Can You Beat Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne Without Buffs? (Part 1)

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    Part 2: • Can You Beat Shin Mega...
    Unlike most JRPGs, which rarely make good use of status effect skills, Shin Megami Tensei is the exception, with it forcing you to rely on status buffs and debuffs throughout the game, especially in when it comes to bosses.
    After a long wait, one of my most long-awaited videos is finally here, where I try to beat one of the most infamous JRPGs; Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, with no buffs.
    The unofficial patch I used to play Nocturne Maniax Chronicle Edition can be found here: www.romhacking.net/translatio...
    Nocturne Ventures comic shown in the beginning by Rijinks on DeviantArt: www.deviantart.com/rijinks/ar...
    JJBA ending song MIDI cover by Midistart: www.midistart.com/yes-roundab...
    #SMT #ShinMegamiTensei #Nocturne
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  • @cristiangomezmontt6248
    @cristiangomezmontt6248 2 роки тому +803

    Missing an attack in any RPG: "Oh well I hope it hits next time"
    Missing an attack in SMT: "Guess I'll die🤷‍♂️"

  • @lilibryant2032
    @lilibryant2032 4 роки тому +4153

    You’re playing nocturne how all of us played Pokémon as kids. No buffs or debuffs, only attac

    • @DoctorHomicide
      @DoctorHomicide 3 роки тому +556

      That’s such a specific thing and it’s dead on holy crap

    • @aundersave
      @aundersave 3 роки тому +378

      Be a Stereotypical anime protagonist... it’s a battle of wills the loser is only the person who doesn’t have a stronger will

    • @Dong_Harvey
      @Dong_Harvey 3 роки тому +94

      Kuwabara mode

    • @marcusnewbold-rankine1326
      @marcusnewbold-rankine1326 3 роки тому +57

      My god that is so true

    • @youwouldntremembermeanyway7410
      @youwouldntremembermeanyway7410 3 роки тому +82

      So thats basically how i play Persona 3

  • @totaldestruction152
    @totaldestruction152 4 роки тому +1416

    "We get a call from Lucifer"
    Don't you just love the weird things video games make you say?

    • @artofthepossible7329
      @artofthepossible7329 4 роки тому +23

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    • @Ray-tf5wu
      @Ray-tf5wu 3 роки тому +30

      @@artofthepossible7329 Thank you, that was a pleasure to watch.

    • @arumaru3433
      @arumaru3433 3 роки тому +49

      Lucifer's Call

    • @Ray-tf5wu
      @Ray-tf5wu 3 роки тому +5

      @@arumaru3433 zoinks that was good

    • @TomoExcel
      @TomoExcel 3 роки тому +2

      @@artofthepossible7329 I am never going near that game.... ever!
      Thanks for the warning.

  • @kamina_Sea_You_Again
    @kamina_Sea_You_Again 4 роки тому +2343

    Can you beat Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne without buffs? Yes. Should you? Lemme answer that question with another question, How much do you hate yourself?

  • @patrickloureiro1403
    @patrickloureiro1403 4 роки тому +2868

    "Nyarly does the psychological equivalent of cbt part 1"

  • @TristenGRrrather
    @TristenGRrrather 4 роки тому +3494

    Nyarly: We never got Raidou in the west for some reason.
    Atlus 3 months later: dang you right lemme fix that

    • @GinraiPrime666
      @GinraiPrime666 4 роки тому +132

      Yep and its GLORIOUS!

    • @paperluigi6132
      @paperluigi6132 3 роки тому +118

      R.I.P Dante though

    • @GinraiPrime666
      @GinraiPrime666 3 роки тому +180

      @@paperluigi6132 Raidou makes more sense to be fair and having access to Pierce whereas Dante doesn't does make him more useful in this game.

    • @OnDavidsBrain
      @OnDavidsBrain 3 роки тому +159

      @@GinraiPrime666 Also lets face it there's undoubtedly some copyright issues involved with this whole thing since yeah Dante is owned by Capcom. But hey maybe if more people see Raidou maybe Atlus will be inspired to re-release the two Raidou games.

    • @GinraiPrime666
      @GinraiPrime666 3 роки тому +49

      @@OnDavidsBrain I wouldn't be too surprised if they're already planning to remaster the other MegaTen PS2 titles at this rate. It'll definitely be awesome if they do!

  • @azureblizzard721
    @azureblizzard721 4 роки тому +2517

    "Have I ever told you the definition...of insanity?"

    • @chainsawplayin
      @chainsawplayin 4 роки тому +143

      Insanity is doing the same fucking thing over and over again and expecting different results.

    • @kutsmacksolucas
      @kutsmacksolucas 4 роки тому +58

      @@chainsawplayin I don't know man. This video could also fit in the definition of insanity quite easily

    • @internalpain2046
      @internalpain2046 4 роки тому +17

      GabrielMaster721 Vaas wouldnt make it through this game

    • @CKarasu13
      @CKarasu13 4 роки тому +7

      @@chainsawplayin That's not the definition of insanity, man. Vaas is an idiot that sounds smart.

    • @chainsawplayin
      @chainsawplayin 4 роки тому +21

      @@CKarasu13 In context of this video and Far Cry 3, it fits perfectly.

  • @JawsFG_
    @JawsFG_ 4 роки тому +406

    Not buffing and debuffing in P3,P4 and P5:
    "Meh"
    Not buffing and debuffing in Nocturne:
    "I made a terrible misstake."

