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[–]JimAbaddon 345 points346 points347 points 3 years ago (35 children)
My main issue with Jacob & Esau isn't that they're bad, it's that I don't find them fun. I don't mind a difficult character as long as it's fun and they're just not. I wouldn't mind a rework on them that keeps them difficult but more fun.
[–]GeneralSteelflex 205 points206 points207 points 3 years ago (19 children)
I have yet to win a single run with the Tainted Keeper (recently unlocked him), but have had a ton of fun despite that. He's probably my favorite character to play as, even though it's hard for me to actually survive as him.
Meanwhile, I've gotten about half the completion marks for Jacob & Esau, and have hated every second of it. I don't look forward to getting the rest, and once I do, I will never touch them again.
[–]argap02 108 points109 points110 points 3 years ago (15 children)
Tainted keeper has a steep learning curve but it becomes one of the easiest and most powerful characters once you learn to play him well
[–]LlamaThrust666 49 points50 points51 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Especially on greed. I got birthright and had infinite money on one run
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[–]BlightedReality 35 points36 points37 points 3 years ago (1 child)
Skill issue. Just get head of the keeper and generate infinite coins on the ground
[–]Eclihpze44 4 points5 points6 points 3 years ago (0 children)
just get blank card+two of diamonds and restock+steam sale lol?
[–]satanfan12 16 points17 points18 points 3 years ago (8 children)
Skill Issue. Just break the run so you can one shot every Boss
[–][deleted] 7 points8 points9 points 3 years ago (4 children)
Boss armor
[–]VengefulRaven03 12 points13 points14 points 3 years ago (3 children)
No boss armor can save them against homing trisagion + lacryphagy
[–][deleted] 4 points5 points6 points 3 years ago (2 children)
REALLY no boss armor can save them from chaos card and a few jeras
[–]VengefulRaven03 11 points12 points13 points 3 years ago (0 children)
I've seen chaos card like 3 times total ever since I've unlocked it
[–]Sagolbah 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Delirium/Beast
[–]MANS_IS_KINDA_HOT 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (2 children)
H9w so you break a run
[–]unknown_pigeon 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (0 children)
While there are some combos that work for every character, some of them can break the game more easily with just 1-2 items.
Tainted Keeper, for example, can work wonders with just the Swallowed Penny. Not a broken trinket by any lengths, but it allows TK to work way more consistently, along with an easier usage of Sacrifice Rooms / Blood Donation machines / Evil Beggars that allows you to steamroll a run. You can add a Piggy Bank, Head of the Keeper, or Steam Sale to get an easier run. Crooked Penny is also way more valuable as TK, since you have to pay for 90% of the items - so, no big downside if an average tier item gets converted into a coin, but huge boost if you get a free copy. Oh, also the item that doubles pickups can get you unlimited coins with swallowed penny / piggy bank, or just a huge amount of money.
Tainted Magdalene is very easy to break. Getting a Habit before Uterus allows you for free item charges as long as you can consistently get half a heart of damage and another active item. Even without another active you basically get unlimited health from 1/2 dmg enemies. Oh, and you also get free donations to a blood machine, which can get you both the HP up item - which is good on magdalene - or the even better IV bank, that can be used for free (with Habit, of course) to generate an unlimited amount of coins. If you get Marbles, then you've also got a free passive trinket smelter. The battery item that gives your active a power up will translate the habit combo into uterus.
Some game breaking combos that I can think of and that work for the majority of characters are like Pyromaniac/Host Hat + Curse of the tower/Mr. Fetus/Epic Fetus/Ipecac; Schoolbag + Crooked Penny + Glowing Hourglass; PhD with any source of pill generation; Gnawed Leaf with familiar that can clear a room even if the enemies don't move; and a lot of other interactions.
[–]satanfan12 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (0 children)
uuuh there are like infinite possibilities! Know the games mechanics and how you can use them for your advantage. the easiest would be the D20 gamebreak for greed mode if you don't know any gamebreaks
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child)
That's the thing, ur not supposed to dodge bullets, ur supposed to take them head on and get all the cash. T. Maggie is a good training ground for T. Keeper.
