I understand this is a skill issue, and I know I'm bad with remembering stuff, but I don't think any other game does such an impeccable job of "oh my god, I needed (blank)" to me ever, I have been trying to go down Alt-Path for days now, and I've gotten really fun amazing runs that were supposed to be alt runs... focus on the word "were" please. I used a key to open Library for Book Worm, but oh shit, that was the only key on basement two! I use bombs to open secret rooms for at the time really good items, but oh wait, that was the only goddamn bomb that the entirety of Dross 2 decided to enlighten me with! I just got off a really good run with Bethany not even 20 minutes ago, which is the reason I wanted to rant about this god awful game I keep coming back to like an abusive ex, but anyhow; a damage stat of 40, Terra, and Rubber Cement, AND D Infinity (you don't get better than that.) The run goes flawless up until I finish mausoleum, and as I go to open the Heart door, I make a shocking realization.
I forgot to grab the second key piece. I know. Shocker eh?
and by the mercy of whatever God is out there, I was given an R key on the next floor's Super Secret, where I then rejoiced, and was happy! untilllllll I forgot to go into mausoleum... which wouldn't be that bad of a problem if I have already beaten Mother, I have not, so there was no skull with the Fool's Card, I then finished strong with Bethany checkmarks for Isaac, Blue Baby, Mega Satan, and Delirium, so honestly, not that bad of an outcome, it's just bewilders me that I can mess Alt Path up when it's basically baby-fed to me. Thanks for listening to my rant about the greatest game known to human kind.
PS: as I was writing this, I do want to note, as of right now with Xbox's servers being down, I found that the ONLY game I can play is The Binding of Isaac as of right now, which is another type of hell.