Can You Beat Final Fantasy 5 Using Only Samurai?

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  • Опубликовано: 25 янв 2025

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  • @BacklogBuster
    @BacklogBuster  7 месяцев назад +11

    Timestamps:
    0:00 - Start
    11:43 - Samurai Unlocked
    Want more Single Job Challenges? The Playlist is right here: ruclips.net/p/PL831ag0wyJdRZ_aWO7CgLHf2I7EolQMv4

  • @Delmworks
    @Delmworks 7 месяцев назад +75

    Expectation: final fantasy rising-revengance
    Reality: Zenny wars 3: the endless quest to escape poverty

    • @Ceadda1220
      @Ceadda1220 7 месяцев назад +15

      Gil Wars 2: The Quest for Money...

  • @TheTdroid
    @TheTdroid 7 месяцев назад +37

    Samurais be solving the world's problems the old fashioned way: Bribery

    • @osurpless
      @osurpless 7 месяцев назад +6

      Accurate enough to their role during the Shogunate…

  • @JudgeofSpookyArchetypes
    @JudgeofSpookyArchetypes 7 месяцев назад +44

    The Samurai Job is the most accurate job to real life, after all money can buy you happiness and is the way of life. Truly a comparison of the ages.

  • @khgaming_kai
    @khgaming_kai 7 месяцев назад +18

    The entire team: i cast... 100 million dollars!... in NICKELS!

  • @braedenmclean5304
    @braedenmclean5304 7 месяцев назад +88

    Can’t wait for the “jobless only” and it’s just cut up bits of the other videos from before he gets the right job crystal

    • @michaeldoerrler2363
      @michaeldoerrler2363 7 месяцев назад +8

      So freelancer?

    • @rruhland
      @rruhland 7 месяцев назад +17

      Apparently freelancer is not that bad, since you’ve got access to every piece of equipment. A lot of utility, like fire rings and flame swords.

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  7 месяцев назад +56

      The ability to use All the gear in the game is better than some jobs entire skillsets. Trust me.

    • @braedenmclean5304
      @braedenmclean5304 7 месяцев назад +7

      @@BacklogBuster I mean I fully trust you that it wouldn’t be that bad, mostly joking that it would just largely reused content as you would have technically beating a good chunk of the game as freelancers already

    • @kbowman772
      @kbowman772 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@BacklogBuster *cough* Berserker*cough*

  • @AxelRyman
    @AxelRyman 7 месяцев назад +33

    IIRC, Sulla rated Samurai as the #1 Job for Solo Character and Job challenges. The Elf Cape + Main Gauche + passive Dodge + Shield makes it difficult to take damage from Physical attacks, and that's not factoring HP and Defense with the Heavy armor. Damage low? Throw money, and somehow everything dies like its nothing. Legit, Samurai is the Pay2Win job.

    • @joebonar6759
      @joebonar6759 7 месяцев назад +8

      When I first got ahold of the rom back in the day when I found a full translation, and had no clue what the hell I was doing because you have to beat it once before you use a walkthrough, gp toss was how I beat the game lol

    • @AxelRyman
      @AxelRyman 7 месяцев назад +5

      @@veghesther3204 Vegh I know reading isn't your strong suit, so I'll tell it to you again in a more clearer way.
      SOLO character and job. Let me repeat it. SOLO

    • @sertiana2512
      @sertiana2512 7 месяцев назад +6

      ​@@veghesther3204 Solo challenge runs exist, and they're as valid as other challenges, once again learn how to read

    • @bleurdreemurr4277
      @bleurdreemurr4277 5 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@sertiana2512 I know right? whenever I see Vegh comments I know I'm about to see a lot of complains without reading, and I'm not even complaining about the RANDOM WORDS IN CAPS SPREAD over all the text.
      I know Vegh has been like this since years (seriously, comments in old videos like 8 years ago) but a change would be amazing

