How to beat LISA: The Pointless if you have Brain Damage

[@The_Immortal_]

Looks like Alex and Joel played the tibby Dobbs mod before this one.

[@NafedalbiFilms]

Moral of the Story: Chalk cures brain damage. Always sniff chalk.

[@Myxa-BEPTOLET]

I eat chalk

[@shushupyounaughtyminx4832]

yes you can, as many LISA fans play this game

[@tinnyle2719]

Ouch

[@beanboy12.1]

you play omori bro I don't think you get a say in this

[@burgerman72.]

@@harrietr.5073 haha I knew it you are the guy who said retard was a slur

[@Ermwhothefart]

@@beanboy12.1 me who plays both with mega brain damage now I guess

[@beanboy12.1]

@@Ermwhothefart nah you just have broken bones from playing lisa.

[@MilanesaConPure]

Lisa: The Pointless but Alex and Joel didn't take the pills for the headache Also awesome video man, really well put and done, 88/10

[@camedialdamage8180]

You know the first time I played pointless, the joy mutant got Alex all brain damaged and I couldn’t cure it so I had less sp then needed for minor iris so I just thought that was some big thing reserved for the next chapter. But nah.

[@TimeRegime]

You weren't missing out on much (at least with a Brain Damaged Alex), although I gotta give you some credit for playing with Brain Damage on your first playthrough! I remember the first time Chaz gave Alex/Joel Brain Damage (I don't remember which one got it at the time) I just reloaded to a previous save since I didn't think I'd be able to beat the game with the reduced SP. Honestly that was part of the reason why I wanted to do this run - to see if it was possible.

[@fluorideinthechat7606]

Funnily enough there IS a technique called the Major Iris Alex gets at level 12, which requires you to beat every fight in the game that grants XP to get. So there’s nothing to use it on, since it’s probably for chapter 2.

[@return4887]

@@fluorideinthechat7606 i managed to get it after arnold and one shotted everyone after him, except silvestre, wanted to cheese him by one shotting but couldnt due to levitating and second phase

[@ilik3pi32]

I did this myself, though without modding so the game didn't really start until Chaz. Was interesting.

[@TimeRegime]

That's pretty neat! I recall seeing comments from other videos of people saying they did something similar. Part of the reason I wanted to mod the game was so that I could see what the run would look like pre-Chaz, since I was curious on how Garbage Island would play out with Brain Damage.

[@mr.harmuzad4201]

Y

[@ilik3pi32]

@@mr.harmuzad4201 Because I have brain damage :D

[@gxoxy]

Augustus's Perfume is so strong it can cure Brain Injury 9:48

[@daltonbecker4494]

I got a challenge for you Can you beat LISA: The Pointless as Scrooge? You have to earn as many magazines as possible and not buy ANYTHING! The more Mags by the end of the game the better!

[@TimeRegime]

That's a pretty neat idea, I know there's a video by Arrowtongue where they pretty much did that, although I'd be willing to give it a shot myself! For now though I am looking to continue doing Pointless challenge runs with the different traumas, but I'll keep your idea in mind for the future. Oh, and here's a link to that video I mentioned in case you wanted it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXyneX1obp2ji68

[@ssweetmagdalene]

Love this style of challenge videos, so excited to see it adapted to lisa! Great job ^_^

[@TimeRegime]

Thank you!

[@PromboVII]

I know I'm late to this video, but I just wanted to say - I like how at 20:23, you briefly turn around to acknowledge the long haired guy's distant scream, even though you (likely) knew it was gonna happen. I honestly do the exact same thing every time I play Pointless.

[@V0ID115]

Short answer: Yes, I was dumb and ended up doing that on my playthrough. Long answer: Congrats on beatinng this run. Honestly, the game is quite punishing as it is, so having that extra edge against you really forces you to master the damn game if you're to win this thing. Pointless is one of my favorite games, being on the more wholesome end of the LISA spectrum.

[@horpuscorpus8299]

Tried doing this myself, but I ended up in the Hospital from falling 100 ft headfirst before I even got the chance to play

[@Myxa-BEPTOLET]

Tried to do Pain mode with brain damage?