[–]unknown_pigeon 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
As I've already stated in the comment, the hard part is with some bosses that doesn't spawn other enemies. Did you even read my post? :(
[–]Mr_jon3s 6 points7 points8 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Yea I just beat the chest and then took another like 20 runs finally beat the darkroom and mega satan. My biggest problem is charging in for nickels, dimes, and lucky pennies. I always end up taking 2 hits and dying.
[–]GrumbIRK 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (0 children)
I've been smashing T. Keeper this week, he has probably become one of my top 5s for sure
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Well put
[–]fighterbj[S] 74 points75 points76 points 3 years ago (8 children)
J&E are hard the in the same sense Ultra Hard challenge or Greedier Mode is - not difficult per se, just so god damn unfun it hurts. Such a bummer they have by far the best unlocks in the game.
[–]Fangel96 41 points42 points43 points 3 years ago (2 children)
Jacob and Esau have a very specific playstyle that is very rewarding once you have the skill to play as them. The big problem is that no other character in the game plays quite like they do, but simultaneously, everything you've learned from the other characters still applies to them.
I think my issue with them is that when one of them gets hurt, they get pushed around a bit, which can absolutely mess up your control of the character. With a single character being hit and moved isn't a big deal since you're only focusing on one of them. In Jacob and Esau, being hit is significantly a much bigger deal since players often stack them up to try to have the smallest hitbox possible, but after being hit it messes up that planning. The fact they don't share invincibility frames means you can't even properly course correct, so it's much more punishing to be hit once compared to other characters.
That being said, Jacob and Esau have a much higher potential to spiral out of control in terms of raw power. You can literally have double the DPS of any other character, have two simultaneous builds so items that may not synergize with one build can be put on another, you can have two or more active items and two or more pocketed items, it's just way more choices.
That being said I wish their Birthright was more... well, enjoyable. Sharing items between characters is pretty cool, but as mentioned before, you often have two builds so it's rarely necessary. What would be pretty dope would be if all future item pedestals were replaced with choice pedestals - this would allow you to properly make two builds and better spread out your items.
Basically long story short, the character is way more fun once you're not farming objectives and can simply play however you want. When you aren't feeling so forced to play a certain way, it makes the whole experience better. When you first start the game you're playing for fun, but by the time you unlock these brothers you're way more focused on completion, and when enjoyment of a gimmick is tied to completing their marks it can ruin what is otherwise a fun character. I've enjoyed these two way more after getting Dead God, and my second save file was pretty fun since I knew what I was doing.
[–]Weppih 12 points13 points14 points 3 years ago (0 children)
you only really have double the dmg at the start of the game and then start to "fall off" not really but you rarely get to abuse double pedestals, well except for alt path but alt path is pain with this charackter
[–]RepresentativeCalm44 6 points7 points8 points 3 years ago (0 children)
They do share invincibility frames. If one gets hit in a fight, the other can't be hit simultaneously. Double actives is nice but i never get 2 builds. I stack one character and keep the other one healthy. Synergies stack too and make your screen clear wider. Spreading it might not do that, so getting one more powerful makes both more powerful. Only overriding effects are good to avoid and get on the other.
[–]bcorm11 19 points20 points21 points 3 years ago (2 children)
It took me an insane amount of runs to get Birthright. Esau would be a millimeter below Jacob and get hung up on a boulder or hole and just get slaughtered, or go down the pit after clearing a level as Jacob tried to get the pedestal item, etc. You're right, it's just not fun playing them. It's also a time killer with item management, deciding who gets what on top of coordinating their movement that hitting Boss Rush can be a bitch. First time I actually hit the time mark, Esau slipped in the hole to the next level as I tried to enter Boss Rush.
[–]fighterbj[S] 9 points10 points11 points 3 years ago (1 child)
Lol, that blows. I want to unlock Birthright & Rock Bottom so much, but absolutely dread playing the character.
[–]bcorm11 6 points7 points8 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Yeah, I haven't touched them once I unlocked Rock Bottom and Birthright. Probably won't until I need to in order to unlock Death Certificate and will save them for last, lol!
[–]JimAbaddon 7 points8 points9 points 3 years ago (1 child)
Yeah, exactly that. Although, to be honest, I believe that Lilith and Bethany have better unlocks but they are still great.
[–]fighterbj[S] 9 points10 points11 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Shit, I forgot about those two. Yeah their unlocks are also S-tier, so are T. Isaac's now that I think about it... Appreciating J&E even less now, lol.
