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Grading in smt don't work you have to make a team alos the combat is important also the characters in smt are blot Davis the world building is the important thing and the world is how smt telling there stories very different style of story telling and I understand that not everybody going to like it I that make your experience better thanks if you read this
Hey wood, as someone who beat smtV and has experience with other entries in the series, you should try experimenting with different demons and essences, the game tells you before the boss that he uses fire skills, which should be your indicator for getting demons that nullify that type, grinding in smt is usually never the answer to a fight it's more about team composition to create a team specifically to tackle a certain challenge, have fun!
@@Pinewoodcar3490 hours, i take my sweeeeeet time with games so take my time as like the longest someone can take, I usually explore every inch of every map to find everything and really think about my team in the cathedral of shadows, i also completed every sidequest including beating Shiva, so maybe that's why but I've commonly seen people beat it in 60 or so.
I found that putting the hydra to sleep as well as having for resist worked well. I'm playing on hard and have had to grind a lot so far but still loving it
The reason why SMT seems so hard is because you play it completely different from most rpgs. You don't ever really have to grind. You build your party to counter the boss you're fighting. Play the battle once then figure out their attacks/weaknesses, demon fuse/select gear, and come back. If you don't, you're going to get wiped. Hope this helps!
Exactly, use the spy glass item if you want to know what its week against and use the corresponding moves. The game isnt a grind, its more a puzzle what is the best suited team for the boss with weaknesses vs strenghts. I managed to beat the first boss on my second try and my team wasnt that high. I just used the most effective move against the boss. And if you have trouble with this one…..wait whats in store later in the game…..🥲😈
As a person who started with SMTV, I found that the way to progress is literally to continue changing your team and fusing better demons. All about adaptation and I love it.
@@WavyVaporizers Or find hidden weapons that trivialize certain boss fights. I've played just SMT IV, and I loved it because I never had to grind a single level.
SMT V is an amazing RPG and I recommend any jrpg fans or anyone who likes pokemon or monster hunter stories give it a shot. Also for waifu connoisseurs you can make a party of demon waifus so if that doesn’t motivate you idk what will
@@novustalks7525 I'd like hear what makes you think the game is rubbish. Have you even played the game? If so, what is the second boss in the diet building of Tokyo?
Yep, you played SMT "wrong". You got to the boss too soon, two hours is not enough to have explored the first area well enough by that point. You're also not supposed to grind at all, the XP you gain is mainly from subquests and exploration, which is always enough to overcome the bosses entirely. Clear the abscesses, do everything in the area, find a bunch of Miman... and most importantly, build your team around the boss' weaknesses and attacks. Grinding is an absolute last resort if you've got literally 0 money or something.
I admit that I did grind a little bit just to prepare myself with mainly the slimes but even after that the first big Boss really did make it really tough and destroyed half my team.
No SMT V is not grindy, that's a trap for the unwary. You need to get into the mechanics of the game, the demon fusions and understanding weaknesses and bonuses in combat, to really "get good" at it, you customize you're character and demon party to whatever you're fighting. Once you do it's actually kinda easy. Trying to build a party like it's a typical JRPG is what leads to frustration, making a party that's kinda good at everything but not great at anything just doesn't work.
The problem is that people try to brute force it like they would do with something like Final Fantasy. It's just about understanding the mechanics. The only reason to grind is to unlock new demon fusions, which can be done naturally
SMT V is my game of the year and my favorite JRPG on Switch. It is the rare case of a game being announced waaaayyy too early and yet turning out amazing.
SMT is not like other traditional RPGs, it’s not about grinding, it’s about adapting to the different situations. Change your Team, your Weaknesses and Resistances. It’s not about grinding for hours it’s about knowing what the boss does and adapting to exploit the weaknesses and cover your own. Hope it helps Wood :) Really wanna see you enjoying this game, even if it’s a challenge.
Griding doesn't really work in SMT you should try to get a team that resists what the boss uses and you should try to change your essences (you can do it in essence fusion) it's ok to have some of your party members not resist it just remember that if MC is weak to dark or light he can be instakilled, during the big shiny attacks try using dampeners (they're in shop and negate an attack for the entire party) if your whole party doesn't negate the attack. Remember to use spyglasses it gives you the information on resistances and attacks of bosses. Oh and I nearly forgotten sleep/charm/seal are super useful in this game you can stop hydra from attacking at all before 2nd phase by spamming one of those at the end of your turns
But hey the good part is that this series eliminates the need to grind for levels and is more focused on building a party suited for a challenge Edit: You can cheese like half the bosses using the sleep thing and if the enemy has a healer on their team when charmed they will heal and buff your party for free
Perfect explanation, the first boss honestly reminds me of SMT3 Matador in checking if you know how to buff/debuff as well as if you know how to use dampeners as they are dirt cheap and you can hold 3. The hydra is also a check in party building and the importance of essences.
@@jay616 it just means find demon who resist the boss element attack and demon that can attack their weakness and switching your essence for your attributes and skills and that you dont need to grind if you have all of those before you fight the boss
As my first SMT V and jumping into with the Hard difficulty, I finished the game in about 60 hours as I was enjoying the world building and what not. Never did i need to grind as side quest give you so much EXP. I have now defeated Demi-Fiend and beat the secret boss. I love this game and love the support it’s getting in comments!
I just love hearing Wood gush over Metroid Dread. The game doesn't push boundaries or anything but it's just so fun and satisfying to play, especially as a classic Metroid fan. It's basically the sequel to Fusion that we always wanted, albeit with some divisive design decisions. I hear people complain about the controls, the EMMIs, the graphics, the music, and the difficulty, but all of it worked for me.
Agreed, seriously was looking for his Metroid dread review a week ago and then decided if he didn't review it maybe it is crap, lol. I guess he just didn't have time so maybe I'll get it later this year.
@@alleriodrone yeah Mann was surprised he didn’t review it but yeah it’s a great game. I took 21 hours to complete it but I had to complete 100% and explore every area just cause it was so good and took me back to my super Metroid days. Was one of the games that I literally didn’t jump to another game till I finished it.
This is why you should inform yourself from various sources instead of trusting only one youtuber. Wood is playing it with the wrong approach, so don't worry about the game being bad, its great actually. You just have to strategize around weaknesses and be constantly buffing your team and debuffing bosses.
Dude, you played smt v so wrong haha. Easily my game of the year. Smt is all about adapting, finding patterns and overcoming. You can build yourself around boss abilities. Meaning if the boss hits null he loses two turns. Hopefully you can try it again some day. Also shin megami tensei was a thing many years before pokemon.
Metroid Dread is such a masterpiece. I definitely am for more lore exploration done. Can Nintendo please release a lore book like they did with Zelda years back?? Metroid really needs it.
Next Zelda needs to be like the old school ones - with actual dungeons and dungeon items. I didn’t care for Breath of the Wild because it lacked that traditional Zelda feel.
Dread is by far my GOTY. It means a lot to me because it struck the same chord Super Metroid did over 2 decades ago when I was a kid. Samus Returns was ok, but it just fell short of that standard (AM2R did M2 infinitely better, imho), but Dread hit it virtually flawlessly. In a day and age where 2d is deemed second class, the fact this game manages to not only stand out but also iterate heavily on the genre and make it to so many GOTY lists is quite an accomplishment.
