Cavalcadence plays Aria 2 (Crypt of the NecroDancer: Zone 3 & Cutscene)
14Crypt of the NecroDancer (PC/Steam)
v1.03 (2015 Apr 23)
Cavalcadence plays Aria 2: Zone 3, and Zone 3 Cutscene (Aria)
For anybody who's interested in custom Cadences (or other characters), the official NecroDancer FAQ has some info about creating custom characters, and even has a link to the pinned thread on the official forums, where people have posted some of their custom creations:
http://necrodancer.com/faq.php
So, the main NecroDancer story is a three-part story (Cadence, Melody, Aria), and Aria's story is the final part.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is Part 2 of 4 of Aria's story!
Aria starts at the bottom of the Crypt and works her way up. Which means that, yes, it isn't a mistake or some weird bug: Zone 4 is actually Aria's first Zone... and Zone 1 is her final Zone!
Also, as Aria works her way back towards the surface, enemies will essentially be pursuing her... which means that "earlier" Zones, in addition to having their normal set of enemies, will also have some enemies from "later" Zones, as they follow her from Zone 4 to Zone 3 to Zone 2 to Zone 1!
So... Zone 3. For some reason, Zone 3 gave me more trouble with Aria than Zone 4. Part of that is just me making careless mistakes, of course. =) But I think unfamiliarity with the metal remix also came into play. I do think that the Zone 4 metal remixes did a pretty good job of immediately establishing the beat (very important for Aria)... but IMO some of the Zone 3 metal remixes (especially comparing some of the "Hot" and "Cold" versions of the songs) didn't do so in quite as pronounced a way as the Zone 4 remixes did... which perhaps made the learning curve a little steeper for my first time playing Zone 3 with Aria. Definitely some interesting things going on in the music (especially with the Hot and Cold variations), though, so I'm definitely going to have to take a closer listen at some point when I'm not also concentrating on finding and keeping the beat with Aria. =)
Anyway, here's my first ever Zone 3 win with Aria! Enjoy!
Oh, and as you probably know by now, Crypt of the NecroDancer actually has three in-game soundtracks (Danny B's original soundtrack, A_Rival's EDM remix, and FamilyJules7X's metal remix), and in the Options, you can select which one you want for each charcter. Aria defaults to FamilyJules7X's metal remix, so if anybody's curious, that's what you'll be hearing in this video. =)
The Zone 3 mini-bosses and boss I encountered during this run were:
- Banshee, Blue Dragon, Green Banshee, and Coral Riff 3 (Aria version).
Some notes and possible points of interest:
0:07 Zone 3, Level 1
0:42 A Ring of Might! Wait, need more money...
0:49 Mini-boss: Banshee
1:12 Ring of Might! And a Torch of Foresight!
1:28 Zone 3, Level 2
1:49 Obsidian Torch!
2:04 Crown of Teleportation!
2:38 Mini-boss: Blue Dragon
3:40 Zone 3, Level 3
3:51 Titanium Shovel
3:55 ...and Boots of Strength! Yes, that should definitely help! =)
4:46 Mini-boss: Green Banshee
4:58 Leprechaun! But we're on Level 3, and have already cleared out the Shop, so no real reason to go for the extra Gold...
5:10 Boots of Strength! ...which I already have. Ah well. =)
5:30 Potion!
5:34 Zone 3, Boss: Coral Riff 3 (Aria version)
6:29 My first ever Zone 3 Aria win!
6:29 Zone 3 Cutscene (Aria)
7:02 "Zone 3 Completed. Zone 2 Unlocked!" =)
More Crypt of the NecroDancer videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlu6OXit_2acmmGVW5vA4x815Lmr76J37
Launch version (2015 Apr 23) notes:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/247080/announcements/detail/129819371757447156
http://necrodancer.com/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/
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