Can You Beat Persona 5: Royal Without the Velvet Room? (Part 1)

[@Nyarly]

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[@Aspi3Gam3r]

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[@elijarrett4376]

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[@Q-gf8vb]

@@elijarrett4376 exactly. Just use the VPN combined with a torrent program and get them for free!

[@meymeyman3127]

@@elijarrett4376 just like how its illegal for your dog to do its buisseness on other peoples lawn?

[@elijarrett4376]

@@meymeyman3127 no like in how theft is illegal and how prices are different based on country on steam because of idk economy and how buying at those cheaper prices is theft (without living in that area)

[@skynet0912]

I always like to think that Joker doesn't actually sum up the story to Sae, but actually has PERFECT memory of all the events, and she just has to sit there while Joker goes: "And then on 31/8 i got a text from Fox that he would be at the store to hang out, but i decided to go and study at the diner instead since it was raining! Then after i got home, i decided to go hold a sign for a politician!". And the only reason why the short time Sae has isn't a problem, is because Joker just ralks insanely fast!

[@KingZolem]

So he's the Louis of JRPG protagonists.

[@mystdark161]

But then there sometimes are lapses of memory, like... "And on 11/8 we with the group went to Mementos, got in trouble with the Reaper and I think I died...? Did I die? No-no-no, we fought it! Did we? Didn't we run away? Or did I die?"

[@darkmiserythechao]

@@mystdark161 I mean he was drugged to the gills during the story so that could be why

[@KingZolem]

@@mystdark161 On my run in the original "So then the Grim Reaper, the embodiment of death itself, got super depressed and killed itself in front of us which is just a whole existential issue in and of itself-"

[@Wildcard_Ninja]

Joker would probably have Sae wanting to kill him as he explains in a lot of detail how he fucked Sae's Sister

[@waterunderthebridge7950]

20:24 Just in case you’re honestly wondering: Morgana can turn into a van/bus because of the presence of the idea of a cat bus in the collective (Japanese) subconscious. That idea most likely stems from the cat bus featured in My Neighbour Totoro/Tonari no Totoro, a pretty famous ghibli movie

[@nintonintendo1]

That's in fact the joke

[@Pikatwig16]

And one of the mangas for the game has Sae remark that the only part of the story she believes is that Morgana can turn into a car because she's seen the movie.

[@personalover9514]

now explain why he can turn into a helicopter during [royal spoilers], even though when they're in kaneshiro's cognition, he SPECIFICALLY SAYS he can't turn into a helicopter.

[@Pikatwig16]

@@personalover9514 There's some item Jose gives them that they hung onto and it helped there

[@personalover9514]

@@Pikatwig16 ohhh, that little wishing star thing that lets them do the showtimes? yeah that makes sense

[@jazumo0067]

Nyarly at 12:00 am: yeah, this is a good time to drop a 1 hour video

[@kendallallen6618]

It’s 1 AM for me, guess I know what I’m doing for the next hour

[@tvgaming2132]

"I've been waiting for this!" Nyarly

[@SavagePatch115]

Central Time gang, rise up!

[@oilfoil3866]

5:30 pm moment

[@dasnac69]

6am at the time here lol

[@LKD7997]

“One night on the way home we ran into David Cross harassing some woman” that line had me laughing for 5 minutes straight

[@a3s1r1986]

That was the point I stopped using the video as background noise and started actively watching.

[@LKD7997]

@@Pon-PonG9 he does but David Cross is a 10x funnier image for Shido tbh

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

He looks weird without the full beard man

[@aviantheassassin9103]

Personally, my favorite part of these challenges is hearing Nyarly's sassy commentary on these games. It's honestly such a treat.

[@madao5626]

god i cant stop thinking about this.

[@720pchannel]

I ignore it, find most of them pretty annoying or superficial

[@720pchannel]

@spiral7399 because I like to see how the challenges affect the gameplay

[@720pchannel]

@spiral7399 commentary only affects me in regards to p3, 4 and 5. Is there any other channel that does these challenge runs?

[@bct2308]

@@720pchannel YourBudTevin? Idk maybe.

[@PaulavenXIII]

The funniest part about this video is that during my first run of Persona 5 Vanilla, I've beaten most of the game with doing very little fusions & using the velvet room, not because I wanted to challenge myself, but because I barely even knew of the existence of fusions & using a compendium for Persona's. It was like this for me up until the 7th palace of the game.

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

When I first played P4G, I thought I screwed up my save because I fused away Izanagi. I didn't know the compendium could be used to resummon them. That actually kept me away from the game for a bit, I thought I needed Izanagi.

