Can You Beat Final Fantasy 5 Using Only Monks?

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  • @BacklogBuster
    @BacklogBuster  25 дней назад

    Want more? The series playlist is right here: ruclips.net/p/PL831ag0wyJdRZ_aWO7CgLHf2I7EolQMv4

  • @sertiana2512
    @sertiana2512 Месяц назад +24

    A slight correction, Chakra *does* scale. It uses the same formula as other healing skills/spells. But Monk's Magic stat is so abysmal you wouldn't see much increase of their healing power.

    • @DiogoJ1
      @DiogoJ1 Месяц назад +3

      Yeah. For a Monk only run, that's a bad skill. In a normal run, something like Mystic Knight might make good use of it, at least until Drain Sword is available.

    • @sertiana2512
      @sertiana2512 Месяц назад

      ​@DiogoJ1 Mystic Knight only offers +1 to their Magic stat. At least it's still better than Monk's -23 penalty to it though.

  • @XynoYaBoi
    @XynoYaBoi Месяц назад +14

    The great Gilgamesh, a Dragoon?
    What's next, he'll have to use a pot of gold for some extra luck?

  • @cashnelson2306
    @cashnelson2306 Месяц назад +9

    Starting with the best job? Alright king

  • @EvilPichu
    @EvilPichu Месяц назад +2

    Found this video randomly in my feed, loved it & subbed🎉🎉🎉 cannot wait for other job runs. I played FF5 PR beginning of the year on 100% on PS5 and it was so much fun 😁 lots of greetings from Germany!

  • @ry2950
    @ry2950 Месяц назад

    Love this video. Looking forward to the rest of the series. Earned a subscription. Great job with the creative editing and commentary.

  • @SamuriX2010
    @SamuriX2010 Месяц назад

    Hey man, great video, great editing, great audio mixing. Aubbed and I cant wait for the rest of this series

  • @soichironagi9993
    @soichironagi9993 Месяц назад +3

    You earned a subscriber just for the Parappa The Rapper reference, And, yeah, the challenge and the video editing too. XD

  • @dextervepps8794
    @dextervepps8794 Месяц назад +3

    I recently started working my way through the Pixel Remasters, I finished 5 for the first time last week. Wow, did I miss a ton of optional content. When the ship got pulled into the final dungeon, I didn't even try to leave. Gonna have to replay it when I finish 6.

  • @cocomunga
    @cocomunga Месяц назад +2

    I’ve done 4 Bards, Blue Mages, Thieves, Berserkers. Berserker was grueling, requiring level 45 for Sandworm and level 96 to beat Exdeath. Bard is really hard in world 1, especially the Adamantoise, then it’s easy. Thief can just steal Elixers and High Potions. I’d love to see another video with Bard and Berserker!
    Edit: I actually beat Omniscient with Berserkers. I think I had two with mage mashers to silence and another with…I think the chicken knife? I left the game on while I went to work. At some point, they beat him. I had tried 3 Mage Mashers for 8 hours and they were not able to win. One Berserker fights the Minotaur.

  • @Skajaw
    @Skajaw Месяц назад

    Great video so far, nice commentary! What I do miss though is background music. Anyway, keep up the good work.

  • @MrKeyblademaster1992
    @MrKeyblademaster1992 4 дня назад

    We could call this one the "One-Punch Man" challenge

  • @thatstarlad1606
    @thatstarlad1606 Месяц назад

    Loved these ever since the dead rising ones way back in the day!

  • @MatthewKerr-wv8py
    @MatthewKerr-wv8py Месяц назад +1

    Loved the one punchman reference haha

  • @Kozanik
    @Kozanik Месяц назад +1

    Wes, I remember when you said that it can be super disappointing to have a video you spend hours on (or days, with the pokemon one) not be received too well. That said, I'm glad this one is performing so well as you kindly remind us that you're not a Dark Souls youtuber. Keep up the brilliant work. I'll put FF5 on my list of games to check out before I die of old age.

  • @ThePageofRage
    @ThePageofRage 26 дней назад +1

    I think the answer to this series is simple.
    Berserker: No.
    Every other class: Yes.

  • @etuheu
    @etuheu Месяц назад +4

    Wes doggy dogg needs to get 22 jobby jobs

  • @drastic6411
    @drastic6411 Месяц назад +1

    I loved the video! FF is one of the best series' out there but the early games never get any love so I appreciate the walk down memory lane!

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад +1

      Thats pretty funny because I feel like its only the early FFs that get any love. I hear nothing but awful things from 13 onwards.

