Crypt of The Necrodancer Review

The game Crypt of the Necrodancer developed by Brace Yourself Games, is a unique game featuring the mechanics of moving to the beat of music. While many games allow you to move the character freely, this game only allows the character to move with the beat of the catchy background soundtrack. 

The game surrounds the main character Cadence, a girl on a journey into the necrodancer's crypt in search of her missing father. But in order to find him, she must go through a series of dungeons full of monsters picking up items and treasure on the way.  

Things and points I liked most on the game:

1. I enjoyed the art and 8-bit retro style to it.
2. The catchy soundtrack and how it was a different beat for each level.

3. The challenging and difficulty as you progressed with the game.

4. The large (but not too large)  range of individual items you could collect within levels.

5. The menus were easy to navigate

Things and points I didn't like as much:

1. Although there were three levels per "zone" (4), it would've been nice to see more zones and levels as after you finished all for zones of a character, the game relies more on the different attributes and effects of the different characters vs new levels. This also effected the amount of soundtrack music, seeing as it was a different soundtrack song for each level.

Graphics = 8/10

Music = 8/10

Story = 6/10

Content = 6/10

Controls = 9/10

Overall I do recommend this game despite the low amount of levels, which are balanced by their difficulties. I have really enjoyed playing and will continue to try complete the achievements it has. The soundtrack is something this game would not work without and fundamental to it's success. 

8.5/10