Can You Beat Persona 4 Golden On Very Hard Doing Only Mandatory Battles?

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After beating Persona 5 Royal using only Gun Damage we go back in the series for some more Persona 4 Golden stuff. This time we will try to beat the entire game without fighting any random encounters. Basically we only do the mandatory battles and that's all!
I hope you enjoy and sorry for the long video :)
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  • @Yes-----
    @Yes----- Жыл бұрын

    even though the run was invalidated when you didn't help Nanako with her homework, this was one of the coolest runs I've seen!

  • @steam-powereddolphin5449

    @steam-powereddolphin5449

    Жыл бұрын

    For legal reasons, this is a joke.

  • @eyoshinthemaximum

    @eyoshinthemaximum

    11 ай бұрын

    @@steam-powereddolphin5449no it isn’t, not helping Nanako is a sin

  • @implord4197

    @implord4197

    11 ай бұрын

    @@eyoshinthemaximum Too bad. Not everyone is part of the hivemind like you.

  • @eyoshinthemaximum

    @eyoshinthemaximum

    11 ай бұрын

    @@implord4197 its not a hivemind its a fact its not a hivemind its a fact its not a hivemind its a fact one of us one of us one of us one of us SINNER

  • @kvotheosem-sangue

    @kvotheosem-sangue

    11 ай бұрын

    @@implord4197 He persists on his sin 😢

  • @Haastuur
    @Haastuur Жыл бұрын

    Great vegetables

  • @evanoconnell2597

    @evanoconnell2597

    Жыл бұрын

    TRUE!

  • @slons4

    @slons4

    Жыл бұрын

    Make this top comment

  • @xuragentofthebedroom965

    @xuragentofthebedroom965

    Жыл бұрын

    Great Vegetables

  • @thatitalianlameguy2235

    @thatitalianlameguy2235

    Жыл бұрын

    Great vegetables

  • @isotetra1912

    @isotetra1912

    Жыл бұрын

    Great vegetables!

  • @misheruzinho
    @misheruzinho9 ай бұрын

    After years of playing persona i realized through this video that Goho-M is a pun "Go Home"

  • @helghast_7203

    @helghast_7203

    4 ай бұрын

    Oh my sweet god.

  • @Scourgeoftengri

    @Scourgeoftengri

    4 ай бұрын

    You're very dumb!

  • @arseneholmes6266

    @arseneholmes6266

    4 ай бұрын

    Why haven't I noticed that

  • @conicthehedgehog9166

    @conicthehedgehog9166

    3 ай бұрын

    Holy shit, first yu then this

  • @Jaeisthename

    @Jaeisthename

    2 ай бұрын

    How did it take you so long? I found out as soon as Morgana gives you one in P5 😭

  • @Roxas90250
    @Roxas90250 Жыл бұрын

    The most brutal part of this challenge was not the hellish difficulty, nor the stringent resource management. No, it was the relentless bullying of poor, poor Nanako. This is truly the worst timeline, True Golden Ending or no.

  • @NitsuaGamer
    @NitsuaGamer Жыл бұрын

    Wow, this was honestly insane man! HUGE congrats to you for not only doing this run, but doing it on Very Hard Difficulty. I honestly would have gave up and called it impossible, especially after Mitsuo and Ameno-Sagiri who seem to be the most brutal part of the whole run. But you did it! Huge congrats to you! And hey, I got to learn a few things from this run too! Like how KO'd members can debuff Ameno during Bewildering Fog or how Kunino never goes for physical, so you can just endure the whole thing with magic mirrors or makarakarn. Good job getting through this run! Definitely one of the most brutal challenge runs I've ever seen on this game.

  • @StallionX3
    @StallionX35 ай бұрын

    Gotta love how the party members almost never level up by defeating hard af bosses, but immediately do by watching a damn movie.

  • @sakura368
    @sakura368 Жыл бұрын

    i like how narukami is the only one good enough to actually successfully land after the crowd moves out of the way, he really is the king

  • @sarapoda
    @sarapoda Жыл бұрын

    What a tenacious person. I'm seriously impressed. This feels like a persona challenge run for the ages, my dude. Congrats!

