Can you beat Final Fantasy III with only using Monk?

In this video I attempt to beat Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster with only using Monk. Can we fist bump our way to victory or will we get destroyed.
I apologize in advance for anything I have pronounce wrong in this video or not using the most viable strategy at time.
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[@albertovega6578]

All the names are weapon skills from FF14, nice touch keep it up :)

[@solitaryscargaming]

You are correct! Thank you.

[@R.R.R.465]

Just watched your FF3 onion Knight challenge, very entertaining, I personally would love to see more of this content and the length of your videos is fine at 30+ minutes, I just feel really engaged listening to your commentary and I look forward to seeing more in the future

[@CharlieKraken]

I just wanted to say great job! I love seeing FF3 get love, and I'm happy to be a new subscriber! God bless and keep up the good work!

[@TheAuron32]

The DS version of Cloud of Darkness is SO. MUCH. HARDER!!! her tentacles are 2 separate enemies and they even attack on their own, you can not ignore them either as the damage they do, will overwhelm you, on top of Cloud of Darkness attacking you herself.

[@solitaryscargaming]

The DS versions of 3 and 4 were really hard remakes (in a good way of course). I remember struggling in at the end of the game. I also remember going to Gamefaqs to try to get people's FC so I can send Mognet and unlock Onion Knight.

[@TheAuron32]

@@solitaryscargaming i will be honest, i used my action for that, was such utter nonsense.

[@veghesther3204]

The PSP version is also a PORT of the DS one so Lightning and Particle beam EVERY turn even at both JOB class and party member lv 99 for BOTH Monk and Black Belt will do OVER 5000 damage EVERY turn so not even 9999 HP will save you when you DIE on the DS/PSP version in only 2 turns IF you don't END the battle on your 2nd turn with 4x Monk/Black Belts.

[@handhelder823]

Had to grind a LOT for her. Or i was an idiot. Basically, i kicked her ass

[@Tengokuchi]

​@@solitaryscargamingi found FFIV to be pretty easy.

[@nickhighwind2369]

Nice seeing you bring your lessons from the onion knight run into this one with the farming for elixirs and damage dealing items. True character development. Love tha naming of characters, keep it up! Honestly the white mage run sounds interesting but soooo painful, you'd probably have to get creative with that one (or take ages).

[@solitaryscargaming]

I'm theorizing that white mage might be a long run but using magic is going to make me be creative.

[@DP-uv6mi]

I just love how with the unarmed bonus at lvl.99 & job lvl.99 you will lose atk with knuckles

[@NovemberJoy]

I sometimes listen to random KZbin videos while grinding, but that's about it. Good to see you upload again - it's still entertaining, even if Monks can generally punch everything in the face without any issues.

[@solitaryscargaming]

Thank you for your comment! Random KZbin videos are my go-to as well.

[@Slade0120]

I watch stuff like your videos. Good background noise.

[@solitaryscargaming]

Thank you! Glad I'm able to provide that.

[@bdhuffman42]

Awesome job. Please continue making these challenge videos.

[@solitaryscargaming]

Thank you! Will do!

[@Feyerbrand]

I have recently gotten into FF challenge runs myself! Great video and inspiration

[@solitaryscargaming]

That's great to hear! Thank you!

[@vjbd2757]

Reject humanity return to monke

[@DaGoof120]

Algorithm finally did a good job at finding me a new KZbinr to sub to

[@solitaryscargaming]

bless the algorithm gods. Thank you for watching and for subscribing.

[@nocturnalnights27]

Good to see FF3 getting some love

[@bosstroll9019]

Excellent video

[@jessefinnegan1719]

Monk is my favorite class in any game that has it. FF 14 included

[@Nanoaiello]

i love this challenge videos, keep it up! Here's a challenge for you , can you finish FFIII with just withe mages? :D

[@solitaryscargaming]

Thank you! I like that. I'm going to have to take on FFIII with only white mages, it has been a highly requested challenge. The ability to use magic will make for some creative strategies.

[@ReineckeF0x]

After FF3 only OK (Onion Knights) i will go for my last playthrough for now - i call it the "T.M.N.T- Run" where i develop all 4 heroes from Monk to Black Belts then to Karateka and finally Ninja to own the game Cowabungaa style 😅🤣😂 plus the Martial Arts gain hugh bonuses on Stamina which increase their HP pool very fast helping you out on overcome the "glass cannon" they are by nature.... Congratz on this run!

[@Ottriman]

Came here after the Onion Knight vid and man it is night and day difference. Even a very modest starter job is just so much better than the Onion Knight for like 80-90% of the game.

[@bosstroll9019]

I want to tell you a secret my sister taught me: Call your grandmother while you grind. Your mother will appreciate it, your grandma will love it, and you will feel so much better. Grinding is totally brainless anyway so it doesn't take much to multi task and chit chat.