Yea to be fair smt is known for being one of the harder jrpgs out there. Word of advice think less on grinding and more on strategizing around the bosses attacks qnd weaknesses, smt isn't really a grindy game since most exp comes from side quest and progressing through the game, rarely did I ever need to grind. It was only when I went for the true ending that I needed to grind because of one specific side quest needed to get that ending. So focus on making better demons and exploring the world and you should be good. The moment the gameplay mechanics click with you the game will become that much more fun.
Wood, with SMT5 you can use dampners (poison, lightening, fire, etc.) which mean every time a boss tries to one shot you, you laugh at them when their move is blocked. Also you can give your main character invulnerability to each bosses main special attack once you figure it out. For instance i destroyed a particularly hard boss second try by choosing monsters with resistance for fire and physical attacks, and making my mc just block fire. Check the shadow place with silver woman at save points and learn how everything there works, then you'll be fine 👍 Also learn how the critical attack system works; each monster which does a critical hit or attacks an opponents weakness will give you an extra turn. Also every time you get to a certain level check which monsters you can fuse together to make better monsters & make sure you keep the best moves from your old monsters
SMT V is hard but it isn't that hard what you say... You need utilize all the mechanics of the game to progress. You need understand the whole game relatively fast to progress.
@FuckOuttaHere I think the hardest part is to understand each boss at the beginning of the battle they weakness and your weaknesses and later maybe change your own weaknesses. Because once the main protagonist is down is game over so this is the most important part. I mostly would use the item to discover the weaknesses of each boss what can be easily purchased. There are most gemplay mechanics you should utilize like buff, debuff, demon fusion, using the collectible items in the shadow world to get permanent buffs through the game... But I think one of the most important parts in a boss battle are element weaknesses because if your main protagonist is weak to a certain boss element skill and he hits you is mostly a one shoot unless you play on easy mode. I finished the game at normal mode and I had a lot of fun.
SMT5 has a system that lets you set affinities for the main character and also teach allies including the MC new moves. So the strat for the Hydra and many bosses would be to make it so your MC is resistant or able to block the element of attacks the Hydra does and that your allies all have attacks that can target the Hydra's weakness.
SMT5 is tough but if you understand that buffing your team, and using items properly are essential during boss fights, they become trivial. I swear in reality they aren't much more difficult than persona boss fights
That was your problem with SMTV. You weren't supposed to be 2 hours in for the first boss. The game is not about grinding. You have to experiment with the demons and abilities you have. Recruit and fuse new ones. Abuse the weakness and resistances to get more turns. Use buffs and debuffs. I was about 5 hours into the game before even reaching the first boss. There's no many places and sidequests to do
With SMT5, I think the problem is that you're approaching it like you would any other RPG, "Buffs and ailments are useless, just grrind levels". With SMT, it's the opposite, you always want to be taking advantage of buffs and debuffs and instead of grinding, it's really more about fusing demons if anything. I think that's also what makes it hard for newcomers, because while being familiar with JRPGs might be a plus, it also can give you the misconception that those same principles apply here, which they don't always.
I'm not ashamed to admit that I play SMT V in casual mode. I find that mode is easy enough but challenging too at the same time that can still defeat you if you're not careful. Anyway I'm at the age where it's more important for me to actually enjoy the game without me wasting too much time to learn "how it was supposed to be played".. they put the difficulty settings there for a reason, it's not like you are entering cheatcodes or something. P.S. stock up on Spyglass, straight away use it on new enemies you encounter to find out they weaknesses and exploit it. That item is cheap and especially useful and it will make your life easy
In college, a friend got me into Persona games. I played them in Japanese, but I didn’t understand a lot about the game because I skimmed the dialogue and didn’t know the kanji characters for all the weaknesses, etc. I played most of P3 and P4 and never managed to get past certain bosses towards the end, so I always had to stop playing. Then I played Persona 5 in English (Japanese voices) and it was so much easier. I also had learned that fusions and gaining abilities and switching personas was super important, and I had never really cared about that before. I also went into the game on Safe mode because I didn’t want the game to frustrate me to the point of giving up because I love the franchise and the story so much. I beat Persona 5 and then did a new game + and then played P5 Royal recently. I’m so glad I played on Easy and I’m glad I followed guides to an extent because it showed me which abilities I’d need, and a lot of the time, they aren’t obvious and you need particular fusions. I’m excited to play SMT V and I hope Wood goes back to it after reading these comments and realizes there is a lot of strategy involved. Pokemon games you can kind of get through just by grinding, but the SMT games and Persona games are more about abilities and fusions and you never really need to grind, which I prefer now. There is NO SHAME in playing games on easy mode!!! I’m a busy mom and my few hours of freedom should be spent relaxing and having fun and I don’t have hours and hours to play games on normal like I used to, depending on the game.
Seeing that SMTV is hard really excites me. I like to break jrpgs in half by overgriding and getting insane things, like in ff7 I got Omnislash in the first disc just for the satisfaction of oneshoting the boss, I've never played a megaten before except for the digital devil saga so I'm not sure how to compare this. As far as I can tell from the comments this is really more about adapting than grinding so I'm excited to see how to try and one up the game. Currently I have this and Nocturne ordered.
I found the game very easy sadly. (SO FAR, half way through, I think) After hearing SMT is so hard, I had my hopes up, I guess if you don't know how turn based games or JRPG in general work it would be hard. Still, its probably my favorite turn based game, i like the idea of having to fuse demons all the time and constantly change your party. It's really fresh and makes you more likely to experiment!
Finally I’ve heard someone saying they don’t like the art style of the diamond and pearl remakes! Honestly I wasn’t convinced on the style of Link’s Awakening remake but at least that had a hand made model feel to it unlike this which just feels like an easy way out.
Ah, yes. Shin Megami Tensei V. I died a million times battling Hydra too. It took me a while to finally get it. It's all about taking advantage of its weaknesses and picking/fusing the right demons.
3:25 On behalf of Wood (because he didn’t include it in the description of the video) I would like to say a Special thanks to everyone who was at the TooManyGames convention to be a part of that intro to Metroid Dread in this video!
Regarding not putting out a Metroid Dread review in time due to convention and it being to late afterwards. I think you might underestimate people would really want to hear your opinions of a game even if they would have to wait a week or even two (for longer games) Theres plethora of reviewers that sometime have reviews coming days later than the rest of the heard because they take their time to review them fully and properly. One example being AngryJoe
Arlo releaseed his big BotW review over a year after the game came out, then consolidated all those parts into one video. That 3hr long review is his most popular vid. Wood could absolutely take his time and review a game right even if it came later
Dude this was a really well written and presented video. I think your smt woes came from the pokemon mentality of "highest level wins" but in smt you can easily be 10 or 15 levels lower than the boss and still win if youre using the right essences, demons, buffs and debuffs. I really hope you come back to the game one day because it would be great to see a full review on it!
There’s nothing wrong with playing a game on easy. There are plenty of adults who don’t have to free time to grind, and just want to breeze through a game while enjoying the story, and that’s okay.
Honestly SMT V doesn't have much of a story, so the gameplay is really the main draw. This game gives you all the tools you need to absolutely destroy a boss, you just have to find and use them.
@@McCaroni_Sup For example, if any of your demons drains or repels a boss's attack, the boss loses EVERY turn they have. While if they just nullify it (or the boss misses), the boss loses 2 turns.