  • @coltonandjen
    @coltonandjen10 ай бұрын

    26:28 Teddie: "Wow, that was intense! Are you all right?" Everyone dead on the ground:

  • @reknostarfox4690

    @reknostarfox4690

    3 ай бұрын

    "All perfectly fine!"

  • @drvofoka7033

    @drvofoka7033

    3 ай бұрын

    26:27 *

  • @marioagainsttheworld6248
    @marioagainsttheworld6248 Жыл бұрын

    That challenge was BRUTAL man! Congratulations on beating it!

  • @PinkBorussia
    @PinkBorussia Жыл бұрын

    I haven't finished the video yet but if this is possible you need the most incredible RNG

  • @PinClockFuntime
    @PinClockFuntime Жыл бұрын

    As someone who did this challenge myself I knew the boss with the most focus would be Ame no Sagiri, that guy is absolute hell for this run.

  • @madbrosheo1514
    @madbrosheo1514 Жыл бұрын

    Bro, I can’t believe this is even possible. Probably isn’t in vanilla p4 because no Rise help, but at this point, nothing would surprise me.

  • @chamclamtv

    @chamclamtv

    Жыл бұрын

    The first mini boss in yukiko's dungeon doesn't even have a weakness in vanilla, so it might just end right there 💀

  • @jvever4904
    @jvever4904 Жыл бұрын

    This run is INSANE. Amazing that you managed to pull it off!

  • @SilverInterpolFire
    @SilverInterpolFire3 ай бұрын

    This was easily the most entertaining challenge run I've seen. The Ameno Sagiri fight was hype 😅 amazing!

  • @kademaxwell6025
    @kademaxwell60259 ай бұрын

    Damn this was so insane and even learned some new things about the game, too. Especially the bewildering fog trick. Congrats!

  • @Linkforlife199
    @Linkforlife1997 ай бұрын

    Ragnar, hats off to you for completing this run. I was on the edge of my seat for some of these fights, but you pulled through.

  • @Sock_ket
    @Sock_ket Жыл бұрын

    This is so cool! Not only is this a super impressive challenge to watch it was a great look into the bosses AI. It really felt like i was learning with you lol

  • @DraconisLeonidas
    @DraconisLeonidas Жыл бұрын

    Wow, that was intense. A really fun watch, and I think the way you did commentary this time around is solid. It certainly was easy to follow and it was nice to hear the thought process, something that can get kinda missed in post-scripting, I think.

  • @kohganightbane9430
    @kohganightbane9430 Жыл бұрын

    This is honestly my favorite Persona game, so I always love seeing people do challenge runs of it.

  • @mAceOfHearts
    @mAceOfHearts Жыл бұрын

    Really impressive stuff, man. Your determination's quite something.

  • @mapledaz3353
    @mapledaz3353 Жыл бұрын

    an amazing challenge run, wish i was there when you streamed this. take my like you deserve it and more for this.

  • @codewraith1
    @codewraith1 Жыл бұрын

    "stuck with izanagi" excuse me that's precisely why it's a doable run lol

  • @akor7035

    @akor7035

    Жыл бұрын

    huh

  • @Celestigames
    @Celestigames Жыл бұрын

    Holy what a beautiful run and challenge, now am gonna watch all of ur challenges videos 🐐

  • @venrexx
    @venrexx10 ай бұрын

    For those who didn't know, if you want to make the Shadow Teddie fight easier, when Shadow Teddie charges up to do Nihil Hand, you can stagger him out of it by just dealing enough damage to him before he can use the actual ability, forcing him to forfeit a turn.

  • @kevindropbox7502
    @kevindropbox7502 Жыл бұрын

    this is beyond insane, you put the low level megaten gameplay to the next level with this, props!!

  • @chaostails7
    @chaostails7 Жыл бұрын

    This must have taken FOREVER. Kudos to your perseverance

  • @person3231
    @person32312 ай бұрын

    Amazing run! This might be one of the greatest accomplishments for a Persona game

  • @D-OS_II_Fan
    @D-OS_II_Fan11 ай бұрын

    When I first saw this in my recs I thought it was another low effort challenge run video but you're probably one of the best runners out there. Love your content❤.