[@SavagePatch115]

I had a pretty similar experience when I played 5 Vanilla for the first time. Rarely used the velvet room and didn't get a decent understanding of it until Kaneshiro's palace

[@ihavenonamestilldonthaveon8970]

@@SavagePatch115 it literally explains it in the beginning...it forced you to fuse stuff. How'd you manage that?

[@castormarijacobialo3616]

Same. I had a level like 40 archangel at the end boss lol.

[@SavagePatch115]

@@ihavenonamestilldonthaveon8970 I mean it's easy to follow along with a forced tutorial until it you're on your own

[@pankechi7587]

The Judgment confidant doesn't affect the flashback. The Personas you fuse don't get bonus experience until Shido's Palace (so until you get to the present)

[@aiis6821]

i feel like he's skimming too much over the finer details of story stuff like this cause...you know

[@pankechi7587]

Yeah, yeah I know....

[@cryguy0000]

What, he just doesn't like this game's story or something?

[@pankechi7587]

Just because you don't like the story you shouldn't bend the facts in your favour.

[@cryguy0000]

@@pankechi7587 He probably just honestly doesn't know. But either way it's a mistake he should acknowledge once he figures out the truth

[@vc180191]

Kamoshida's second spike can also be cancelled by just hitting him hard enough, doing so causes him to get mad and he scares the Shiho copy off. It's harder than killing Shiho, but is preferable if you can pull it off since it's extra damage to him (and Ann is happier not having to kill the copy).

[@aiis6821]

Yoooo i didnt know that holy shit

[@Scorpionspear77]

One good way to make sure that happens is to whack Cognitive Shiho with a basic attack, Baton Pass off of that, and blast Kamoshida with the strongest skill you have

[@VioletMilks]

killed him with Izanagi no Okami before he did his first volleyball strike 💀

[@Mrcaptainmorgan93]

@@VioletMilksjust spam Myraid Truths lol

[@xA0SAA]

@@VioletMilks man izanagi ruins the game, if this is your first playthrough, delete izanagi no okami immediately

[@kichiroumitsurugi4363]

Fun fact: Judgement SL does literally nothing for you until Shido's arc, you don't even get Arcana Burst from it until then

[@unknqwnshepherd1872]

Yeah, I noticed that. I realized that it's probably because you technically don't have it until that arc

[@kichiroumitsurugi4363]

@@unknqwnshepherd1872 Correct

[@cpl.targrein1793]

Sae's dungeon reinforced the rule "if there's lyrics in dungeon theme, that means plot is about to take a turn". And yes I spent 20 minutes just listening to it on my P5 playthrough.

[@Dw7freak]

I didn't even really notice the song until the lyrics because I just sped to the bosses and the alarms blaring didn't help.

[@Technotoadnotafrog]

So we roll the dice, See where they may faaaaall Come on, why don't we spin the wheel See whom it may caaaall

[@phantomnite]

Pretty sure Saes palace is the only palace to have lyrics in the theme

[@Boundwithflame23]

@@phantomnite Rivers in the Desert? I suppose it’s more of a battle theme but it still has lyrics.

[@overlordchemm3705]

@@phantomnite Heaven in P4 also has lyrics and is a massive turning point in the plot of that game.

[@derekstapleton3396]

I'm not sure if anyone else mentioned this, but there is a neat mechanic behind the Okumura fight that can potentially save you if it gets timed right. Throughout the fight Okumura himself will occasionally try to inflict the hunger status on the party. This status reduces the damage that party member does, but it has an additional effect. The Big Bang Challenge attack does massive damage on it's own, but if it hits a party member inflicted with Hunger, the attack will instead heal them and remove the debuff.

[@hectorhernandezaleman3836]

Neat

[@waterrr6332]

Literally eats the attack

[@iwanmilner1080]

As Akihiko once said "I've been waiting for this!" (But no I have been waiting for this challenge run for a long time now...)

[@chainsawplayin]

it was fun to watch live

[@jonahj9519]

44:25 It doesn’t affect you, actually. If you do a judgment fusion before the 7th palace, you don’t get an exp bonus. So it’s not confusing at all. That social link doesn’t work until you caught up with the flashback.

[@RavenGamingOverLord]

Yep

[@Shadowonshadows]

I really love how "chill" your editing is in this video. Makes me realize you've been doing challenge runs so much that this is child's play for ya

[@theluckygamer10]

I assume the reason you can't All-Out Attack in the Okumura bossfight is because you haven't Downed Okumura in the background. Since he can't be Downed or otherwise be put into a state in which an A-O A can be done, none can be done for the fight

[@vhill3715]

I'm pretty sure it just boss fight mechanics

[@vhill3715]

You can't all out attack In other bosses,unless it's scripted I think.

