

But this crossover is a different story, and while it took many liberties with the gameplay by making it like Crypt of the Necrodancer, Cadence of Hyrule still has a lot of respect as to what makes Zelda so special.

Especially in the case of Zelda games, those infamous Zelda CDs immediately come to mind.

Nintendo doesn’t let many companies use their IPs easily, there have been some examples as to what led to this decision in the past. To explore the map you’ll move using tiles on the floor, which at first can seem a little tricky and annoying, but you’ll get the grasp soon enough. Depending on the character you choose you’ll get different abilities and advantages. Unlike Zelda games, the dungeons here are procedurally generated, and the fights are based on rhythm.Īt the beginning of the game you get to choose whether you play as Link or as Zelda, and there’s no turning back so choose wisely. An upbeat soundtrack, dungeons, different enemies, special abilities, and even final bosses. The cadence of Hyrule is a rhythm-based roguelike game, and it has everything you'd expect from both genres. If you end up enjoying what you played, you can purchase the full digital copy of Cadence of Hyrule for 24.99. The demo will appear on your Switch home menu. However, since Cadence of Hyrule is more of a Crypt of the Necrodancer meets Zelda than the other way around, you should know what to expect. To find the free demo, simply navigate to the shop page for Cadence of Hyrule in the Switch eShop and select download demo under the game’s detail page. And if you got to play Crypt of the Necrodancer then you know that it's a rhythm-based game that's nothing like any Zelda game ever made.