[@solitaryscargaming]

That is an amazing trick that I will be using when I grind, and I appreciate you for sharing that!

[@Insertein]

Oh hey, I recognize those names I recognize them from Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, specifically, but I'm not sure if they're older than that

[@solitaryscargaming]

You are correct! I got them from Final Fantasy XIV.

[@Insertein]

@@solitaryscargaming ! Nice~

[@sonicdragon813]

Their names are the attacks of Pugilist/Monk from FF14

[@DonYagamoth]

When grinding, and not streaming, I like to listen to other challenge runs, or something like Critical Role, or watch streamers do their stuff on the side. Grinding can be nice and comfy with that :) Thank you for the video, this was quite neat ^^

[@solitaryscargaming]

Having great entertainment while grinding is one of the best things. Thank you for watching and I hope I brought you some entertainment value.

[@animegamex2053]

Supreme Victory!

[@edfmed1080]

While grinding I always listen to Fire Emblem music, specially the premium arrange albums. While not a "self impose challenge" i try to play through older JRPGs with as minimal grinding as possible just to see if its possible, depending if i play with a guide. For example in Phantasy Star 2 grinding characters seems pretty much required because they start at lvl 1, and you don't always use a characters until later in the game.

[@solitaryscargaming]

Good taste! I also listen to the FE premium arrange albums when grinding! I have tried playing through Earthbound series and PSOEp1&2 before with minimal grinding before and it feels like some grinding is required. Would love to go revisit some games and try to not to grind at all.

[@RefiaKazus]

ff14 monk job for your names, I love the monk rotation is so engaging

[@teeth227]

i usually watch youtube or maybe something like british baking show while grinding

[@TheAuron32]

i love Monk in the FF Franchise, it was my main FF14 until Endwalker which made me swap to Gunbreaker for my main, also thats where ya got the names :)

[@solitaryscargaming]

You are correct. Monk is my least favorite job in FFXIV and I wanted to show some love for it in here. I used to main Scholar but now I main Dark Knight.

[@TheAuron32]

@@solitaryscargaming ah, fellow tank main, funny story im leveling DRK now, its the last of 2 i need but one of my alts, Dark Knight is her main.

[@Bazzlieo]

I always thought it was kinda disappointing that cloud of darkness was just like a numbers game, no strategy just brute force out damaging and outhealing

[@MelodeathxTed]

My only issue with these kinds of videos is that once you do one challenge, any other challenge of easier difficulty becomes kind of pointless. We’ve already seen that you can do this with the weakest class, so it should be a given that it can be done with all monks. A better idea would have been can you beat FF III with only 1 character as that would up the ante, and you can spice it up by not using only one class type. Just my two cents. Love your content btw.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

I at least know twin snakes is metal gear

[@gabewaller3999]

Did you get the names from ff8 weapons

[@intensellylit4100]

9:04 ah-ri-man

[@XIVthFunyarinpa]

🤓

[@intensellylit4100]

@@XIVthFunyarinpa damn, got roasted by a KZbinr I'm subscribed to

[@solitaryscargaming]

Thank you! I'll make sure to not destroy the pronunciation in the future. No promises, I might destroy another pronunciation down the road.

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

Do you have any interest in Final Fantasy V or VI? I think there's a lot of potential for interesting and different things to do in both of those games, yes even in VI.

[@solitaryscargaming]

Those are the only Final Fantasy games I haven't played yet. Once I play them, I would love to come up with a challenge for those games.

[@TheAuron32]

funny thing about Hien, in FF14 he is an NPC that is an ally to you but his appearance in FF3 is more akin to Amon, who is the reincarnation of Hermes in FF14, a being so troubled he is responsible for the hell of not one but TWO worlds, two worlds that are technically the same one.

[@solitaryscargaming]

When playing FFXIV and I see FFIII reference I start talking nerd about the whole thing.

[@TheAuron32]

@@solitaryscargaming yup, my FC call the "reference caller" lol

[@intensellylit4100]

2/3rds of the way to ultimate power

[@lhfirex]

It's not Hien, it's Hein. Like Heineken beer without the ken at the end of it.

[@TeamNvSS]

Final fantasy 14 monks abilities

[@Fostary]

should of named them all Dragon Kick ^^

[@intensellylit4100]

@@Fostary *have

[@undeadmaster666]

i have to agree made up personal challanges are alot of fun. im trying to see if i can beat call of duty modern warfare 4 using nothing but a pistol on veteran, it isnt easy but it sure is fun to try

[@Lightpaladin720]

10:29 I watch let's play videos, challenge runs, and listens some music, like right now on working on a Can you beat fire emblem the sacred stones with only Cormag my favorite character in that series, and it's the longest thing I've ever worked on my channel

[@DuckAvenger]

Wait there's no detective guy?