  • @Jikkuryuu
    @Jikkuryuu Месяц назад +1

    I've done Four Job Fiesta runs with multiple Berserkers and yeah, Byblos is a grind-wall for damage-dealers. So is Liquid Flame, for Berserkers anyway, so I often come out of the fire-powered ship around level 19 :/
    I think !Chakra is based on your Stamina stat? And since stats don't increase in FF5 and Monk has the best Stamina in the game anyway, it'll never scale.
    I'm sure you know what's what, but I always take advantage of Butz's hometown discount to buy a fat stack of tents. Not as strong as cottages, but 1000hp and 100mp per tent isn't bad for the price.
    Weird, my brain was sure there was a Kaiser Knuckles in the pyramid. Turns out they're a drop from a monster-in-a-box only encounter. Not really something you can farm in this challenge run.
    The choice between Kaiser Knuckles and Hermes' Sandals is one of the meanest things FF5 ever does.
    I've run Omniscient out of MP once, but only with an emulators turbo-speed.
    I'm not recommending it, because single-class challenges are already grindy enough. Just pointing out that there's an enemy in the Wind Shrine that drops elixirs.
    Sorry for any/everything you already know and just didn't mention. Thanks for making this thing happen, it's not an easy run!

  • @braveherogreenleaf6256
    @braveherogreenleaf6256 Месяц назад +1

    Parappa reference earned a sub.

  • @dextervepps8794
    @dextervepps8794 Месяц назад +1

    Was not expecting the PaRappa reference. Nice

  • @matttrent946
    @matttrent946 Месяц назад +2

    "despite Leena getting sucked to death"
    🤣🤣🤣

  • @walrusmayonaisesandw
    @walrusmayonaisesandw Месяц назад +1

    imagine the power of high level monks with kaiser knuckles and rapid fire from archer. :D perhaps that setup on "bare" is good because of all the stacked stat buff's from mastered jobs.

    • @veghesther3204
      @veghesther3204 Месяц назад

      About that I'm sure Rapid fire doesn't work BAREFISTED IE useless on the Monk job and Rods/Staffs it won't work either.

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад +1

      Rapid Fire absolutely works bare fisted. Its just the attack command 4x with randomized targeting.

    • @walrusmayonaisesandw
      @walrusmayonaisesandw Месяц назад

      @@BacklogBuster true if you half your damage by accidentally attacking back row enemies its all good. when they are dead from the damage the front row enemies fall really fast. I noticed the power of this strat when comparing the damage output to duel-wielding and rapidfiring the maxed out brave blade and ragnarok which is the strongest swords. in short monk is essentially for being the DPS king.

  • @medicami
    @medicami Месяц назад +3

    puncc kicc its all in the mind

  • @mauriciomadridprado2050
    @mauriciomadridprado2050 Месяц назад +3

    OH MY GOD!!!!!! PARAPPA THE RAPPER!!!!!!!

  • @crossjmail
    @crossjmail Месяц назад +2

    Parrappa the rapper!

  • @deazee2288
    @deazee2288 Месяц назад +3

    My brainless child self never used this class because it had no cool weapons or magic that comes with it
    This was nostalgic

    • @marcosdheleno
      @marcosdheleno Месяц назад

      its funny because ever since i first played, monk has been one of my favorite classes in final fantasy v(and later, tactics). it gets some really fun support abilities. bare handed on a caster is probably one of the most usefull abilities for them, as it lets them deal some damage without the need for investing much.
      and chakra is very good on classes that do have some amount of magic in them.
      hp+30% is ALWAYS amazing as well.

  • @SleepyOmel
    @SleepyOmel Месяц назад

    I can't wait untill you do Dragoon's or Samurai's only, I think that'll be fun

  • @fluffyycactus2396
    @fluffyycactus2396 Месяц назад

    i like the way you say monk

  • @bobsmith8510
    @bobsmith8510 Месяц назад +1

    He finally do it

  • @derekminna
    @derekminna Месяц назад

    FF5 is my favorite game. Slay the Spire is near the top as well.

  • @ClintonKE
    @ClintonKE Месяц назад

    kaiser knuckles really should have been a weapon. Really would have helped out the monk's late game some. Also unfair they don't get a legendary weapon because of it.

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад

      Yup, especially coming off FF4 with Yangs claws. Heck, even Nunchucks from FF1 would've worked too.

  • @joeshadowman
    @joeshadowman Месяц назад

    I feel like this is the one FF that no one talks about. Idk how to feel about that.