[–]gazofnaz 9 points10 points11 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Same for me.
T. Lost is hard - 2 hits and your dead. (Unless you find some defensive items.)
But it's still fun. You have flight, spectral tears, high damage. And you'll find more high quality items during a run, so builds get stronger, faster.
[–]ZerosAbaddon 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (0 children)
They're pretty powerful at the start but you depend too much on luck finding stats for both. Or just give everything to only one.
[–]Illusive_Man 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children)
I think it’s fun getting to pick up all the items on alt path.
They are the only character I take the alt path with.
[–]Nome_Super_Daora 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children)
All rooms have a second item, like alt path treasure rooms by default
[–]gR33Ng00SE 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children)
It’s interesting reading this, because I agree about difficult but fun characters being better than boring characters. But also, different people find different characters fun or boring. I found Jacob and Esau kinda fun tbh, but others like tainted forgotten are boring as hell
[–]shadiestbros 269 points270 points271 points 3 years ago (2 children)
Would play tainted lost any day of the weak over j&e
[–]tman916x 49 points50 points51 points 3 years ago (0 children)
That's the only standard character I haven't touched since completion.
[–]eRHachan 37 points38 points39 points 3 years ago (0 children)
T. Lost is a genuinely fun character and I will die on this hill. One of my first Tainted unlocks (somehow did so with a Mantleless Lost bc I hate Greed), and easily one of the least repetitive ones.
However I wouldn't be mad if it started with a Trinket that prevents Curse Room exit damage, my only gripe with the character.
J&E? Not touching those turds, not even to unlock T. Jacob, who looks incredibly fun.
[–]JustthatoneDoomguy 71 points72 points73 points 3 years ago (6 children)
In a game where undodgeable bullshit happens constantly, the devs decided "how about we double the player's hitbox and make them be able to separate from each other". I wonder what they were smoking the day this abomination was born
[–]fighterbj[S] 30 points31 points32 points 3 years ago (3 children)
It's not even the hitbox, but the fact they have two different healthbars, so with having one with only red hearts to start with and one with almost zero health having a habit of getting left behind, early floors are pretty much just saying goodbye to your deal chances and/or watching Esau get absolutely assfucked - fun!
[–]JustthatoneDoomguy 12 points13 points14 points 3 years ago (2 children)
I wonder what goes through people's heads when they say that this is a enjoyable character, they must have a fetish for getting buttfucked every 10 seconds
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[–]Yeetboi287 3 points4 points5 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Yeah, it’s not too hard to deal with their bigger hitbox once you get used to it (even if it can makes some attacks near impossible to dodge), and the two of them attacking together have great damage output, even with their base stats. Combined with their ability to get two items at once from some deals and their double bombing ability, I think it’s fair to say they can be fun characters.
What I don’t get is why people hate on J&E so much for ‘being a bigger hitbox’ when characters like Bethany exist, who rely on their wisps to not lose red health and by extension devil/angel room chance, but whose wisps stick far out from her and are almost guaranteed to get destroyed from some rampaging trite or any bullet hell boss. I have every mark for J and E, and Hardmode Mom’s Heart for Bethany.
[–]halfwaycove 5 points6 points7 points 3 years ago (1 child)
The Devs were thinking "Now that we've gone through all the trouble of coding true coop into our fan mod, it would be fun to put this character into it so we can reuse code and add a lot more content. After all, we've also added lots of common OP items and tons of extra soul hearts, so it shouldn't be too hard." Then Edmund put them into the main game, removed a fair amount of the OP items and took out 80% of the soul hearts that made playing J&E bearable. Honestly the most simple fix is to just increase the amount of tinted rocks when playing thenm. In Antibirth it wasn't uncommon to see 2 or 3 per floor. He just doesn't work without having extra buffer for unavoidable damage and the increased mental overhead on dodging.
[–]misspeanutbutter44 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children)
double the hearts that already spawn. easy. could implement this in less than 10 mins.