[@kichiroumitsurugi4363]

@@vhill3715 You technically could, but Downing the boss is impossible due to no weakness/crit immunity plus ailment immunity

[@vhill3715]

@@kichiroumitsurugi4363 understandable,have a nice day.

[@Morichoradio]

@@vhill3715 Plus you have very low chances of critting a palace boss. Like negative

[@JoelPerry1]

You actually only need to do Maruki's confidant to unlock the 3rd semester. There's actually some unique scenes if you don't do Akechi's and Sumi's link. For example Sumi's dad won't be wearing the glasses you pick out.

[@CallieBlader]

while that's neat and all please refer to her as yoshizawa or kasumi instead =w= its spoilers otherwise

[@xiaogaming5160]

@@CallieBlader if youre watching these videos then you probably already completed the story, if you didnt, then you assume all responsibility if you get spoilers

[@appstorr9013]

@@CallieBlader mf this game been out for god knows how long take your soft ass to another comment section

[@CallieBlader]

you two are the exact reason as to why people still get spoiled these days =w=

[@zuken910]

@@CallieBlader referring to her as sumi isn't a spoiler, people that haven't played the 3rd semester will just think it's a nickname

[@daniellemurnett2534]

33:10 The Faith Confidant isn't required to access the third semester. This is a common misconception. Only the Councilor Confidant is required, although Faith and the newly reworked Justice Confidants are useful in their own right.

[@Morichoradio]

Nah faith and justice confidants are useless if you really know the weaknesses and strengths of shadows.

[@thatoneguy5343]

@@Morichoradio Sumi’s perks can make you ambush shadows from a distance and give them status ailments at the start of the battle, and her second perk is she essentially makes it where you never get ambushed by shadows. Akechi’s, although not technically a confidant perk, gives you access to the jazz club, where you can teach your party members skills they can’t learn naturally, raise their stats, or increase their hp and sp. Both have their uses.

[@TheMirksta]

@@Morichoradio You may as well do them, in Royal there's plenty of time to max every social link on a single playthrough so it'd be worth it even if they only gave you the ultimate persona recipes

[@JetstreamTheSexSam]

They're necessary for the true ending

[@kichiroumitsurugi4363]

​@@thatoneguy5343Also, Masquerade and Rebellion Blade are goated in a vacuum

[@PlayerZeroStart]

34:22 You don't actually need to do Akechi's Confidant to get the third semester, you only need to do Maruki's. All maxing out Akechi does is add an extra cutscene that some people consider being required as part of the true ending, but the cutscene in question is such a small part of the ending that missing it doesn't really matter.

[@Arturomiguel-kd5bu]

It does matter, because it's a final scene with the best waifu... I mean Friend/Rival.

[@cwp24]

It’s needed to get Akechis 3rd tier persona as well as the ultimate persona of the justice arcana but not needed for the true ending.

[@averagechannelname9969]

Don't you also need Yoshizawa's?

[@PlayerZeroStart]

@@averagechannelname9969 No, that's optional to. Only one you need for the third semester is Maruki's

[@Arturomiguel-kd5bu]

@@PlayerZeroStart You need both Maruki and Yoshisawa social links to unlock the 3th semester, and Akechi if you want a adicional scene in the ending

[@StrikerEX]

Love the shady Tanaka music playing in the background during the sponsor lol! It’s perfect that’s true love for the series keep up the great content

[@Blueman15432]

"Then she's picked up by her uber driver. The we meet Ryuji who apparently doesn't like that uber driver." I was cackling at that, good show.

[@kemix1006]

For the record, you don't need Akechi and Kasumi maxed out for Third Semester, just Maruki. But all the same: A challenge run without constantly stabbing yourself for every single tiny movement forward where the game punishes you almost immediately after finishing a roadblock!

[@edwardsuou]

44:15 This is wrong. The Judgment social link doesn’t work in the flashback you don’t have any boost in fusing Judgment arcana personas. It only works after you escape prison. I don’t get why this is supposed to not good for persona, I think it’s one of the most interesting things about persona 5 story.

[@joaogomes9405]

Yeah, it's really easy to tell if you pay enough attention to notice that you get absolutely nothing as a reward from leveling up the judgement arcana until after the flashback sequence, unlike every single other social link you start during the flashback. But I guess to notice that you'd need to pay attention during the interrogation scenes, and you probably wouldn't if you think this game's story and the flashback sequences are dumb like nyarly does.

[@ryokiritani4187]

@@joaogomes9405 the flashback sequences are fucking dumb to be honest, "oh you jumped around people's heart? Must've had an athlete on your side", not to mention it's annoying

[@TimothyGod]

​@@ryokiritani4187L, bad take.

[@Mr-Trox]

​@@ryokiritani4187 Most of the game being in media res was a great way to frame it. It made the opening cool as hell, set the pace and tone of the story, and set up the actual plot twist very well. Sae's interjections can be annoying at times, but they only last like 30 seconds to a minute. For a game that's 100+ hours long.