  • @PacesetterREAL
    @PacesetterREAL Жыл бұрын

    You put in a lot of work for such a small channel, love your videos. Just as a piece of constructive criticism, when you are explaining your strategies for certain bosses, it would be nice to have some graphics that match what you are talking about on screen. The Mitsuo fight was a good example of this, its really hard to compartmentalize everything that you are saying in my head, and I feel like some graphics would be helpful in making the fight more understandable from a viewers perspective, as well as freshen up the footage past the gameplay that is being shown. I know that these videos take a lot of time and effort to make, and I'm not trying to diminish your already amazing work. Excited for the next video!

  • @RagnarAlvarrGaming

    @RagnarAlvarrGaming

    Жыл бұрын

    This is something I actually thought about as well, even more so when things get a bit more complicated (like the Mitsuo fight). The problem was that I was already so accustomed to everything that it became somewhat "normal" for me, hence why I didn't do anything extra for the most part but it is definitely something I'll keep in the back of my mind for future videos!

  • @truewhissan

    @truewhissan

    Жыл бұрын

    I love to see this, genuine criticism that comes from a good place and positive reception. It gives me hope in KZread after darn near losing it. Props to you both! 👍

  • @steam-powereddolphin5449

    @steam-powereddolphin5449

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RagnarAlvarrGaming I have a question about the RNG manipulation: how do you reliably exploit it to acquire Barbaric Bracers or Chakra Rings from locked chests in the areas where they can appear?

  • @RagnarAlvarrGaming

    @RagnarAlvarrGaming

    Жыл бұрын

    @@steam-powereddolphin5449 as far as I know there is only known item manipulation for the Divine Pillar at the moment since it is used in speedruns. Technically you can manipulate every drop but you'd need to trial and error to find a matching pattern

  • @topasu9454

    @topasu9454

    7 ай бұрын

    "such a small channel" bro what the fuck? 9k subs is huge

  • @Baratinha
    @Baratinha Жыл бұрын

    Maaaan I spent the entire week watching piece by piece. Tnks for the content and for your time. This is the ultimate Persona Challgenge and Im grateful someone did it for us to watch haha keep going man, cheers from Brasil

  • @zerotalent297
    @zerotalent297 Жыл бұрын

    Atlus: Persona is not a grindy game, you can beat it without a single non-story battle.. probably. Ragnar: Aight, bet. Phenomenal run! Would love to see a persona 2 challenge run of some sorts, though as nails game without grinding and getting lucky with evolutions.

  • @mattbroadbentmusic5602
    @mattbroadbentmusic5602 Жыл бұрын

    Love your videos :) great job once again!

  • @FluffyMoni4367
    @FluffyMoni436710 ай бұрын

    You are a strategy master, awesome video!

  • @skeith804
    @skeith8046 ай бұрын

    Nice man! I'm doing Very Hard, not a low level run, but I kinda don't just want to grind up to recommended as I might as well have played Hard if I were gonna do that. This is extremely helpful! I'm on Mitsuo right now and man he's a pain.

  • @Slyfox2235
    @Slyfox22354 ай бұрын

    This was by far the most interesting challenge run i have seen

  • @rafaelamorim3291
    @rafaelamorim3291 Жыл бұрын

    An amazing challenge as always s2

  • @user-ui4hk9xw3x
    @user-ui4hk9xw3x Жыл бұрын

    Cool challenge idea, well done

  • @Voidsealer
    @Voidsealer Жыл бұрын

    you absolute madlad, god damn impressive.

  • @Moffattt
    @Moffattt Жыл бұрын

    ahahaha no hesitation "do you like kids?" "i hate kids!"

  • @ballistic2527
    @ballistic2527 Жыл бұрын

    I did this challenge a few years back when i was bedridden for a while. One of the most fun times i've ever had playing a persona game, second only to my first playthrough of Persona 3 FES. I do recommend.

