item yet (and doesn't tell you what unreachable cards are), it's just that item descriptions have sooo many spoilers that we don't even think about because we normalized everything.

[@wysaab]

@@Bobbias i dont think you can figure these out because how do you tell the difference between boosted drops and just getting lucky? Carl's sample size is too small to notice these droprates and meaningfully differentiate them from just luck

[@Bobbias]

@@wysaab I never said Carl had the sample size to figure that stuff out, I said it's technically possible. It's extremely difficult without flat out running the stats in excel or something, but for at least some trinkets you could conceivably figure out that they modify certain drop rates.

[@wysaab]

@@Bobbias ok yeah i agree

[@IRules2244]

Before any of the dlc, I remember making my own personal wiki for what the items did. When repentance came out. I switched to using the EID mod because it became too cumbersome.

[@ccfffvbbbbbffg1774]

that's such a cool idea lol very science.

[@ElMrBlack]

"let's not pick up any heart" the game: let's give him all the soul hearts by the second floor I swear this game has a troll engine that hears your thoughts

[@jemsuper]

Spoiler warning Also cause he doesnt have 5 heart kills yet which reduce the amount of heart drops

[@fumsa6442]

this playthrough is unbelievably wonderful to watch. im at 500 hours and hadnt played in a few years, but you gave me the itch to play again. hope you stick with it till you see all main bosses

[@fumsa6442]

there are so many cryptic things in this game, its major dopamine when you figure stuff out. theres so many hilarious (frustrating to some people) moments where one item prevents you from seeing what another mechanic does

[@navinrjohnson33]

I feel like your blind playthrough is most likely the most pure form of playing the creators had in mind when they made the game. You're supposed to pick your way through, finding the loose threads and pulling them. It's really interesting watching a scientist play a game. Your gameplay is only getting better. As an Isaac player, it can be frustrating at times, but I remind myself that this isn't like other Isaac streamers; this is different. It's fascinating watching you figure this all out. Bear in mind, and this is not a spoiler, there are times where an effect is a combo of several items, so it'll be that much harder to discern what's causing it. I'm sorry the comments can be stupid sometimes. Please focus on those of us who aren't that way. Love the runs, love the learning, this is truly a great series, and if Edmund and the rest of the team get wind of your playthrough I think they'd be absolutely delighted that you're playing their game the way they intended. Keep it up sir.

[@martinj3239]

1:29:45 He noticed the challenge room doors are different! Rejoice!

[@reaperz5677]

🎉 him noticing differently coloured rocks is also something worth celebrating lol

[@martinj3239]

@@reaperz5677 Yeah, just got past that. But he didn't notice the difference between the trapdoor and the crawlspace (yet?).

[@ShadowyoshiThe2nd]

​@@martinj3239eh, I'd give him a break on that one, the difference is surprisingly hard to notice there

[@stshoemaker1142]

I never noticed that the two types of challenge rooms look different. I have dead god and 1300 hours.

[@sprankton]

That first Samson run shows how strong streamer luck is.

[@Rare_Coil]

I loved the moment he says "last time the devil room took me to another floor and we killed Satan, so by that logic I guess we're killing......?" it was hilarious

[@lehilivingston3124]

This is my favorite series so far thanks for deciding to continue with it, sorry if some comments have been disheartening, but I enjoy seeing the learning process and I hope others can learn to respect seeing you enjoy the learning process too. Your doing great so far never seen someone win so many times so quickly just starting out. Keep up the great work!

[@maggotthemadman8142]

Loving this series man, new sub. Watching people try to wrap their brain around Isaac without Item Description Mod is hilarious, makes me remember playing it for the first time.

[@ckakar5355]

So happy you keep playing! Hope this gets the views it deserves. I love to see you analyzing stuff, especially when it comes to games that i love as well!

[@NotQuartz]

Some say the chat is still spamming smileys to this day…

[@ForestGramps]

:)

[@magmatic8445]

just imagine if he plays with chat after the multiplayer update.. imagine all the trolling and insanity, it could be incredible

[@MastatmastaT]

Really happy to see this pop up in my feed, I was worried. Surprisingly I am enjoying this more than the nintendo stuff, its just...really fun.

[@nonononoway505]

This video makes you experience the full proud parent experience. The whole learning process it's like I just saw a little Carl winning a karate competition, going to prom dance, graduating from college and getting married at the same time. We are just so proud ... 😢

[@skiesofarcadia4885]

39:30: Rowrow's timing in chat was impeccable 😂

[@luckyloomagu]

REALLY loving this series, I love watching playthroughs of really secret-dense roguelikes because I get to watch them slooowly learn how everything fits together. Also just my personal little add, if you like the secret-hunting style of roguelike I'd like to recommend Revita, hidden gem that turned a lot of people away due to its initial front-loaded difficulty, but I loooved figuring out all the secrets in that one.

