Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer feat. The Legend of Zelda

CADENCE OF HYRULE: CRYPT OF THE NECRODANCER

FEAT. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

Today, we cover a crossover between the Legend of Zelda series, and the music-based indie game, Crypt of the NecroDancer, published by Brace Yourself Games. The game features one of the main characters of NecroDancer, Cadence, finding herself in Hyrule and teaming up with Link and Zelda against a new villain named Octavo. Now, as this is a crossover game, I'm not going to worry much about making movesets, as Cadence will be covered mostly in her own series, while Octavo, though being original to this game, feels much more like a NecroDancer villain, and should probably join that roster. There is one though that I would at least like to consider, that being the secret character, the Deku Scrub named Yves.

Across the game, your gameplay is fairly similar for the main three, with weapons you can use in tandem with the music, including daggers, swords, broadswords, spears, flails, shovels, longswords, and rapiers, which all come in multiple varieties, alongside arrows, bombs, bombchus, boomerangs, bottles, bows, the Cane of Somaria, the Deku Leaf, Din's Fire, fire arrows, the Fire Rod, the hookshot, ice arrows, the Ice Rod, lightning arrows, the magic cape, the megaton hammer, the mirror shield, Nayru's love, the Pegasus Anklet, poison arrows, the power glove, the Rito feather, a dowser made by Tingle, and a lute that acts as your fast travel device. Yves being the only playable character original to this game that isn't more of a NecroDancer character, he seems best to take these on, however, it should be noted that he specifically cannot use most weapons, except for the shovel, the bombs and bombchus, and the lute, while also gaining the ability to burrow underground and fire a rock from his mouth . . . still might get something.

From here, our enemies include Chuchus, Octoroks, Deku Scrubs, Lizalfos, Moblins, Tektites, Wizzrobes, Darknuts, Gibdoes, and Keese, with our bosses being fusions between standard bosses and random instruments, such as Wizzroboe, Gohmaracas, Gleeokenspiel, and the Bass Guitarmos Knights. Outside of that, Ganon and Octavo also have boss fights. Ganon's is pretty standard, and, for the sake of thoroughness, Octavo can wield musical swords, cast fireballs, create monsters, teleport, flash, and throw flats on the floor to damage you.

Our locations include a lot of the standards, like the Lost Woods, Kakariko Village, Death Mountain, Lake Hylia, Gerudo Desert, and a beach (it didn't have a name). The dungeons include Frozen Grotto, Lost Swamp, Windmill Hutt, the Temple of Storms, Gerudo Ruins, and Hyrule Castle.

And that's pretty much it. Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

Link: Sword, slash, swipe, spin attack, thrust, spike, sword beams, Master Sword, Fire Rod, magic spells, fiery blasts, flamethrower, pillars of flame, dragon, Gauntlets, ball and chain, burrow, boulder, ground pound, pillar, Spinner, more spinners, spikes, lightning, tornado, tower

Great Fairy: bottle, fly, stomp, splash, magic circle, bombs, energy balls, whirlpools, Levias, moon

Epona: swing her head, leap, charge, kick, stomp

Young Link: sword, slash, sword beams, spin attack, Pegasus boots, Fierce Deity, giant slash, Triforce blast

Toon Link: sword, slash, stab, spin attack, hurricane, Deku Leaf, Sand Wand, ride sand block, spirit train, cannon

Zelda: rapier, slash, stab, light magic, balls of light, light arrows, float, triforce blast, Wind Waker, vortex, cyclone, lightning, musical notes, Dominion Rod, large statue with a hammer, large cylinder

Sheik: harp, whirlwind, shield of water, meteor, fire circle, wave of lightning, shadow vortex, blast of light, teleport, kunai

Tetra: cutlass, blunderbuss, slash, boiling water, triforce blast

Toon Zelda: spirit, Phantom armor, slash, thrust, stomp, punch, swing her arms around, roll up into a ball, explosions of light

Impa: giant blade, slash, dash, spin jump, stab into the ground, big ball of water, rain kunai, naginata, throw it, explosions, wall of flames, circle of giant naginatas