    • @mori518
      @mori518 3 роки тому +39

      It’s a bit annoying without buffs and Debuffs in persona 3 but it is more then manageable

    • @Knapperoni
      @Knapperoni 3 роки тому +12

      I was fine with a mostly attack only build on all my party members in P4G until the true final boss

    • @bruis1527
      @bruis1527 2 роки тому +13

      I use buffs in p3 and p5 but yeah they’re not necessary

    • @insertnamehere658
      @insertnamehere658 2 роки тому +5

      @@bruis1527 except for the twins, and especially for the cancer lavenza boss fight.

    • @bruis1527
      @bruis1527 2 роки тому +3

      @@insertnamehere658 those aren’t mandatory tho

  • @Light-vl6sr
    @Light-vl6sr 4 роки тому +3233

    This sounds miserable to do, and i haven’t even played the game before.
    Edit (October 2021): Back in July/August of this year, I played and finished the HD remaster of Nocturne on hard mode, and got the true demon ending. It’s not my favourite SMT game, but it’s definitely in my top 5.

    • @funninoriginal6054
      @funninoriginal6054 4 роки тому +265

      Miserable is an understatement

    • @jimmywalls2049
      @jimmywalls2049 4 роки тому +39

      Thats what i was thinking

    • @papasquat3882
      @papasquat3882 4 роки тому +160

      playing thorugh it for the first time right now on normal mode and I'm already struggling. Dont know how he does it

    • @starmaker75
      @starmaker75 4 роки тому +87

      The game is not hard, I just died by rng by like.....25 times.
      But seriously on normal it not too hard. After matador and use buffs and debuffs, your mostly good expect the true final boss and beelzebub if don’t have the magatma that null dark(which can be hard to find).

    • @michaelogara9056
      @michaelogara9056 4 роки тому +33

      I can think of something worse, doing a mixed build where you're str and magic can't be more than 1 apart

  • @FaeQueenCory
    @FaeQueenCory 4 роки тому +734

    I had a friend who decided that "buffs suck" so never used a -kaja or -undas....
    He thought that the Fates and the Assembly of Nihilo were the final boss and area.
    He was severely over leveled.

    • @josedeleon9273
      @josedeleon9273 3 роки тому +80

      In strange journey redux I was overleveled for the Mem aleph fight in New chaos because of shiva. I get to the new final boss and despite having high level demons, I would of died if I didn't spam antichthon and buff myself.

    • @ilovetweek000
      @ilovetweek000 3 роки тому +15

      did the same in persona 3 and devil survivor

    • @brotbrotsen1100
      @brotbrotsen1100 3 роки тому +29

      @@ilovetweek000 persona 3 Was my introduction to the franchise so i was completely ignorant about how i should play it. Basically did one fusion at the beginning and the resulting demon was pretty crap so i ignored the whole mechanic for the game.

    • @sayatullahkamalhasan3335
      @sayatullahkamalhasan3335 3 роки тому +10

      once, i got over level on one map, so i set the battle to auto. . and low lv mob kill me with mudo. . .that was on strange journey NDS i think

    • @tvgaming2132
      @tvgaming2132 3 роки тому +6

      @@brotbrotsen1100 so you did a no fuse run?

  • @rogercheetoofficial
    @rogercheetoofficial 4 роки тому +706

    The text; Pulinpa
    How nyarly reads it; ploopeena

    • @fishonmydish7774
      @fishonmydish7774 4 роки тому +104

      I thought I was going crazy since no one else mentioned it.

    • @samharman7732
      @samharman7732 4 роки тому +38

      I was listening to this and had to pause the video to make sure I hadn’t been reading wrong my whole life

    • @rogercheetoofficial
      @rogercheetoofficial 4 роки тому +92

      @@samharman7732 he makes excellent videos, but his pronunciation is a little patchy at times, I remember that he pronounced Cadenza as Cadneeza

    • @SproutFarms
      @SproutFarms 4 роки тому +73

      I'm starting to wonder if 90% of people making SMT videos are dyslexic or if it's just a lack of quality control.

    • @rogercheetoofficial
      @rogercheetoofficial 4 роки тому +34

      @@SproutFarms the weird thing is that the spelling has been consistent for every spell and name he's mispronounced since their introduction

  • @PotatoBrotato
    @PotatoBrotato 4 роки тому +1958

    Just a little notice, in hard mode you can't escape battles. In the tutorial area there should be a ghost that evaluates you for the difficulty you choose and when hard mode is selected he points that you choose the path of burden and that you won't be able to escape any battle

    • @tanten191
      @tanten191 4 роки тому +336

      Yeah, you could only escape with the smoke bomb and a skill. I spammed the fuck out of the skill with pisacaa at the last dungeon.

    • @keziahavila4827
      @keziahavila4827 4 роки тому +136

      @@tanten191 trafuri?

    • @tanten191
      @tanten191 4 роки тому +77

      @@keziahavila4827 ah yes! Forgot what it's called

    • @bookoostrikes
      @bookoostrikes 4 роки тому +116

      you can also escape if all demons are paralyzed/stunned or any status that prevents action

    • @ThereWasNoFreeName
      @ThereWasNoFreeName 4 роки тому +34

      @@tanten191 on a hardtype patch that skill is no more. Only smoke bombs.

  • @soka6732
    @soka6732 4 роки тому +693

    This sounds like hell
    Have fun

  • @sthxdnn1
    @sthxdnn1 4 роки тому +748

    Oh my god
    Okay, it’s happening
    Everybody stay calm

  • @l30ng62
    @l30ng62 4 роки тому +1452

    Alternative title:
    "How many times can you die in Nocturne"
    Seriously though you are both crazy and awesome. I have nothing but respect for you trying to do this.

    • @shawklan27
      @shawklan27 4 роки тому +8

      See! Quarantine isn't too bad after all!

