
She wears a blue bandana, her starting stamina color is blue, and she is immune to the blue gargoyle statues' fireballs in certain dungeons.

Cadence must now help save Hyrule from certain doom and find a way back home.Ĭadence has the ability to wield most equipment, including Daggers, Shields, and Greatshovels, the latter of which is exclusive to her. Sometime after escaping the crypt, Cadence finds herself transported to the land of Hyrule, having been summoned by the Triforce of Power to wake Hyrule's sleeping champions and defeat the evil wizard Octavo note no relationship to the Octav ian of her own world. As she makes her way deep underground to retrieve it, she soon learns of her family's connection to the bard Octavian and the Golden Lute, and together she and her family defeat the NecroDancer and escape the crypt. While grave-digging one night, Cadence falls into a crypt and dies, but is subsequently resurrected by the NecroDancer, an undead necromancer who steals her heart and curses her to move to the beat of the music. The Ghoma is now the “ Ghomaracas,” and although a lot of enemies retain the same mechanics as NecroDancer (slimes are still slimes, and jumping skeletons are now Bokoblins), the multi-faceted approach to nearly everything you do is still present.Voiced by: Elspeth Eastman (English), Miki Ito (Japanese)

It also doesn’t take itself too seriously as it seeks to craft its own identity beyond the nostalgia. Permanent upgrades (most of which are taken from past games) are my everything, and it’s immensely satisfying to find or buy another augmentation or classic item.

It’s such a simple change but it’s 100% welcome.Ĭadence of Hyrule feels like a full-on Zelda game with a different combat and movement system. Instead of a stilted menu-like hub, Cadence is connected by a legitimate grid-based Zelda overworld, complete with a map, in the same vein as classics like Link to the Past and Link’s Awakening (or you know, the original). Although it is a roguelike, that term has become sullied in recent years: Cadence (and by extension, Crypt) is a little more forgiving than most.
