Can I Beat Fallout 4 Survival Difficulty With Only Melee Weapons?! | Fallout 4 Survival Challenge!

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Hello there you Beautiful people my name is Willow and today we are going to find out if I can beat Fallout 4's Survival Difficulty using only Melee Weapons! It's a fun run so make sure to like and subscribe for more just like it!
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[@WillowPlaysGames]

Heyo, I hear ya about too many calls to action in the video. I can't fix it in this one of course but in future I'll limit the number of them. Hope you enjoy the video despite that annoyance! You are beautiful see ya in the next challenge run. Here's a hint as to what it will be. 🤖

[@canofcancer]

Robots only? Or maybe laser weapons only? Or the savaged assaultron head knlo

[@timothymcintosh8176]

Not actually a challenge suggestion per say more of a possible interesting "challenge" do a run where you HAVE to try your best to exploit ANYTHING and EVERYTHING you can (I think it could be interesting to see what exploits you know)

[@badgerbush3556]

Interesting approach to the game live the format. You get a sub and likes. Fallout 4 is amazing. Can't wait to see more.

[@philip-antoinechevalier5855]

Not gonna lie, I found it sorta funny to see the run getting stopped a few times to hear about channel memberships, some kind of repetition joke. Didn't make this wonderful video worse by any means! :)

[@legendofjmi794]

00000000000000

[@enricarques4656]

This guy literally woke up one day, opened his computer, and started pumping top tier quality content for absolutely no reason. Earned the subscription

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Lol, I wish. I have 400+ uploads on another channel ^^

[@omenx3589]

@@WillowPlaysGamesWhat channel

[@gilgamecha]

Totally agree. Move over Mitten Squad (and I hope you are well, brother): here comes Willow. Willow does everything on Survival with no glitches. RESPECT!

[@gilgamecha]

​@@WillowPlaysGamesgood call nixing Blitz. It removes almost the entire challenge of melee Survival. You have (again) persuaded me Toughness is a good pick for low level Survival. A few minutes in I'm wondering if you will use Yao Guai Roast. I would argue that's a bug exploit.

[@sajanin54]

xD

[@shaneszczecinski2566]

Interesting reason for why exploding vertibirds always seem to fall on you - because they are. They follow the same programming as dragons in Skyrim and they were programmed to always fall toward the player so they can be easily looted.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Huh

[@simonkelly1410]

Those dragon be skyrocketing away sometimes man idk

[@951258tike22]

That would be fine with me, except crashed vertibirds can't even be looted, so it was just laziness to re-use that logic/programming.

[@K0ZNIK]

@@951258tike22 the guy handling the mini gun can be looted, usually has a LOT of mini gun ammo

[@Shishomuru]

Scorch Beasts in Fallout 76 use the same code.

[@canofcancer]

A challenge idea can you beat fallout 4 as a raider (only items scavenged from raiders no legendary weapons no crafting you can use a pipe pistol to kill one raider)

[@alexanderanglemyer7581]

Nice idea!

[@Apettyexistence]

good one. sounds hard

[@calebtheholyman545]

That would be a cool way to see the raider dlc fully fleshed out. Maybe his goal could be related to raider settlements

[@slenderbro2773]

Nuka world would make that challenge 100x harder and 100x easier

[@joshuabryant9845]

Most likely just finds a pipe weapon on the first raider after the bridge to sanctuary

[@overthinker144]

Just a hint for the harder combats. While Stimpaks heal slowly un survival, nuka cola quantum can come in clutch with good healing rate.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

I use quantum in most runs. Never mention it cause usually I use it in an 'oh shit' situation and die anyways cause I was doomed to begin with. For example in my crafting only run I used it trying to survive mirelurk queen poison only to die anyways.

[@gilgamecha]

Stimpacks in Survival should be reserved for healing cripple damage in combat. For HP healing use food. For AP recovery and uh oh moments use Quantum. Refreshing Beverage is almost cheating.

[@zaquhe]

MDB hitting like the Spanish Inquisition during the Mass Fusion dungeon

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Lol

[@litt120]

I wonder which is better, pickman blade or Rockville bat

[@rodrigoneves135]

Not having the blitz perk makes this run so much more unbearably painful. Good video.