    • @jenoyt1337
      @jenoyt1337 4 роки тому +13

      Me: **looks at title**
      Also me: Yes

    • @MCGamerEnergy
      @MCGamerEnergy 4 роки тому +4

      Wow thats the longest tittle i have seen.

  • @kingdomkey92
    @kingdomkey92 4 роки тому +388

    Seeing demi-fiend throw away 100k macca due to panic, crushed the hell outta my soul.

    • @Streetcleanergaming
      @Streetcleanergaming 10 місяців тому +8

      Maybe he thought bribery would be a valid strategy

  • @funninoriginal6054
    @funninoriginal6054 4 роки тому +553

    I swear that my eyes started crying the moment that i saw the title wtf

    • @shawklan27
      @shawklan27 4 роки тому +36

      *THE ABSOLUTE MADMAN!*

    • @kitfanboy
      @kitfanboy 4 роки тому +37

      Same! This is my favorite game, but this title gave me an aneurysm. This is the definition of masochism.

    • @averagechannelname9969
      @averagechannelname9969 4 роки тому +5

      Your eyes started crying? As opposed to what exactly?

    • @soundwaves8619
      @soundwaves8619 4 роки тому +7

      @@averagechannelname9969 You've heard of The Hills Have Eyes, now get ready for: The Eyes have Eyes!

    • @funninoriginal6054
      @funninoriginal6054 4 роки тому +4

      @@soundwaves8619
      Cant wait for the sequel, The Eyes Have Eyes 2: Eyeletric Boogaloo!

  • @taylorwinslette8061
    @taylorwinslette8061 4 роки тому +255

    “Can you beat SMT 3: Nocturne without buffs?”
    My immediate thoughts: “Why would you ever want to do this to yourself? I need to see this”

  • @theresistance6622
    @theresistance6622 4 роки тому +607

    Jokes on you. I can't even beat Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne.

    • @osdesinteligentes7946
      @osdesinteligentes7946 4 роки тому +87

      jokes on you, i can't play Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne.

    • @Erivyn
      @Erivyn 4 роки тому +3

      Os desinteligentes why

    • @nar233
      @nar233 4 роки тому +46

      @@Erivyn Probably doesn't have the console. Though emulation is always open

    • @Heroinedown
      @Heroinedown 4 роки тому +6

      PegaSmith It may look hard at first but once yo understand which magic to use against which enemies, it becomes a lot easier.

    • @cryguy0000
      @cryguy0000 4 роки тому +15

      It's only hard because of RNG moments. And the occasional poor matchup/team setup and magic attacks kinda being ass which most people wouldn't know. They're still useful, just not the best for pure damage

  • @unbubbletea
    @unbubbletea 4 роки тому +313

    There's no point in telling you this since you already beat the fights, but just to make life easier for everyone reading the comments looking to play this game: The Dominions and Powers for the White and Red Rider fights can be Stone Gazed making the fights infinitely easier. The Riders won't use Dragon Eye because they're still on the field but now the fiends have no one to support them. Focus all your attacks on the fiends then one shot the minions because they shatter.

    • @Sagragoth
      @Sagragoth 3 роки тому +3

      i didn't happen to have a dis for white rider but my senri's mute gaze worked just fine too

    • @rasya_hooman5359
      @rasya_hooman5359 3 роки тому +2

      I just drain their mp with daisoujou meditate

    • @kichiroumitsurugi4363
      @kichiroumitsurugi4363 2 роки тому +1

      @Manuel Yeah. Nor did I. But yes, Power and Virtue are both weak to Dark, and Stone Gaze is Dark

  • @alezarde211
    @alezarde211 4 роки тому +1944

    Nyarly: *Doesn’t use buffs*
    Literally every enemy: *DIE FOR ME*

    • @steeltalon937
      @steeltalon937 4 роки тому +36

      Alezarde me running through palaces with victory cry alice on ng+.

    • @dantemustdie00
      @dantemustdie00 4 роки тому +68

      Speaking of Alice, I always found it weird she wasn't in this game, even SMT NINE which came out earlier than this game had a larger amount of demons, didn't even bother to put Mara in his full form in here.

    • @ganon4688
      @ganon4688 4 роки тому +5

      Can't wait to see Lucifer

    • @lionofash7700
      @lionofash7700 4 роки тому +38

      Someone correct me but I believe this challenge is actually impossible on any higher difficulty because the endgame bosses do more damage than your max hp, so rakukaja is mandatory if you're not praying to dodge.

    • @steeltalon937
      @steeltalon937 4 роки тому +26

      Lionofash holy shit, I guess the game really does force buffs!

  • @ubermaster1
    @ubermaster1 4 роки тому +128

    It's not a question of "Can you", but "should you"
    Cause boy......why in the hell would you

    • @abidalmohimenrashed4524
      @abidalmohimenrashed4524 4 роки тому +6

      For Fun, Obviously

    • @apollyonnoctis1291
      @apollyonnoctis1291 4 роки тому +7

      He apparently is some kinda hyper masochist. This is the psychological equivalent of CBT, but you weren’t given a safe word. This is the spiritual equivalent of drinking acid and setting yourself on fire simultaneously. This is the very definition of insanity.

    • @sazechs_451
      @sazechs_451 3 роки тому +1

      To prove a point

  • @angel89legna
    @angel89legna 4 роки тому +223

    I don't think you actually NEED to keep that 1st Pixie with you. You only need to keep any demons that you get after fusing her with another demon. As long as you have the demons that had that Pixie as an 'ancestor' of sorts, then you'd still get that 'thing' near the end.