    • @namelessfaerie1302
      @namelessfaerie1302 22 дня назад +1

      Sulla's solo job reports are mandatory reading for anyone that loves this game! You also have !Iainuki to sweep random encounters once the job is mastered, SAM is a complete beast with the way they can layer defenses and balance them with top notch offense: the Shirahadori skill, the equips you mentioned, plus being able to equip some of the best gear in the game like the Masamune and Aegis Shield, which makes you immune to petrification and has a flat % chance to completely nullify magic attacks (!!!) on top of the regular physical block chance shields have.
      It's completely absurd, I did it once and it was cakewalk but really enjoyable too, it's my favorite class in the game because the skills are just so goddamn cool

  • @alexnuzlocker12
    @alexnuzlocker12 7 месяцев назад +16

    I dunno if there's a difference between pc and mobile but part of the reason your physical attacks seemed to be doing so little for a while is because Mineuchi actually deals HALF damage and paralyzes enemies. I figured this out when I decided to use it with the chicken knife in a fiesta run in PR, and I even went back and did some testing with it to double check that was still the case.

  • @tmwk__
    @tmwk__ 5 месяцев назад +5

    I've never had any interest in playing Final Fantasy V. But after watching your videos, my interest is really growing. And this pixel remaster looks sharp.

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  5 месяцев назад +4

      Honestly, I'm liking the Pixel Remaster a lot. I think I'd be hard pressed to play the original these days. I dont own the others at the moment but thats probably what I'd be most interested in playing.

  • @mattycans6994
    @mattycans6994 Месяц назад +1

    You do deserve way more subscribers, you put in so much effort. It's good to see that number growing man.
    Thanks for all the entertainment this year. Not just FFV

  • @bloodykenshiro8218
    @bloodykenshiro8218 6 месяцев назад +7

    Samurai introduces pay to win in a single player game, now that I think about it, haha.

  • @allenruff4401
    @allenruff4401 7 месяцев назад +11

    I've never played this game and am genuinely getting fascinated by this

    • @joebonar6759
      @joebonar6759 7 месяцев назад +4

      When I used to work as a projectionist for a local movie theater, I would play this game all night at work. I've beaten it so many times, it's a great game to just experiment with.

  • @RaynmanPlays
    @RaynmanPlays 7 месяцев назад +4

    I remember when I first unlocked Samurai and spammed Zeninage because it was so powerful and then it stopped working. And the next time I visited a shop, I saw that I had no money and was so confused.

  • @Myrope
    @Myrope 7 месяцев назад +13

    That "get destroyed, IDIOT" line killed me, lol!

  • @OneDoomedGameCritic
    @OneDoomedGameCritic 7 месяцев назад +29

    Only Samurai? Well, my boy, the answer is simple: CASH MONEY 💰

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  7 месяцев назад +6

      Im gonna scrooge mcduck everyone.

    • @OneDoomedGameCritic
      @OneDoomedGameCritic 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@BacklogBuster pay em 200 Gil to piss off.

    • @big_red01027
      @big_red01027 7 месяцев назад +2

      Or, to quote Randy Moss: "STRAIGHT CASH, HOMIE".

    • @TARDISES
      @TARDISES 7 месяцев назад

      Probably even stronger in a limited-job run because you can just sell everything that you know you won't be able to use with the jobs you're using that run.

  • @mhc706
    @mhc706 5 месяцев назад +2

    cant wait for the summoner run. final fantasy was the series that made me into the summoner addict i am today

  • @Rolo1507
    @Rolo1507 7 месяцев назад +6

    Funny to see me Finish Like a Dragon Ishin Last night and get graced with more samurai content the next day that I never knew I wanted. Truly a Blessing…of the Emperor.

  • @AxeMain
    @AxeMain 7 месяцев назад +7

    Wasn't expecting a sick animation reference

  • @patrickhennessee3987
    @patrickhennessee3987 7 месяцев назад +1

    I definitely don’t see myself obsessively watching this entire series. Great stuff!