It's $85! Looks like I'll stay in the mid 2010s before all the subscription requirements. I absolutely hate the downward spiral those games took 😞 I def get the sarcasm but Ubisoft and EA can kick rocks
In SMT V, the overworld is beautiful (except for that damned red area) and exploring rewards you with GOOD items and demons. The combat rewards you for strategy, and punishes you for not. However, SMT favors ideologies and religious lore over characters, so don’t get it if that sounds not for you (it’s a stark contrast to Persona). The Demon dialogue is hilarious though haha
I love SMTV and for me it's my GOTY. You just need to exploit weaknesses of the boss, use the demons effective against it. Use essences if possible. It's trial and error sometimes esp without any guides and i did it without looking at any guides. Take advantage of the press turn system, use skills that enemies are weak to, use demons which have some resistances too, MC can also change affinity depending on the boss you are about to face. A weakness to light or dark can even one hit you. I hope you try it again later on.
I'm playing SMT V on hard. Beating that Hydra was one of the most satisfying experiences with video games I've ever had. And no, I did not grind it to death - using the new essence mechanics is pretty much obligatory
The thing is that the problem with the Hydra Boss (or any encounter), wasn't the lack of levels. You can down the boss at level 23 at normal, or even lower. The issue you encountered, was that you probably didn't fuse the right demons, played around with the Essences taking away your weaknesses, didn't use the right skills, and the right tools (dampeners). Grinding doesn't help unfortunately, you need to plan out skills, essences, demons etc.
Hydra at 23? More like level 13, and I wouldn’t call the lack of having to grind unfortunate, having much more deep and interesting gameplay mechanics than ‘grind until you win’ seems very fortunate to me :)
Another great video! Never had any doubt you loved Metroid Dread and I’m glad to see I wasn’t the only one expecting a little more from BDSP visually. Been loving the nuzlocke streams, can’t wait to see how it ends. Long live Dan lol
Metroid Dread is probably GOTY! It's so much fun! For SMTV, I've found that it's better to explore the open world sections, complete sidequests and frequently fuse new demons helps the difficulty more fair rather than just pure grinding. I'm having a ton of fun with it! I never played the original D/P so I'm hoping I can play BD/SP at some point next year after Legends Arceus.
The blonde kid on the far right side of the screen at 3:48 is me! I've been waiting for this video to come out since retro plooza and it was so nice to meet you
You can play SMT as you want tho, of you're traditionalist you can always grind, if you want to focus on the strategic aspect you can do it too, that's the beauty of it, there's multiple ways to beat it
I know the attention span of the internet is short, but I saw you were talking about Metroid Dread in this video and I'm here for it! So glad to finally get somewhat of a review of the game from you!
You were literary playing SMTV... the hard way. You're supposed to fuse and thinker with your demons abilities, and then bam, easy mode! I killed the hydra on my first try just because I'd spent a while recruiting and fusing the best demons available at that point in the game, just chilling and having fun exploring. The game actually breaks down in difficulty a bit if you play it that way.
You still learn something new every day in Dread. I just learned there are many new ways to beat these bosses. New ways to sequence breaks, new ways to speedrun, speed boost, and shinespark.
About the difficulty in games, I feel since the consumer paid for their game they are free to play the game as they want. Sometimes I put a game on easy because I didn’t have the time to grind in a game and other times I did and left the difficulty alone. Cool video btw!
And sometimes people want a challenge, but that doesn't mean we get to bother the devs for harder difficulties or something. Self-Imposed Difficulty sometimes works in making a game fun for the people who enjoy getting beat up or dying in video games.
nah you paid for access to a piece of art, but that doesn't mean that the art has to cater towards what you want. Some art is exclusionary, some of it is inclusive, but it doesn't have to be either way inherently. If i bought a ticket to A Clockwork Orange, and wanted to see some fun movie to chill off to and wasn't satisfied with the surreal challenging movie that I got, it's not Kubrick's fault that I wasn't satisfied with my purchase. and the same thing goes the other way around, if I bought a ticket to Raiders of the Lost Ark and was unsatisfied that it was just a fun action movie and not some profound work that will rest in my mind for the years to come, it's not Spielberg's fault that the movie didn't cater to what I was feeling like at the moment. also the guy just played SMT V wrong, grinding doesn't work, at least it doesn't work half as well as covering up your weaknesses and exploiting the boss's weaknesses (which is what the boss is trying to teach him). The series is actually pretty easy when you realize how easy it is to just exploit the systems at play.
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As a JRPG fan, I love SMT5. The "grinding" I do feels natural in a way, I'm trying to collect all the loot around the map and kill everything in my way. The fastest way to level up your team is through fusion. I did notice that your level doesn't matter too much in the Boss battles but it's all about tactics. BDSP is a mixed bag. The overworld has it's charm but it's not for me. The battles look amazing! I did my own type of challenge run in which I was only allowed to use pokemon of a certain type which really limits your options. Oh boy Cynthia was a pain but it was fun!
First time you battle a boss, use a spy glass to figure out its attacks and weakness. You'll then just loose. Set up a team of demons that resistances to all/most of the bosses attacks, and have attacks that take advantage of weaknesses. An extremely hard battle suddenly becomes pretty darn easy 👍
Wood, in SMT try to get a team that is resistant to the bosses element, and that hits its weak point. You should be constantly fusing more powerful demons too!
For Shin Megami Tensei V , you need to use buffs and debuffs, pick good essences, and understand affinities. Grinding doesn’t really work in this game.
12:17 Man, one thing you are to learn about this franchise is the gameplay is never about grinding but strategy. I never played smt 5 but i played may games from this franchise, so here what I think you should do: 1. Exploit the weakness of the enemies (In the case of hydra I think is fire or ice) 2. Buffs and debuffs are incredible useful so use it 3. If is in the game, is because it have a purpose. 4. Always build the team around the bosses, what I mean by that is in the first battle with the boss you have to learn about they weakness, moves and things you should be careful like a powerful move or something, and then customize your team to beat the boss. And just to be clear, I not saying you are bad in rpgs and you should to "gEt GoOd" or something like that. I just to give you some helpful tips to you enjoy more about this game, and to show you that you have to be a different mindset about this game. And here a little thing to do once you defeat hydra (if you want to of course) Start a new game and try to beat hydra in the level 15 or below, using the tips i give to you. Again I not played smt 5, but I pretty sure you will enjoy a lot more if you strategize instead of grind Last thing, I a Brazilian, if is any wrong or bad gramma please let me know
For SMTV you have to strategize to counter your opponent's strengths and take advantage of their weaknesses. It'd not really about grinding. If you plan your fights carefully I think you will find it a lot more enjoyable.
You are using the wrong party and you did not fuse with the right essences. Make sure you have demons that exploit Hydra's weakenss and nulify her attacks also make sure to fuse yourself with essences that nulify hydra's attacks.
I've never been on a plane but I bet somebody raging from a video game on a flight would be absolutely hilarious. The awkward quiet outbursts and small flailing movements lol
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How do you actually use the switch in tabletop mode on a plane? I thought the joycon didn't work disconnected in airplane mode because they use Bluetooth?
Would love to watch you streaming smt5. Played my first smt game when the nocturne remaster came out and oh boy - that was an intense experience. I’m hooked on smt now. Getting tips from experienced smt players will help you out for sure. Once you adapt to the play style you will never want to play another jrpg again haha
SMT V just isn't pokemon. You shouldn't get attached to demons, but shuffle them around, often. Getting new ones is the fastest/ easiest way to gain stats on them and/or get stronger/better move pools.