[@MagicMarcos]

33:10 You had me for a second when you said "garbage" and showed Kasumi's confidant 😂

[@edwardsuou]

The first 5 ranks are pretty lame.... I don’t really think it was a good idea to make her have those before third semester. It’s boring, inconclusive and suspicious. I only enjoyed the small touch about Kasumi being terrible at cooking but she gets really good at that after that event.

[@fruitymcflood8198]

@@edwardsuou I already liked her from the beginning I just didn't like how long it took to show her back story and stuff but it is royal its meant to add extra stuff thats your supposed to work for so what can you do

[@X-35173]

27:14 that boss gave me trouble at first, until I relaiEd he always cycled through his moveset in the exact same order. As soon as I recognized that I was able to use the consistency to play around it.

[@trashinGame]

Virgin Atlus: *Nooooo, you are supposed to use the Velvet Room for progression!!* Chad Nyarly: *I missed the part where that's my problem.*

[@jojogacha974]

You mean bully nyarly

[@PancakesTsuki]

Chad is used exclusively for Yu I wud say god or somthing idk :P

[@Boyzby]

He was a "Chad" when he spent so long complaining about being forced to do it? Even though it's a tutorial and they have to make sure people understand a fundamental aspect of the game?

[@eonnephilim852]

I mean, you're not even SUPPOSED to, it's just a suggestion at that point. P5, especially P5R, is a baby mode video game and honestly it's not too farfetched to think you can beat it without using the velvet room, just annoying coz you can't summon personas of the corresponding arcana of the s. link you're doing

[@ImPyroChad]

When Soul Hackers 2 comes out Nyarly will make "Can you beat Soul Hackers 2 on the Nintendo Switch?"

[@tyaty]

You actually can, as you can stream it from PC to Switch.

[@PPinho2711]

About the Sae Confidant: No, you do not obtain any of the perks until after the interrogation is done. It does not harm the storytelling in any way

[@Amsel_616]

But you DO get the fusion xp boost? I don't really remember but i think you do

[@PPinho2711]

I’m almost certain that once I went to fuse a Judgement Persona before Sae’s Palace and noticed fake Igor mention I didn’t have a confidant with that Arcana, so as far as I remember you don’t get the xp until the whole confidant is done

[@joaogomes9405]

@@Amsel_616 No, you don't. You get absolutely nothing from the judgement arcana until the plot picks back up from the past and into the present. So he's complaining about a problem that doesn't exist.

[@MiergoUT]

Makes me appreciate that you didn't undermine the whole Shiho scene by making a terrible joke like every other funny xd Persona/SMT Challenge Channel. Tons of respect for ya.

[@mysticmongrel1289]

Honestly? Yeah. I'd just say it as it is, but praise for the scene is stupidly rare

[@aiapihud4344]

I thought this said Shido for a sec n was like "homeboy got called david cross watchu on about." Then I reread

[@demi-femme4821]

Nyarly: **doesn't get how the Judgement Arcana works right, uses it as a vessel to complain about the flashback formula** Comments section: *"Thy death draws nigh, o sinful one!"*

[@raybob8668]

Don’t get how black rider’s quote is related to that but ok

[@Oliver-Thyella]

@@raybob8668 Probably due to how commenters get very mad when the person does something dumb or just doesn’t know.

[@justinm.8016]

Considering the arcana boosts level up with the strength of the bond you have with a given confidant, it makes perfect sense that Judgement’s boost in inactive until you catch up with the flashback. Can’t benefit from the benefits of a strong bond if that bond literally does not exist yet at that point in the timeline.

[@Dunker401]

Honestly I think merciless would’ve made this challenge interesting in a different way because with the triple crit damage it makes it SO MUCH HARDER to obtain personas because you end up killing them, and with you not being able to use the velvet room it makes that fact a lot harder than you think.

[@Dunker401]

35:15 also holy shit you crazy for that one 🤣

[@excalibur2772]

yeah merciless you also deal less damage if not weak or critical as well

[@dhi_holo]

35:30 why did you have to torment us with this I'd forgotten this, please I hate my life xD

[@callmegekkouga]

I died at this too lol

[@jojogacha974]

Wtf is that

[@dhi_holo]

@@jojogacha974 the actual English dub actor for those Dragon Ball characters recorded that, it was leaked from FUNimation back during the Vic Mignogna drama couple years back

[@justinmoreno390]

what is the name of that video

[@madbrosheo1514]

I’ve been looking forward to this. Oh and a funny thing about the pancake line in Japanese is that it’s said in English because there’s no Japanese word for pancake. So it brings even more attention to the word making it especially jarring and hilarious. Sorry, I know that’s not really related to this video much, but I just started a Japanese playthrough and wanted to share that.