    • @mid-boss6461
      @mid-boss6461 3 роки тому +45

      That pixie is definitely easier to keep track of though.

    • @bobjohnson7148
      @bobjohnson7148 2 роки тому +18

      It's always the first demon listed in your roster, so it's not terribly difficult

    • @LoudWaffle
      @LoudWaffle 2 роки тому +15

      There's almost never any reason to delete demons from your roster anyways unless you recruited useless ones but can't get to a Cathedral of Shadows to fuse them up, and badly want to recruit something new in your current area.

    • @utswriter
      @utswriter 2 роки тому +8

      I always love that this is a thing though as it was one of the few games that rewarded a certain thing I always do. Which is never ever remove the first Ally/monster/whatever I get in any of these games. So that it rewarded me for keeping my original partner, who wasn't a Pixie anymore but I always made sure to keep track of what her current form was is great

    • @milesedgeworth3667
      @milesedgeworth3667 11 місяців тому

      If you used her in fusion then You need to Keep the Demon(s) who the First Pixie is a Component of

  • @shadexvii3975
    @shadexvii3975 4 роки тому +99

    I’m surprised Matador never went for his signature combo of charge and Andalusia

  • @Vinylmelody1517
    @Vinylmelody1517 4 роки тому +251

    Nyarlys weird pronunciations of some words is something I can never NOT notice. Pulinpa, matador etc.

    • @nullasenzanome9553
      @nullasenzanome9553 4 роки тому +51

      Matadors's is weird, but Pulinpa's is just wrong. He's saying Lupina or something like that, but honestly, who cares. The content is still very much enjoyable

    • @unique_mushroom
      @unique_mushroom 4 роки тому +4

      was looking for this comment lol

    • @Boyzby
      @Boyzby 3 роки тому +9

      @@nullasenzanome9553 If someone called me by the wrong name all the time, I'd get annoyed. It's natural to want it corrected.

    • @nullasenzanome9553
      @nullasenzanome9553 3 роки тому +43

      @@Boyzby Yeah, I don't think Pulinpa is going to get annoyed anytime soon though.

    • @redrix1787
      @redrix1787 2 роки тому +12

      That's how you're supposed to pronounce matador

  • @kingedgelord4726
    @kingedgelord4726 4 роки тому +316

    The madlad actually tried it, bro how masochistic are you???

    • @kingedgelord4726
      @kingedgelord4726 4 роки тому +12

      also what always got me through the riders when i fought them was the skill arid needle, it petrifies their summons and then i can focus on the riders instead.

    • @starmaker75
      @starmaker75 4 роки тому +39

      He a megami tensei fan, masochistic is being part of it.

    • @chainsawplayin
      @chainsawplayin 4 роки тому +3

      I think he has already done it before the talk with Fither.

    • @vile1755
      @vile1755 4 роки тому +20

      @@starmaker75 the m in megaten stands for masochism

  • @funhow123
    @funhow123 4 роки тому +32

    “the flames of the menorah of Soveregnty are flicking wildly” *Dear god no not with this challenge*

  • @rodolfocastaneda1052
    @rodolfocastaneda1052 4 роки тому +591

    Spoilers: There is no part two. He most likely just bashed his playstation in pure rage at this point.

  • @abelhighdive2130
    @abelhighdive2130 4 роки тому +176

    I think being killed by a Preta's critical hit sums up this run pretty well.

    • @yujiandou4658
      @yujiandou4658 4 роки тому +5

      Happened to me 5 times in a row

    • @Streetcleanergaming
      @Streetcleanergaming 10 місяців тому +3

      I've never played I want to but all these BS deaths make me feel like Uninstalling the game despite not owning it in the first place.

  • @8BitMisdreavus
    @8BitMisdreavus 4 роки тому +330

    Spoilers: That Focus-Divine Shot totally hit; it has a different camera angle on miss.
    Great job, man. Can't wait for part 2.

    • @angelovertim2360
      @angelovertim2360 4 роки тому +57

      I think the suspense is more about if he managed to kill him with it, but nice observation x)

    • @8BitMisdreavus
      @8BitMisdreavus 4 роки тому +27

      @@angelovertim2360 Fair and valid!

    • @milfmacron
      @milfmacron 4 роки тому +7

      But does it kill? That's the real question

  • @TheGreatLords
    @TheGreatLords 4 роки тому +155

    you can't flee from battles on hard mode, only way to do that is with smoke balls or the skill trafuri

    • @straymerodach4713
      @straymerodach4713 4 роки тому +23

      dont worry, Nocturne is kind, you cant escape battles on Hard so the option is completely grayed out and unavailable, you cant even try. Unlike say Digital Devil Saga 2, where escape chance is low but escape isnt grayed out, so you can forfeit all your turns to try and escape, and if you fail to escape, you just gave the enemy 1 full round to punch the shit out of you

    • @JunearkCinccino
      @JunearkCinccino 4 роки тому +4

      @@straymerodach4713 Wrong, you can try to escape on Hard.

    • @xXSamir44Xx
      @xXSamir44Xx 4 роки тому +18

      @@straymerodach4713 Did you miss the part in the video where he tried to escape and it didn't work?