It's funny that if you replay Metroid Dread and make it a point to not deviate from the main progression path, the game will guide you and will sorta turn into a linear experience until the end. It's really well designed.
I took brilliant diamond as a way to bring my Pokémon from platinum to the new games, I named them all the same and everything. And now I’ve started a new file on platinum where I can only use Pokémon I haven’t used in the previous play throughs. I’ve found that fun to experience new Pokémon I love but never used >:)
My problem with the pokemon remakes is that they didnt reuse the engine from sword and shield. Every previous series 1 remake uses the most current generations assets: ruby to fire red, diamond to soul silver, X to Omega Ruby. The Lets Go games are a 2nd series remake, so that's a new precedent. But these Diamond Pearl remakes shouldve used the Sword Shield engine.
Nuzlock sounds fun, but I’m not ready for that level of stress.😂 As of right now BDSP is my 5th Pokémon game, so I’m sure eventually I’ll get burnt out.
The older I get, the more okay I am with playing on easy mode. I always start on normal but I just don’t have much time anymore. At the end of the day, my desire to play more games far outweighs my pride. Bashing my head against a difficulty wall is a young persons game
its a different perspective id say imo you dont need to have the difficulty so high that the first boss fight feels like bashing your head against a difficulty wall, but also I dont see the point in lowering the difficulty so low that you dont have to engage with the games mechanics at all. Also some games are just meant to be exclusionary via their difficulty, and I can't really fault the game for choosing to do so or the player for dropping it. Like when you're an adult, trying to cool off after a long day of work you probably wouldn't put on some challenging piece of media anyway, like putting on Twin Peaks or opening up Wuthering Heights for the evening.
For those who now are scared of playing Shin megami tensei V, don't be. First, the Hydra is a hard fight but the game expects you to fight a lot of demons and do some quests to get exp and get comfortable with the combat system. Second, their is save point just before the boss (use it) and thus you can experiment with strategies, demons, attacks,... Third, the first boss is mostly hard because of the limited amount of demons available to you until that point. Fourth, the game doesn't really do tutorials, so you will have to figure out quite a bit. It is rewarding. Fifth and most importantly, if you have ever played a Pokémon game then you probably have deleted status moves faster than the speed of light, SMT as a whole wants you to use buffs/debuffs and status effects to win fights. I got through the Hydra without these skills but the final boss of the first area I used many attack and defense lowering skills too beat it. So use buffs/debuffs. So if you like (j)rpgs and want to try it out, go for it.
Wood if you're having a hard time playing smt 5 try playing it like Pokemon BUT instead of keeping the demons the ones u keep are the skills. Get better demons, get buffs and debuffs, use items. Also certain demons are only good for a certain amount of time in different areas. Everytime you switch areas you get harder demons to fight, but it's also a window for you to get better demons to use and to fuse.
Smt 5 is a game where making better demons is how you progress. Usually, the first time you fight a boss is to scout out their weaknesses and what moves you can use to get extra turns. If you do the side quests and constantly fuse better demons, you'll have way more fun. Also, don't try to balance your main character's stats. Pick something you want to be good at and stick with it. Then use other demons to do what your character isn't great at.
After watching this I was prepared for the worst for the first boss of SMT 5 on Norma mode but I beat it first try. The game is actually really really easy once you understand the type match ups and status ailments. I charmed the hydra, and, used a spyglass to find it’s weaknesses, and had a full party of demons ready to back me up and it was pretty easy
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Heard Hydra was recking newbies and as a SMT newbie I feel proud beating it on the first try. I am a pro gamer. (Hope I don't regret saying that and get stuck somewhere eles)
I'm glad everyone has commented in regards to SMT V. 2 hours in, fighting hydra Is wayyyyyy too early. I hope you can revisit it at some point, and fully exploit the game's mechanics so you can have an enjoyable experience.
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Grading in smt don't work you have to make a team alos the combat is important also the characters in smt are blot Davis the world building is the important thing and the world is how smt telling there stories very different style of story telling and I understand that not everybody going to like it
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Hey wood, as someone who beat smtV and has experience with other entries in the series, you should try experimenting with different demons and essences, the game tells you before the boss that he uses fire skills, which should be your indicator for getting demons that nullify that type, grinding in smt is usually never the answer to a fight it's more about team composition to create a team specifically to tackle a certain challenge, have fun!
how long did it take for you to beat it?
@@Pinewoodcar3490 hours, i take my sweeeeeet time with games so take my time as like the longest someone can take, I usually explore every inch of every map to find everything and really think about my team in the cathedral of shadows, i also completed every sidequest including beating Shiva, so maybe that's why but I've commonly seen people beat it in 60 or so.
Lv15 + resist fire but died by 2 critical frenzy on nahobino *facepalm
I found that putting the hydra to sleep as well as having for resist worked well. I'm playing on hard and have had to grind a lot so far but still loving it
The story was just going nowhere for me so I stopped SMTV too. Was waiting years for it and it was just meh for me.
The reason why SMT seems so hard is because you play it completely different from most rpgs. You don't ever really have to grind. You build your party to counter the boss you're fighting. Play the battle once then figure out their attacks/weaknesses, demon fuse/select gear, and come back. If you don't, you're going to get wiped. Hope this helps!
This. But grinding can help you to unlock some new fusion options which can help you with what BasilChie stated above.
Exactly, use the spy glass item if you want to know what its week against and use the corresponding moves. The game isnt a grind, its more a puzzle what is the best suited team for the boss with weaknesses vs strenghts. I managed to beat the first boss on my second try and my team wasnt that high. I just used the most effective move against the boss. And if you have trouble with this one…..wait whats in store later in the game…..🥲😈
@@icedilla the spy glass is a good item to have.
What u say is 100% true ...... but grinding still helps a lot.
You have to grind a *bit* if you need a certain demon that resists or has a move you really need to take down a boss. Other than that, true
As a person who started with SMTV, I found that the way to progress is literally to continue changing your team and fusing better demons. All about adaptation and I love it.
That's cool that a rpg isnt making u grind and level up to a higher level just to help you beat the bosses easier. Final fantasy makes u grind hard.
@@WavyVaporizers
Or find hidden weapons that trivialize certain boss fights.
I've played just SMT IV, and I loved it because I never had to grind a single level.
@@arzr_er true
SMT V is an amazing RPG and I recommend any jrpg fans or anyone who likes pokemon or monster hunter stories give it a shot. Also for waifu connoisseurs you can make a party of demon waifus so if that doesn’t motivate you idk what will
and if you do the secondary missions and stuff you dont need to grind, in normal you can easly beat bosses 2 or 3 levels behind
It's rubbish
@@novustalks7525 I'd like hear what makes you think the game is rubbish.
Have you even played the game?
If so, what is the second boss in the diet building of Tokyo?
The look of the main character is enough to keep me away from the game. Like what tf were they thinking
@@xanderscott807 What's wrong with the character's appearance in your opinion? (genuinely asking).
Yep, you played SMT "wrong". You got to the boss too soon, two hours is not enough to have explored the first area well enough by that point. You're also not supposed to grind at all, the XP you gain is mainly from subquests and exploration, which is always enough to overcome the bosses entirely. Clear the abscesses, do everything in the area, find a bunch of Miman... and most importantly, build your team around the boss' weaknesses and attacks. Grinding is an absolute last resort if you've got literally 0 money or something.