Ganondorf: great sword, slash, slam, fiery blast, ball of dark magic, Beast Ganon, lightning, trident, strike, thrust, slam, throw it, spin

Beast Ganon: claw, pound the ground, lunge, shockwaves, red lightning

Darunia: giant hammer, smash, swing around, spin, stomp, lava spout, roll into a ball, butt bash, flaming boulder, fire hand

Ruto: slash with her fins, whirlpools, water orbs, dive into pools to teleport, sphere of water, tidal waves, ride small waves

Agitha: parasol, float, giant butterfly, spray of butterflies, giant rhinoceros beetle, tornado, grow butterfly wings

Zant: spin, stomp, slash with scimitars, Zant heads, berserker rage, grow gigantic, giant hand, energy ball

Midna: hair, slam, punch, grab, wolf, portals, dark whirlwind, spidery form

Twili Midna: Mirror of Twilight, light beam, energy balls, hand, cannon, bridge, twilight sphere, wolves, shattering tear, summon twilight

Fi: become a sword, spin kick, pirouette, flying spin, flower pattern, Din, Nayru, and Farore, triforce blast

Ghirahim: Demon Blade, slash, shoot beam, floating knives, teleport, levitate, force field ceiling, summon demons, connecting line

Tingle: map, bag of rupees, balloon, bounce, roll, balloon bombs, trophy

Skull Kid: Tatl and Tael, spinning rush, puppet, laser beam from his face, cyclones, meteors, call down the moon.

King Daphnes: boat's sail, making it spin, boat form, tidal wave, splash, mast, whirlwind

Medli: sacred harp, beams of light, Mark of Din, fly, gusts of wind, tornados.

Marin: bell, bubble, water spout, shockwave of sound, Wind Fish

Ravio: hammer, giant bomb, Ice Rod, Gale Boomerang, bomb arrows, bag

Yuga: brush, portraits, frames, travel between portraits, explode, magic circles, Ganon's trident, lightning

Lana: spellbook, protective walls, ride on a cube, hop between walls, whirlwinds, lightning, flurry of pages, spear, sprout trees, Great Deku Tree, baby Deku Tree, Deku Leaf, Deku Seeds, water, ice, wind, summoning gate

Cia: scepter, whip, tornadoes, waves of dark energy, energy balls, Dark Links, summoning gate, grid of explosions

Volga: human form, dragon form, sword, fire, fly, dragon arm, eruption of flame, splash flames

Wizzro: ghostly orbs, horizontal beam, move through pools of shadow, Wallmaster hands, demonic shadow beasts, dark explosions

Linkle: crossbows, regular bolts, bomb arrows, rising kicks, fiery kicks, dive kicks, Pegasus Boots, roundhouse kick, somersault, diving kicks, running knee hits, backflips, forward kicks, lightning kicks, spin kicks, Cucco

Cucco: peck, flutter

Wild Link: one-handed sword, slash, thrust, stab down, spin attack, shield surfing, bow and arrows, spear, sweep, stab, flip into the air, charge, bullet stab, gust of wind. two-handed weapon, slash, flip, slam, spin attack, thrust, geyser, food, guardian flail, throw, tether, helicopter, steal weapons, blast fire, barrier

Wild Zelda: Sheikah Slate, metal block, ice blocks, icicles, jumble of metal, walking bomb, minecart, stasis, bow of light, spheres, beams, rings, light arrows, triforce blast., Master Cycle, spin, do a flip, wave of ice, sweep her wheels, laser, shield, ramp, loop-de-loop, portals

Wild Impa: throw her hat, disappear, exploding seals, quick cuts, clones, fireworks, teleport, glider, Sheikah eye, giant toad.

