Cavalcadence plays Story Mode - Part 1: Cadence (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
4Crypt of the NecroDancer (PC/Steam)
v1.21 (2015 Oct 04)
Cavalcadence plays Story Mode - Part 1: Cadence
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... a little while ago, as a little break from Cadence Low Percent attempts, I thought I'd try out NecroDancer's "Story Mode"... which perhaps should've been called something slightly different, since calling it "Story Mode" does kind of make it sound like that's the mode you're "supposed to" play (in most games, that's basically what "Story Mode" is). ^^;;
In NecroDancer, though, Story Mode (which can be found in the "Character Select" room) is actually more like a challenge mode... where you're challenged to play through Cadence All Zones, Melody All Zones, and Aria All Zones (i.e. the three characters that tell the main NecroDancer story)... in that order, in one run, without dying (so if Aria dies, you have to start completely over, starting with Cadence). So it's basically a "play through the complete story without dying" challenge mode. ^^;
Anyway, it took quite a number of tries, but I did finally manage to complete Story Mode. =) When playing Story Mode, I seemed to get the best results when I stuck with a "slow and steady" strategy... and in this run, that's basically what I did. =)
So here it is... my first ever Story Mode win! This video covers Part 1 (Cadence)... hope you enjoy!
The mini-bosses and bosses Cadence encountered during this run were:
Zone 1: Minotaur, Gray Direbat, Gray Minotaur, and Deep Blues 1.
Zone 2: Gray Direbat, Gray Minotaur, Gray Direbat, and Coral Riff 2.
Zone 3: Banshee, Blue Dragon, Blood Nightmare, and King Conga 3.
Zone 4: Blue Dragon, Ogre, The Mommy, Dead Ringer, and The NecroDancer.
Some notes and possible points of interest:
0:01 Zone 1, Level 1
0:38 Mini-boss: Minotaur
0:42 First coin multiplier lost, first damage taken (skeleton). Really it was the wraith+monkey combination that caused this, though. =p
0:46 Second damage taken. Well, this run isn't off to a very good start. =/
1:54 Spear
2:48 Zone 1, Level 2
3:10 Bomb Spell
3:18 Whoops, tried to use a normal bomb instead of the Bomb Spell. ^^;
3:30 Heart Container!
3:34 Golden Bow!
3:36 Crown of Thorns!
4:26 Mini-boss: Gray Direbat
4:52 Leprechaun!
5:02 Charm of Luck
5:17 Zone 1, Level 3
6:00 Completely forgot I had a bomb spell... ah well. =p
6:08 Mini-boss: Gray Minotaur
7:27 Chainmail
7:48 Zone 1, Boss: Deep Blues 1
8:10 Flawless Victory!
8:26 Reward: Heal Spell
8:27 Zone 2, Level 1
8:51 Mini-boss: Gray Direbat
9:39 Tried to use a normal bomb again. ^^;
9:57 Thinking about using blood magic...
10:05 Gluttony Charm, Ham, and Empty Heart Container!
11:03 Song ended!
11:05 Zone 2, Level 2
11:51 Mini-boss: Gray Minotaur
12:55 Pickaxe!
13:08 Whoops, forgot about my Golden Bow. =p
13:19 Freeze Enemies Spell & Backpack!
13:43 Zone 2, Level 3
14:36 Map & Plate Armor!
14:48 Shield Scroll
15:00 Empty Heart Container
15:35 Mini-boss: Gray Direbat
16:15 Zone 2, Boss: Coral Riff 2. Just for fun (and practice!), I thought I'd try using the Freeze Spell...
16:29 Flawless Victory! =)
16:41 Reward: Ring of Luck
16:42 Zone 3, Level 1
17:08 Empty Double Heart Container! (for the price of the Ring of Shadows! ^^)
17:49 Mini-boss: Banshee
18:18 Nazar Charm
18:58 Zone 3, Level 2
19:04 Mini-boss: Blue Dragon
19:05 Obsidian Longsword!
20:27 Explorers Boots
20:53 Zone 3, Level 3
21:11 Obsidian Rapier!
21:41 Mini-boss: Blood Nightmare
23:44 Zone 3, Boss: King Conga 3
24:22 Flawless Victory!
24:31 Reward: Fireball Spell (not taken)
24:37 Zone 4, Level 1
25:45 Ring of Mana!
26:18 Mini-boss: Blue Dragon
27:26 Zone 4, Level 2
28:30 Mini-boss: Ogre
29:27 Winged Boots! Forgot about my obsidian weapon here... but I had plenty of bombs, so... ^^
30:03 Zone 4, Level 3
30:45 Mini-boss: The Mommy
32:41 Song ended!
32:42 Zone 4, Boss: Dead Ringer
32:52 Ow, forgot I was doing only 1 damage. =p
33:19 Zone 4, Final Boss: The NecroDancer
35:11 Story Mode, Part 1 (Cadence) complete!
More Story Mode videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlu6OXit_2acebzi5uVfooaTrMZeAXIBH
More Cadence videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlu6OXit_2aeQCfrFo8S-u6QfxZ3vn4tk
More Crypt of the NecroDancer videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlu6OXit_2acmmGVW5vA4x815Lmr76J37
Launch version (2015 Apr 23) notes:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/247080/announcements/detail/129819371757447156
v1.19 (2015 Oct 04) notes:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/247080/announcements/detail/92679261231827699
http://braceyourselfgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3870
http://necrodancer.com/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/247080/
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