Cavalcadence plays Melody 16: 0-gold challenge! (Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED)
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Cavalcadence plays Melody 16: 0-gold challenge! (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, Mary's 0-gold challenge was a lot of fun, so I thought it might be fun to try another character as well... and Melody was the first character that came to mind. Not just because it'd been a while since I'd played Melody and the 0-gold challenge would be a fun excuse to play her again... but because of her boss battle! ^.^
Thinking about her boss battle, I realized that in a 0-gold challenge, because the boss gold blocks the direct path to the exit stairs, the encroaching walls would be even more of a time restriction... because to get to the exit from the side, the room had to be at least 5 wide, instead of merely 1. ^^;; Which means that the only time-restricted boss battle in the entire game... would be even more time-restricted! ^^;
Of course, if you've saved a bomb, you can blow up the boss gold instead... but even that takes a few extra beats... and if you've ever just barely made it to the exit with Melody, you know how important just a few extra beats can be. ^^;;
Oh, and as it turns out, there's an additional gold hazard in Melody's final boss battle! I didn't notice the gold at the time, until I was already moving past it (fortunately, I didn't step on any!), but apparently, phase 2 enemies (yellow sarcophagi) will leave behind gold when they disappear at the beginning of phase 3! ^^;
Anyway, here's the video... hope you enjoy!
Some notes and possible points of interest:
0:06 1-1
0:26 Blast Helm
0:41 Bomb Spell!
1:41 Mb: Green Dragon
2:16 1-2
2:22 Hmm, auto-healing and a better shovel... tempting...
3:06 Crown of Thorns & Titanium Shovel! =)
4:02 Infernal Torch
4:14 Mb: Gray Minotaur
4:40 Leprechaun!
4:55 1-3
5:39 Mb: Red Dragon
6:29 Ring of Regeneration!
6:51 Z1B: Fortissimole 1
7:08 Flawless! Reward: Plate Armor!
7:18 2-1
8:28 Bomb Charm!
8:29 Mb: Red Dragon
9:27 2-2
11:03 Mb: Gray Direbat
11:37 2-3
11:47 Mb: Red Dragon
13:12 Ow (forgot I was using the Lute and attacked directly)
14:07 Obsidian Torch!
14:12 Z2B: Death Metal 2
14:15 Magic Apple! =9
14:41 Flawless! Reward: Heal Spell!
14:48 3-1
16:03 Mb: Blue Dragon
16:49 Map!
16:56 3-2
17:21 Ow (shove monster)
17:39 Ow (forgot I was using the Lute... again!)
18:10 Mb: Green Banshee
18:43 Grenade Charm!
18:53 3-3
19:17 Mb: Gray Direbat
19:38 Magic Cheese! =9
21:05 Z3B: King Conga 3
21:41 Flawless! Reward: 3 bombs
21:57 4-1
22:49 Mb: Red Dragon
23:26 4-2
23:41 Whew, that was a bit of a mini-swarm. ^^;
23:47 Oh, a Transmog Shop! Hmm.... oh wait, I have no money! ^^;;
24:39 Mb: Ogre
24:59 4-3
26:21 Coin multiplier lost! Wasn't quite sure where I was going to end up, so I stood still for a beat. ^^
26:36 Shield Spell
27:21 On second thought... having a non-thrown grenade/bomb could be useful...
27:24 Mb: Green Banshee. Hmm, not sure if I'll get to it in time... but a pre-boss banshee shouldn't be too bad, I think. ^^;
27:37 (Mb: Green Banshee)
27:37 Z4B: Deep Blues 4
27:57 Flawless! (Woo!) Reward: Gluttony Charm
28:10 Ham Gluttony! =9
28:11 5-1
29:01 Mb: Earth Dragon
29:23 5-2
29:45 Coin multipler lost. Whoops, paying too much attention to the mini-map. ^^;
31:13 Mb: Green Metrognome
31:42 5-3
31:57 Mb: Red Dragon
32:38 Zone 5, Boss: The NecroDancer 2: Return of The NecroDancer
32:45 Bomb Charm + Grenade Charm... this should clear some sarcophagi... which will hopefully make chasing down the NecroDancer a bit easier/quicker. ^^
33:16 ...and one more to get rid of most of the skeleton army here...
33:22 The room is getting pretty narrow... better hurry...
33:23 Hmm? Stray gold? Did enemies in the previous phase drop gold...? No time to wonder now, just avoid the gold and get to the exit!
33:25 Woo! Made it with, uh... two or three beats to spare? Though I did have extra grenades left, so I could've just blown up the boss gold once the side passages were blocked... but it does feel nice to make it in time. =)
33:27 "You won! Coin Score: 0" My first ever 0-gold challenge Melody win! ^_^
More 0-gold challenge videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlu6OXit_2aeit3F-qFjeL1j9iXAGivrN
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 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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