[@The_Immortal_]

In all seriousness this is a really great video and I'm really looking forward to other challenges like it (especially the whole game with the heart attack status)

[@TimeRegime]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! Also I do agree with you that the Heart Attack run should be pretty interesting, especially since you never get to see it in the base game.

[@TimeRegime]

@Firek I did have multi-trauma runs as a potential idea for the future, so that could happen! Granted it'll be quite a while before I do those (and that's assuming I decide to go through with that idea). It's hard for me to judge right now whether Broken Bones + Heart Attack could work as I haven't done either of the standalone runs for those yet.

[@Katiplays1291]

"Sorry auntie... Gotta get stupid quick!" My favorite quote now

[@gunsevenwhillans420]

My man Augustus out here curing Brain Damage with chalk.

[@wamyremy]

the thumbnail and title always makes me laugh every time i see this video pop up on my youtube feed swell video btw. looking forward to seeing more vids

[@yefimt.2516]

I was shook when I heard the Deus Ex Lebedev's airfield combat music at 44:20 instead of taitoki, small youtubers never do stop impressing. Thank you for everything

[@tapseymoth803]

I absolutely adore the idea that the reason why fatal chomp deals zero damage to brain damaged targets is that now the targets brain is small enough that it can dodge away ^^

[@shrimpsterry]

Adore this vid, especially all the jerma bits, keep up the good work!

[@TimeRegime]

Thank you! I'm glad you like the Jerma parts, I'm sure I'll be using more clips of him for other more-edited videos in the future

[@TimeRegime]

EDIT: Heart Attack run is now up! You can watch it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3mmoaeporyYpqM EDIT 2: Channel's monetized now! Thanks to everyone for their support and subscriptions. Sadly I've decided to mute the audio that plays during from 41:13 to 42:58 (the Ornstein and Smough theme that plays during the Jessie Mack fight), as I wouldn't be allowed to monetize this video without doing so. Thanks for understanding. You can also download an updated version of the mod used in the video here: drive.google.com/file/d/1AmReBaxYERklslA9fw1bpw0koQcWXwbB/view?usp=sharing

[@heyitsmeobama4335]

the gen 4 music in the background from battle revolution hit me out of nowhere glad to know theres ppl who still remember the ost bops

[@Dragonborn-kn5ey]

Fun fact goat headbutt has a much higher chance to give stun if the target has the dangerous status effect. That's why you managed to stun chaz before he bit Joel or Alex. Loved the video and can't wait to see a different challenge

[@loy2195]

I cried when Chaz died of residual bleed on the way to his home planet.

[@sedens6939]

You deserve more subs mate.

[@Viddaric]

50:10 I think that just gave ME brain damage

[@desuite2413]

I really liked your vídeo you now is hard to find lisa content today im KZbin so here is a chalenge A only Brad run With no arms no Joy the goal is to kill all the Bosses or Just end the game you choose and the and the ymfah inspirations are cool Ps. Sorry the bad English i'm from Brazil If you can correct me I will be Glad you now inglish is hard

[@TimeRegime]

Hello there, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Also don't worry about your English, I was able to understand what you were saying. As for your LISA: The Painful challenge suggestion, to be honest with you there is a chance I may not be able to get around to doing it. I still appreciate the suggestion and I'll keep it in my backlog (since there is a chance I might wanna do it in the future), but I can't guarantee I'll find time to do it. I'm sorry for any disappointment, but I'd rather be truthful than to say I'll do it and end up never getting around to it.

[@desuite2413]

@@TimeRegime its okay i tried once but ended in a run With Joy and i Just rushed the game but at least i killed satan and i'm proud of that tip dirty water is the trick the rest is Just survive

[@tonyjoel9208]

A lot of time after initially watching this, i played this game, just to get brain damage on the chaz fight on joel, very fun playthrough

[@creamsalmon]

The amount of effort you put into this video is crazy, great job

[@offensivelyalive7774]

Reminds me of ymfah in the way it’s edited and the musical choice. Very good video!

[@edward9487]

You should probably mention their stat changes from the traumas... like, what specifically occurs.