  • @Jikkuryuu
    @Jikkuryuu 7 месяцев назад +3

    I definitely approve of parking a save at the earth crystal. That's just smart.
    Somehow I completely forgot about Iainuki. Was trying to guess whether the final Samurai ability was Shirahadori or !EqKatana. :D "I-am-nuking" made me laugh.
    Achelon absolutely deserve to be ginsu-d, screw those guys in particular.
    On paper, I know that some abilities don't count as physical or magical 'attacks.' Seeing TwinTania sit down and take your golden shower is a different story.
    Not sure if Haste accelerates the Doom counter in the pixel remaster. Because that would only make the NeoExdeath win even more impressive.

  • @shellygans
    @shellygans 7 месяцев назад +5

    love the Baseketball reference :)

  • @robedge1073
    @robedge1073 7 месяцев назад +2

    The baseketball reference 👌 chefs kiss and a like and subscribe earned!

  • @kyledabearsfan
    @kyledabearsfan 2 месяца назад

    I dont know why ive watched so many of these and am now only Subbing. You deserve so many more. Love your content! Love to see more of these videos from different games in the series too!

  • @PrototypeMann
    @PrototypeMann 7 месяцев назад +4

    Can you beat Final Fantasy V while being a samurai (must adhere to the bushido code while playing)

  • @kaimcdragonfist4803
    @kaimcdragonfist4803 7 месяцев назад +5

    22:05 a BASEketball reference in 2024?
    My man!

  • @big_red01027
    @big_red01027 7 месяцев назад +3

    Next time on Backlog Buster: Every fight is the Garuda fight from FF3!
    If nothing else, that means nobody gets squished thanks to a Dragoon being in the air...since they'll all be in the air.

  • @ClintonKE
    @ClintonKE 7 месяцев назад +2

    One of the fun things about these sort of challenges is finding out things that are actually useful that you wouldn't learn in a normal run through the game. For example it is nice seeing you learn how things like 2 handed from Knight is useful and the group instant kill attack from money cannon job also known as samurai is also busted on it. Shame you didn't get chicken knife though.

    • @sertiana2512
      @sertiana2512 7 месяцев назад

      When normal runs usually recommend you with "Dualcast, Dual Weild, Spellblade, Rapidfire" route, it's easy to overlook other niche abilities.

  • @Shuukuriimudaisuki-sama
    @Shuukuriimudaisuki-sama 7 месяцев назад +3

    Just tossing this out there, not sure if you were already doing it, but for the rod-smashing trick on Freelancer, you can still get the 50% damage bonus by also having a rod of the same element equipped on the smasher (which you can of course change to mid-battle, even). If you weren't already doing that, it might make things a little easier next time around!

    • @sertiana2512
      @sertiana2512 2 месяца назад

      He was already aware with it. Also, Pixel Remaster buffs rod smashing a bit by allowing you to spend rods on your inventory instead of your hands.

  • @greatrieck
    @greatrieck 7 месяцев назад +4

    Question for the magic only boss: What about the rods?

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  7 месяцев назад +5

      Rod Smashing triggers Omniscient to cast return.

  • @Ehibika
    @Ehibika 7 месяцев назад +3

    Been thinking about the comment at the end of the video and... Yeah, it's actually kind of sad how despite how iconic it is, dragoon never fails to be an awkward and inefficient class.
    Even in the bravely series it's still only been "okay". Though I hear it's gotten a lot better in ff14 at least.
    Alas, jump as a mechanic is novel but just too impractical.

    • @iantaakalla8180
      @iantaakalla8180 2 месяца назад +1

      What would a good dragoon class be? Would it basically be Mario in Super Mario RPG, where jumping is done all at once and is only unique to Mario and is literally only two of his moves?

  • @NightVisionPhantom
    @NightVisionPhantom 7 месяцев назад +10

    Can't wait for Berserkers run

    • @grungehamster
      @grungehamster 7 месяцев назад +3

      Personally looking forward to the Mime run.

    • @dustincompton992
      @dustincompton992 7 месяцев назад +1

      Is the Berserker run even possible? Like, even grinding to level 99, is it even possible?

    • @MissMaryanne1
      @MissMaryanne1 7 месяцев назад +1

      I watched someone play solo Berserker and made it to the final boss :)

    • @ClintonKE
      @ClintonKE 7 месяцев назад

      @@MissMaryanne1 iirc that required the game being on repeat for several days worth of time before the run was successful. Doesn't have sound for it cause of it lol.