When he said 2 hours, my mind was blown. I spent a good 10 hours in game before getting that far.
Exactly.
I admit that I did grind a little bit just to prepare myself with mainly the slimes but even after that the first big Boss really did make it really tough and destroyed half my team.
Think i did 5 hours in the first area before the first boss and got through easy
Spot on.
No SMT V is not grindy, that's a trap for the unwary. You need to get into the mechanics of the game, the demon fusions and understanding weaknesses and bonuses in combat, to really "get good" at it, you customize you're character and demon party to whatever you're fighting. Once you do it's actually kinda easy. Trying to build a party like it's a typical JRPG is what leads to frustration, making a party that's kinda good at everything but not great at anything just doesn't work.
The problem is that people try to brute force it like they would do with something like Final Fantasy. It's just about understanding the mechanics. The only reason to grind is to unlock new demon fusions, which can be done naturally
Yeah that was definitely my problem
SMT V is my game of the year and my favorite JRPG on Switch. It is the rare case of a game being announced waaaayyy too early and yet turning out amazing.
SMT is not like other traditional RPGs, it’s not about grinding, it’s about adapting to the different situations. Change your Team, your Weaknesses and Resistances.
It’s not about grinding for hours it’s about knowing what the boss does and adapting to exploit the weaknesses and cover your own.
Hope it helps Wood :) Really wanna see you enjoying this game, even if it’s a challenge.
@Bobly Roskels you better be joking.
Griding doesn't really work in SMT you should try to get a team that resists what the boss uses and you should try to change your essences (you can do it in essence fusion) it's ok to have some of your party members not resist it just remember that if MC is weak to dark or light he can be instakilled, during the big shiny attacks try using dampeners (they're in shop and negate an attack for the entire party) if your whole party doesn't negate the attack. Remember to use spyglasses it gives you the information on resistances and attacks of bosses. Oh and I nearly forgotten sleep/charm/seal are super useful in this game you can stop hydra from attacking at all before 2nd phase by spamming one of those at the end of your turns
But hey the good part is that this series eliminates the need to grind for levels and is more focused on building a party suited for a challenge
Edit: You can cheese like half the bosses using the sleep thing and if the enemy has a healer on their team when charmed they will heal and buff your party for free
Perfect explanation, the first boss honestly reminds me of SMT3 Matador in checking if you know how to buff/debuff as well as if you know how to use dampeners as they are dirt cheap and you can hold 3. The hydra is also a check in party building and the importance of essences.
Also finding the special moon demons spy glassing them and one hitting them for a gospel/grimoire is the way to go
@@Turky2137 I just red your first comment I didn't understand any of what you where explaining 😢
@@jay616 it just means find demon who resist the boss element attack and demon that can attack their weakness and switching your essence for your attributes and skills and that you dont need to grind if you have all of those before you fight the boss
As my first SMT V and jumping into with the Hard difficulty, I finished the game in about 60 hours as I was enjoying the world building and what not. Never did i need to grind as side quest give you so much EXP. I have now defeated Demi-Fiend and beat the secret boss. I love this game and love the support it’s getting in comments!
Yesss
You defeated Demi-fiend on hard mode?! How is that even possible
@@carlos.cr.7139 a lot of trial and error
I just love hearing Wood gush over Metroid Dread. The game doesn't push boundaries or anything but it's just so fun and satisfying to play, especially as a classic Metroid fan. It's basically the sequel to Fusion that we always wanted, albeit with some divisive design decisions. I hear people complain about the controls, the EMMIs, the graphics, the music, and the difficulty, but all of it worked for me.
I personally would love to see Wood absolutely roast something he didn't like.
watch his streams lol
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@@jerryq6580 This is the way
When you're the go to review guy for me, I'd still like you to review games even if there's already 1,000,000 other reviews out already.
Agreed, seriously was looking for his Metroid dread review a week ago and then decided if he didn't review it maybe it is crap, lol. I guess he just didn't have time so maybe I'll get it later this year.
@@alleriodrone yeah Mann was surprised he didn’t review it but yeah it’s a great game. I took 21 hours to complete it but I had to complete 100% and explore every area just cause it was so good and took me back to my super Metroid days. Was one of the games that I literally didn’t jump to another game till I finished it.
I just bought SMT V like 5 seconds ago and he finally decides to make a video abt it💀💀
Bro smt v is great! Doesnt matter what wood thinks on it 😂 its a good challenge too
Don't be like him, and build your team for the fight instead of grinding. Grinding does basically nothing, if you die you gotta change strategies
This is why you should inform yourself from various sources instead of trusting only one youtuber. Wood is playing it with the wrong approach, so don't worry about the game being bad, its great actually. You just have to strategize around weaknesses and be constantly buffing your team and debuffing bosses.
Dude, you played smt v so wrong haha. Easily my game of the year. Smt is all about adapting, finding patterns and overcoming. You can build yourself around boss abilities. Meaning if the boss hits null he loses two turns. Hopefully you can try it again some day. Also shin megami tensei was a thing many years before pokemon.
I thought Dread would be my game of the year, but a few weeks later I played SMT5 and was like, nope, SMT5 is the real GOTY.
Metroid Dread is such a masterpiece. I definitely am for more lore exploration done.
Can Nintendo please release a lore book like they did with Zelda years back?? Metroid really needs it.
Next Zelda needs to be like the old school ones - with actual dungeons and dungeon items. I didn’t care for Breath of the Wild because it lacked that traditional Zelda feel.
i mean it has a big story and everything. just search up metroid lore on youtube and you will find a cool video
Dread is by far my GOTY. It means a lot to me because it struck the same chord Super Metroid did over 2 decades ago when I was a kid. Samus Returns was ok, but it just fell short of that standard (AM2R did M2 infinitely better, imho), but Dread hit it virtually flawlessly. In a day and age where 2d is deemed second class, the fact this game manages to not only stand out but also iterate heavily on the genre and make it to so many GOTY lists is quite an accomplishment.
I just finished dread today, loved it highly recommend!
Dread GOTY, but I still think Hollow Knight does metroidvania better
Yea to be fair smt is known for being one of the harder jrpgs out there. Word of advice think less on grinding and more on strategizing around the bosses attacks qnd weaknesses, smt isn't really a grindy game since most exp comes from side quest and progressing through the game, rarely did I ever need to grind. It was only when I went for the true ending that I needed to grind because of one specific side quest needed to get that ending. So focus on making better demons and exploring the world and you should be good. The moment the gameplay mechanics click with you the game will become that much more fun.
No shame in playing a game on easy mode. It's your copy of the game you own, you can play it however you want. :)
13:50 I didn't realize that Paper Mario released on Nintendo Switch Online the same day as my birthday
I beat the hydra boss on my first try without grinding. It wasn’t easy, but it just takes a lot of strategy which is what the game is.
I had Nahobino, Neko Shogun for buffs/debuffs/mermaid for ice and angel for healing.
honestly Hydra is not a good first boss
It looked like he wasn't using magic at all.
@@beowolf9480 why not? It can be brute forced or be easy with a good strategy.
I beat the hydra boss within the first half hour of playing. It's not hard. You just need to be able to react tactically.