  • @Bruder_Benny
    @Bruder_Benny Жыл бұрын

    yesterday i watched your P5R Video today this one. Great ones. And i love Persona Games so much, it was so fun to watch them. sub inc

  • @ChaosFlame13
    @ChaosFlame13 Жыл бұрын

    Holy hell that was an amazing video

  • @AdmiralEclipse
    @AdmiralEclipse Жыл бұрын

    Really great video 👍

  • @edzarahmadya5491
    @edzarahmadya5491 Жыл бұрын

    Bro that calculates damage thingy is a really mindblowing holy fk

  • @bubbletea_
    @bubbletea_6 ай бұрын

    huge props to you bro. i would never do this. i'm doing a low level (not mandatory encounters, i'm allowing gold shadow grinding cuz they give no exp and i don't think i can win the game without weapon fusion) run of persona 3 fes and this challenge actually seems worse to do. which is funny because most people would consider this game easier on a normal run.

  • @therenegadegamer7422
    @therenegadegamer7422 Жыл бұрын

    Just looking at the title and I'm already worried for your sanity this run sounds like actual torture

  • @starempresshel1211
    @starempresshel1211 Жыл бұрын

    Very impressive! I tried this before on the easiest difficulty and just couldn't do it. Congratulations on the clear!

  • @steam-powereddolphin5449

    @steam-powereddolphin5449

    Жыл бұрын

    I did a similar thing on Very Easy myself. My biggest stumbling block was Ameno-Sagiri as I just didn't have enough of the right items. I had to rely on multiple free revives just to get past, because I didn't have much time or patience then.

  • @varyosc
    @varyosc Жыл бұрын

    It was always deemed impossible till you did it. Great video man thanks for the great content as always

  • @steam-powereddolphin5449

    @steam-powereddolphin5449

    Жыл бұрын

    Only one other person I know of has done something like this: Soulgrunt. Their channel and videos may be gone...but I still have their saves as proof that it's been done.

  • @aiikrstn
    @aiikrstn Жыл бұрын

    I was literally just thinking about doing this challenge and I couldn’t even get to chie awakening 😅 so good luck on that

  • @mgray6357
    @mgray6357 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing video, prolly gonna try to pull off something like this in p3p

  • @toressykes
    @toressykes Жыл бұрын

    bro your viewer counter per video is so high but your subscriber count is so low. thats not fair. i subscribed :)

  • @EmEm-fm4nn
    @EmEm-fm4nn Жыл бұрын

    I had relied on dodges multiple times in P4 in a lot of challenge runs, you’ll be surprised how well it worked.

  • @angwelio
    @angwelio Жыл бұрын

    Is that pain and suffering playing an arbitrary challenge in persona 4? Oh, yes please

  • @LuisParson
    @LuisParson9 ай бұрын

    My first playthrough of this game was actually a low level run on very hard. I find it interesting your MC and Teddie are the same level as mine when I fought Ameno-sagiri. And this is with me fighting normal enemies for quest and shuffle time.

  • @steam-powereddolphin5449
    @steam-powereddolphin5449 Жыл бұрын

    Somebody who went by the name Soulgrunt actually did something like this a while ago, but their channel seems to have disappeared. I still have a copy of all their pre-boss save files (as they were generous enough to provide these shortly after the first long-awaited port released on June 13, 2020), and I used them to make pre-miniboss saves of my own. If anyone wants these saves, I'm happy to share what this legend left behind... Edit: I believe they also disallowed movies and the Haikara Shirt, and split EXP from every big battle starting with Shadow Mitsuo. The protagonist's final level was a mere 27, and they also relied on dodge strategies later on. (I can tell this because I have the aforementioned saves from the lost legendary run). Even so, your run is still very impressive!

  • @croc3862

    @croc3862

    11 ай бұрын

    Aight put your money where your mouth is

  • @terrenceswiff
    @terrenceswiff Жыл бұрын

    Dang! Well done!

  • @leftoflove
    @leftoflove Жыл бұрын

    i can't believe how crazy this was. I had to grind for hours to beat this game.

  • @Jimmeeehhh
    @Jimmeeehhh Жыл бұрын

    Yu out here unleashing Ultra Instinct against Ameno-Sagiri.

  • @RosyMiranto
    @RosyMiranto Жыл бұрын

    Oh hey, didn't expect someone actually did P4 Golden No Grinding after i heard someone said it's impossible. So this will be fun...