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  7 месяцев назад +3

      Berserker only is very possible, on all versions of the game.

  • @stuart959
    @stuart959 7 месяцев назад +3

    I hope you call the freelancer episode the unemployment run. With all the extra pointless hoops to jump through it's a lot like looking for a job.

  • @jackiespaceman
    @jackiespaceman 7 месяцев назад +3

    I’m replaying ff5 now myself
    Gil toss is the most comically overpowered thing lol

  • @moonlight2870
    @moonlight2870 7 месяцев назад +4

    Forced to be unemployed until earth crystal is painful

  • @gamerhoustonthegamer5942
    @gamerhoustonthegamer5942 3 месяца назад +2

    This proves that if you toss money (Gil) at a problem (Enemies), it solves the problem (Wins the fight for you). Got it.

  • @LarryJ2022
    @LarryJ2022 Месяц назад

    Liked the vid for the fact that you broke while reciting the line "you can call me daddy because someone's about to get sword spanked"

  • @KrAkHeN87
    @KrAkHeN87 7 месяцев назад +2

    I'm digging this series..

  • @faewhisker
    @faewhisker 7 месяцев назад +4

    maybe the wind crystal wont shatter this time

  • @djinsanity3575
    @djinsanity3575 7 месяцев назад +4

    Toss money at your enemies and they go away

  • @DarkGerson
    @DarkGerson 2 месяца назад

    I remember once beating the last boss with one samuri and 3 mimes copying the coin toss, i don't remember why it worked so well

  • @Kiaxiou
    @Kiaxiou 7 месяцев назад

    First up welcome back, and love to see the content I just started to see it now this one

  • @Zelphiez
    @Zelphiez 7 месяцев назад +2

    Samurai are silly OP.

  • @shawnaustin1037
    @shawnaustin1037 7 месяцев назад +2

    I've played this on the PS1 back in the day and gil toss was freaking broken. U can make Neo X-Death never use that annoying Grand Cross by throwing money at it.

  • @TenguTea
    @TenguTea 7 месяцев назад

    Been following your videos since recommended playing, wanted to leave a comment but comments were disabled. I wanted to thank you for the insanely good guides that you put out, you're a saint and to create a guide with such finesse is just incredible. You deserve much more recognition than you currently get so honestly thanks so much for putting out videos. 👊🏻

  • @twelfthknight
    @twelfthknight 7 месяцев назад

    I believe you can beat Omniscient - I mean, without that hours-long wait - with a Mage Masher, as Silence apparently stops the return gimmick. Which, upon reflection, means Berserkers are actually plausible as the only Job without access to magic or the Mage Masher is the Monk.

  • @toddstaples5127
    @toddstaples5127 7 месяцев назад

    Nice video man 🎉🎉 injoy .

  • @NemesisMKIII
    @NemesisMKIII 7 месяцев назад +1

    Ahh yes. Been waiting.

  • @DudeWheresMyJo-Car
    @DudeWheresMyJo-Car 7 месяцев назад

    I haven't watched the vid yet but I'm gonna answer the question anyway.
    YES

  • @thewhitelodgery
    @thewhitelodgery 22 дня назад

    Katainers?

  • @steveozone4910
    @steveozone4910 7 месяцев назад

    Are you going to do the 4 job fiesta?

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  7 месяцев назад

      Nope. Single Job Challenges are taking precedence.

  • @sweetleonhart7241
    @sweetleonhart7241 7 месяцев назад

    Can you add the Condition for Mastering the Job...

  • @Talzuz
    @Talzuz 7 месяцев назад

    Can you not just use Reflect Rings to cheese Fork Tower without failing the challenge?

    • @DisplayThisOkay
      @DisplayThisOkay 7 месяцев назад +2

      If you watch his first video (or acutally pay attention this one) he mentions it takes 16 HOURS for the boss to run of of MP even with reflect rings.

  • @thewhitelodgery
    @thewhitelodgery 7 часов назад

    At least, in the SNES version, GilToss does 0 to Gil Turtle. Go figure.