Wood, with SMT5 you can use dampners (poison, lightening, fire, etc.) which mean every time a boss tries to one shot you, you laugh at them when their move is blocked. Also you can give your main character invulnerability to each bosses main special attack once you figure it out. For instance i destroyed a particularly hard boss second try by choosing monsters with resistance for fire and physical attacks, and making my mc just block fire. Check the shadow place with silver woman at save points and learn how everything there works, then you'll be fine 👍
Also learn how the critical attack system works; each monster which does a critical hit or attacks an opponents weakness will give you an extra turn.
Also every time you get to a certain level check which monsters you can fuse together to make better monsters & make sure you keep the best moves from your old monsters
SMT V is hard but it isn't that hard what you say... You need utilize all the mechanics of the game to progress. You need understand the whole game relatively fast to progress.
@FuckOuttaHere I think the hardest part is to understand each boss at the beginning of the battle they weakness and your weaknesses and later maybe change your own weaknesses. Because once the main protagonist is down is game over so this is the most important part. I mostly would use the item to discover the weaknesses of each boss what can be easily purchased. There are most gemplay mechanics you should utilize like buff, debuff, demon fusion, using the collectible items in the shadow world to get permanent buffs through the game... But I think one of the most important parts in a boss battle are element weaknesses because if your main protagonist is weak to a certain boss element skill and he hits you is mostly a one shoot unless you play on easy mode. I finished the game at normal mode and I had a lot of fun.
SMT5 has a system that lets you set affinities for the main character and also teach allies including the MC new moves. So the strat for the Hydra and many bosses would be to make it so your MC is resistant or able to block the element of attacks the Hydra does and that your allies all have attacks that can target the Hydra's weakness.
SMT5 is tough but if you understand that buffing your team, and using items properly are essential during boss fights, they become trivial. I swear in reality they aren't much more difficult than persona boss fights
Its kind of nice being the only person who enjoys Diamond and Pearl remasters.
Yeah I actually really like the Chibi
I honestly love it, and I like that another company did it. It seems like they put their hearts into a remake.
I agree
I can’t wait to get them for Christmas. While they have… big problems, I think I’ll have a ton of fun.
@@hooeythegreat1987 i did want them but might get Metroid dread instead since it's more polished
SMT5, focus on the enemy weakness and make a party that can resist an enemy's best attacks if possible. Spyglass helps.
I would say spyglass is kinda fundamental.
The dampers are super helpful as well for magatsuhi gauge attacks the enemies do as well
That was your problem with SMTV. You weren't supposed to be 2 hours in for the first boss. The game is not about grinding. You have to experiment with the demons and abilities you have. Recruit and fuse new ones. Abuse the weakness and resistances to get more turns. Use buffs and debuffs. I was about 5 hours into the game before even reaching the first boss. There's no many places and sidequests to do
The SMT games are really known for their difficulty.
With SMT5, I think the problem is that you're approaching it like you would any other RPG, "Buffs and ailments are useless, just grrind levels". With SMT, it's the opposite, you always want to be taking advantage of buffs and debuffs and instead of grinding, it's really more about fusing demons if anything. I think that's also what makes it hard for newcomers, because while being familiar with JRPGs might be a plus, it also can give you the misconception that those same principles apply here, which they don't always.
I'm not ashamed to admit that I play SMT V in casual mode. I find that mode is easy enough but challenging too at the same time that can still defeat you if you're not careful.
Anyway I'm at the age where it's more important for me to actually enjoy the game without me wasting too much time to learn "how it was supposed to be played".. they put the difficulty settings there for a reason, it's not like you are entering cheatcodes or something.
P.S. stock up on Spyglass, straight away use it on new enemies you encounter to find out they weaknesses and exploit it. That item is cheap and especially useful and it will make your life easy
I really love a good challenge in a JRPG, and SMT V is exactly what I was looking for, definetly a 10/10 from me!
In college, a friend got me into Persona games. I played them in Japanese, but I didn’t understand a lot about the game because I skimmed the dialogue and didn’t know the kanji characters for all the weaknesses, etc. I played most of P3 and P4 and never managed to get past certain bosses towards the end, so I always had to stop playing. Then I played Persona 5 in English (Japanese voices) and it was so much easier. I also had learned that fusions and gaining abilities and switching personas was super important, and I had never really cared about that before. I also went into the game on Safe mode because I didn’t want the game to frustrate me to the point of giving up because I love the franchise and the story so much. I beat Persona 5 and then did a new game + and then played P5 Royal recently. I’m so glad I played on Easy and I’m glad I followed guides to an extent because it showed me which abilities I’d need, and a lot of the time, they aren’t obvious and you need particular fusions. I’m excited to play SMT V and I hope Wood goes back to it after reading these comments and realizes there is a lot of strategy involved. Pokemon games you can kind of get through just by grinding, but the SMT games and Persona games are more about abilities and fusions and you never really need to grind, which I prefer now.
There is NO SHAME in playing games on easy mode!!! I’m a busy mom and my few hours of freedom should be spent relaxing and having fun and I don’t have hours and hours to play games on normal like I used to, depending on the game.
3:29
Man you pour your heart and soul into making video
I have so much respect for you
Seeing that SMTV is hard really excites me. I like to break jrpgs in half by overgriding and getting insane things, like in ff7 I got Omnislash in the first disc just for the satisfaction of oneshoting the boss, I've never played a megaten before except for the digital devil saga so I'm not sure how to compare this. As far as I can tell from the comments this is really more about adapting than grinding so I'm excited to see how to try and one up the game. Currently I have this and Nocturne ordered.
I found the game very easy sadly. (SO FAR, half way through, I think) After hearing SMT is so hard, I had my hopes up, I guess if you don't know how turn based games or JRPG in general work it would be hard. Still, its probably my favorite turn based game, i like the idea of having to fuse demons all the time and constantly change your party. It's really fresh and makes you more likely to experiment!
Finally I’ve heard someone saying they don’t like the art style of the diamond and pearl remakes!
Honestly I wasn’t convinced on the style of Link’s Awakening remake but at least that had a hand made model feel to it unlike this which just feels like an easy way out.
Ah, yes. Shin Megami Tensei V. I died a million times battling Hydra too. It took me a while to finally get it. It's all about taking advantage of its weaknesses and picking/fusing the right demons.
3:25 On behalf of Wood (because he didn’t include it in the description of the video) I would like to say a Special thanks to everyone who was at the TooManyGames convention to be a part of that intro to Metroid Dread in this video!
Regarding not putting out a Metroid Dread review in time due to convention and it being to late afterwards. I think you might underestimate people would really want to hear your opinions of a game even if they would have to wait a week or even two (for longer games)
Theres plethora of reviewers that sometime have reviews coming days later than the rest of the heard because they take their time to review them fully and properly. One example being AngryJoe
Arlo releaseed his big BotW review over a year after the game came out, then consolidated all those parts into one video. That 3hr long review is his most popular vid. Wood could absolutely take his time and review a game right even if it came later
Trust me, us Metroid fans will wait. We will wait.
Finally get to see the retropalooza clip! Honored to be in that crowd especially as a Metroid bit! Super fun video!
Dude this was a really well written and presented video. I think your smt woes came from the pokemon mentality of "highest level wins" but in smt you can easily be 10 or 15 levels lower than the boss and still win if youre using the right essences, demons, buffs and debuffs. I really hope you come back to the game one day because it would be great to see a full review on it!
I’m the guy who got to hold the camera for the wide shoot of the retro event. I’m so happy to be apart of it.