[@jojogacha974]

So Japan does not make pancakes...

[@Boyzby]

@@jojogacha974 Do they make sushi outside Japan? What's the English word for sushi? That's what they mean. I'm not sure what they mean by the line being in English. They said the entire thing in English because pancake in Japanese is, presumably, pancake?

[@angellara7040]

​@@Boyzby then why mention it? they have a word for pancake

[@roseyoung44]

This was basically how I treated my first run of this game. P5 was the first persona game I played, and I'd never been into Jrpgs before, so I just scraped by on the combat sections by doing the absolute least. I probably spent about 20-30 minutes in the Velvet Room over my entire 60 hour playthrough

[@jacksonbrickmedia939]

Why does everyone hate morgana honestly. I mean, the okumura pre arc is stupid but other than that I never found him irritating. Plus, he was by far the strongest party member I had besides joker in my first playthrough, he did the most damage, had the best healing skills and a decent buff skill. He was used the most.

[@NDBIP]

What kinda morgana did you have? This mf could barely tap the enemy, let alone do the most damage excluding joker.

[@blushchuu]

I think people like to hate Morgana in order to praise Ryuji

[@Chiakiandmikanarebest]

People just don’t like how controlling and demanding he can be, I don’t mind personally I think he’s likeable enough

[@DmmyV]

Because they need to be on the Morgana hate bandwagon "Nooooo stupid cat why make me sleep????" "Noooo stupid cat why have an identity crisis?????"

[@kichiroumitsurugi4363]

@@blushchuu People generally do it because this is the 2nd time we had an annoying as hell mascot. Half the time he talks, it's trash talk directed at Ryuji because he failed to understand something the first time. Two, Teddie was bad enough from the last game, Morgana feels like salt to the wound

[@johnmcswag5980]

Perfect, just in time for late night crunch studying. Thanks Nyarly for the amazing content!

[@WakkaMadeInYevon]

Morgana can turn into a bus in the Metaverse because people have the idea of "cat bus" in their heads from My Neighbor Totoro. Still a bit of a deus ex machina, but it makes sense.

[@bubalackgaming8892]

It's not really a deus ex machina, it was presented very early on as an ability he has. *Monacopter* on the other hand...

[@starmaker75]

I and the game just go “collective concussions magic”

[@mayborneflower]

Speaking of, there’s an official 4koma about Joker telling Sae about the Morgana bus and she just accepts it completely, and then she gets oddly passionate about a cat bus making total sense when Joker can’t help asking about it. Clearly she loved watching Totoro as kid too.

[@kostasspirou1010]

@@bubalackgaming8892 He turned into a helicopter because of Jose's star.

[@bubalackgaming8892]

@@kostasspirou1010 yes, but they never built up that the star could do that in any way, only showing it later right before the story ends.

[@IrfanFakhrianto]

Something to note about the black okumura bot, its vulnerable to Forget, so if you have Makoto it should be an easy win

[@jithanthvainatheya2733]

I personally very much appreciate mandatory elements in games. It caters to those who maybe aren't video game veterans and could miss, what is to the rest of us, painfully obvious stuff. Although it is a pain in the ass for these kinds of challenges lol

[@BlazingAzureTheta]

For the judgement arcana, it provides no gameplay benefits, not even a boost to fusing judgement personas, until you reach rank 10. So it actually doesn't affect the flashback.

[@upcycledjr6528]

Futaba’s palace, in my opinion, is the best in the entire game. Her tragic backstory is so heartbreaking and Altus illustrates that in her palace so well.

[@No-uc1xs]

Have you played the last one? Very tragic as well if you pay attention in the story I won't say any more than that just in case you haven't gotten there yet.

[@ItzJamm_]

@@No-uc1xs futabas is one I disliked the most lol

[@ryokiritani4187]

@@No-uc1xs the last one isn't tragic (besides a certain rival of Joker), just sad. It's the first time being determined to your ideals is the bad choice.

[@myrandakinney2102]

@@ryokiritani4187 not a bad choice at all cry about it

[@Relisoc4]

I remember there being a huge difficulty spike between the forms of the final boss. My first time I was able to ignore phase 1’s mechanics because of my damage output, then lost in phase 2

[@copandondotto]

Kamoshida was the really the only villain that actually opposed Joker. All the other villains/story only existed because someone wouldn't shut up (Ryuji) and keep things low-key. Apart from the first palace, I really didn't care about the rest. Kind of funny that a group called the Phantom Thieves are not really phantom at all.

