Cavalcadence plays "Dad Mode" 2: Aria & Melody (Crypt of the NecroDancer: All Zones Mode)
2Crypt of the NecroDancer (PC/Steam)
v1.09 (2015 Jun 12)
Cavalcadence plays "Dad Mode" 2: Aria & Melody (All Zones Mode)
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... one thing that kind of bothered me about the beginning of Aria's story is... what happened to Melody? At the beginning of Aria's story, both Melody and Aria are stuck at the bottom of the Crypt, and both of them have to fight their way back to the surface... so why wouldn't they work together? =)
And since I had a lot of fun playing Cadence & Melody "Dad Mode" (Mom Mode)... I decided to try out Aria & Melody "Dad Mode" as well. Which, come to think of it, is a mother-daughter "Mom Mode" as well. =)
So anyway, that's what this is. It's the story of Aria and Melody fighting their way out of the Crypt together. It was, as one might expect, a bit more challenging than Cadence & Melody... but it was still a lot of fun. So here's my first ever Aria & Melody "Dad Mode" All Zones Mode win... hope you enjoy!
The Zone 4 mini-bosses and boss I encountered during this run were:
- Blue Dragon, Green Banshee, The Mommy, and Deep Blues 4 (Aria version).
The Zone 3 mini-bosses and boss I encountered during this run were:
- Gray Direbat, Gray Minotaur, Blood Nightmare, and Coral Riff 3 (Aria version).
The Zone 2 mini-bosses and boss I encountered during this run were:
- Gray Minotaur, Blood Nightmare, Gray Minotaur, and Death Metal 2 (Aria version).
The Zone 1 mini-bosses and bosses I encountered during this run were:
- Minotaur, Gray Direbat, Gray Minotaur, and The Golden Lute.
Some notes and possible points of interest:
0:07 Zone 4, Level 1
2:03 Mini-boss: Blue Dragon
2:17 Leprechaun!
2:53 Zone 4, Level 2
3:18 First death (Aria).
4:09 Mini-boss: Green Banshee
4:40 Zone 4, Level 3
5:06 Second death (Melody).
5:57 Mini-boss: The Mommy
6:58 Zone 4, Boss: Deep Blues 4 (Aria version)
7:27 Zone 3, Level 1
8:13 Mini-boss: Gray Direbat
8:21 Third death (Aria). Diagonal counterattack hit the second character. =p
9:19 Zone 3, Level 2
9:32 Fourth death (Aria). Not sure exactly what happened here. Hit two keys at once, maybe?
9:52 Blast Helm can be tricky in Dad Mode, since only one character gets blast immunity, so...
10:12 Mini-boss: Gray Minotaur
10:28 Zone 3, Level 3
10:54 Mini-boss: Blood Nightmare
11:19 Fifth death (Aria). Surprised a bit by the immediate exit from the Conjurer Shop...
11:23 Well, at least I can now reach some of the Conjurer tiles I wouldn't have been able to reach while controlling two characters... =p
12:10 Zone 3, Boss: Coral Riff 3 (Aria version)
13:07 Zone 2, Level 1
13:16 Sixth death (Aria). That one obviously took me by surprise. =p I was trying to hit the skeleton twice with Aria, but forgot about the knockback from Melody's attack.
13:26 Mini-boss: Gray Minotaur
15:11 Zone 2, Level 2
15:21 Mini-boss: Blood Nightmare
15:31 Seventh death (Aria). Pixie on the right, Lich on the left. =p
15:49 Zone 2, Level 3
17:08 Mini-boss: Gray Minotaur
17:42 Zone 2, Boss: Death Metal 2 (Aria version)
18:08 Eighth death (Aria). Forgot about the ice. =p
18:30 Zone 1, Level 1. Hmm, interesting little bug... looks like if Aria dies during an ice slide, when she respawns on the next Level, she completes the slide. =)
19:20 Mini-boss: Minotaur
19:41 Zone 1, Level 2
21:02 Mini-boss: Gray Direbat
21:30 Zone 1, Level 3
22:49 Mini-boss: Gray Minotaur
23:30 Zone 1, Boss: The Golden Lute. If anybody was wondering, though other characters can damage The Golden Lute, Melody cannot (this might be a bug, or might be intentional (attacking the Lute with the Lute!)). So during this final battle, Aria's safety is far more important than Melody's (if Melody dies, Aria can still finish the battle... but if Aria dies, there's no way for Melody to win!).
23:48 Ninth death (Melody). Was kind of expecting that, but not quite so early. ^^;
23:52 Glass Armor shattered! Distracted by the early Melody death, I wasn't paying quite enough attention to the wall pigs. =p
23:56 Frost Charm shattered! Ironically, now I was paying too much attention to the wall pigs, and not enough to the Lute itself. =)
24:55 Wait... I have a Shield Spell... and the Lute only has one heart left!
25:00 My first ever Aria & Melody "Dad Mode" All Zones Mode victory! =)
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
v1.09 (2015 Jun 12) notes:
http://braceyourselfgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=2887
http://necrodancer.com/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/
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