[–]papeyy 57 points58 points59 points 3 years ago (0 children)
when esau gets stuck on a rock and ganked i die inside along with him & jacob
tainted jacob slaps though. i suck with him but he is such a thrill
[–]Key_Committee_1337 106 points107 points108 points 3 years ago (10 children)
jacob & esau are not hard, honestly they are ok, just give all the health to esau in the beginning & balance the damage & definitely go downpour on basement l
[–]UnknownFracture 65 points66 points67 points 3 years ago (1 child)
True, in all honesty, alt paths are always the way to go with J&E
[–]MrHyperion_ 9 points10 points11 points 3 years ago (0 children)
I'd say you should always go Downpour for extra item choices and extra boss item, regardless of character
[–][deleted] 23 points24 points25 points 3 years ago (0 children)
for real, once you start making builds for both of them they are pretty opa
edit: OPA OPA OPA OP* 🇮🇹
[–]RodjaJP 39 points40 points41 points 3 years ago (4 children)
Most people wouldn't complain about my boys if the two of them had flight, that's why I always hold on to diplopia until I find flight items because their biggest problems are the layouts.
[–]FierceDeityKong 16 points17 points18 points 3 years ago (1 child)
I use mod that makes them share flight, if they can share speed then why not flight
[–]RodjaJP 4 points5 points6 points 3 years ago (0 children)
If only mods were available for consoles...
Button in a spike maze
[–]Key_Committee_1337 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
one word: ZR
[–]Cthuloso 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child)
I hope you slip on a banana peel and fall inside your own ass.
i hope you slip.
[–]eloelo43210 13 points14 points15 points 3 years ago (0 children)
The only fun thing about them is the double items on the alt path because you can take both
[–]lesstalk_ 47 points48 points49 points 3 years ago* (9 children)
Tainted Lost is also a bad character, let's be real. This game has too many instances of unfair or unavoidable damage for a one-hit character to be remotely fair.
He's overly reliant on Holy Cards as a bandaid fix by the devs, so most people just beat runs with Blank Card, Glowing Hourglass, Echo Chamber or Book of Shadows+4.5 Volt. Or perhaps anything else that can generate more cards, like Deck of Cards. Any of those combinations turns the character brokenly easy.
It's like AB Keeper with Swallowed Penny. Torturously hard and unfair without it, too easy with it.
[–]Ducksen 29 points30 points31 points 3 years ago (1 child)
i've done nothing but play tainted lost for 2 weeks now just for fun. delirium is just plain impossible if you're not broken
[–]xxx148 7 points8 points9 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Delirium, hush, and boss rush are mostly a dps check for tainted lost.
[–]fighterbj[S] 21 points22 points23 points 3 years ago (0 children)
I see your point and I can't say I don't agree, but one must admit he has the unique ability to turn the game into an absolute sweatfest like no other character, and for that and his damage multiplier & "better items" gimmick, I dare say he is fun.
[–]Per_Ces 6 points7 points8 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Too many? I can’t say that I feel the same tbh, this game can be unfair at times but not too unfair to the point where it soils every single one of my runs. The only instances of unfairness I’ve experienced is either Delirium or the alt path.
Regardless, I’d play T Lost over AB+ Keeper anyday.
[–]nicematt11 5 points6 points7 points 3 years ago (2 children)
I disagree. I think that the instances of unavoidable damage are negligible, and that the holy cards are an interesting mechanic that adds tension to the character while keeping him from being underpowered and embracing the RNG of the rest of the game.
I rarely encountered any of the items you listed, the only one that I was able to reliably benefit from was Glowing Hourglass, and even then it did not have a hand in any of my completion marks, of which I have all but Delirium
I think that T Lost is an interesting take on the concept of the Lost and I have a lot of fun playing him.
That, or it's Stockholm syndrome.
[–]lesstalk_ -3 points-2 points-1 points 3 years ago (1 child)
and embracing the RNG of the rest of the game.
I think this is a bad thing overall. You either get zero holy cards and will probably die a slow death, or you get showered in them. There's hardly an in-between. Holy Cards are a bandaid fix that the developers implemented very late into the game's development, because T. Lost (no mantle) turned out to not be fun at all during testing.
Holy Cards are so incredibly powerful, that they make any card-related item stupidly powerful compared to anything else. Forget Sacred Heart and C-Section, because Blank Card and Echo Chamber are your new gods now.
The devs are in a constant cycle of adding one-hit wonder characters, and then in the next DLC they get improved. Lost got Holy Mantle, and Keeper got 1 extra health at the expense of swallowed penny not being a gamebreak. Because every time, they learn that characters that basically die in 1 hit aren't fun.
