Honestly, even thinking about it it makes sense. For other solo runs the progression isn't tied to the demons at all, but IV really wants you to behold its demons
4 months ago | 110
Nobody would think less of you if you just moved on. Not every challenge can be beat, some might just be impossible. I would absolutly enjoy a video of 500 hours of run that end with "Yeah it's not possible after that".
4 months ago | 46
If the masochist is saying it too hard , you know we are in for a treat. P.S Love the vid Deus, keep doing what you're doing and we got your back
4 months ago | 53
I only started watching your stuff around the DDS2 Gale solo challenge, so I had no idea you were working on this, and my guy, all the respect in the world for doing this, but also I think we need a word stronger than Masochism to describe you at this point-
4 months ago | 17
without a shadow of doubt this well be the toughest challenge i will see you go through when it will go live can't wait for it
4 months ago | 0
Funny, I've been playing SMT IV lately, so I'm currently how will this challenge go
4 months ago | 0
Wait till people find out you can actually talk to bosses and bully them for items
4 months ago (edited) | 9
Deus, no matter how much Pain you suffer, always remember that Saying the Line gives you strength. We’re all behind you, cheering! “This boss has, you guessed it, No Weakness!”
4 months ago | 7
This is like running a Final Fantasy Attack Only challenge.... With a single character
4 months ago | 0
I cant wait for the smt4 video to drop and we hear the "most shameless name you can think of"
4 months ago | 1
Take all the time you need. Even without the difficulty in mind, those fun and personalized edits you make in your videos take a lot of time, I'm willing to wait as long as necessary for them
3 months ago | 0
Deus
In 2023, I started working on a very special challenge for Shin Megami Tensei IV: the Solo Whisperless run. In addition to doing a solo run, I added an extra restriction on myself by banning "Demon Whisper". This mechanic is the only way for the protag to learn skills, so by banning it, I am unable to learn any skill whatsoever. This means that I can only use the basic attack of my equipments as well as items to deal any form of damage. Going in, I knew that this project would be difficult, but I was still convinced that I would be able to complete this run in a timely manner. So foolishly, I decided to announce this project to you guys. Little did I know... This decision would end up haunting me for years to come.
For a while now, many of you have been asking me what happened to that SMTIV video. I tried to communicate that this project had to be put in the backlog to prioritize newer Atlus releases, but that did not dissuade many of you from asking about it continuously. Very quickly, I realized that no amount of community posts could properly convey to you guys why the video was taking so long. That is why I decided to stop talking about it. And as of today, I finally feel comfortable updating you guys on this project again. The reason why you haven't seen that video yet is simple: difficulty.
You see, I have been working on this challenge for almost 2 years. This project ended up being one of the hardest challenge runs I've ever worked on. I could tell you how it took me 60 hours just to get out of the tutorial, how many months I spent stuck on one single boss, or how I decided to do this on Master difficulty, aka the hardest difficulty in the game... But ultimately, none of that can accurately portray the insanity of this run.
Initially I was working on the SMTIV video fulltime, but eventually, the run became so soul crushing, that I couldn't give it my full attention anymore. Being stuck on a project like that severely cripples my ability to upload.That is why I decided to give less priority to the SMTIV video, in order to work on challenge runs that I knew could be completed in a more reasonable time frame.
At the moment, my priority is finishing the Metaphor ReFantazio Level One video. Once that's done, I'll be able to work on scripting and editing my big SMTIV video. And whenever that SMTIV video eventually goes live... You guys will be able to truly understand why it took so long to make.
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