  • @DS342
    @DS342 Месяц назад

    Surprised to see nobody pointed out that the solution for Omniscient is Bone Mail. A character wearing a Reflect Ring and Bone Mail is completely immune to omniscient and will kill him with his own reversed drains well before his MP runs out. Nearly any class can do it,this boss is free outside of robe-only classes.

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад

      Reflect and Regen are in Omnicients magic rotation. He'll hit himself, and your party with regen eventually. I've done Omnicient like 3 or 4 times running himself out of MP. He never comes close to taking himself out.

    • @DS342
      @DS342 Месяц назад

      @@BacklogBuster Regen may have slipped my mind,so it's not pure immunity,but it's been my experience that it never stands up to the healing you get from the drain reversal. The one-man Reflect Mail is my go-to strategy for running this in Four Job Fiesta without magic,but the correct strategy is whichever one that gets you there in the end.

  • @Qvmmy
    @Qvmmy Месяц назад

    nice concept, would have better with if you unlock other classes passives

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад

      Yeah but then its not a single job challenge, you're just playing the game casually.

    • @Qvmmy
      @Qvmmy Месяц назад

      @@BacklogBuster fundamentally you still beat important part of the game in that regard tho you know the best

  • @AxelRyman
    @AxelRyman Месяц назад

    Honestly love FFV since it's so open for Challenge Run options. Best part of the job system? All jobs can complete the game, granted at varying level of difficulties. Even with only 1 character being used. Well...except for 1 job.

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад

      Mhmm. Berserker is long but doable. The worst one is going to be white mage only I just know it. Right up until the Fork Tower, but until then its nightmare fuel.

    • @veghesther3204
      @veghesther3204 Месяц назад

      I thought 4x Berserkers is impossible even AT LV 99.

    • @AxelRyman
      @AxelRyman Месяц назад

      @@veghesther3204 Nope it's possible, just very rng heavy. Can be done on every version of the game.

    • @leargamma4912
      @leargamma4912 5 дней назад

      Some dude beat the game with a single level 99 beserker​@@veghesther3204

  • @toddb7947
    @toddb7947 Месяц назад +1

    Any chance you'll do the Four Job Fiesta next month?

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад +2

      Im kind of over it, for various reasons. I'm more interested in focusing on the individual job challenges. I'll probably post a few over that timeframe thouugh.

  • @nekochiyu5060
    @nekochiyu5060 Месяц назад

    For future runs, could you use the elemental rods as attack items for the mage tower boss? They cast 3rd tier magic. I don't think you have to equip them either, but they do break after being used that way

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад

      At least in the pixel remaster Omnicient counters smashed rods with return iirc.

    • @veghesther3204
      @veghesther3204 Месяц назад

      Sadly if as Job class can't equip rods normally the game itself won't allow YOU to break any so no for Monks you can't break the rods against the magic side boss and even on the PS1 version IT would still COUNTER it WITH return.

  • @ShinMajin
    @ShinMajin Месяц назад

    Oh hell yes, FFV!

  • @FlanMesh
    @FlanMesh Месяц назад +1

    Zan - te - tsu - ken

  • @marcosdheleno
    @marcosdheleno Месяц назад

    you know a cool idea would be to be 1 job, BUT, you can level another job for its ability.

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад

      Kind of against the spirit of the challenge. Most jobs are made way more powerful with a supplemental ability from another job, its kind of the nature of the whole job system.

    • @marcosdheleno
      @marcosdheleno Месяц назад

      @@BacklogBuster but that's the idea. how powerfull can each job get, when it has everything it need.
      as a side note, i wish ff5 had ng+ so we could replay the game with the jobs unlocked and leveled from the start.

  • @kbowman772
    @kbowman772 Месяц назад +1

    So, how will you handle Blue Mage only given how many of their best spells require Control from a Beastmaster?

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад

      Not that many require control. You cant even get Big Guard until world 3 post-Pyramid so most of the game you're going without. It'll be fine.

    • @veghesther3204
      @veghesther3204 Месяц назад

      But WHITE WIND the ONLY way to heal the entire party NO monster uses IT on their own so control IS a must for that one.

    • @kbowman772
      @kbowman772 Месяц назад

      @@BacklogBuster White Wind is a World 1 spell that requires control.

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад +1

      I know, but most jobs dont get access to healing anyways. Blue Mage has some alternative way
      s to heal.