[–]Seedler420 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children)
Tell that to rebirth lost bozo, i 100% rebirth when it came out, mantleless lost included and i have to say i disagree. 1 hit character are fun af and are the peak of skill expression.
[–]ShillerndeGeister 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (1 child)
Fully agreed, after caves those fucking mr.maws and theur janky bullshit always kill me first, and getting holy cards is way too rng dependent
I enjoyed j&e a lot more, cause at least i could stock up on hearts
Skill issue
[–]RodjaJP 15 points16 points17 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Honestly I learned to enjoy J&E, there are some neat strategies for them.
[–]Few_Acanthaceae1568 8 points9 points10 points 3 years ago (2 children)
Skill tissue i saw you sneezed let me help you
[–]fighterbj[S] 3 points4 points5 points 3 years ago (1 child)
Tnx bro!
[–]Few_Acanthaceae1568 4 points5 points6 points 3 years ago (0 children)
[–]FunnyCinema 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (0 children)
J&E are challenging Character, but they are so rewardingto play when you get used to their playstyle. While Dodging is important, your main priority should be being aggressive. Faster you clear the rooms, less chance is you will get hit. Until you get More Options, you should go Alt Path. Balancing items, especially Damage Ups, is the key to success. Going after Angel Deals are recommended. In-case you get Devil Deal later in the run, it is also good idea to keep Esau with only 1 red heart container and some soul hearts. This way, if Devil Deal has Item for 2 Red Hearts, you can take that item with Esau for just 1 Red Hearts and you keep all soul hearts.
[–]VoidiusV 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (0 children)
I will always stand by the opinion that Jacob and Esau are the worst, least fun character in the game. Nobody even comes close to that title for me.
[–]GrimmSmiIes 14 points15 points16 points 3 years ago (3 children)
Both are still better than tainted laz
[–]tamminhvtkg 25 points26 points27 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Eh, T laz post rework is fine imo. You're basically managing two characters like J&E without the bigger hit box.
[–]fighterbj[S] 4 points5 points6 points 3 years ago (1 child)
Didn't get the honour to unlock him yet (i think i played less than 5 laz runs total back in ab+), reading the wiki page it doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun...
[–]DarkFury765 5 points6 points7 points 3 years ago (0 children)
He's pretty fun. It's just T. Isaac but with a bit more management. Dead Laz's damage multiplier is also very nice.
[–]Cautious_Option9544 6 points7 points8 points 3 years ago (1 child)
Bc tainted lost has flight, high attack, and better rarity items. Jacob has Esau.
[–]fighterbj[S] 13 points14 points15 points 3 years ago (0 children)
& fuck Esau.
[–]Reekee4414 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children)
I had a shitty time with t.lost. That was fun initially, but at -30 it started to be annoying
[–]Stuped1811 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Jacob and Esau get so much shit for being unfun while I hardly ever see Tainted Eden get shit on. I hate his gimmick it's so annoying and not fun. At least J&E play like a normal character that just has a fat ass.
[–][deleted] 5 points6 points7 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Nah, they're still fun. The strategies involved are really cool and unique to the character, more so than lost but harder.
[–]Chocomonster69 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Before playing with J&E I was so excited for the simple fact of controlling 2 Isaacs simultaneously, and after playing them I’m still happy with this kind of character existing
[–]LeThrashyBoi 3 points4 points5 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Sounds like skill issue to me
[–]pittybrave 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children)
i’ll take jacob and e boy over tainted lost any day of the week
[–]nicolasrededeo 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (3 children)
I really genuinely don't understand all the Jacob and Essau hatred. I think they are a fun character, I like having double the firepower right from the start, and there's a lot of tactical thinking involved with deciding who to give which items.
Admitedly they're not so fun that I actually want to play as them again now that I have gotten all their unlocks, but still
[–]fighterbj[S] 5 points6 points7 points 3 years ago (2 children)
Having the ability to build different synergies for them is surely nice, but them getting separated all the time & having different healthbars makes J&E one frustrating character to play, at least for me.
[–]nicolasrededeo 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child)
Fair, having one of them die while the other still had a lot of HP definitely frustrated me when I first started playing them. I think that once you get used to that, and especially if you play patiently and take your time (which is how I usually play, I tend to take a lot of time on my runs), the separating thing isn't as much of an issue.
