Cavalcadence plays Melody 10: Speedrun, sub-9min! (5 zones) (Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED)

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Published on February 16, 2017 8:15:47 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASK5OrpJfMo

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Crypt of the NecroDancer (2015)

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Let's Play

Duration: 9:30

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Crypt of the NecroDancer (PC(W,M,L)/Steam)
AMPLIFIED DLC Early Access v2.41 (2017 Feb 09)

Cavalcadence plays Melody 10: Speedrun, sub-9min! (5 zones) (All Zones 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... my recent Melody sub-12 speedrun was a lot of fun, and since there was definitely room for improvement... I thought it might be fun to try for a slightly better time. =) Sub-10 seemed like a reasonable goal, so that's basically what I aimed for.

Of course, rushing more meant more careless mistakes, and more runs cut short by careless mistakes... ^^;; But after quite a number of failed attempts... this run happened. And not only did I make it under 10 minutes... but somehow, I actually made it under 9! ^^;

So anyway, here it is... my first ever 5-zone sub-9... hope you enjoy!


The mini-bosses and bosses I encountered during this run were:
Zone 1: Green Dragon, Gray Direbat, Red Dragon, & King Conga 1.
Zone 2: Green Dragon, Minotaur, Green Dragon, & Death Metal 2.
Zone 3: Minotaur, Nightmare, Minotaur, & Coral Riff 3.
Zone 4: Nightmare, Ogre, Green Dragon, & Fortissimole 4.
Zone 5: Green Dragon, Metrognome, Green Dragon, & The NecroDancer 2.


Some notes and possible points of interest:

0:06 Zone 1, Level 1
0:19 Leather Armor
0:20 Mini-boss: Green Dragon
0:29 Zone 1, Level 2
0:49 Mini-boss: Gray Direbat
0:50 Ow (direbat). Down to half a heart. =( On the plus side, having that Leather Armor did save me. =)
0:51 Zone 1, Level 3
1:01 Luminous Torch!
1:15 (trapdoor) Mini-boss: Red Dragon
1:15 Zone 1, Boss: King Conga 1
1:43 Flawless Victory! Reward: Ring of Peace! ^_^

1:52 Zone 2, Level 1
1:56 Fireball Spell
2:02 Mini-boss: Green Dragon
2:17 Zone 2, Level 2
2:23 Ham, Freeze Spell, & 3 bombs! =)
2:32 (trapdoor) Mini-boss: Minotaur
2:32 Zone 2, Level 3
2:48 (trapdoor) Mini-boss: Green Dragon
2:48 Zone 2, Boss: Death Metal 2
2:51 Cursed Heart Container
3:10 Flawless Victory! ...and right about at this point I suddenly realized I completely forgot about my Fireball and Freeze Spells. ^^;; Flawless Reward: (skipped for time)

3:13 Zone 3, Level 1
3:43 Mini-boss: Minotaur
3:54 Zone 3, Level 2
3:58 Mini-boss: Nightmare
3:59 Chainmail
4:05 Zone 3, Level 3
4:17 Ow (skeleton knight)
4:18 Ow again (shove monster)
4:19 Dove Familiar!
4:23 Heart Container!
4:23 Mini-boss: Minotaur
4:35 Whew! Somehow made it through that mini-swarm without taking any further damage! ^^
4:35 Zone 3, Boss: Coral Riff 3
4:43 Freeze! Remembered to use my Freeze Spell this time! =) Maybe I should've used the Fireball as well, but I was kind of saving it, in case I found a box or barrel in the next level. ^^
4:46 Flawless Victory! Reward: (skipped for time)

4:48 Zone 4, Level 1
4:49 Oh right, I should activate the Dove Familiar. With the mini-swarm at the end of 3-3, I kind of forgot about it. ^^;
5:10 Mini-boss: Nightmare
5:10 Cheese
5:26 Zone 4, Level 2
5:50 Fireball!
5:51 Frost Charm!
5:53 Mini-boss: Ogre
6:06 Zone 4, Level 3
6:28 Conveniently-placed bomb trap! =)
6:29 Mini-boss: Green Dragon
6:30 Circlet of Telepathy
6:34 Frost Charm shattered! =(
6:42 Zone 4, Boss: Fortissimole 4
6:54 Fireball!
7:02 Ow (Fortissimole). =/ Confuse mage. =(

7:13 Zone 5, Level 1
7:22 Mini-boss: Green Dragon
7:27 Ow (devil). =/ Zone 5 walls. =p
7:35 Zone 5, Level 2
7:37 Ow (electric mage). Was paying too much attention to the mini-map. =p
7:52 Mini-boss: Metrognome
8:04 Zone 5, Level 3
8:07 Ow (electric zombie). Heh. ^^;;
8:16 Mini-boss: Green Dragon
8:21 Ow (electric mage). =p
8:23 Fireball!
8:26 Ow (evil eye). Let's just get to the exit. =p

8:30 Zone 5, Boss: The NecroDancer 2: Return of The NecroDancer
8:32 Eep, that's a lot faster than I was expecting to get here! ^^; Umm, no pressure or anything, but if I can make it through the NecroDancer battle without completely messing up...
9:06 My first ever 5-zone All Zones Mode sub-9 win! ^_^


More Melody videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlu6OXit_2adXQzqQ3U3D5hFpgA2y86IR

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

AMPLIFIED DLC Early Access v2.41 (2017 Feb 09) notes:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/247080/announcements/detail/254853879768215815

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

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