    • @veghesther3204
      @veghesther3204 Месяц назад

      Without WHITE wind the ONLY way to heal is still costly spend 200,000 on 4 Flame rings Fire rod the entire 4x Blue mages and ATTACK yourself with it but White Wind would still restore MORE HP without having to use 4x Fire ring users.
      Vampire can't really heal for area's FULL of undead enemies since you can't drain undead targets of their own HP.

  • @Psconners
    @Psconners Месяц назад

    Instead of black mages with Omniscient, could you spam Magic Lamp?

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад

      Im like 99% sure he uses return after using the lamp. Most melee jobs also have a terrible magic stat so even if it worked, you probably wouldnt kill him before you're out of lamp charges,

  • @masterjoda999
    @masterjoda999 Месяц назад

    Could also use chemist to inflict berserk on Omniscient to stop him casting return, could you not?

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад

      You really dont want to be Berserking Omnicnent. He's a muscle wizard.

    • @veghesther3204
      @veghesther3204 Месяц назад

      That I'm not sure it may end up using return similar to how FF6's Magic Master Boss KILLS you with Ultima upon ITS DEATH which triggers in FF6 even if you berserk that boss as well.

    • @redclover5460
      @redclover5460 Месяц назад

      I did inflict Berserk on Omniscient to make him stop using magic (my red mage hit him with the Power Staff), but I can't remember if it stopped him from casting Return in response to my geomancer's attacks.
      By way of explanation: I was trying a challenge run with a deliberately weak team, consisting of a monk, red mage, geomancer, and dancer. The monk and dancer, Bartz and Faris, did the physical side of Fork Tower, leaving the other two on the magic side. I was very disappointed that !Terrain classifies as a physical move; Krile was pretty much useless there.

  • @stickyrick1939
    @stickyrick1939 Месяц назад +2

    wheres the leprechaun job?

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад +2

      Trapped behind running Omnicient out of MP.

  • @jesseiles3414
    @jesseiles3414 Месяц назад

    25 jobs, 3 more on the gba

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад

      You wont catch me playing the Advance version in THIS lifetime bucko.

    • @veghesther3204
      @veghesther3204 Месяц назад

      That and they only unlock AFTER you UNSEAL all 12 weapons so that you can ONLY use them In the final dungeon Necromancer SUCKS in the GBA version since its POST game only.

  • @honella7146
    @honella7146 Месяц назад

    Can ypu finish FF4 with only pigs? Please!

  • @sozaj
    @sozaj Месяц назад

    I don't know... but Final Fantasy Tactics can beat YOU using only monks!

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад

      Nah I'd win. In fact, I did win. I have the footage for it and everything. Monks in FFT are carried by Punch Art being super good.

    • @sozaj
      @sozaj Месяц назад

      @@BacklogBuster nice! I had recently seen a video of difficult random battles in the series which included the 11 monks battle and, having seen the title of this video, thought that the opportunity to say that was too funny to pass up. :)

    • @Kiaxiou
      @Kiaxiou Месяц назад

      Omg grog hills monk sucks

  • @NemesisMKIII
    @NemesisMKIII Месяц назад

    Your save data says you did this 2 years ago?

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад

      Yeah and?

    • @NemesisMKIII
      @NemesisMKIII Месяц назад

      @@BacklogBuster I was just curious if you shot this content two years ago. Like maybe over the course of two years you completed the challenge and now are just posting them back to back?

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад

      Yes thats whats happening. I didn't think they'd be good videos so I put them on the backburner.

  • @Silvitewolf
    @Silvitewolf Месяц назад

    might be worth modding the game so later jobs open sooner otherwise a few videos are going to be half freelancer imo

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад

      I prefer to play without mods. Earth Crystal jobs are far away but that means I can try some other interesting stuff Freelancer only.

  • @veghesther3204
    @veghesther3204 Месяц назад

    Yes but the Magic side of the Forking tower can't BUT its NOT a required dungeon too bad in FF5 the class is PURE CRAP and is the ONLY ONE NOT worth mastering when using 4x Free Lancers/Mimes with every OTHER job mastered.
    I also didn't HAVE 2 reflect rings to use for the MAGIC side boss.

  • @marcosdheleno
    @marcosdheleno Месяц назад

    dont forget, bare hand mages is great. as it give them a solid damage option. specially for white mages.

  • @wjamesmci
    @wjamesmci Месяц назад

    My first thought for onmisecent is "magic lamp spam?" But i guess the damage tapers off massively when it just summons chocobo after a bit

    • @BacklogBuster
      @BacklogBuster  Месяц назад +1

      iirc Omnicient counters magic lamp with return. Im sure I tried it.