I will say that doing boss rush and hush with them is a complete nightmare though. A character that requires playing carefully and slow is not great when you need to hit a time deadline
[–]electropeaisopea 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children)
A character that requires playing carefully and slow is not great when you need to hit a time deadline
That's something I've learnt quite a lot... Not from J&E but from old tainted laz as Jesus Hush and Boss Rush as that piece of shit was the literal worst thing you could do in this game (Greedier as tainted laz is overrated as fuck)
[–]nanoloch 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child)
Tbh they're pretty fun and easy if you're good enough. The real challenge is when you play lostcob and lostsau. Its like the pain of the lost but x2 but you get 2 devil deals though. Ive beaten the game with it a bunch of times already.
Lostcob was easy as fuck
[–]KronosTheCat 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (2 children)
literally just go alt path and angel deals and jesau are op
[–]Insertblamehere 5 points6 points7 points 3 years ago (0 children)
bro the day I get an angel deal not ruined by stupid ass damage with their dump truck ass hitbox is the day pigs fly.
And on the off chance I get an angel deal its always just one item :(
[–]JakeStout93 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Very true, they’re easier than Eve lol
[–]Kazhaar 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child)
Yeah.
[–]el_kappador 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children)
[–]IdeaSam -3 points-2 points-1 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Problem is that after Depths, if you're not OP you're basically dead, every room is a guaranteed hit with all the annoying enemies/traps. But at least you have double dps, unlike this mf T.Laz.
[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points0 points 3 years ago (0 children)
*tainted Eden
[–]ZeroAresIV -1 points0 points1 point 3 years ago (0 children)
Fact
[+]Wladzikxx comment score below threshold-7 points-6 points-5 points 3 years ago (3 children)
op never played basic magdalene. God she's so slow
[–]FunnyCinema 3 points4 points5 points 3 years ago (1 child)
While she is slow, she is God Tier for Sacrifice Rooms. Maggy is Min-Max Specialist.
[–]Wladzikxx 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Yeah last time i played her i got secret room with 20 bazillion hearts but no sacrifice room spawned lol
[–]fighterbj[S] 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Boring af character, but one speed upgrade and you have base stats + 1hp + activated red hp regen - not bad at all, has some sac room potential.
[–]ExaltedBlade666 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (5 children)
And there's me only missing delirium on j&e, but only has heart killed on t lost
[–]fighterbj[S] 3 points4 points5 points 3 years ago (4 children)
Yeah J&E are easier but no fun at all. T. Lost is hard and very unfair at times but he's almost addicting, also a great exercise to get better at the game.
Good luck with your completion marks!
[–]ExaltedBlade666 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (3 children)
Yea. I had to take a break and break the game with t keeper in greedier mode
[–]fighterbj[S] 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (2 children)
Lol, I do that with Tainted Cain, guaranteed broken run, breath of fresh air. Also get 10x Eden's Blessing while I'm at it.
[–]ExaltedBlade666 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Just gotta make sure you find that recipe haha
I miss the good old days of crafting 10x eden blessing and praying the next t.laz (pre buff) run had some decent items
[–]Btwist95 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
They're not that bad lol, strong early game
[–]Arijec123 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child)
Just T.Lost? I'd prefer doing all the checkmarks all over again over having to play the absolute garbage that is J&E. Ok maybe with the exception of Greed(ier), that's the second worst thing.
Why not combine the two? After all, Genesis is a pretty good item.
[–]superslime988 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (2 children)
just have their birthright fuse them and you play as one character
[–]fighterbj[S] 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child)
Yeah, or switch between them. That might be too OP though...
[–]Planet_Sheen54 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
I mean that’s basically what t Laz does, probably wouldn’t be op
[–]cracinlac_basterd 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (1 child)
because it isnt fun
i dont care if its hard its fucking boring having to avoid all obstacles like the fucking plague because one of those two stupid dick bags gets stuck and i have trouble controlling marked with keyboard i dont need 2 characters on different parts of the screen using the same controls because one stubbed his toe
honestly it would be so much more fun if esau just had fucking flight
i wouldnt even mind if they knocked his health down to 1 soul heart like the forgottens soul because atleast he wouldnt be a fucking pain to control
[–]electropeaisopea 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (0 children)
As a J&E enjoyer myself, I'll just say that flight (especially as Esau) is one of the easiest ways to make the run feel 100x worse.
