Cavalcadence plays Aria 9: Low Percent Win! (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
1Crypt of the NecroDancer (PC/Steam)
v1.21 (2015 Oct 04)
Cavalcadence plays Aria 9: Low Percent Win! (All Zones Mode, "Flawless Victory!" Achievement)
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 "Flawless Victory!" achievement ("Aria Low%. Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Aria without picking up any items or using any shrines") is something that's been a long-term goal for a pretty long time... I'd originally been planning to try for Aria Low Percent after completing Cadence Low Percent... but as those of you who've been reading these descriptions aleady know, Cadence Low Percent has given me some troubles. =p
So I hadn't really been thinking about Aria Low Percent... until the game glitched (a bug/glitch that, at the time of this writing, as far as I know, no one's yet been able to figure out or duplicate) and gave me the "Flawless Victory!" achievement on an Aria win that clearly wasn't a Low Percent win (see my Aria 6 video). =p
Seeing the achievement every time I ran the game made it kind of hard not to think about it. ^^; So after several weeks of that, I figured "You know what? Let's give Aria Low Percent a try. Just to see how far I can get." I didn't get all the way to the end, of course... but I actually ended up doing a lot better than I thought I would. ^^;;
Interestingly, the fact that some of the more annoying enemies (like wraiths/wights/ghasts/ghouls and ooze golems) don't spawn for Aria is actually a pretty big advantage, compared to Low Percent Cadence! It was actually kind of refreshing not having to worry about a perfect plan of attack being ruined by the sudden appearance of a wraith/wight/ghast/ghoul! =)
Anyway, after many many more tries than I care to mention here... this run happened. Somehow. ^^; Yep, my first ever actual Low Percent win with Aria! It took a lot of work, but I finally did it! =) Hope you enjoy!
The mini-bosses and bosses I encountered during this run were:
Zone 4: Ogre, Red Dragon, The Mommy, and Deep Blues 4 (Aria version).
Zone 3: Banshee, Blue Dragon, Gray Minotaur, and Death Metal 3 (Aria version).
Zone 2: Red Dragon, Gray Direbat, Gray Minotaur, and Coral Riff 2 (Aria version).
Zone 1: Direbat, Gray Minotaur, Red Dragon, and The Golden Lute.
Some notes and possible points of interest:
0:07 Zone 4, Level 1
1:13 Mini-boss: Ogre
1:54 Leprechaun!
2:18 Zone 4, Level 2
2:51 Mini-boss: Red Dragon
3:25 Zone 4, Level 3
4:23 Mini-boss: The Mommy
4:39 Zone 4, Boss: Deep Blues 4 (Aria version)
5:09 Flawless Victory!
5:13 Zone 3, Level 1
6:07 Mini-boss: Banshee
6:30 Zone 3, Level 2
7:40 Mini-boss: Blue Dragon
8:17 Whee! =)
8:19 Zone 3, Level 3
8:30 Mini-boss: Gray Minotaur
9:08 Zone 3, Boss: Death Metal 3 (Aria version)
9:32 Flawless Victory!
9:34 Zone 2, Level 1
9:36 Hmm, I hear something digging...
9:40 Mini-boss: Red Dragon. Aha. =)
10:02 Zone 2, Level 2
10:17 Hmm, I'm pretty sure the exit's down that way, but I kind of want to save my only bomb, just in case I need it later, so... guess I'm taking the long way around. ^^
11:17 Mini-boss: Gray Direbat
11:59 Zone 2, Level 3
12:25 Mini-boss: Gray Minotaur
13:14 Zone 2, Boss: Coral Riff 2 (Aria version)
13:48 Quaffed Potion! First coin multiplier lost! =/ I was originally planning to move up to attack the arms, then noticed that the body was a lot closer to the arms than I thought, and so I decided to move right instead... and accidentally hit both keys at once. =p
14:26 Zone 1, Level 1
15:56 Mini-boss: Direbat
16:20 Zone 1, Level 2
16:56 Monk strats! =) Let's just lead you over here, so you drop that somewhere I'll be less likely to step on it accidentally...
17:04 Mini-boss: Gray Minotaur
17:28 Zone 1, Level 3
18:11 Mini-boss: Red Dragon
18:40 Zone 1, Boss: The Golden Lute
20:04 Flawless Victory! Wait, can't celebrate just yet... gotta make it to the exit...
20:17 My first ever Aria Low Percent win! =) "Flawless Victory!" Achievement earned... for real this time! =)
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
v1.19 (2015 Oct 04) notes:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/247080/announcements/detail/92679261231827699
http://braceyourselfgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3870
http://necrodancer.com/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/
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