  • @pklifeupa7064
    @pklifeupa7064 7 месяцев назад +1

    White Mage run when?

  • @timothypanim9051
    @timothypanim9051 7 месяцев назад

    How about when freelancer challenge is up add an extra challange of mastering all classes to show case the strongest freelancer ever 🔥🔥🔥

  • @bobsmith8510
    @bobsmith8510 7 месяцев назад +2

    A fistful of dollars

  • @RubescentDragon
    @RubescentDragon 7 месяцев назад +1

    so freelance only run the finale?

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  7 месяцев назад +3

      Well, mime and freelancer are basically the same. But yes, the turn order is set.

    • @kbowman772
      @kbowman772 7 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@BacklogBusterAt least Mime will be able to spam items without wasting them.

  • @joebonar6759
    @joebonar6759 7 месяцев назад +2

    So, for those unaware, when you level up in final fantasy games, it increases the number of hits you land, melee jobs progress faster than caster jobs for weapon attacks, and casters progress faster than melee for spell attacks. In the nes games the combat will show hits (maybe not in three, can't remember off the top of my head, I think they just display the numbers from then on), so that Backlog Buster is doing this at as low level as he can is quite impressive, really, since every job (... except goddamn failementalist) significantly benefits from leveling up.

  • @sertiana2512
    @sertiana2512 7 месяцев назад +5

    CAPITALISM RULES!

  • @chocobro7
    @chocobro7 7 месяцев назад

    Hyped for red mage

    • @sertiana2512
      @sertiana2512 7 месяцев назад

      Red Mage is just going to be another rod smasher, but a little slower because their Magic stat is pretty low. Also, unlike Blue Mage, they cannot equip shields.

    • @kbowman772
      @kbowman772 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@sertiana2512And they don't get the -ga spells

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  7 месяцев назад

      Red Mage peaks at Karnak, so yeah, its rod smashing all the way. It doesn't even get the good white magic like protect/shell iirc. Dualcast Level 2 spells is still worse than smashing a rod unfortunately.

    • @sertiana2512
      @sertiana2512 7 месяцев назад

      @@kbowman772 The lack of -ga spells can be compensated by rod smashing, but their Magic stat is just too subpar for a "mage" class

  • @drakemane
    @drakemane 7 месяцев назад

    Easier way to beat Ouroboros...is to throw money at them....not cheaper perhaps but easier.

  • @pheonixwrong1431
    @pheonixwrong1431 7 месяцев назад +2

    I dont like your opinions on the coolest most amazing class in the final fantasy series, dragoons are the best

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  7 месяцев назад +3

      Being Cool is not the same as being good and useful lol

    • @sertiana2512
      @sertiana2512 7 месяцев назад

      FF5 Dragoon sucks ass. They have mediocre stats, have nothing to offer to Freelancer, and their abilities are also lackluster. Basically you can play FF5 just fine by completely skipping them.

    • @sertiana2512
      @sertiana2512 7 месяцев назад

      Shinryu is susceptible to Berserk status, and it's permanent on him. Anyone who can cast it, and be able to defend against his massive attack stat should do just fine. No Dragon Lance necessary.

  • @velosify5774
    @velosify5774 7 месяцев назад +1

    For most melee classes, you can beat Omniscient with Mage Mashers. They silence him and prevent him from casting Return.

    • @Delmworks
      @Delmworks 7 месяцев назад

      Like this man, I want to see Omni shanked to death in an alley

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  7 месяцев назад +1

      Silence lasts for like one round on omniscient. If you want to rely on a random chance going off back to back like 40 times sure. But thats not the reality I live in.

  • @mindlessmeat4055
    @mindlessmeat4055 7 месяцев назад +1

    I love the concept of dragoons, but a lot of the execution of them is awful in these games

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  7 месяцев назад

      Dragoons leavinng their friends behind to take the brunt of the enemies attacks, all to do incredibly mediocre damage. Truly the best job in the series.

    • @mindlessmeat4055
      @mindlessmeat4055 7 месяцев назад

      @@BacklogBuster with 4 though there is no one to leave behind.