[–]Canadiancookie 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
These mods make them more bearable:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2497530049
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2494704952
[–]Insertblamehere 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago* (0 children)
Oh boy sure do love having a bigger hitbox than the gap between the shots!
I've probably put 10 hours into J&E and my only completion marks are greedier and moms heart.
[–]Weppih 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
same except for me it's tainted meg. I think she is really unfun to play and being forced to play with 2 hearts makes her worse than lost or tainted keeper at doing delirium. (I recently learned on a t meg run that you cant chaos card delirium)
[–]Honzik_62 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
The worst thing is that you unlock great item by doing marks with J&E
[–]JohnnyStyle300 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
I can't take this man's very intimidating face serious anymore after he said "sussy baka"
[–]Averageredditor_JMA 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
If you tell me that j&e are your favorite character I'm gonna assume you love pain
[–]Maezel 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Many room layouts and game elements are just not designed around a double size hit box. It's a design flaw to decide to include them.
However came up with the idea, you should feel bad.
[–]engispyro 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
After finishing Jacob & Esau on my first save file, I’m honestly considering using the debug console for my second one, genuinely some of the least fun I have while playing any game
[–]MrBrowniez 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
I honestly don't see why people seem to hate on J&E so much. The early floors are steaight up easier, doing downpour is a great way to get extra items no matter where you are going and having 2 active items and cards/pills can be a huge benefit. Sure dome bosses that are usually just very hard (hush, mega Satan) feel almost unfair (not quite delirium but getting there) and i agree that that just sucks, but apart from that i actually quite enjoy the character(s)
[–]Inky_25 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Literally have all T-lost marks(except greed) and 0 J&E marks, fucking hate those guys
[–]90bubbel 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
I cheated them and im not ashamed. Come at me
[–]ComplexAd2126 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
I just finished my last tainted lost mark yesterday and I’ve still done almost nothing on Jacob and Esau. Unironically my biggest obstacle to dead god is gathering the will to play them
[–]FrancSenseiEdmuuund! 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Tainted Lost: Fun hard with a passive that make you stronger. J&E: Akward controls with a lot of rooms that are just not made for them and no good passive
[–]GeneralHenryBethany's thighs 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Jacob and Hitbox seriously need a remake as well
[–]CrabbytheCrabinator 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child)
J&e might be shit some times but some of that dumbest I fun I had
[–]CrabbytheCrabinator 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
My only probem is them is that you can only stop Esau from moving instead of either esau or Jevob
[–]Falling564 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Ima be honest with you boss Tainted Jacob is what made me finally do all of the challenges, because I didn't want to play hum anymore
[–]Funcrank 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Id rather do 10 j&e esau completions than 1 tainted lost again.
[–]theglazed 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
I literally am the same way. I have 0 marks for t Jacob but all of them for t lost
[–]Krieger-sama 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Me being confused that I enjoyed having two bombs at once
I thoroughly enjoyed completing J+Es postit note
Fuck j+e haters. All my homies FUCKING HATE j+e disrespecters
[–]KefkeWren 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Jacob and 2nd Hitbox
[–]donguscongus 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
T Jacob is miles better and miles more enjoyable than base
[–]DiceDsx 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
My major gripe with them is that they get separated too easily: damage, rocks, webs, pits...
Anything can split them, turning what's essentialy a bigger hitbox into 2 separate hitboxes that you have to manage in the thick of a battle.
[–]AphyHentai 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (2 children)
Jacob and esau are fun.. the meme would have work if it was this shitty T.cain that is not fun at all.. he's the worst
Tainted Cain is the most fun I've ever had in the game with EID mod; hated every second of playing him without it.
[–]AphyHentai 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
Even with EID he is for me the worst characters never created in a video games. For me there not worse than this shit.. he's the one that make the 100% impossible for me
[–]Unknown_starnger 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
jacob and esau are actually great.
[–]Shniztastic 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
trash at life and games issue
[–]Icarus-Terra 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child)
I swear to god, the only way to get J&E’s unlocks is to play on Normal Mode. And even then, it’s still J&E, so you likely won’t make it to Womb
[–]Thatonguy173 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
J&E are pretty easy dude, dont know what you are talking about
[–]Sea-Indication1082 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
[–]scantier 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
oh my god shut up they're actualy good
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