  • @thrasher698
    @thrasher698 4 роки тому +99

    No, Nyarly, the Virtues are vulnerable to ailments. You'd have had infinitely more luck trying to stone them since they're weak to Death. Works great with the Powers too

    • @paulstillman4949
      @paulstillman4949 4 роки тому +10

      He's gonna have so much fun with Pale Rider and his Loas, unless he gets somebody Dekunda

  • @SAGENT2
    @SAGENT2 Рік тому +20

    Y’know I only realized this just now but it’s kind of hilarious that the Solo/Hard/TDE challenge is so well-known by now that it’s got a bunch of dedicated videos and it’s own guide on GameFAQs but beating the game with a full party and no buffs is so unthinkable that this is one of the first times it’s really come up

  • @GameBooAdvancePlus
    @GameBooAdvancePlus 3 роки тому +98

    Your nocturne early game improves greatly if you start out doing a magic Demi-Fiend and then pretend that you never invested in magic at all the second Focus/Divine Shot becomes available. (never go past 10 magic)

    • @kichiroumitsurugi4363
      @kichiroumitsurugi4363 3 роки тому +7

      Agreed. It's what I did myself

    • @isenokami7810
      @isenokami7810 Рік тому +3

      I actually went for the physical build immediately and I was fine. You might have low level skills, but the build itself carries it until you get the better ones. And then it just kills everything.

  • @AnotherStatsGuy
    @AnotherStatsGuy 4 роки тому +46

    "You're like a toddler in a wheelchair trying to take on the New England Patriots."
    It's entirely possible that that line ages poorly in the post-Brady era.

  • @ace-trainer-aj
    @ace-trainer-aj 4 роки тому +26

    When seeking the thrill of death is not hard enough...

  • @Kafka_Garezerra
    @Kafka_Garezerra 3 роки тому +65

    Man...I didn't know that Thor had Diarama.
    I fear that Atlus will make one of the bosses in SMT5 have Diarahan

  • @randomsonicvideos123
    @randomsonicvideos123 4 роки тому +376

    Great.
    Now Nuzlocke an SMT.

    • @Fizz-Q
      @Fizz-Q 4 роки тому +58

      HOW TO BE A GOD

    • @KillEmo8
      @KillEmo8 4 роки тому +48

      that's actually very easy if you farm some demons through talk, use them as fodder for stronger demons with the right skills and buff your way to the end with zero extra xp as some demons come with high levels and stats by default
      or do you mean a run with ONLY 'talk' demons where fusion is not permitted?

    • @uberlephrad8218
      @uberlephrad8218 4 роки тому +17

      @@KillEmo8 Damn, that would be pure suffering.

    • @anenemystand5582
      @anenemystand5582 4 роки тому +1

      What counts as a route?

    • @yujiandou4658
      @yujiandou4658 4 роки тому +1

      @@anenemystand5582 each area on the map prob, or the entire room where there can be encounters.

  • @BlancOtaku
    @BlancOtaku 4 роки тому +18

    Shoutouts to the Chronicle version getting an HD port, dating this video to hell.

  • @VendreadMike95
    @VendreadMike95 4 роки тому +18

    "Welcome to the Salty Spitoon, how tough are ya?"

  • @cooperbrown5392
    @cooperbrown5392 3 роки тому +39

    I don't even own this game, but there is something about this video series that keeps bringing me back to watch it. It's truly special.

  • @DeezN464
    @DeezN464 4 роки тому +56

    "There's no difference" Raidou comes with Pierce, that's a big difference i think

    • @isenokami7810
      @isenokami7810 Рік тому

      Given the reveal of just how similar Dante and Raidou truly are with the third part of this run, makes me wonder what Dante has instead of Pierce.

    • @Shiratto
      @Shiratto Рік тому +1

      @@isenokami7810Well in the hd version of the game he does have pierce

    • @isenokami7810
      @isenokami7810 Рік тому

      @@Shiratto Guess that makes sense. Now that he’s DLC, it’d suck to pay for the worse character.
      Though, it’s funny: I should like Dante more, since I’ve actually played DMC but I haven’t played Devil Summoner. Yet somehow I think Raidou is cool regardless, enough for me to be perfectly fine taking him over Dante.

    • @Shiratto
      @Shiratto Рік тому

      @@isenokami7810 As someone who grew up around both Megaten’s PS2 era and DMC (primarily played DMC till I got older) I can totally see the appeal of both.
      For me I really wanted to complete the experience I had with the ps2 version and Dante since I was late playthrough when the remaster got announced and I also wanted to hear his voice acting.

  • @jayloner5950
    @jayloner5950 4 роки тому +42

    "Man, this puzzle is so long that two of my demons *EVOLVED* !"

  • @minato1048
    @minato1048 3 роки тому +9

    Ah, so this is what happens when someone goes to hell
    So I suppose you at least go to heaven or are reborn when you finally beat it

  • @Em-yd3sn
    @Em-yd3sn 4 роки тому +155

    I’ve been waiting for this 👀

    • @Demi-Joker
      @Demi-Joker 4 роки тому +39

      A K I H I K O W O U L D L I K E T O K N O W Y O U R L O C A T I O N

    • @Em-yd3sn
      @Em-yd3sn 4 роки тому +2

      NOT SiIvaGunner lol

    • @fishactivation5087
      @fishactivation5087 4 роки тому +19

      Didja see that, Shinji?

    • @Em-yd3sn
      @Em-yd3sn 4 роки тому +1

      Fish Activation 👀

    • @sugoiboyxl8345
      @sugoiboyxl8345 4 роки тому +2

      👀👊

  • @nore5888
    @nore5888 4 роки тому +74

    Obligatory Featuring Dante From Devil May Cry joke

  • @TwistedBananaProductions
    @TwistedBananaProductions 4 роки тому +8

    27:26 I remember when my apartment ceiling got water damage once, it looked just like the 2nd Kalpa.