There’s nothing wrong with playing a game on easy. There are plenty of adults who don’t have to free time to grind, and just want to breeze through a game while enjoying the story, and that’s okay.
👍👍
Honestly SMT V doesn't have much of a story, so the gameplay is really the main draw. This game gives you all the tools you need to absolutely destroy a boss, you just have to find and use them.
@@McCaroni_Sup
For example, if any of your demons drains or repels a boss's attack, the boss loses EVERY turn they have. While if they just nullify it (or the boss misses), the boss loses 2 turns.
100%! Thank you!
How to play SMTV:
1. Read Tutorial
2. Read Item Descriptions
3. Read Monster Details
4. Read Skills Details
5. Stop reading this and play it.
I was WONDERING why you didn't do a full in-depth review of Just Dance! :D
Because it's not on Wii
It's $85! Looks like I'll stay in the mid 2010s before all the subscription requirements. I absolutely hate the downward spiral those games took 😞
I def get the sarcasm but Ubisoft and EA can kick rocks
In SMT V, the overworld is beautiful (except for that damned red area) and exploring rewards you with GOOD items and demons. The combat rewards you for strategy, and punishes you for not. However, SMT favors ideologies and religious lore over characters, so don’t get it if that sounds not for you (it’s a stark contrast to Persona).
The Demon dialogue is hilarious though haha
I love SMTV and for me it's my GOTY. You just need to exploit weaknesses of the boss, use the demons effective against it. Use essences if possible. It's trial and error sometimes esp without any guides and i did it without looking at any guides. Take advantage of the press turn system, use skills that enemies are weak to, use demons which have some resistances too, MC can also change affinity depending on the boss you are about to face. A weakness to light or dark can even one hit you. I hope you try it again later on.
I'm playing SMT V on hard. Beating that Hydra was one of the most satisfying experiences with video games I've ever had. And no, I did not grind it to death - using the new essence mechanics is pretty much obligatory
The thing is that the problem with the Hydra Boss (or any encounter), wasn't the lack of levels. You can down the boss at level 23 at normal, or even lower. The issue you encountered, was that you probably didn't fuse the right demons, played around with the Essences taking away your weaknesses, didn't use the right skills, and the right tools (dampeners). Grinding doesn't help unfortunately, you need to plan out skills, essences, demons etc.
Hydra at 23? More like level 13, and I wouldn’t call the lack of having to grind unfortunate, having much more deep and interesting gameplay mechanics than ‘grind until you win’ seems very fortunate to me :)
Lol I beat him at Lvl 15 first try.
Another great video! Never had any doubt you loved Metroid Dread and I’m glad to see I wasn’t the only one expecting a little more from BDSP visually. Been loving the nuzlocke streams, can’t wait to see how it ends. Long live Dan lol
Honestly that was the smartest way to get me to watch an ad I thought it was apart of the video
Metroid Dread is probably GOTY! It's so much fun! For SMTV, I've found that it's better to explore the open world sections, complete sidequests and frequently fuse new demons helps the difficulty more fair rather than just pure grinding. I'm having a ton of fun with it! I never played the original D/P so I'm hoping I can play BD/SP at some point next year after Legends Arceus.
The blonde kid on the far right side of the screen at 3:48 is me! I've been waiting for this video to come out since retro plooza and it was so nice to meet you
You can play SMT as you want tho, of you're traditionalist you can always grind, if you want to focus on the strategic aspect you can do it too, that's the beauty of it, there's multiple ways to beat it
Wood, for the big bosses of SMT5, you need to use the dampeners that you can buy in the shop, it totally negates their big attacks
Welcome to the nuzlocke community my friend, its what keeps pokemans alive.
I know the attention span of the internet is short, but I saw you were talking about Metroid Dread in this video and I'm here for it! So glad to finally get somewhat of a review of the game from you!
You were literary playing SMTV... the hard way. You're supposed to fuse and thinker with your demons abilities, and then bam, easy mode! I killed the hydra on my first try just because I'd spent a while recruiting and fusing the best demons available at that point in the game, just chilling and having fun exploring. The game actually breaks down in difficulty a bit if you play it that way.
You still learn something new every day in Dread. I just learned there are many new ways to beat these bosses. New ways to sequence breaks, new ways to speedrun, speed boost, and shinespark.
About the difficulty in games, I feel since the consumer paid for their game they are free to play the game as they want. Sometimes I put a game on easy because I didn’t have the time to grind in a game and other times I did and left the difficulty alone.
Cool video btw!
And sometimes people want a challenge, but that doesn't mean we get to bother the devs for harder difficulties or something.
Self-Imposed Difficulty sometimes works in making a game fun for the people who enjoy getting beat up or dying in video games.
If this is about SMT V, grinding goes against the design of the game.
Grinding is actually the harder strategy.
nah
you paid for access to a piece of art, but that doesn't mean that the art has to cater towards what you want. Some art is exclusionary, some of it is inclusive, but it doesn't have to be either way inherently.
If i bought a ticket to A Clockwork Orange, and wanted to see some fun movie to chill off to and wasn't satisfied with the surreal challenging movie that I got, it's not Kubrick's fault that I wasn't satisfied with my purchase.
and the same thing goes the other way around, if I bought a ticket to Raiders of the Lost Ark and was unsatisfied that it was just a fun action movie and not some profound work that will rest in my mind for the years to come, it's not Spielberg's fault that the movie didn't cater to what I was feeling like at the moment.
also the guy just played SMT V wrong, grinding doesn't work, at least it doesn't work half as well as covering up your weaknesses and exploiting the boss's weaknesses (which is what the boss is trying to teach him). The series is actually pretty easy when you realize how easy it is to just exploit the systems at play.
Your videos are awesome, the way you do the ads are so good, and even at only the 3 minute mark I thought it couldn’t get better, and then I saw it, a freaking cm pink shirt, damn awesome!!!! Lol
"Pretty pearl"
"dazzling diamond"
As a JRPG fan, I love SMT5. The "grinding" I do feels natural in a way, I'm trying to collect all the loot around the map and kill everything in my way. The fastest way to level up your team is through fusion.
I did notice that your level doesn't matter too much in the Boss battles but it's all about tactics.
BDSP is a mixed bag. The overworld has it's charm but it's not for me. The battles look amazing! I did my own type of challenge run in which I was only allowed to use pokemon of a certain type which really limits your options. Oh boy Cynthia was a pain but it was fun!
First time you battle a boss, use a spy glass to figure out its attacks and weakness. You'll then just loose. Set up a team of demons that resistances to all/most of the bosses attacks, and have attacks that take advantage of weaknesses. An extremely hard battle suddenly becomes pretty darn easy 👍
Wood, in SMT try to get a team that is resistant to the bosses element, and that hits its weak point. You should be constantly fusing more powerful demons too!
Metroid Fans: Metroid popularized the Metroidvania genre.
Also Metroid Fans: Don't you dare call Metroid a Metroidvania.
For Shin Megami Tensei V , you need to use buffs and debuffs, pick good essences, and understand affinities. Grinding doesn’t really work in this game.
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Man, one thing you are to learn about this franchise is the gameplay is never about grinding but strategy.