  • @icee711
    @icee711 Жыл бұрын

    Narly's izanagi run on steriods

  • @skeith804
    @skeith8046 ай бұрын

    Update! Grabbed some Magatamas myself thanks to your strat and it helped me push through the armor rebuilds! It was weird though. For a few attempts when he started doing the 2-stage rebuild he finished the 3rd one on the following turn where I only had gotten off around 650dmg. Since I'm not doing low level I lasted a bit against the Gigadynes but eventually lost it. On the attempt where I won he did a 2-stage build and I threw a Bufudyne and 2 Magatamas but then thought back to the last few attempts. If he was gonna take the 3 turns we thought he should I'd still have enough actions but if he finished his rebuild I'm gonna want a Rakukaja on MC. I didn't have enough output to down the 2nd stage rebuild in one turn so might as well buff. Well I buffed and he Dekaja'd and evil smiled! I knocked him down and he started only doing 1-stage rebuilds again which was just like what? Anyways not gonna complain. I took the W. Thanks for the help

  • @onetoughpickl1729
    @onetoughpickl172911 ай бұрын

    Imo you should’ve kept using yosuke bc his super ability is really good for evasion and healing. Still a great run!

  • @tricmagic
    @tricmagic Жыл бұрын

    All those movies really paid off in the end, huh.

  • @sh1tler
    @sh1tler Жыл бұрын

    glad I'm not the only one who's always forgetting to grab the orb of darkness

  • @Marika_ER
    @Marika_ER Жыл бұрын

    Mitsuro's boss fight is my favorite in the game. Plus I like the 16 bit Face Myself

  • @ubermaster1

    @ubermaster1

    Жыл бұрын

    Same, especially loved that they gave him a 16 bit remix of the boss theme in Golden, super ocol touch(said theme is my favorite song to have playing while doing a match in Persona 4 Ultimax)

  • @lewisspring35

    @lewisspring35

    Жыл бұрын

    The song is literally called "Shin Mitsuo Tensei".

  • @butterflydreamer9649

    @butterflydreamer9649

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lewisspring35 on the Japanese version I think, on the western version they named it revelations: mitsuo

  • @staticchimera44

    @staticchimera44

    11 ай бұрын

    @@butterflydreamer9649 THAT'S SO COOL, reference to the first Persona game

  • @TheKharymusic
    @TheKharymusic Жыл бұрын

    Without even watching, I'm going to say the teddie fight was a nightmare. Even going in fully prepared, it's a slog.

  • @skelecon4647
    @skelecon46479 ай бұрын

    21:35 bro did not hesitate

  • @HarbingerYT
    @HarbingerYT Жыл бұрын

    Megaten fans: decides to do a challenge run of Persona 4 (Golden) Shadow Mitsuo:

  • @Shadowreaper8435
    @Shadowreaper8435 Жыл бұрын

    man I can't even beat kunino sagiri on easy playing normally and this man does it solo with a handicap on very hard

  • @natesadz
    @natesadz Жыл бұрын

    I don't know why but for some reason when I read the title I assumed it was something like a non randomized run and was very confused before realizing it meant required encounters only

  • @lazypaladin
    @lazypaladin10 ай бұрын

    _Oddly poetic that Void Quest forced you to use Damage Calcs._

  • @joon7854
    @joon7854 Жыл бұрын

    bro got that dream luck

  • @GrayFox_74
    @GrayFox_74 Жыл бұрын

    I've scorpioned twice, I can't believe I didnt break my back

  • @oatstealer5075
    @oatstealer5075 Жыл бұрын

    21:45 Joseph anderson did permenant damage to the persona fandom

  • @lolialf
    @lolialf Жыл бұрын

    you failed Nanako, you disappoint me

  • @EmEm-fm4nn
    @EmEm-fm4nn Жыл бұрын

    I had relied on dodges multiple times in P4 in a lot of challenge runs, you’ll be surprised how well it worked. I always disliked the divine pillar lol.