  • @gus_0065
    @gus_0065 Рік тому +4

    nyarly: i'm not gonna spoil why the matador fight is so hard just yet for those that haven't played the game
    nyarly: so this is lucifer

  • @genericname2593
    @genericname2593 4 роки тому +42

    I just hope smt strange journey redux without fusing is next
    Edit: why would anybody pick someone else over Dante also known as the gay cowboy

    • @dantemustdie00
      @dantemustdie00 4 роки тому +5

      Raidou and Dante are just about equal in skills, tgo I believe Raidou has the advantage if Pierce.

    • @genericname2593
      @genericname2593 4 роки тому +9

      @@dantemustdie00 that may be true but he isnt funny and thats all that matters

    • @cryguy0000
      @cryguy0000 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah, he's motherfuckin Dante. Who wouldn't want him terrorizing you in the third kalpa

  • @mpghappiness
    @mpghappiness 4 роки тому +138

    I did a no buff/debuff run a few weeks ago, it was pretty fun (it's on my channel if you're curious). I'm a bit confused on some of your strategies (for example, why not use Iyomante magatama for Daisoujou and Mizuchi?), but its cool to see some of the route differences. I didn't bother with TDE since Lucy will require way too much luck grinding; I wish you luck with that.

  • @monkeykingw
    @monkeykingw 3 роки тому +28

    Worst thing about MegaTen: Aliment Moves missing when the enemy is immune to them.
    Since honestly, unless you're so jaded that you figure Aliments will never work or you just give up, chances are that someone will attempt to inflict the status a number of times to no results.
    Seriously, just have it say "Blocked" or something to that effect instead of giving a false hope that it might work

    • @RinaShinomiyaVal
      @RinaShinomiyaVal 3 роки тому +1

      Not a MegaTen game but Digimon Cyber Sleuth does that. Feels weird when I switch between Cyber Sleuth/Hackers Memory and MegaTen games as I get used to how Digimon handles it.

    • @espurrseyes42
      @espurrseyes42 3 роки тому +11

      There's literally a resistance called Void/Null (along with Repel and Drain), and you can have Ailments as a whole Nulled with a certain Magatama. There's no reason why it can't just say "Null" if you use an Ailment on an Ailment-Immune enemy. The only excuse I can think of is that Ailment isn't an attack type, rather something typically tied to Curse, Mind, and Nerve attacks (a good amount of which don't do damage and are JUST ailment moves).

    • @IsaacClodfelter
      @IsaacClodfelter 2 роки тому +3

      @@espurrseyes42 I have no clue if this is true but if I had to guess the game runs rolls the die for if the ailment hits before checking immunities, resulting in all the misses that should just be null, then if you hit you get the immune damage result.
      This has upset me as well because it has killed me in boss fights before.

  • @TheAsheron
    @TheAsheron 3 роки тому +11

    You said “You get a call from Lucifer” so casually

  • @imjustagirlnotathreat2289
    @imjustagirlnotathreat2289 4 роки тому +93

    Not sure what to call this: immense stupidity or immense dedication 😂
    One thing for sure, it's gonna be super entertaining for us.

  • @nick0875
    @nick0875 3 роки тому +10

    As steep as the difficulty curve is for Nocturne, I did find myself enjoying the heavy focus on buffs and debuffs as well as how a turn can be reused if a critical hit is made or weakness is attacked.

  • @lowhp_comic
    @lowhp_comic 4 роки тому +11

    Cant wait to see your next video: Can You Beat Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne *(REMAKE WOO)* Without Buffs? (Part 1)

  • @cidredwood6170
    @cidredwood6170 4 роки тому +25

    Nyarly: I decided to say eff it
    Ryuji: I sense a disturbance in the for(real)ce

  • @yasahana4447
    @yasahana4447 4 роки тому +15

    8:50 Haven't finished the video but um. Just wanted to say on hard mode you have a 0% chance of escaping without items hence why you could never run away

  • @TehReasoning
    @TehReasoning 3 роки тому +10

    "That's hell your walking into"
    Guy who played Nocturne without buffs/debuffs

  • @aiden52786
    @aiden52786 4 роки тому +14

    A few weeks ago when I saw this, I got the courage to give the game another try after I decided to put it down out of difficulty. I stopped playing at Matador, but watching you suffer without using buffs helped me realize that I should be able to beat the game with buffs. Currently, I’ve made it just past the fairy part and I hope I can finish the game. Good luck in part 2!

    • @Pendji
      @Pendji Рік тому

      "They did, in fact, not beat it"

  • @Bragdolius
    @Bragdolius 4 роки тому +39

    When you hear the song go:
    "We'll sacrifice the son of Heaven!
    "
    "Man's greatest glimpse of fire red!"
    It means this run

  • @HoneySyrupp
    @HoneySyrupp 4 роки тому +10

    Jack frost is like the pikachu of SMT
    He's my little babbbyyyy

  • @nickhalfmann8397
    @nickhalfmann8397 4 роки тому +8

    The SMT challenge runs are so interesting to watch. Keep up the good work, sir!

  • @christhechilled
    @christhechilled 4 роки тому +5

    This is a good video to watch during this hard time. Can't wait for part two.

  • @minaly22
    @minaly22 4 роки тому +23

    Hi nyarly, as someone who beats hardtype (the even harder, modded version of nocturne) I suggest you try and grind more. Max health is very important in hard difficulty, and also you should try and fuse life bonus and things like that, as well as life drain and elemental resistances.
    You can find life drain with Incubus and Succubus. You might think Daisoujou with meditation will do, but actually you can use life drain on others to give you more opportunities to deal damage. Only two demons were hit? Well, let them use life drain for chip damage and heal themselves, and Daisoujou can just hit enemy too since he doesn't need to spend the turn to heal.
    Elemental resistances in general, even if its only "Res" and not null or repel, is still excellent because reduced damage means more breathing room. And since you're in the fourth kalpa already, I think its also possible to fuse some null elements too. (Also, I think kikuri-hime has anti-ailment as one of her skills? Maybe you can do a fusion chain to let others learn it.

