Cavalcadence plays Melody 9: Speedrun, sub-12min (5 zones) (Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED)
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AMPLIFIED DLC Early Access v2.41 (2017 Feb 09)
Cavalcadence plays Melody 9: Speedrun, sub-12min (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 it occurred to me that I hadn't really tried any Amplified speedruns... and since I hadn't yet uploaded any Amplified Melody runs, I figured... sure, a Melody speedrun might be fun to try. =)
Of course, my speedrun attempts didn't start out very promisingly. ^^; But after several failed runs where I was just trying to go "as fast as possible" (i.e. lots of careless mistakes!)... I decided to set a more reasonable goal for myself: sub-15 minutes. Which gave me some extra time to spend a few extra beats here and there and there... instead of feeling like I had to rush rush rush the entire time! ^^; And as it turns out, giving myself a little extra time did the trick... a few runs later, this run happened! And not only did I get my first ever 5-zone sub-15... but I got my first ever 5-zone sub-12 as well! =)
Anyway, here's the video... hope you enjoy!
The mini-bosses and bosses I encountered during this run were:
Zone 1: Direbat, Gray Minotaur, Red Dragon, & Fortissimole 1.
Zone 2: Banshee, Gray Minotaur, Blood Nightmare, & Coral Riff 2.
Zone 3: Gray Minotaur, Blood Nightmare, Green Banshee, & King Conga 3.
Zone 4: The Mommy, Green Banshee, Blue Dragon, & Death Metal 4.
Zone 5: Minotaur, Green Dragon, Metrognome, & The NecroDancer 2.
Some notes and possible points of interest:
0:06 Zone 1, Level 1
0:12 Potion Room...? Plus a barrel and a hidden shop! =)
0:31 Titanium Shovel!
0:34 Potion!
0:41 Coupon
0:48 Mini-boss: Direbat
0:55 Zone 1, Level 2
0:59 Plate Armor! (For free! Thank you, coupon! ^^)
1:02 Mini-boss: Gray Minotaur
1:14 Zone 1, Level 3
1:26 Luminous Torch!
1:29 (trapdoor) Mini-boss: Red Dragon
1:29 Zone 1, Boss: Fortissimole 1
1:35 Ow (black skeleton). =/
1:49 Ow (Fortissimole). =(
1:59 Zone 2, Level 1
2:16 Rat Familiar. Hmm, could be useful. ^_^
2:37 Mini-boss: Banshee
2:45 Zone 2, Level 2
2:51 Mini-boss: Gray Minotaur
2:59 Zone 2, Level 3
3:04 (trapdoor) Mini-boss: Blood Nightmare
3:04 Zone 2, Boss: Coral Riff 2
3:09 Interesting... the Rat Familiar's 1 damage means Melody can do 2 damage on that side. ^_^
3:26 Aww, Coral Riff teleports before the Rat damage gets applied. =p
3:34 Flawless Victory! Reward: Ring of Gold. Hmm, not what I was hoping for, but...
3:42 Zone 3, Level 1
3:55 Glass Slippers. Sure, why not? ^^
4:08 Mini-boss: Gray Minotaur
4:15 Ow (yeti)
4:15 Glass Slippers shattered! Well those didn't last long... ^^;;
4:18 Zone 3, Level 2
4:41 Ack! Accidentally blew up the Blast Helm! ^^;
4:47 Mini-boss: Blood Nightmare
5:02 Zone 3, Level 3
5:08 Mini-boss: Green Banshee
5:22 Ow (ice + ice slime). Quaffed Potion! =(
5:25 Ow (shove monster)
5:27 Zone 3, Boss: King Conga 3
5:53 Flawless Victory! Reward: (skipped for time)
5:56 Zone 4, Level 1
6:23 Mini-boss: The Mommy
6:40 Nazar Charm!
6:43 Zone 4, Level 2
6:57 Heh, I wasn't sure exactly what happend here, while I was playing... but looking at it now, it looks like one statue pushed me into the other, which pushed me back. =)
7:19 Mini-boss: Green Banshee
7:31 Zone 4, Level 3
7:37 Ring of Peace!
7:41 Ack! Accidentally blew up the Protection Charm! ^^;;
8:04 Mini-boss: Blue Dragon
8:15 Leprechaun? Oh right, the gold from the Blue Dragon... ah well. ^^
8:21 Zone 4, Boss: Death Metal 4
8:26 Interesting... if the Rat kills the teleport mage, it doesn't teleport you. That could be useful. =)
8:47 Flawless Victory! Reward: (skipped for time)
8:49 Zone 5, Level 1
9:05 Mini-boss: Minotaur
9:19 Zone 5, Level 2
9:51 Mini-boss: Green Dragon
10:02 Zone 5, Level 3
10:17 Ow (black skeleton)
10:23 Hmm, down to 1 heart, and the shop is right there... might as well see if there's some food or something in there. ^^;
10:25 Map & Crown of Teleportation! Not what I was hoping for, but the Crown will at least prevent 1 hit of damage. ^^ Plus I know what room the exit is in now. =)
10:34 Mini-boss: Metrognome
10:53 Zone 5, Boss: The NecroDancer 2: Return of The NecroDancer. Sub-15 is definitely looking possible! ^_^
11:30 Woo!
11:32 Run duration: 11:18.56. My first ever 5-zone All Zones Mode sub-12 win! =)
More Melody videos:
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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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