  • @polishedrelish
    @polishedrelish Жыл бұрын

    Crazy run, probably the hardest way to play the game

  • @fox-milessavioroffoxes3782
    @fox-milessavioroffoxes3782 Жыл бұрын

    Yu achieved Ultra Instinct

  • @Q-gf8vb
    @Q-gf8vb Жыл бұрын

    1:32 RISE TUMMY

  • @DeadShoot48659
    @DeadShoot48659 Жыл бұрын

    I uh was also doing this... damn nice

  • @Juni_Bowman
    @Juni_Bowman9 ай бұрын

    I’d love for you or someone else to do this run on p5, it’s a interesting run but I can’t watch the p3 version of this by someone else cause I’m still early game p3

  • @roguetoxic4207
    @roguetoxic420710 ай бұрын

    5:51 how are you able to access the shop so early? I beat Yukiko’s castle and still can’t access it. (First play through btw)

  • @halikarnak1862
    @halikarnak18625 ай бұрын

    Truly an achievement

  • @jadebayoba7073
    @jadebayoba707310 ай бұрын

    Honestly i CANNOT imagine fighting Yukiko's persona without the butterfly prince

  • @jadebayoba7073

    @jadebayoba7073

    10 ай бұрын

    No bc literally THE ONLY WAY to survive Burn to Ashes is to block, i swear to god no matter how much def u put in, you will DIE if you don't block

  • @jadebayoba7073

    @jadebayoba7073

    10 ай бұрын

    15:50 THAT'S ALSO WHAT I THOUGHT, BUT THEN THIS BITCH DECIDED TO SILVER RONDO MY MC?! I WAS SO FLABBERGASTED AND SO MAD AT THE GAME I HAD TO FALL BACK AND BREATHE

  • @tundra-queen-sled-god
    @tundra-queen-sled-god Жыл бұрын

    This is cray good 🌞🌞🌞

  • @lilinberce9386
    @lilinberce9386 Жыл бұрын

    Still in Yukiko's part of the video, I'm betting it's just gonna be mirror grinding and Rise null damage support the entire time. Edit: I was going to mention it, but forgor the 21:45

  • @themoonwalker1073
    @themoonwalker1073 Жыл бұрын

    „And we did eat all the girls food“ 😂

  • @padnoob6998
    @padnoob699811 ай бұрын

    I forgot it too buddy. I forgot it too.

  • @Kira22558
    @Kira22558 Жыл бұрын

    Pain.

  • @drvofoka7033
    @drvofoka7033 Жыл бұрын

    Man this was incredible. I would never have thought this was possible on very hard. Excellent video! If I may just suggest one thing, it'd be nice if you worked on your enunciation a bit, there were a couple of times throughout the video where I had to replay to figure out what you said. Also your choice of words was odd a few times. Oh, also, I subscribed.

  • @jacobconley3721
    @jacobconley37216 ай бұрын

    Didn’t think it was possible

  • @arifmasri9772
    @arifmasri977210 ай бұрын

    Even normal difficulty are already challenging for me😢

  • @nikopunna9479
    @nikopunna9479 Жыл бұрын

    This challenge is batmans way of playing the game

  • @yaboihuey5298

    @yaboihuey5298

    Жыл бұрын

    Nah, Batman’s way would be be beating every enemy to a pulp but just *barely* leaving them alive before leaving

  • @webpombo7765
    @webpombo7765Ай бұрын

    Moral of this run: Items op

  • @reeledpandora0976
    @reeledpandora097610 ай бұрын

    Awesome

  • @muddybuddy9299
    @muddybuddy929911 ай бұрын

    Great Vegetables

  • @Kaiserdudegaming
    @Kaiserdudegaming Жыл бұрын

    effectively Minimum Battles, reduced EXP and Money, Handicaped against player to max (You do less damage and they do more damage)? Yeah that's *harsh*

  • @drackestalentorgen166
    @drackestalentorgen166 Жыл бұрын

    you are a savage amazing

  • @kain1799
    @kain1799 Жыл бұрын

    I felt really dimb being like why would you replace someone woth noato who excels at random encounters. Then realized. Ahe comes with a ton of levels and should be able to out dps izanagi and has better element coverage whixh yu cant do this run

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