[@RosyMiranto]

OOH! Welcome back Nyarly, it's been forever, and with No Velvet Room Challenge too, just like what I really wanted to see for a while. Hope that you're do more of these things too like... SMT V with no World of Shadows (no Essence other than Aogami's, no Fusions, and maybe no Miracles too?)

[@iantaakalla8180]

Actually, it seems very hard to do challenge runs in SMTV because of how the levels work.

[@RosyMiranto]

@@iantaakalla8180 yeah.

[@nirabata3411]

How about can you beat it with Slime as your affinities? Most elemental weaknesses would be hard.

[@callmegekkouga]

I don’t know if a No Essence run is possible since it’s the only way Nahobino can learn new skills.

[@RosyMiranto]

@@callmegekkouga well, that is why i said No Essence (Except for Aogami's) you can use all ten/11 of Aogami's essences, but you cannot use anything else

[@dnidaz2553]

"Unforgiving difficulty is less hard than hard difficulty", oh my poor child, you haven't seen the nightmare that is getting one shot from a triple damega weakness

[@GRiznitDShiznit]

You only need the Maruki/Psychiatrist Confidant maxed as much as possible to unlock the final semester lol. If you don’t do Akechi or Kasumi, all that will happen is you just wont get to progress their Confidant Level anymore in the final semester.

[@random_commentor2378]

This guy’s videos are actually some of my favorite on KZbin, glad to see him back

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

Instant like, cause I already know this is gonna be good. I wish all player characters could enter the velvet room and swap out personas. It would be fun to have that return again. Of course in a future entry. I just hate when the good personas are on characters I hate. 10:30 Akechi: Hey Ren-kun. Have you heard of NFTs?

[@iantaakalla8180]

Akechi would probably buy NFTs, but with Shido’s money so that he is seen as another type of evil.

[@demi-femme4821]

"Yes...YES!! There's no way Shido will be able to escape this! Now that I've used his campaign funds to buy a cryptomine, it'll ruin his reputation!"

[@Shinponn]

Hell yea, I love your challenge runs and how you elaborate on decisions and the overall quality. Great video!

[@djkkild268]

I love the idea that nyarly’s narration is joker recounting the story to sae

[@nightlockgamingfr]

Very epic, I still haven’t finished P5 but let’s hope this run goes well!

[@zimonzieclown1633]

The Judgement confidant doesn't actually do anything until you get back to the present; you don't get any bonuses until that point.

[@ryansparks2131]

Since Nyarly didn't mention this, for the black robot in the Okumura fight, when he does the big bang challenge attack, any allies that have the Hunger status get healed instead of damaged, but only if that party member DOES NOT block it

[@HunterGuy953]

53:50 was the same thing I felt on my first playthrough

[@nicholasmills4925]

I have missed your in depth madnesd of challenge videos loved every minute of this, hope you keep coming up with new and inventive ways of playing SMT games.

[@VentraI]

23:14 Damn, that shot at Ohya's VA lmao

[@ibilesfighter3.16]

Why what happened?

[@dragon387ify]

@@ibilesfighter3.16 It's the same voice actress as Yukiko from Persona 4. And probably a shot at VA being drunk and causing problems in past conventions.

[@ibilesfighter3.16]

@@dragon387ify is it? Shit alright

[@adachivineboom]

Well, he's not wrong!

[@VentraI]

@@ibilesfighter3.16 She also made some very, uh, questionable takes on twitter about the situation in Ukraine rn. But we don't know when the voice over was recorded for this so it may not be in reference to those.

[@urm0m69]

Yeah, i had the same reaction when i run into morgana when i replay P5/P5R

[@averagechannelname9969]

Also for the Arahabaki boss fight in Madarame's palace, you can get an Atom Ring in the northern room of the first floor, which gives everyone access to Frei!

[@comfyghost]

actually the judgement arcana doesn't effect you in the flash back, you gain no benefits from it until after you've cleared her palace

[@insertnamehere658]

44:18 the affects of the judgement arcana doesn't affect the past. It only takes affect in the present. I do, for the most part agree that the story would be better if it wasn't in this flashback format, but you got that part wrong.

[@excalibur2772]

why do you think so? I think it's honestly pretty cool especially how they incorporated giving name and difficulty, and tying the confidants to the questioning

[@insertnamehere658]

@@excalibur2772 it ruins the surprises (most important) and it takes me out of some of the moments, when it flashes to present (namely when you start confidants). It was cool at 1st, but got a bit tiring after a few times. It works well with the reveal of Sae being the target, and the Akechi twist, but that's about it. Oh, and it works well at engaging me in the beginning, but the bad outweighs it for me.

[@excalibur2772]

@@insertnamehere658 Idk how it ruins any "surprise." Actually it would be more of a "hey that's an asspull" if it weren't set up that Joker had been arrested if he just got arrested and immediately escaped as it happened lol. I think it's cool that each confidant is a supposed accomplice, it makes it more interesting imo.