    • @DisplayThisOkay
      @DisplayThisOkay 7 месяцев назад

      FF Tactics Advance might be the only FF game where Dragoons were ever good ( well good at acutally being a combat class).

  • @thewhitelodgery
    @thewhitelodgery 3 дня назад

    Btw - Not sure about Pixel Remaster, but for sure in the SNES version, Gil Turtle takes no damage from Gil Toss.

  • @Bazzlieo
    @Bazzlieo 7 месяцев назад

    I’m so excited for some of the really trash jobs

  • @crossjmail
    @crossjmail 7 месяцев назад +1

    Commentus Maximus

  • @peppercatx6470
    @peppercatx6470 7 месяцев назад

    Lol DRG will follow me around forever it seems

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  7 месяцев назад

      I played a Dragoon in FF11 and FF14. I know the pain.

  • @shroomy__rxcks
    @shroomy__rxcks 7 месяцев назад +2

    i feel like you shouldn't use the magic lamp for the later battles because it kinda makes them seem a bit too easy-

    • @stevemanart
      @stevemanart 7 месяцев назад

      he uses it only for Exdeath, so no he shouldn't skip it.

    • @sertiana2512
      @sertiana2512 7 месяцев назад

      1) He only uses Magic Lamp against Neo Exdeath up to Odin (Zantetsuken) to instantly defeat one part of him, which there are FOUR of them.
      2) Magic Lamp is still susceptible to user's Magic stat, most of the jobs have low Magic to make Magic Lamp more relevant.
      3) You need to recharge it.

  • @joshthefunkdoc
    @joshthefunkdoc 2 месяца назад

    Slight nitpick: Dragoons aren't terrible in EVERY game...that is, if you count Kain in FF4. Even in the randomizer romhack he's one of the stronger overall characters simply by virtue of his high HP & physical prowess, and Jump is also handy for dodging Zeromus's Big Bang!

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  2 месяца назад

      Using the randomizer as the crux of your argument? Ok guy.

    • @joshthefunkdoc
      @joshthefunkdoc 2 месяца назад

      @@BacklogBuster lol, i get it but that's the only way to play FF4 where you can freely choose your characters (plus the characters' stats etc. aren't randomized, they're true to the original game). People willingly take Kain over the vast majority of the cast there, so there's something to him - that's more what i was trying to say =)

  • @Sliq_tv
    @Sliq_tv 4 месяца назад +1

    Dragoons are good in Final Fantasy Tactics!

  • @MarakoJuan
    @MarakoJuan 7 месяцев назад

    Thief and White mage challange skiped from wind crystal

    • @moonlight2870
      @moonlight2870 7 месяцев назад

      Not skipped, just post poned

  • @bahamut5608
    @bahamut5608 7 месяцев назад

    Jesus you sound exactly like strat-edgy.

  • @filthycasual6118
    @filthycasual6118 6 месяцев назад +2

    "I'll make an offer... in cash!"

  • @neubussy
    @neubussy 7 месяцев назад +1

    What, just gonna skip White Mage for some reason? 🙃

    • @carolinedavis8339
      @carolinedavis8339 7 месяцев назад +1

      I imagine he's just shaking things up for a bit, doing all the wind crystal jobs, then the water, etc, could get a little dull. Jumping around makes things more interesting.

    • @DisplayThisOkay
      @DisplayThisOkay 7 месяцев назад

      It's just gonna be a another rod smashing job except you can heal.

    • @neubussy
      @neubussy 7 месяцев назад

      @@DisplayThisOkay welllll, yes and no. 'Yes,' in that, yes he will absolutely do that from Karnak on, and 'no' in that he has to beat Garula first...

    • @GaIeforce
      @GaIeforce 3 месяца назад +1

      @@DisplayThisOkay Not exactly. White Mages can't use rods, and the only thing they can smash is Staff of Light, which you can only farm as a rare drop in World 2. Until then, you're stuck attacking with Flails. There's also the problem that Staff of Light is, well, a rare drop.

    • @MasterKnightDH
      @MasterKnightDH 10 дней назад +1

      I come from the future. White Mage is done.