[@TimeRegime]

I'm planning on adding a part that mentions what the status' effects are in the next "Pointless with Trauma Status" video I make. I've had other people mention I should do this and I think it's a good idea so that everyone's on the same page of what the status does

[@tobyret9302]

Lol. Ymfah style with LISA gameplay. (not sure about him creating the format, but hecc - that's new)

[@itstheblandman8734]

I’m gonna call it now and say that rupture is going to be impossible, in garbage island once you have access to rotten fruit I think you’ll be okay, but before that will be hell from that green dude wearing a couple trash bags and you would still have the Roland fight to worry about. the burning desert segment would certainly cost a ton resources keeping one of your guys alive, all mandatory fights in downtown are pretty difficult (mostly not talking bout the dude with the knife and not Arnold cause you can skip), and last autumn… I think would be relatively fine because of all the berries and the bottles of soup. Edit: can’t wait for heart attack challenge though, the amount of times you’ll be nearly one shot by basic attacks will be hilarious.

[@TimeRegime]

Those are some good points about the future Rupture run, it's all the more reason why I wanna save it for last since I have to make sure my routing for it leaves me with as much HP as possible. That said while I see difficulty in that run beating every major enemy/boss (the ones I listed at the start of this video), mostly due to using up more healing resources. I would at least like to beat Arnold if I can help it though, Chaz would be nice too although that's a solid maybe, especially since I'll be playing on my patched version where he can actually attack normally after turn 2. Even if it ends up being impossible though, I'm hoping it'll still be a pretty interesting video when it comes out! Also yeah the Heart Attack run will be interesting, I'm sure there will be at least one encounter where the speed debuff will cause an enemy who you normally outspeed to now attack first in a fight. I can't think of any possible examples now though, since I don't really have any AGI stats memorized

[@itstheblandman8734]

@@TimeRegime oh yeah I forgot about your rule set, yeah the rupture will be harder then I thought! Though don’t get me wrong, even if I think it will be impossible I can’t wait for it. All the creative things you’ll think of to try and pass the challenge will be great to see. For the agility problem from heart attack (I genuinely forgot it decreased speed) a fight that comes to mind is anaconda, that oil will be hard to get off and stunning will be hard because he decreases your sp by 40 at the start of the fight. Vinny and Lin cause I don’t think you can out speed lin in the fight so you’ll get hit pretty hard and with a chance to be stunned. Though a benefit of the lower speed is that you can taunt+roll a lot easier then you can in game. Edit: also broken bones decrease your physical attack by 70% and I think most of Alex’s moves use physical attack so it’s possible that run would be VERY long.

[@TimeRegime]

@@itstheblandman8734 Actually I'll have to see what happens with Rupture's rule set because of how I'll have to approach the game. Currently I was thinking of making most of the "required enemies" I'd want to kill in other runs optional for that specific run (albeit I'd like to try and fight at least some of them if I can help it). I would like to make at least Arnold a hard requirement for it though, mostly because I personally feel it'd be pretty lame to do a challenge run and not beat what is effectively the game's final boss. Also you're right about Broken Bones (actually the status decreases both ATK and DEF by 70%, so it makes you pretty squishy too), my plan was to just unlock Minor Iris and use that for the most part with Alex, since its damage relies on S.ATK instead.

[@ГенералЗимбабве]

Please, more videos about completing the lisa games/fun games with trauma's and problems

[@TimeRegime]

Well I'm happy to let you know that I'll have more of these in the future! For now I can tell you that I'm looking to complete LISA: The Pointless with each of the game's traumas (as well as with Third Degree Burns from Scholar of the Wilbur Sin), although I'm sure I'll do some other LISA challenge videos in the future too.

[@TimeRegime]

@ensignmarker 312 First of all, thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. To answer your question, currently I'm in the process of getting the next trauma challenge run for Pointless done. After that I do plan on eventually doing a run with each of the traumas that didn't win from the poll I had on this video earlier. I have been thinking though that I might do a different type of challenge run in between this "Pointless with X Trauma" series I'm doing (probably after the next challenge video), just to add in a bit more upload variety. I'm still toying with my own ideas/suggestions I've received and I think there's a good chance I might try a different LISA game for it as well. If you're specifically looking for those other runs in Pointless, then I'm definitely considering doing them at some point after the traumas. (Probably in SotWS, although depending on the challenge I could see myself wanting to do vanilla Pointless instead.)

[@TealZero]

Aka: Can you beat LISA: The Pointless as a Twitter User. I loved the run! I'd love to see Rupture; that's a p tricky permanent debuff.