I never played smt 5 but i played may games from this franchise, so here what I think you should do:
1. Exploit the weakness of the enemies (In the case of hydra I think is fire or ice)
2. Buffs and debuffs are incredible useful so use it
3. If is in the game, is because it have a purpose.
4. Always build the team around the bosses, what I mean by that is in the first battle with the boss you have to learn about they weakness, moves and things you should be careful like a powerful move or something, and then customize your team to beat the boss.
And just to be clear, I not saying you are bad in rpgs and you should to "gEt GoOd" or something like that. I just to give you some helpful tips to you enjoy more about this game, and to show you that you have to be a different mindset about this game.
And here a little thing to do once you defeat hydra (if you want to of course)
Start a new game and try to beat hydra in the level 15 or below, using the tips i give to you. Again I not played smt 5, but I pretty sure you will enjoy a lot more if you strategize instead of grind
Last thing, I a Brazilian, if is any wrong or bad gramma please let me know
For SMTV you have to strategize to counter your opponent's strengths and take advantage of their weaknesses. It'd not really about grinding. If you plan your fights carefully I think you will find it a lot more enjoyable.
You are using the wrong party and you did not fuse with the right essences. Make sure you have demons that exploit Hydra's weakenss and nulify her attacks also make sure to fuse yourself with essences that nulify hydra's attacks.
i like how it's easy to get exp and evs, honestly. I didn't like when i was a kid to grind the F out of every mon over and over
Hahaha! Oh man that intro to dread... When eveyone turned and pointed.... And the whispers!!!!......... gave me chills 😂
15:40 to be fair as much as I love the original the remake has the benefit of being much faster
I've never been on a plane but I bet somebody raging from a video game on a flight would be absolutely hilarious. The awkward quiet outbursts and small flailing movements lol
“So basic math would tell you that I actually enjoyed flying for once”
Didn’t know you were a comedian too man! Great video. Thank you for your service good sir!
How do you actually use the switch in tabletop mode on a plane? I thought the joycon didn't work disconnected in airplane mode because they use Bluetooth?
Would love to watch you streaming smt5. Played my first smt game when the nocturne remaster came out and oh boy - that was an intense experience. I’m hooked on smt now. Getting tips from experienced smt players will help you out for sure. Once you adapt to the play style you will never want to play another jrpg again haha
SMT V just isn't pokemon. You shouldn't get attached to demons, but shuffle them around, often. Getting new ones is the fastest/ easiest way to gain stats on them and/or get stronger/better move pools.
It's funny that if you replay Metroid Dread and make it a point to not deviate from the main progression path, the game will guide you and will sorta turn into a linear experience until the end. It's really well designed.
I took brilliant diamond as a way to bring my Pokémon from platinum to the new games, I named them all the same and everything. And now I’ve started a new file on platinum where I can only use Pokémon I haven’t used in the previous play throughs. I’ve found that fun to experience new Pokémon I love but never used >:)
My problem with the pokemon remakes is that they didnt reuse the engine from sword and shield. Every previous series 1 remake uses the most current generations assets: ruby to fire red, diamond to soul silver, X to Omega Ruby. The Lets Go games are a 2nd series remake, so that's a new precedent. But these Diamond Pearl remakes shouldve used the Sword Shield engine.
The production on this channel is just on another level. What a fantastic watch, amazing video guys
Nuzlock sounds fun, but I’m not ready for that level of stress.😂 As of right now BDSP is my 5th Pokémon game, so I’m sure eventually I’ll get burnt out.
The older I get, the more okay I am with playing on easy mode. I always start on normal but I just don’t have much time anymore. At the end of the day, my desire to play more games far outweighs my pride. Bashing my head against a difficulty wall is a young persons game
AGREED! Thank you! Same here! lol. Like, I just want to enjoy the game, dang it! lol.
its a different perspective id say
imo you dont need to have the difficulty so high that the first boss fight feels like bashing your head against a difficulty wall, but also I dont see the point in lowering the difficulty so low that you dont have to engage with the games mechanics at all. Also some games are just meant to be exclusionary via their difficulty, and I can't really fault the game for choosing to do so or the player for dropping it. Like when you're an adult, trying to cool off after a long day of work you probably wouldn't put on some challenging piece of media anyway, like putting on Twin Peaks or opening up Wuthering Heights for the evening.
For those who now are scared of playing Shin megami tensei V, don't be.
First, the Hydra is a hard fight but the game expects you to fight a lot of demons and do some quests to get exp and get comfortable with the combat system.
Second, their is save point just before the boss (use it) and thus you can experiment with strategies, demons, attacks,...
Third, the first boss is mostly hard because of the limited amount of demons available to you until that point.
Fourth, the game doesn't really do tutorials, so you will have to figure out quite a bit. It is rewarding.
Fifth and most importantly, if you have ever played a Pokémon game then you probably have deleted status moves faster than the speed of light, SMT as a whole wants you to use buffs/debuffs and status effects to win fights. I got through the Hydra without these skills but the final boss of the first area I used many attack and defense lowering skills too beat it. So use buffs/debuffs.
So if you like (j)rpgs and want to try it out, go for it.
If he properly explored and did side quests, it should've taken him 6-7 hours before getting to the Hydra. He got there in 2 hours.
@@dwinters6291 yeah it does take longer to get to the Hydra than 2 hours. Almost sounds like a speed run, got to and beat the hydra in 3 hours.
Pokemon BDSP is a true remake, kept the chibi style. Looks great for me personally, love the chibi world, it's how pokemon was back in the day
Okay so this and twitch is playing at the same time and I’m kinda switching between the two lol
Wood if you're having a hard time playing smt 5 try playing it like Pokemon BUT instead of keeping the demons the ones u keep are the skills. Get better demons, get buffs and debuffs, use items. Also certain demons are only good for a certain amount of time in different areas. Everytime you switch areas you get harder demons to fight, but it's also a window for you to get better demons to use and to fuse.
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Off topic but big thanks for including closed captions on your videos. As a hard of hearing person I appreciate this so much
Smt 5 is a game where making better demons is how you progress.
Usually, the first time you fight a boss is to scout out their weaknesses and what moves you can use to get extra turns.
If you do the side quests and constantly fuse better demons, you'll have way more fun.
Also, don't try to balance your main character's stats. Pick something you want to be good at and stick with it. Then use other demons to do what your character isn't great at.
After watching this I was prepared for the worst for the first boss of SMT 5 on Norma mode but I beat it first try. The game is actually really really easy once you understand the type match ups and status ailments. I charmed the hydra, and, used a spyglass to find it’s weaknesses, and had a full party of demons ready to back me up and it was pretty easy
this look amazing even though I haven't watch it yet.
Gave this a like as soon as the auditorium of people pointing you in the direction of your copy of Dread finished. Made me laugh. Instant like.
I recommend Johne Awesome. Also, smt is known to be really hard (on purpose).
Dang day by day your editing skills are becoming even better!!! I wanna start my own channel and just started using skillshare and now I know why u are getting so good I hope I become as good as you. And it was so sweet that you gave your first camera to Steven Warmed my heart💓❤️
Heard Hydra was recking newbies and as a SMT newbie I feel proud beating it on the first try. I am a pro gamer. (Hope I don't regret saying that and get stuck somewhere eles)
I'm glad everyone has commented in regards to SMT V. 2 hours in, fighting hydra Is wayyyyyy too early. I hope you can revisit it at some point, and fully exploit the game's mechanics so you can have an enjoyable experience.
I love your videos!! Thank you for all your funny videos and keep going!!