Mipha: slash, splash water, spin around, flip, trident, surf, swim underground, water fountain, water spout, orb of water, rain bombs

Sidon: slash, midair flip, stun grin, dolphin, shark, stab, slash, trident, go fishing, x-slash, vortex, pulse of energy

Daruk: smash, swing his club, shoulder bash, meteors, roll, punch a rock, magma pillar, shield, magma ramp, eruption

Yunobo: cannon, throw rocks, slap, belly flop, rocket fist, bounce, crater, rock roast, barrier, lava

Revali: Revali's gale, arrows, bomb arrows, gale winds, whirlwinds, grab with talons, divebomb, aerial kick

Teba: volley of arrows, targeting reticle, arrows into the sky, whirlwinds, aerial maneuvers

Urbosa: slash, spin, shield bash, flipping kick, throw shield, lightning strike, wave, wall, speed boost, thunder gauge

Riju: Patricia, surfing shield, leap, rage mode, lightning strike, Gerudo guards

Hestu: maracas, fireworks, drop rocks, arrows at targets, Korok leaf, Korok charge, throw junk, help him fly

Master Kohga: hover, barrier, throw boulders, body slam, tantrum, face laser, giant metal ball, teleport, minions, bananas.

King Rhoam: broadsword, spin, slash, slam, spin attack, stab the ground, wind cut, leap and spin

Old Man Rhoam: axe, boomerang axe

Terrako: time portal, axe, spin attack, helicopter blades, aim lasers, orbs, energy pulses, shield

Wild Fairies: tag team, flower pod, switch, slap, heart blast, pink mist, hide in pods, blow kiss, suck in, sprout plants

Monk Maz Koshia: clones, spears, punch the ground, orb, giant boulder, grow bigger, hammer, spin attack, shrine

Battle-Tested Guardian: slash, spin, pound, body slam, laser blast, barrier, aerial blast

Purah & Robbie: saw contraption, shield, jetpack, hammer, energy weapons, beams, explosions, bombardment, lightning, Sheikah Tower warp

Sooga: twin blades, cross slash, double thrust, spin, quick flurry, rage, giant metal swords, exploding kunai, cut through a tornado, counter, Kohga statue

Astor: malice, constellation shield, teleport, waves of shadow, dark balls, explosion

Calamity Ganon: slash, punch the ground, malice, mouth blast, mace, cannon, thorn pillars, lightning spikes, ghastly form

Cadence: daggers, swords, broadswords, spears, flails, shovels, longswords, rapiers, arrows, bombs, bombchus, boomerangs, bottles, bows, the Cane of Somaria, the Deku Leaf, Din's Fire, fire arrows, the Fire Rod, the hookshot, ice arrows, the Ice Rod, lightning arrows, the magic cape, the megaton hammer, the mirror shield, Nayru's love, the Pegasus Anklet, poison arrows, the power glove, the Rito feather, Tingle's dowser, lute

Yves: shovel, bombs, bombchus, lute, burrow, rock

Octavo: musical swords, cast fireballs, create monsters, teleport, flash, flats on the floor

Hylian Soldier

Goron

Bokoblin

Moblin

Lizalfos

Stalfos

Poe

Bulblin

Deku Baba

Gibdo

Aeralfos

Darknut

ReDead

Dinolfos

King Dodongo

Gohma

Manhandla

Argorok

Ancient Guardians

Wizzrobes

Octoroks

Yiga

Lynels

Taluses

Hinoxes

Bosses:

King Dodongo

Gohma

Manhandla

Argorok

The Imprisoned

Giant Cucco

Beast Ganon

Wizzroboe

Gohmaracas

Gleeokenspiel

Bass Guitarmos Knights

Stages:

Hyrule Castle

Hyrule Field

Eldin Caves

Faron Woods

Valley of Seers

Skyloft

Sealed Grounds

Death Mountain

Water Temple

Twilight Field

Palace of Twilight

Temple of the Sacred Sword

Temple of Souls

Gerudo Desert

Ganon's Tower

Forsaken Fortress

Wind and Earth Temples

Hyrule Castle

Castle Town

Fort Hateno

Zora's Domain

Eldin Volcano

Tabantha

Gerudo Desert

Hyrule Outpost

Korok Forest

Crenel Peak

Akkala Citadel

Yiga Clan Hideout

Spring of Courage

Great Plateau

Divine Beasts

Frozen Grotto

Lost Swamp

Windmill Hutt

Temple of Storms

Gerudo Ruins

Hyrule Castle

Thanks for reading! Next up, Link's Crossbow Training!