Jack and Rich are back for a new episode of Previously Recorded covering the new game Crypt of the Necrodancer. In an endless sea of sequels, gritty reboots and shooters it's nice to get something a little different.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the beat with the game's epic sound track or your own MP3s. Play with your keyboard, game pad, or even DDR pad! For PC and Mac.
One game at PAX that drew some large crowds was Crypt of the NecroDancer. They had the game setup on a large monitor with a Dance Dance Revolution pad and people lined up to dance in this unique dungeon crawler.
The beat drops later this year as a Steam Early Access for PC and MAC and features the music by the amazing Danny Baranowsky(Meat Boy, Binding of Isaac, Canabalt).
If you are looking for a bit more of an explanation of how the game works, Northern Lion posted an early alpha build demonstration that shows it off well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dikSjbCRrPA
The beat drops later this year as a Steam Early Access for PC and MAC and features the music by the amazing Danny Baranowsky(Meat Boy, Binding of Isaac, Canabalt).
If you are looking for a bit more of an explanation of how the game works, Northern Lion posted an early alpha build demonstration that shows it off well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dikSjbCRrPA
WARNING: WHITE GUYS
I imagine this is hell to play with a 360 controller. That d-pad... off. But I want to try this. Keyboard would be fine, but maybe a ps3 controller to get the directions better laid out than the arrow keys.
Maybe the 360 buttons would work? I use those for the Binding of Isaac Rebirth and they work well.
http://youtu.be/d3yAc6yiJA8
Here's a Twitch stream of them playing the game. They started the night blacking Call of Duty (which was incredibly boring and referenced in this youtube video), then decided to try out a game called The Swapper but eventually get to the Crypt of the Necrodancer around min 27. If you want to see actual gameplay (with commentary and chat whilst playing)