Cavalcadence plays Nocturna 15: Hard Act to Follow (Hard Mode) (Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED)

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Published on July 17, 2017 7:37:05 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYYvE_1YtE8

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Crypt of the NecroDancer (2015)

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Let's Play

Duration: 44:29

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Crypt of the NecroDancer (PC(W,M,L)/Steam)
AMPLIFIED DLC v2.54 (2017 Jul 12)

Cavalcadence plays Nocturna 15: Hard Act to Follow (Hard Mode: AMPLIFIED)


Achievement: Hard Act to Follow
Description: Complete "Hard Mode" with solo Nocturna (DLC Required)

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... given the amount of time I've spent previously with Nocturna Hard Mode (mostly Low Percent attempts, as some of you probably already know), I was reasonably certain I could get to the final bosses in Hard Mode... but figured I should probably practice the actual boss battles in practice mode first...

So I did. ^^ I spent a good amount of time with each of Nocturna's final bosses... and interestingly, once I figured out decent strategies for both, I found that Frankensteinway generally tended to give me more trouble than the Conductor (maybe because the Cutlass parry is more useful in the Conductor's battle? ...or maybe I just need to practice more! ^^).

Anyway, once I felt I was ready, I dove into Hard Mode... and sure enough, Frankensteinway gave me more trouble than the Conductor: it took me two tries to get past Frankensteinway... but only one to get past the Conductor! ^^;

So anyway, here it is... my first ever Nocturna with final bosses Hard Mode win! Hope you enjoy!


Some notes and possible points of interest:

0:10 1-1
0:51 Leprechaun & Lucky Charm!
1:07 Obsidian Shovel
2:30 Mb: Minotaur
2:49 Mb: Green Dragon
3:04 1-2
4:26 Strength Charm!
4:56 Mb: Gray Minotaur & Gray Direbat
5:34 Plate Armor!
5:36 1-3
7:10 Mb: Red Dragon
7:40 Mb: Gray Minotaur
7:52 Z1,B&Mb: Fortissimole 1 & Gray Minotaur & Red Dragon
8:12 Flawless! Reward: Earth Tome (nt)
8:23 Zone 1 Cutscene (Nocturna)

8:45 2-1
10:58 Mb: Red Dragon
11:16 Mb: Gray Minotaur
11:20 2-2
13:15 Heal Spell
13:34 Mb: Gray Direbat & Green Banshee
14:07 2-3
14:16 Mb: Red Dragon
15:32 Compass!
15:48 Mb: Gray Minotaur
15:54 Z2,B&Mb: Deep Blues 2 & Blood Nightmare & Green Banshee
16:22 Zone 2 Cutscene (Nocturna)

16:50 3-1
16:55 Lead Boots & Ring of Piercing
17:05 Mb: Nightmare & ?
18:53 3-2
19:00 Monocle!
19:19 Potion!
19:21 Mb: Gray Minotaur & Green Banshee
20:06 Ice Spirit Familiar
20:13 3-3
20:56 Heavy Plate!
21:33 Ring of Might! Looking ahead to the final bosses, Might will probably be more useful than Piercing...
22:39 Mb: Blood Nightmare & Gray Direbat
23:02 Z3,B&Mb: Death Metal 3 & Gray Minotaur & Blood Nightmare
23:20 Flawless! Reward: Bomb Spell (nt). Looking at this now... before selecting a reward, I should've transformed back to humanoid-Nocturna, to use the Monocle... ah well. ^^
23:34 Zone 3 Cutscene (Nocturna)

23:58 4-1
25:21 Mb: Blue Dragon & Green Banshee
26:53 4-2
28:13 Mb: Ogre & The Mommy
29:19 4-3
30:08 Pickaxe
30:23 Mb: Green Banshee & Blood Nightmare
31:02 Z4,B&Mb: Coral Riff 4 & The Mommy & Ogre
31:40 Flawless! Reward: Blood Cutlass!
31:54 Zone 4 Cutscene (Nocturna)

32:25 5-1
33:07 Mb: Metrognome & ?. Hmm, not sure what happened to the other mini-boss...
33:33 5-2
34:06 Eep! Didn't mean to open up that room! ^^;
34:19 Mb: Gray Minotaur & Earth Dragon
34:46 5-3
35:16 Mb: Green Metrognome & Gray Minotaur

35:47 Zone 5, Boss: Frankensteinway. Last time I got here, I made some careless mistakes and the floor arrows ended my run... so I'll have to make sure to be more aware of where they are, this time! ^^;
36:13 Oh, right... forgot about the Ice Spirit! That could definitely be useful a little later, when he starts dashing around the arena! =)
36:27 Ow (floor arrows). =/
36:41 Nice! Wasn't sure if it would... but the Ice Spirit actually froze Frankensteinway as he dashed through it! ^^ Hopefully it'll keep him frozen long enough for...
36:44 "Yeah!" =)
36:48 Zone 5 Cutscene 1 (Nocturna)
37:53 Zone 5, Final Boss: The Conductor. Okay, I've practiced this battle in practice mode, figured out some hopefully useful strategies, and I have a 3-damage Cutlass, health, armor, healing, food, and bombs... okay, I think I'm ready. Let's do this! =)
39:44 "Yes!" =) My first ever Nocturna with final bosses Hard Mode win!
39:48 Zone 5 Cutscene 2: Ending (Nocturna)
40:37 Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED End Credits (Nocturna)


More Hard Mode NecroDancer videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlu6OXit_2adbSe91EGynW0PSZ5fI9mVT

More Nocturna videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlu6OXit_2adH6DT99c3rV1FCodfymp-O

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

AMPLIFIED DLC v2.54 (2017 Jul 12) notes:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/247080/announcements/detail/1422426030718375061

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

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