[@insertnamehere658]

@@excalibur2772 it ruins it by spoiling the targets, and in one instance, kinda spoils what happens. Like the not very subtlely hinting at okumura's death. How would it be an asspull. Each villain barring maybe kaneshiro has a good amount of time to properly set them up, even without the present day scenes. Did you forget the "investigation" sequences. For example, Madarame is mentioned by bowl cut guy when the PT first go into mementos, and looks like a stand up guy at 1st glance, but it is slowly revealed to be evil in a span of 1 or 2 in game weeks. All that before you even enter his palace.

[@excalibur2772]

@@insertnamehere658 I'm not saying it would be it would just be seen as such and feel a lot more cheap

[@UnPokemon]

I lost it at the Kami and Mr Popo. You had no reason to do that but you did anyway. And I respect it.

[@sadsadsad5000]

50:10 if only social anxiety were that easy to recover from

[@voice6760]

Always love to see new smt challenge runs from you man, keep up the awesome work : )

[@dekucake]

44:20 something I wanna point out is that, if I remember correctly, you can't actually benefit from the judgement confidant until AFTER the en medias res is over, with no bonus to arcana burst when fusing a judgement persona until that point in time.

[@Akkonii_]

Normally I skip ads but Nyarly really knows how to keep my attention

[@codywhite6337]

I love your challenge runs and I watch your one on Nocturne all the time! Looking forward to this :)

[@BlackFantasy470]

Like how you "retell" the story of the game. Very entertaining. Thanl you for this new challenge. It's only the second game I've played before I've watch your video.

[@SavagePatch115]

23:18 How to piss off Yukiko fans with just a few words

[@kaimcdragonfist4803]

What Yukiko fans? Hahahahaha you see it’s funny because I…actually like Yukiko but I can’t stand her VA…

[@boi-yh9iy]

Early game merciless more difficult since you'll kill everything before you can interrogate them for their powers

[@SmashyEggman]

Love the challenge runs, can't wait for part 2

[@sparkysarah78]

Your choice of music during your sponsor ad made me smile.

[@DarkMatterV8]

I like how he ugh even harder on Morgana then teddie

[@LeinRa-Reaction]

at least Teddie doesn't force you to sleep

[@arichenry4573]

@@LeinRa-Reaction At least Morgana doesn't constantly make bear puns.

[@unionjack0638]

@@LeinRa-Reactionif it weren’t Morgana it’d be someone else or even just the game itself telling you to go to bed

[@alnico137]

Judgement is *not* able to affect you in the past. Even though you're ranking it up to max, it only kicks in for your fusions after you escape from prison.

[@nosignal2240]

4:16 That social link doesn't actually give you any benefits. The only thing you get from it is being able to fuse the ultimate persona at rank 10, which only happens when you return to the present.

[@PerfectAzrael]

Futaba can make a ballista because it is literally her palace. Her kingdom where she makes the rules.

[@Benjamin-ml7sv]

Real question though: Can you beat SJ without exploiting weaknesses? You have beaten SMT III without buffs, but can you take on this?

[@demi-femme4821]

So, no extra damage, and no co-ops. That is torture.

[@marakrofitcac3425]

Yes, because SJ can be beaten without demons, which is just an objectively harder version of that run.

[@thecreator9836]

Yes he already beat smt 3 without buff and debuff go chek it

[@frog1405]

I'm curious, what does SJ mean? is it Strange Journey?

[@Benjamin-ml7sv]

@@frog1405 Strange Journey

[@totaldestruction152]

8:40 It was a breath of fresh air being able to just tell Borroughs to shut the fuck up whenever she tried to give you a tutorial prompt in SMT IV.

[@ragnarok-3440]

Oh yeah, it's SHOWTIME for a true SMT master

[@parafaust6201]

I know it ain't on purpose but nyarly always sounds like he's playing these games at gunpoint

[@tac7288]

When you actually like Morgana as a character- Except for Haru's Dad's entire palace, Morgana's arc there sucked and the palace sucked.

[@rosheafan]

Okumura's palace at least had the best puzzle in the game. The battles sucked though.