[@robertdoody4003]

"Babe a new Carl Isaac episode just dropped our sleep will be sound tonight"

[@SwirlySyrry]

Peak series, love your reactions to everything! It took me dozens of hours to know what you've learnt in just 4 streams, you learn really quickly haha Hope to see more!! so fun to watch

[@klopsmmm]

1:31:45 That's... A different level of blindess. A whole new meaning of blindness..

[@chispablo]

It’s so funny how BAD Lil Dumpy was before its buff, and now is so good and DEFINITELY Carl wouldn’t reach so far in that run without it. Lil Dumpy MVP

[@mogullll]

I gotta see carl playing spelunky, that game is the closest game emotionally to a troll game or kaizo game Also 1:15:40 I’ve never seen this room in my 600 hours of Isaac

[@abandonment]

it would definitely be right up his alley

[@ranenap]

Appreciate the videos Carl! As a long time Isaac player, I LOVE the series and I’m glad you’re having fun with it 😁

[@an_annoying_cat]

so much learning this episode its incredible

[@pip2162]

Love these videos. I hop the backseating that comes with Isaacs doesnt get to you too much because this is super fun to watch and I hope you keep playing

[@ky7501]

Carl I am so proud of you for getting closer to figuring out the secret of the locked challenge rooms, lol

[@dendikke3]

This is so much fun to watch. Stumbled on the first unspoiled playtrough episode and got hooked. I've put 1200 hours in this game myself and watching him go is both frustrating and epic

[@benjaminghailane9452]

Man seeing Carl discover the game blind puts how deep this game is in perspective. Also Carl blind xdd

[@pip2162]

Isaac has ruined other roguelikes for me because of how much depth there is lmao. It feels like no game comes close to all the synergies and nuance in the gameplay

[@Allen-jj7vv]

​@@pip2162Binding of Isaac is definitely the top tier Rogue-lite game out there unless you hate the art style and gross poop joke😅.

[@benjaminghailane9452]

@@Allen-jj7vv Gross poop jokes areamong the lighter themes of this game. Many items have meaning attached to them, like why the Belt and Wooden Spoon are speed ups, how gimpy is a SM mask that gives health when you get hit... There are many others, some dealing with darker themes. This is a minigame inside the game basically. Man I love Isaac

[@Jude-yk9uc]

@@pip2162 fr. they all feel so shallow it hurts

[@xXChaoticRavenXx]

@@Jude-yk9uctry out enter the gungeon if u like isaac. Similar amount of depth to it

[@rubendahan6985]

Watchibg carl discover all my favorite gales has been a blessing The fact that this game makes it extra cryptic and hard to make science makes it the perfect little troll for Larl to break his scientist’s teeth in lol

[@krutoy99]

So much learning wow! You're doing amazing for playing so little and without any outside help. You're legit uncovering a lot of advanced mechanics on your own (like bombs pushing chests, or diagonal spike walking), which is insanely commendable. Don't be discouraged by frustrated people in the comments. They wish they could be half as good as you are without wiki reading or external item description ;)

[@eahemming]

this is one of my favorite series in a while! U rock, much love.

[@Scarthcaroth]

I'm glad finally noticed that there are two different challenge room types each with their own opening condition :D Certainly the reason why he couldn't figure out why some kept opening and the others not. I do think he has fairly good reasoning when it comes to figuring out some item effects just a mixture of not paying attention at the right time or just plain forgetting what items he has makes it quite tricky. And then there are some items and trinkets he will legit never figure out without EID or wiki because they do things that are really not obvious at all.

[@bakerbob533]

I have not played The binding of isaac or look up a wiki. I do enjoy a good let's play and this is enjoyable!! I'm torn between laughing and crying every time Carl is stumped by the barred door. I realised how to open those doors by the end of episode 2. No hints given and all the infos are availlable in Carl's runs. (Yes I know most viewers know the answer either by playing or looking up a wiki)

[@CarlPlayin42]

I probably could have figured it out sooner by reviewing the vids, but yeah it's always easier when you aren't the one trying to dodge a bunch of stuff and control a character since that takes up a lot of my focus

[@bakerbob533]

@@CarlPlayin42 No doubt about that! being the viewer, I can also pause the playback and watch for clues on every split second decison you make

[@lehilivingston3124]

@@CarlPlayin42 lol so true its easier to see the plays or full picture if you arent playing the game. You see this in professional sports all the time even the pros who've played the game their whole life will miss a lot of openings or plays becuase they are the ones who have to spend their mental focus and energy on the mechanics of the game.

