The Binding of Isaac is one of my long time favorite games and I wanted to create an animation for it eventually.
Expand below for Isaac lore and personal explanation of short.
Isaac is left-handed according to Edmund McMillen, but he uses his right hand in the prologue of the game. I wanted to create a story of motivation against the odds, even ones so dear. The idea of left-handed people being evil hit home for me. Not because I am left-handed, but an old best friend of mine whom I lost contact to was left handed. Let’s call him Noble.
I met Noble in the second grade. He was a very skillful artist who shared a passion for Sonic the Hedgehog with me. He had a strong grasp over perspective. Noble drew Sonic in many stances and with each piece you could not tell that it was not official art of Sonic. I wanted to join his artistic adventures, but I could not draw at all at the time. Regardless, his enthusiasm was contagious and he was always willing to teach me how to draw. Despite his pre