[@000adrianelpiola000]

When i hear your voice i think you was bl4ck. Good video! KZbin unsub me for no reason.

[@solitaryscargaming]

Thank you!

[@ArispeMatt]

I don't know about the other ones, but Twin Snakes.... Hrm. That's Metal Gear.

[@ArispeMatt]

Metal Gear?

[@solitaryscargaming]

The names are based off FF14 Skills. Twin snakes could have been totally a Metal Gear reference.

[@roymerkel8008]

At Hein: yeah, besides their weak magic (even with items), the other big issue with the Monks is lousy magic defense. Prorings definately help, al-though the game only gives you 3 so you have to farm one from a Behamoth king, or do without. Good news is that if the enemy doesn't pick magic often you can pretty easily nuke anything (including the cloud of darkness) from Orbit with these guy's absurd attack stats (just make sure you leave them unarmed or else they do bad damage)

[@roymerkel8008]

At Garuda, yeah, he's really rough for these guys because of his Lightning spam.

[@roymerkel8008]

At Hecatoncair: yeah, the baccus wine is a great strat (and one I forgot about during my PR onion run), during my playthrough on translated Nes I saved all of those for the end since they are un-buyable and rarely dropped (save for certain glitches.) Though PR greatly increases the drop rate so they'll definatley make the world of darkness and cloud of darkness much easier if you end up farming them.

[@Hayastantzi92]

Monks have OP Offense but lack the Defense for surviving Magic, no wonder FF III is regarded as one of the Hardest

[@blueflare8655]

Can you beat FFIII with only using Red Mage?

[@solitaryscargaming]

I'll have to try that! Red Mage only should be fun.

[@gabewaller3999]

I was about to try ff1 monks only

[@Sniperbear13]

no Dragon Kick? bummer

[@MrVariant]

10:50 final fantasy tactics is prone to that. I have a low level vid with cup of life and math skilled toad lol. But seriously general rules: no mana shield, auto potion (lifefont is good enough), teleport, arcane strength (buffs speechcraft that can reliably make minions join or bosses sleep/not have a turn, geomancy and iaido) holy, flare, tailwind speed abuse, orlandeau, blood sword equip swords ninja, graviga/invigoration (graviga 2 shots all bosses and invigoration life drains in 4 shots, and can be a war of attrition with defense boost). Some do single class but that's too much effort let alone chapter 1 is easy to cheese giving everyone black magic to own enemies with less speed to dodge and less hp so fire spam can be lethal. I'd also say to ban rend speed as the game is a joke if you dual wield or have some concentration brawler monk doing that (and ch 2 steel maxes bravery better than orator's praise for monk/reaction attacks).

[@enarmonika5557]

Are the character names from FFXIV?

[@solitaryscargaming]

Names of ability but it is indeed from FFXIV.

[@intensellylit4100]

I watch pretty much anything and spare a bit of attention for the game I'm playing

[@bladeninja7495]

Pugilist mains unite

[@sorakairi118]

Cool FF14 names

[@lukewood2662]

Vefore watching it all, can a monk get past garuda? Yep. No.

[@solitaryscargaming]

Yep

[@lukewood2662]

​@@solitaryscargamingOh, I saw it now. The timate cheat code, GRINDING until the math transcends the devs' evil purposes.

[@alexandermorgan4866]

Do white mage only run

[@solitaryscargaming]

You got it! White mage is the next one I'm working on.

[@veghesther3204]

Good lucky with that 4x white mages is pure HELL even in FF5 and this one is even HARDER and 4x White Mages in FF1 is nearly impossible even at lv 99 Chaos FF1's LAST boss will restore more HP then 4x White Mages/Wizards even at lv 99 cause. For FF3 the only good mages are ALL BUT the white one ie 4x Black/Red mages only.

[@solitaryscargaming]

​@@veghesther3204 I'm definitely going to need the good luck with White Mage only. I can guess/tell what parts in the run I'm going to struggle with.

[@mikeyj2760]

Lol ff14 monk abilities!!

[@maximplay8361]

Go final fantas 3 only warrior class

[@solitaryscargaming]

Warrior class is going to be a fun one to do.

[@veghesther3204]

I tried that with BOTH Monk and Black Belt BOTH AT JOB LV 99 AND using even lv 85 party members still had Cloud of Darkness for the WINNABLE fight kill a 7500 HP 4x Black Belt lv 85 party in ONLY 2 turns by having IT spam Particle Beam AND Lightning EVERY TURN I had the COMBINED damage ever turn have it exceed OVER 5000 damage. I also barely had even like 20 to 30 Elixers which in turn is NOT good enough with Lv 85 to lv 90 party members AS JOB LV 99 Black Belts.