[@darkgachamaker573]

@@rosheafan I hated the waves on my first run During the second one I wiped them out with overpowered for that point personas and weapons because NG+

[@excalibur2772]

Morgana is my favorite of the team bar none honestly. He really isn't annoying like Teddie, who had quite the ear aching va, Morgana's va is quite nice to listen to and Morgana actually has braincells so the two aren't all that comparable imo but often are compared

[@ryokiritani4187]

@@excalibur2772 they're compared because both are awful in some way. Morgana is pathetic and constantly simps for the female phantom thieves, mostly with Ann. Teddie is the same for the investigation team, but he's obsessed with Yukiko overall. Morgana is particularly grating because he's the inner monologue, he constantly tells you to go to sleep and whatnot

[@excalibur2772]

@Ryo Kiritani Idgaf whether Morgana nicely suggests you should sleep, it is game mechanics present within P4. Morgana isn't pathetic imo and only simps for Ann which is beyond just a gag. Ik WHY they're being compared I'm saying I don't think they are all that comparable in reality.

[@marioagainsttheworld6248]

When Persona 6 comes out we better see another Persona challenge! And i hope we get a Persona Q challenge too!

[@Marlyjade]

What would that consist of? Drawing the walls on your map properly for once?

[@killjoy_ao4653]

@@Marlyjade *evil spirit club flashbacks*

[@Aspi3Gam3r]

"Somehow able to effect me in the flashback" Wrong, the Judgement confidant does nothing until the story catches up to the present i.e you don't get the EXP boost for fusing Personas of the Judgement Arcana until after Sae's interrogation of Joker concludes.

[@batfreeze56]

Thank you I was about to say

[@somewhereintheheavens]

love these longer challenge run videos, super great for watching in the background while playing games. awesome video!

[@dr.ducttape2161]

Morgana turning into a Van is a reference to my neighbor Totoro, he says that for some reason cats turning into a bus is a common idea in the public's subconscious. As a reference to the movie

[@ryokiritani4187]

Which is completely trashed later on when he turns into a helicopter and his only explanation is "I had no idea!"

[@themercilessss]

@@ryokiritani4187 It was the star Jose gave them.

[@sickrandy2946]

@@themercilessssit was an ass pull

[@themercilessss]

@sickrandy2946 They literally explain early on what the star does, it's a Chekov's gun

[@kichiroumitsurugi4363]

​@@ryokiritani4187This was from the star they got from Jose

[@WanderingRagabond]

20:22 Because as we all know, a Deus Ex Machina is a plot element that is introduced early and then consistently used throughout the story/game. Sounds correct.

[@SonicTheCutehog]

You actually don't need to complete Kasumi and Akechi's social links to do the new post game. You only need to complete Maruki's. Completing Kasumi's and Akechi's just allows you to get their third awakenings during that.

[@Minastir1]

I think that the forced fusion was a good idea after watching people get into the series with P4 and just ignoring the fusion mechanic for multiple dungeons

[@Joker3180Z]

Actually due to the Fact P5 uses inner monologue, it's quite possible Ren Amamiya is who actually misses him, if you attempt to do anything it says Morgana always took care of me, so I'm pretty sure Ren actually misses him

[@kingteddieP4]

I still remember how quick my excitement for this video faded when he said it wasn’t gonna be arsene only. I still get that feeling when I start the video again.

[@JNCGaming]

Watching this video reminds me how good Persona 5 Royal really is !

[@agustinbravo1140]

And the guy making it doesn't seems to enjoy it

[@HellFlameGod]

How? I thought this was impossible! You're way too good....

[@kichiroumitsurugi4363]

Nah, it's as simple as getting Shiki-Ouji

[@callmegekkouga]

35:12 Had me crying

[@xeylzo7001]

I really appreciate all the extra comedy elements you added in, excellent video!

[@basedturu2320]

"when nyarly gonna talk P5?" this been age like fine wine

[@riddlemethis7179]

I honestly love Nyarlys commentary for videos like this but the way he pronounces names and words kills me sometimes 😭

[@GrayFieldIon]

Had a feeling the video would end before Sae’s Palace, which means part 2 would be the rest of the vanilla content and part 3 would be all the third semester. ^^

[@insaneindividua1]

Gotta love Tanaka's theme in the ad section. Impeccable choice.

[@Deranox]

And here I was, thinking your reaction to teddy couldn't be topped but Morganas was even funnier :D

[@cozyflannel1312]

"I don't get it." *Someone* never watched My Neighbor Totoro.

[@thepit7868]

Short answer: Yes, this game is piss easy.

[@jackfrostfromsmt3nocturne166]

Ho i mean yeah Hee Ho but its still fun Ho

[@starmaker75]

Persona royal is basically: almost pathetic easy, but goddamn it so fun and enjoyable . Sometimes a game doesn’t have be brutally difficult to be fun.

[@makotomachiyuki]

@@starmaker75 yea But man I really need a boss that hard as fuck even though you are already all max level and stats, the boss must be still hard as fuk like demi-fiend boss fight

[@tvgaming2132]

There's SOME difficulty, but pretty easy

[@ihavenonamestilldonthaveon8970]

@@makotomachiyuki did you fight lavenza?