[@s_gaming71]

its hilarious how much Carl completely ignores the key sounds in the game lol. The mom laugh when the hands fall from the ceiling is very obvious and loud lol but most importantly is the Devil deal room and Angel room doors spawning sounds lol. I suppose when you arent used to it it might blend with the boss death sound but its actually so clear, when you hear that sound remember to look for the door ! lol

[@Zalied]

carl not knowing the difference between swords and skull above a door has slowed learning so much its hilarious

[@nissanfan64]

"This is a very weird run, what is happening?" This is why we all have thousands of hours into the game. Its so much fun just seeing what wacky nonsense the items do when synergized with each other. I hope you play long enough to get into the Afterbirth+ content(Edit: correction, Repentance content, thats the most recent expansion). That stuff is difficult but crazy.

[@LowIQsocietymember]

you mean the repentance stuff i guess?

[@nissanfan64]

@@LowIQsocietymember Yes! I honestly forget the release order sometimes.

[@LowIQsocietymember]

@@nissanfan64 yeah, after years of playing I still barely touched it myself lol

[@Bloodthilth]

BTW I am loving that you are playing this blind. I've seen way too much Northernlion and I'm glad I can live a first experience through you UPDATE: I heard mention of Splunky, I think Carl would love the way that game can troll you

[@Kaktanternak]

Another one LET'S GOOOOOOOO (editing the comment as I go through the video) Please keep it unspoiled as much as you can, this is fascinating to watch! 2:08:00 considering it's his first Isaac fight. Damn he's GOOD 2:21:00 YES FINALLY HE FIGURED IT OUT

[@popmushee]

Just finished a bunch of work, checked KZbin to see and boom there is another part. Thanks, Carl 💜

[@HandicappedMind]

The whole blind thing is fun and all.. but it could take you 20 years to figure out what some of the trinkets and stuff do......... Items are MOSTLY self explanatory but trinkets.... like are you actually going to notice a tiny percent chance to get more of something when your holding something.. if you didnt know the item gave you that tiny chance? impossible really

[@reaperz5677]

The best way to describe my reaction to seeing a new episode of this is just: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@jonathanholleman5900]

Been watching Carl play Smm1 and smm2 for like seven years already. Seeing Carl enjoy this game so much I have also bought it! Amazing

[@Retro_Rainer]

nice. have fun. it's a deep, DEEP game. I'm a player who makes stupid mistakes and even more stupid decisions ALL.THE.TIME, so even after about a thousand hours, I still haven't seen everything the game has to offer. AND I just started repentance the other day, because carl revitalised my love for the game. so there are probably another 1000 hours down the drain hahaha.

[@biggerlamp]

This has been an awesome journey to join you on

[@ivakichan5724]

Yeaaahhhh!!! New Isaac Stream, poggers. Love this series

[@josephkatz1982]

Also I cant believe you got the wafer so early. That's my second favorite item after sacred heart. Especially on the womb floor where you'd normally take double damage. Lucky carl!! 🎉😄

[@kamikazesasquatch5007]

I've been waiting for him to play this for a while. Love watching him try to figure stuff out but as someone who's done all the unlocks it's also very frustrating. I just want to help him haha.

[@Skeeter6465]

Hey Carl, love that you’re enjoying this game! Just wanted to say, don’t feel pressured to get the item description mod. I’m not sure why everyone wants you to get it so bad but it will spoil a lot of the game. It assumes you know a lot of the mechanics you don’t. I played the game for several hundred hours before I ever realized the mod existed, and looking back I’m really happy that I didn’t use the mod in the beginning

[@Retro_Rainer]

true. but I never knew the mod even existed, until I've read it sooo so many times in the comments. console players really get frigged over.

[@Tringard]

The hourglass use at 44:00 was inspired, a great test of the item's capability

[@pedroscoponi4905]

That Samson run was absolutely insane, good god

[@steboat]

2:21:36 he finally noticed a crack rock. LETS GOO CARLLLLL

[@KeviNOlighT]

2:35:01 - "Chance per tick". Woah, how does Carl know about ticks in Isaac? Is it from other games or maybe I just missed it. Also, loving these series a whole bunch! Carl, along with quite a nice chat, makes it so enjoyable to watch a first time Isaac playthrough (which alone is already great, but the experimentation, learning stuff by his own, makes it perfect!).

[@weaselfranklin7478]

Plus the online update is about to come out in a few days

[@abandonment]

feels like playing the witness prepared you for looking at the intricacies of rocks in this game... though maybe you would have always done that

[@BerniPro]

3:27:15 passive chariot, passive necronomicon, but still big learning curve this episode

[@josephkatz1982]

Been playing this game for years and NEVER got a room with 9 golden chests!! Lucky man Carl! 🎉😂😊❤

[@besoindunpseudo4144]

Also the hitbox doesnt change when your character gets bigger . It only changes when you get smaller

[@TheSnoopKat]

I have thousands of hours in this darn game and have never seen that 9 golden chest room. You lucky son of a gun.