[@TimeRegime]

I'm glad you liked it! Also just as a heads up, it will be a while before I get to the Rupture run. I wanna save it for last since it will require the most planning and game knowledge, although it'll certainly be interesting once I get around to it.

[@giovanniprovost]

Thank you for this

[@Volti-Vagra]

"if you have Brain Damage" i wish there was more walkthroughs made specifically for me

[@kikov69]

Oh it meant brain damage in the game, lmao my bad

[@Myxa-BEPTOLET]

Fun fact: this is an average run of Gen Alpha kid, one difference: brain damage effects on a child 3x more worse

[@szkieleton]

astounding work! i wish the text stayed on screen for a bit longer tho, as a non-native speaker i sometimes had trouble reading it in time

[@TimeRegime]

Thank you, I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it! Also I really appreciate the feedback, I'll do the best I can with that in mind for the next video of this kind I upload.

[@szkieleton]

please also consider talking, or at least using text-to-speech, it'd smooth out the watching experience considerably

[@TimeRegime]

@@szkieleton I appreciate the suggestions, although being completely honest with you, I can't really say that I can add those things in. Personally speaking here, I feel adding Text to Speech would make these videos feel much more cheap, and in turn ruin some of the artistic integrity that goes into making these. A lot of the time Text to Speech tends to be used in memes/jokes, and I feel that would really clash with the tone I want to establish as the viewer watches the video. As for voice overs, I highly doubt I'll ever do those. Personally I'm not a big fan of how my voice sounds, but even ignoring that, the amount of time and energy that would go into doing voice overs for these just isn't worth it. Personally, I find them just really draining to do, it can feel really demotivating having to record the same lines over and over just to get a good enough take. That, and it would make my already slow upload schedule even worse if I had to spend time making and adding in voice clips to a video. (Honestly, I can't even say that this video would have been uploaded yet if I had to make voice overs for it.) I'm sorry if this comes as a disappointment at all, but I'd rather be honest and tell you why I can't add these things in. Again, I still appreciate the suggestions, and I'll still keep in mind things I can do to improve the next challenge run I upload. I am hoping to increase how long text will stay on screen, as well as to reduce the amount of words overall so that there won't be as many blocks of text on screen anymore.

[@szkieleton]

@@TimeRegime haha don't worry my dude!! thx a million for the comprehensive reply. it's not like the voiceover is absolutely needed; all in all it's a pretty small convenience. perhaps not having it'll even add a cool literary dimension to ur videos! also, don't fret about the amount of text, in that case you should absolutely go crazy with it and not restrain yourself in any way!! just make it a little slower and you'll be golden

[@szkieleton]

also, on a different note, i enjoyed the very short lisa the pointless mad skillz noscope fragmovie, the continous appearance of montage-like skits would be not necessarily necessary, but also very welcome ;]

[@guyug6940]

Plz release the mod, I wanna try it but don't feel like doing it myself

[@TimeRegime]

I was thinking that I would release the mod in some form if people were interested, so I'll definitely look into it! That said it'll probably take a while as I wanna focus on some other things for a little while, plus there's still some things that I need/want to implement before its ready for release. I'll try to reply to you again if I release it, although there's a good chance I'll just release it alongside the next LISA: The Pointless run I do. (In which case you'd be able to get it from that as well)

[@guyug6940]

@@TimeRegime thanks!

[@BlahoMark15]

I somehow out of sheer will power also did this. I was dumb enough to try to fight the joy mutant in the early parts of the game and my god playing this game with brain damage was the worst experience of my life.

[@theequalizer694]

Olathe downtown more like crisis city!

[@sirgideonofnirtheall-knowi1881]

Very good video, reminds me of ymfah.

[@TimeRegime]

Thank you! Also it's funny you say that, since I actually based the editing of this video off both ymfah and Be And. Cool to see someone noticed it!

