In it, Mark Brown correctly identifies health as an important resource in TBoI, beyond its common mechanical role as the player’s general “allowance” for mistakes before the game is over-a role also identified by Arin “ Egoraptor” Hanson in his Sequelitis episode Mega Man Classic vs. Mega Man X. That’s why I was a bit disappointed while watching the otherwise excellent series Game Maker’s Toolkit, in particular the video How Games Do Health.
1 Although I’m far from reaching a perfect savefile (often known as 1,000,000%) I can say with confidence that I have quite some knowledge on the game and its mechanics.
According to Steam, I have sunk approximately 1,500 hours in The Binding of Isaac.