  • @taku-ruki
    @taku-ruki 4 роки тому +8

    fun fact. the first 2 rider minions are weak to stone. so since they cant move and he cant call new ones its just wasted turns on their side.

  • @zilch0
    @zilch0 3 роки тому +6

    Small note, from what i understand, petrification does work on the virtues and most other rider summons except black rider's legions.

  • @swordlink96
    @swordlink96 4 роки тому +2

    Just started watching your videos a week or two ago and i have been waiting for your next challenge.
    Keep up the good work.

  • @s4ad0wpi
    @s4ad0wpi 4 роки тому +28

    8:49
    You DO realize one of the things Hard Mode does is make it impossible to retreat from battles, right?

  • @_TeslaGoStream
    @_TeslaGoStream 4 роки тому +22

    I remember fighting Mara and she ran out of MP lmao cuz she was too busy healing herself due to how much damage I kept dealing xD it took like a good 30 mins or so tho but hey at least I won

  • @ethenhoober459
    @ethenhoober459 4 роки тому +11

    Pour one out for Nyarly...
    I mean, he isn't dead YET, but its just a matter of time at this point.

  • @nintonintendo1
    @nintonintendo1 4 роки тому

    I never played this game but your enterteining voice, enterteining commentary, and very detailed explanation of your strategies and your turns makes this an EXTREMELY enjoyable video. Amazing job!

  • @awkwardautomata1020
    @awkwardautomata1020 4 роки тому +1

    I’ve been obsessed with ur videos lately bro. Keep up the great content!

  • @lorenzocampici7885
    @lorenzocampici7885 4 роки тому +5

    Smt: Nocturne, now sorta featuring Dante from the devil may cry series

  • @dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668
    @dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668 4 роки тому +137

    Raidou would have made slightly more sense as a boss than some random dude who likes pizza.
    I think you meant Kawamommy*
    If you don't have Pixie in your party at all times, you deserve whatever comes to you.

    • @calebgoodman2076
      @calebgoodman2076 4 роки тому +5

      Dolphinboi I think Dante and the Demi-fiend are both designed by Kazuma so it sort of makes sense. I agree that Raidou is a better match however.

    • @cypher838
      @cypher838 4 роки тому +1

      @@calebgoodman2076 I would like a version of the game with every addiction from all the versions of the game

    • @abidalmohimenrashed4524
      @abidalmohimenrashed4524 4 роки тому +1

      How tho when the guy was living in the past? Haven't you played any Devil Summoner game? And Even though I haven't played the 1st game, the 2nd title looks better aka Raidou Kuzunoha vs Soulless Army, or Raidou Kuzunoha vs King Abaddon, the king Abaddon version is a sequel to the previous one, and currently am playing the soulless army version, an Action Shin Megami Tensei Title, the game is just amazing 10+ hours in and I can tell already why would atlus favor him instead of any other smt protagonist.

    • @calebgoodman2076
      @calebgoodman2076 4 роки тому +9

      abidalmohimen Rashed Dante isn’t even from the same universe. Also in SMT3 Chronicles Raidou has an ending cutscene where he returns to his world and types about the events in the Vortex World. Something they never did for Dante.

    • @Shiratto
      @Shiratto Рік тому +1

      @@calebgoodman2076 Considering it’s DMC 2 Dante one can assume he got into some portal shenanigans during his journey through hell at the end and got out the same way he got out in his own series.

  • @reformeddoomer6777
    @reformeddoomer6777 4 роки тому

    Thanks for this. I always love watching those types of videos.

  • @LVArcher
    @LVArcher 4 роки тому

    Really enjoying this series. Just wanted to say thanks for the content during quarantine.

  • @mareczek00713
    @mareczek00713 4 роки тому +9

    It's...beatable, I actually suffered greatly completing the game blindly after Persona 3 and, arguable, buffs/debuffs were less busted in personas.

  • @calebbowsman822
    @calebbowsman822 3 роки тому +16

    Me coming back to this series for the 5th+ time because I’m playing through nocturne casually and got genuinely lost

  • @SoulRoukaiYT
    @SoulRoukaiYT 20 днів тому +1

    41:52 That to be continued meme at the end always gets me. 😂

  • @chaosmark101
    @chaosmark101 4 роки тому

    You absolute madman Nyarly! Can't wait to watch this tonight!

  • @AmeshaSpentaArmaiti
    @AmeshaSpentaArmaiti 4 роки тому +146

    AKA: how my dumb kid self tried playing before giving up because I thought the game broken.
    not poorly balanced, mind you, literally broken. I thought a light scratch on the disc was why it was so hard.
    edit: I think you mispronounced Louis Cyph- oh I get it!

    • @artofthepossible7329
      @artofthepossible7329 4 роки тому +3

      Ummm I have no words to describe how bad that logic is.

    • @AmeshaSpentaArmaiti
      @AmeshaSpentaArmaiti 4 роки тому +32

      @@artofthepossible7329 that's kid logic for you.

    • @Dong_Harvey
      @Dong_Harvey 3 роки тому +2

      I have a Mega Man X PlayStation game disc that has a scratch and one of the bosses literally skips as he loads in and breaks the game...
      Damn you Kaneko!