[@Alguienconinternet]

i didn't knew brain damage was an actual state so i really tought you'd mash someone's head with a rock and make them play lisa :)

[@cafe5749]

you did it, so

[@cdru515]

After you're done with these challenges, I wonder if you could beat the game while only doing damage with items, or with solo Alex

[@TimeRegime]

Those are some interesting ideas! A solo Alex run could be pretty interesting. I like the item-damage-only run idea too, although off the top of my head I only recall Empty Bottles & Dirty Water being the only damaging items in the game, and I’m unsure whether Roland could be killed just using those (assuming Joel always throws them for optimal damage). I’d be willing to give that run a shot someday though

[@cdru515]

@ensignmarker 312 Seems, sure, but maybe it just requires a lot of skill and luck

[@MrScary-yq2hx]

Ymfah vibes are super real.

[@ColaPerv6969]

100th like, and damn does this video deserve it

[@TimeRegime]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@metametang7628]

Jerry mode.

[@ivotcomer3183]

Except jerry is fucking stronk

[@camedialdamage8180]

Alex and joel after 10 seconds of lisa the pointless discord server.

[@siggymilfordjigutzpilgrid]

Epic Video

[@marioagainsttheworld6248]

This gives me an ideia: Can you beat LISA: The Painful,if everyone have Withdrawl and Depression?

[@rando6309]

If your playing the SOTWS version of pointless you can beat it only using trade items or in normal or sotws only heal with bulk food.

[@reubenbailey7491]

okay I'm gonna be completely clear, why the deep fried FUCK does this entire hour of meticulously edited content have so few views?

[@RevenantNeverDies]

its lisa thats why

[@Cool2Smart]

Lisa the Pointless except the game is pointlessly difficult

[@tamalin738]

dark souls shortcuts XDDDD

[@ryucruz1911]

So the arnold fight was if arnold wasnt tired

[@WastelandPizzaBoy]

Not to cut you down on your efforts but you could have killed that rando dude at the begging with the bombs you if you do flying axe kick with alex while having Joel throw a bottle at him,then have alex attack a t random and have Joel throw another bottle and last but throw a bottle with both charecters and you’ll win and get 1,000 exp. BTW you need alex to get bleed on him with the axe kick at the beginning

[@TimeRegime]

Hey there, I'm assuming you're referring to Dex Muldoon as the "rando dude with the bombs" (his battle starts at 4:13). I appreciate the guide on how to beat him, although in this particular challenge run Alex can't use any of his skills (besides Dive) until the desert area as far as I'm aware.

[@WastelandPizzaBoy]

@@TimeRegime got yuh

[@itstheblandman8734]

Oh yeah I definitely forgot to say this, you know with it being two months late and all, but can you release this on gamejolt? I’d love to put my Lisa skills on a test with this!

[@TimeRegime]

I'm looking to release the mod on Game Jolt alongside the next Pointless challenge run I upload, so when that comes out you'll be able to get a download link for it! While I can't give you a date on when that could be, I'm at least hoping I can get the mod/next video released together relatively soon (at least for my slow uploading standards)

[@itstheblandman8734]

Time Regime sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet thanks king

[@abulletant1147]

51:19 a moment of bri'shing later

[@deimianhere9112]

Yo hello I have a question, there's a way to prevent crashes? I've had one during the mutant bar and after the scream event on the dessert, I don't know what activate them and I had to turn my computer off twice, some help? Btw I'm doing this challenge while watching the video

[@BradleySillyGuy]

I mean, a brain damaged vega henchman managed to beat big lincoln, dice mahone and sindy gallows, So i don't really think brain damage is that big of a deal in the lisa universe

[@ZeroTheHeartlessKing]

disappointed the video wasn't labeled as "drain bamage" down vote (jk)

[@SadCatGaming]

Trick question. All of us Lisa fans already have brain damage

[@Power-xl8vh]

Oh

[@reyreyreyreyreyreyreyrey]

are you gonna release this as a mod?

[@TimeRegime]

Yep, when I upload the next Pointless challenge run (which I'm hoping to get out soon, I know it's been a while) I'll link it in the descriptions of both that video, and an additional video to show off some of the differences made in the mod from vanilla Pointless. Also just as a heads up, the mod I'll be uploading will be different from the one used in this video/the next video as I've since made improvements to it. (Mostly in the form of bug-fixes and quality of life changes)

[@tonyjoel9208]

lmao im doing this in real life so ez

[@HansVinlin]

ymfah

[@coolguyepic64]

pathetic, im on a irl playthrough with brain damage

[@МаркДаниэльЙонан]

do it with sotws