[@lightlezs7048]

Don't mind the annoying commenters, when the current expansion of the game released (repentance) at least half the community complained in steam reviews about the higher difficulty, while having hundreds of hours in the previous expansions. And yet here you are, playing blindly and doing better than most of them ever did in the beginning. Keep up the good work!

[@sanmeiwolf]

Some of the trinkets have exceedingly subtle effects that simply aren't visible without a ridiculous amount of targeted spading. There's a lot of "+5% chance to X when Y happens" effects.

[@roryhadley3811]

it's insane how quickly he's learning things in this game

[@HollyfromtheHollow]

...Ah, it's wonderful to find another soul journeying through the Basement below Isaac's Home. I saw your playthrough earlier in, but I want to pop in now to say it's wonderful to see you continuing, and all the details unique to your little playthrough. ...By the by, if you'd allow me, I'd like to recommend some additions, at least later on, to ensure that the enemy variety never starts to bore you. Some lovely mods, worked on by some of the best devs in Isaac, even some official ones, who made Repentance before it was known as Repentance! ...Something to liven up the experience, is all, so you never get tired of it, perhaps. I'd love to show you some of the _wonderful_ things people have made for this world~! Regardless, excellent playthrough so far! I hope you explore every depth and height this game has to offer.

[@ccfffvbbbbbffg1774]

I mean give him some time lmao. He ain't even gotten all the different endings yet lol

[@HollyfromtheHollow]

I mean, yeah, @@ccfffvbbbbbffg1774, I wouldn't tell him to download everything, all at once. I'd recommend things as he reaches each milestone of his playthrough.

[@HollyfromtheHollow]

...I wasn't going to recommend everything at once. Smaller bits and pieces of the larger whole, as he progresses.

[@AliceinEntropy]

Hey Carl! The things like flies or cubes of meat that go around you are "orbitals", and a colored enemies are called "champions". The weird sidescroller Zelda room with items are called "crawlspaces".

[@gorgikalamernikov3260]

Hey carl I'm here to bully you for not noticing the doors are different. So Get bullied I guess

[@costa8509]

gold room with item: Treasure room Thing with loot that requires 2 keys to open: Vault Thing with reroll that requires 2 keys to open: dice room Room with spike in middle: sacrifice room Room with satan: devil room Room with angel: angel room rooms with the bars covering it: challenge rooms things on pedastools: item things on the floor: pickups things held in bottom left: trinkets

[@jakehawthorn7920]

He doesn't see these lol

[@TheNonsenseGuy]

2:20:40 It only took 18 hours! I'm jumping and crying tears of joy right now.

[@TheAceOfFire]

2:26, Samson. 2:17:20, Azazel. 2:32:02, He died to poop. This is another try!

[@murlocmaster6969]

Incredible fun with this one!

[@SlopCentral]

Love watching you play my all time favorite game bro

[@ojuujo]

I want like 100 more hours of Carl playing this🥰

[@noctisflamma]

So much learning occured last night it's insane lol

[@restrictedworld8547]

Wow that was fast it feels like stream just ended. nice

[@Yourhatedquestion]

More Carl in a Skinner's Box!

[@tr0wb3d3r5]

Saved my night waiting for the night bus tyyy

[@louisng114]

I think the ending 13 (the one that Isaac reads a book, looks at the chest, and see an evil version of himself in the mirror) is him reading the Bible and is guilted by coveting the treasures in the chest.

[@ccfffvbbbbbffg1774]

nope. Good deduction though and I can totally see the logic

[@louisng114]

@@ccfffvbbbbbffg1774 Why is that not right?

[@rpopelka86]

Please stick with this game for a while Carl, they’re great

[@Platinum_Imp]

So much learning!!

[@Animarux_]

Omg i so glad you play this game, i have to hundres of hours register on this game. But it should be thousand since i play it since the first version and the mods. When you add mods like touhou reverie, tainted characters, friend folio, etc. This game become eternal lol.

[@chorizord6974]

That first Samson run was the most goofy aah run I've ever seen 💀

[@ccfffvbbbbbffg1774]

Holy science in that first run damn And holy anti-science in that last run lmao

[@MarioMan392]

YES, these are so great. :)

[@brandenblomberg3048]

As a guy who just got Infinite% yesterday, it’s nice seeing Carl finally playing this PEAK game

[@Jude-yk9uc]

we're so back

[@abassett22]

That’s not gold in the poops Carl! It’s CORN NIBBLETS!!

[@edge-of-the-internet]

Lil dumpy working overtime holy

[@Not_Astrocat]

Can't believe I missed this one

[@ScuffedGaming]

YESSSSSS UUUUUSE THE SACRIFICE ROOOOOOOM GOOOOD GOOOOOD

[@the-greenest-tea]

that first run was crazy

[@LowIQsocietymember]

damn, I really feel anxious when he blows everything up, not knowing what those things do😭