    • @thatguyinthecorner4648
      @thatguyinthecorner4648 3 роки тому +5

      @@artofthepossible7329 Some of the old dragon quests become much easier if the console is physically hot, so a scratch screwing with a game's numbers isn't unthinkable

  • @Exotic__DX
    @Exotic__DX 4 роки тому +12

    Just got nocturne the other day and have been an absolute blast playing through it. Love how the game doesn't hold your hand at all, it's wonderful. However, to keep myself as blind as possible, I won't be able to watch this series until I'm done with my first playthrough. Can't wait to come back and watch your descent into madness with this challenge!

    • @Exotic__DX
      @Exotic__DX 4 роки тому

      @Retendo it's my first smt game so I went for normal.

  • @jaycalibre609
    @jaycalibre609 4 роки тому

    Long awaited and very welcomed! Let's see more please?!? Loving the content

  • @T.A.I.H.O.U
    @T.A.I.H.O.U 4 роки тому +1

    I have never fully played this game but this is so interesting to watch! Thank you!

  • @NetJetMichael-A.H.1449
    @NetJetMichael-A.H.1449 4 роки тому +9

    Raidou it's actually more of an improved version of Dante instead of a character that pretty much has the same moveset as Dante with a different animation.
    The movesets are sure similar but there is subtle differences that makes the character a lot better like Raidou's Raidou the Aeon, Passive skill that Multiplies equipper's all damage dealt by 1.5 and all physical/
    phys-almighty attacks bypass target's most resistances except for repel.
    Outright a superior version of Son's Oath that has Physical Pierce basically making Raidou actually useful for endgame bosses including Lucifer.
    Weird how the Shin Megami Tensei Wiki translated his moveset yet I it was translated before someone actually translated the final version of Nocturne?

  • @NeviTheLettyFan
    @NeviTheLettyFan 4 роки тому +3

    40:21 I laughed so hard
    Your way of communicating everything in the video is so entertaining, will definitely check more from you
    Thank you for trying this, keep rejecting gods

  • @yanomamo89
    @yanomamo89 4 роки тому

    I was so exciting that this video finally came out that only at the end did I notice the (Part 1). Oh boy hope the runs goes well.

  • @parkerheal7049
    @parkerheal7049 2 роки тому +1

    Let me say, I’ve seen all four of these videos through at least 4 times and I’ve even beaten nocturne twice myself, but these never fail to entertain me, Great videos as always Nyarly

  • @Fireburner-sr2pm
    @Fireburner-sr2pm 4 роки тому +3

    let goooo ive been waiting for this

  • @njalsand133
    @njalsand133 3 роки тому +6

    Stone gaze works wonders on virtue and the other angels, the skelly monk is a true pain to fight. Unlike any other fiend and boss I've encountered

  • @saten257
    @saten257 4 роки тому +2

    Oh shit, its finally here!

  • @SoulUnion
    @SoulUnion Рік тому +1

    God, I can't believe I still keep coming back to this. I know the Arsene only run isn't happening, but I miss these runs

  • @stinkiest
    @stinkiest 3 роки тому +5

    i saw the title and actually said "oh god why would you" out loud

  • @Diurdii
    @Diurdii 4 роки тому +8

    "Can You Beat Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne Without Buffs? "
    *I CHALLENGE YOU TO A DUEL*

  • @ProtoZaru
    @ProtoZaru 3 роки тому +1

    I just got finished with my first true demon ending run of nocturne and I wanted to thank you for introducing me to this amazing series. Dante being in nocturne made me interested in smt in the first place, but you made me appreciate this series far more than I ever imagined. Now excuse me while I go rewatch the smt5 trailer for the tenth time

  • @zelotez7017
    @zelotez7017 4 роки тому

    been counting the days for part 2. I think that's a testament to how much I enjoyed this lol

  • @goldsocks9999
    @goldsocks9999 3 роки тому +5

    I started playing p5 again using buffs/debuffs and oh my god it changed everything

    • @BitchChill
      @BitchChill 3 роки тому +1

      I'm currently doing P5R challenge where I'm only allowed to use female Orpheus Picaro and Tarukaja helped me a bit

  • @azulisblue331
    @azulisblue331 4 роки тому +3

    I think that's how Civit play any jrpg game

    • @pokedude720
      @pokedude720 4 роки тому

      Who?

    • @azulisblue331
      @azulisblue331 4 роки тому +5

      @@pokedude720 a dude that made one of those "Everything wrong" type of videos, about persona 5, he 'draged' the combat system, but he didn't use any of the buffs and debuffs on the game, and couldn't use the weakness system..... He just sucked at the game, and was so salty about it, that he made a 5 hour vid about it

    • @azulisblue331
      @azulisblue331 3 роки тому +2

      @Aria Khalaji he really didn't, I don't think P5 is a perfect game, however (and I'm talking about only the gameplay part here) he didn't understand how the game worked, he contradicted himself throughout the vid and really most of his arguments for me were really nitpicking, that for me really weren't problems when I played. He doesn't have to like it he can even hate the game, but during his video he used his opinion as a fact, as if everyones experience was the same as his. Those were the main problems I had with his video, other than that it's okay, if not a bit to long lol.

  • @MangoghTV
    @MangoghTV 3 роки тому

    Excellent video, excellent ending :D Gonna watch the next part now

  • @sonicdevil
    @sonicdevil 4 роки тому

    When I saw the thumbnail on my recommendations i instantly clicked and watched all the way to the end, I'm happy to see you finally able to do the big challenge that been hyped up for a while. I also, while knowing nothing if the SMT thing with Raidou, do think he's cooler than dante bc he's another demon summoner and those animations are pretth neat. I love the roundabout in the end, and Im already guessing how it went but we'll see. Keep up the great work and good luck with future challenges