Cavalcadence plays Mary 26: No Return Mode (score run?) (Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED)

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Published on May 8, 2018 5:00:22 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwDOibTAyiI

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Crypt of the NecroDancer (2015)

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Let's Play

Duration: 39:01

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Crypt of the NecroDancer (PC(W,M,L)/Steam)
AMPLIFIED DLC v2.59 (2017 Oct 12)

Cavalcadence plays Mary 26: No Return Mode (No Return Mode: AMPLIFIED)


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... No Return Mary is something I've tried before, with limited success: i.e. lots of bad runs and a few good runs cut short by careless mistakes. =p I thought it might be fun to give it another try... so I did. ^_^

This particular run... ended up being kind of a score run, but kind of not. Basically, on a previous run, I actually ended up with a pretty good score (4800-ish)... but made a careless mistake that ended the run. ^^;; I kind of wanted to beat that score, but I also wanted to get my first NR Mary win... so while I did end up grabbing the Crown of Greed on 2-1 (even though strategically I probably shouldn't have)... I also played more for safety than score, later in the run. ^^; So... kind of a score run, but kind of not.

Anyway, maybe the Crown of Greed was a good decision after all, since not only did I end up beating my previous score record... but I also ended up with my first ever No Return Mary win! =)

Here's the video... hope you enjoy!


Some notes and possible points of interest:

0:11 1-1
0:32 Leather Armor
1:26 Ring of Might! =)
1:48 Mb: Direbat
2:00 1-2
2:36 Battle Shovel! =)
3:22 Protection Charm
3:26 Bright Torch
3:40 Mb: Gray Minotaur
4:07 1-3
4:22 Monkey's Paw!
5:00 Empty Heart Container. Finally have 2 bombs in a shop, but... I'm really only interested in the 32-gold item, so... ^^;;
5:36 Leprechaun & Lucky Charm!
5:45 Ow (NR). =p
5:59 Mb: Red Dragon. Ack! Not a good place to be! Um, um, back might be safer than forward despite the (ow) No Return damage... Hopefully there's enough time to get the lamb clear before the dragon spots us...
6:01 Whew! ^^;;
6:17 Oops, trapdoor! Completely forgot I had the Lucky Charm, and went the only "safe" direction available... onto the bounce trap. ^^;
6:17 Z1B: Coral Riff 1
6:43 Flawless! Reward: Glass Spear (nt)

6:53 2-1
7:52 Hmm, again only interested in one item, but... if I want to beat my previous score (4800-ish, on an incomplete run), the crown would definitely help with that. Hmm... ^^;;
7:58 Okay, let's do it! Down, bomb, bomb, up, food, food, down!
8:02 Crown of Greed & Chainmail!
8:42 Mb: Banshee
9:01 2-2
9:45 Mb: Gray Direbat
11:18 2-3
12:26 Torch of Walls!
12:46 Obsidian Longsword! =)
12:55 Mb: Green Banshee
13:45 Z2B: King Conga 2
14:08 Flawless! Reward: Pulse Spell

14:19 3-1
15:31 Mb: Banshee
16:51 3-2
16:54 Ow (NR). Skeleton knight startled me. =p
18:39 Mb: Blue Dragon
19:31 3-3
21:47 Mb: Gray Minotaur
21:55 Ow (hot coals). =p
22:05 Ow again (hot coals again). ^^;
22:24 Z3B: Deep Blues 3
22:48 Flawless! Reward: Ring of Becoming (nt)

23:03 4-1
24:58 Mb: Ogre
25:15 Pulse!
25:47 Earth Spell
25:56 4-2
27:18 Plate Armor!
28:29 Mb: Green Banshee
28:35 4-3
29:14 Hmm, I wonder if this'll work... Earth!
29:28 Titanium Warhammer! =) 3-damage instead of 4, but perhaps safer overall, especially going into Zone 5. ^^
29:55 Mb: The Mommy
30:59 Ow (NR). Got distracted by the bomb explosion. ^^;
31:06 Z4B: Death Metal 4
31:38 Flawless! Reward: Pulse Tome (nt)

31:50 5-1
32:38 Mb: Earth Dragon
33:32 Ow (NR).
33:55 Hmm, I've already beaten my previous best score, so rather than risk more careless damage, maybe I should leave, and just go for the win. ^^;
33:57 5-2
34:51 Mb: Gray Minotaur
35:07 Ow (NR). I was about to go left, then realized I'd have to use food or take NR damage... so I went down instead... and ended up taking NR damage anyway. =p
35:11 Ow (NR). Okay, taking way too much careless damage... =p
35:46 5-3. Just taking a little extra time here to refocus, after all the careless mistakes in 5-2... okay, let's go!
36:14 Ow (evil eye). Whoops, I thought NR got me here, but it turns out I paused just a little bit too long, missed the beat, and it was actually the evil eye that got me. ^^;
36:42 Mb: Red Dragon
27:40 Z5B: Fortissimole 5
38:14 Oh wait, the normal safe strat won't work because of No Return... ummm, oh wait, I still have 2 cookies left! ^_^
38:30 Ow (Fortissimole). =9 cookie. Whoops, timed that wrong. ^^;
38:32 =9 cookie. Got the timing right on this one! ^^
38:37 My first ever No Return Mary win! =)


More Mary videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlu6OXit_2aenOianMIYEgAtT7M0oMm4b

More Crypt of the NecroDancer videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlu6OXit_2acmmGVW5vA4x815Lmr76J37

AMPLIFIED DLC v2.59 (2017 Oct 12) notes:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/247080/announcements/detail/1448330063923410674

http://necrodancer.com/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/
https://www.humblebundle.com/store/crypt-of-the-necrodancer

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