[@citbx1723]

Protip regarding the Ripper: Yes, it's damage is very much on the weaker side, but that is not what you should use it for. Slap the curved blade mod on it, and use it as an opener to disarm your enemies, before switching to a more damaging weapon! Should you be lucky enough to get your hands on a Kneecapping Ripper, you basically have an all-in-one disarming and crippling tool to neuter most enemies in the game.

[@Cathode666]

And if you are lucky enough to find a wounding one, the damage goes through the roof.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Thanks for the info you all ^^

[@kyleellis1825]

@@Cathode666 Staggering Rippers hit so fast, you're basically guaranteed to stun lock the enemy.

[@chaosamber7719]

​@@kyleellis1825 The best part; if you have access to Far Harbor, you are guaranteed to find a staggering ripper called The Harvester in a chest at Echo Lake Lumber Unless you get lucky and find a wounding ripper, it's the best kind of ripper you can get

[@kyleellis1825]

@@chaosamber7719 I did Far Harbor at like level 15 on my first character, not realizng it was DLC because both brotherhood radiants pointed that way. So that was the one I used for most of the playthrough.

[@951258tike22]

Love your playthrough style of treating each challenge like it's your first time learning the story and quests. Makes for some really fun commentary!

[@WillowPlaysGames]

I'm glad you enjoy the style ^^ thanks for the kind comment!

[@gilgamecha]

​@@WillowPlaysGamesYeah I'm really loving the commentary style, the more of your videos I watch. Mitten Squad has a similar "naiive" style but he's very sarcastic whereas yours is more genuine. I love it.

[@henrydutoit69]

I subscribed every time you reminded me, but it ended on an even number now im not subscribed 😢

[@henrydutoit69]

I legit cant subscribe, something about a google error

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Lol alll good. Enjoy the videos regardless

[@kittykittyredcat]

It’s so refreshing to see a Fallout 4 challenge video where the YTer isn’t super violent towards the Railroad! :) That plus you’re very funny and interesting to listen to AND pushed through what seems like the most infuriating challenge ever for our entertainment?! You’ve earned a new sub :) (Plus a like and a comment!)

[@WillowPlaysGames]

I like all the factions. I think they are all horribly written and I like some more than others but overall they are all alright! and thank you! I appreciate it!

[@QueenOfFandoms]

Tbh, survival melee isn't that difficult if you know what you're doing... but I agree, good content and an enjoyable watch. :)

[@EvanBear]

Same, I get so annoyed at all the youtubers unnecessarily killing the railroad. The railroad has great quests and I think most people ignore or kill them simply because playing their quests would mean having to think critically about what makes us human and that's just too much thinking for many.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

that's why my challenges are 'can I (as in me) beat the game' instead of is it possible. It's more of a test of myself than an example of what's possible. The challenge was difficult for me so I had fun with it :D

[@bsherman8236]

@@EvanBear critically thinking lmao, how sensitive

[@orionphalynx6192]

I knew Big Jim would be the hero of this run. Such an astoundingly amazing early-game melee weapon, especially against mirelurks.

[@MajinMattPlays]

MDB sucker punched me since I thought I was going crazy for a minute since this is the first time I've watched a vid of yours. Great stuff though, just caught me super off guard.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

glad you enjoyed and I like to keep the audience on their toes. never know when I'll get someone else to voice a part of the run!

[@soulsyrup]

your editing is nuts for a youtuber with not crazy subscribers, clearly you are putting 100% effort into this channel, keep it up dude! loving the vids :)

[@volkerlanz6499]

Like the presentation so I subcribed at 2 minutes into the video. After the third self-commercial break at around half-time I'm unsubscribing and leaving.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

check the pinned comment. I already know it was an issue. this video was early on in the channels history. feel free to unsub and leave though. I don't mind it just letting you know the whole story. We all make mistakes and I own up to this one.

[@SawedOffLaser]

I only found your channel yesterday, but I love your style so far! Crazy hearing MDB in this video. Oh, and there's something fun about those knights blowing up: explosions can be flagged to ignore cover, which is why it killed you through a wall. Interestingly, the Fat Man is not flagged to do that, despite it being a mini nuke.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Glad you're enjoying the channel! and yeah MDB is dope! ^^

[@abaddon7077]

Come one people lets get this man to 1 mil dude deserves WAY more than this

[@wildfire5181]

No no no... He deserves by far more than a million subs.

[@tanktyrant1132]

Let's do it, but let's get 10mil

[@Free_Krazy]

Thank you for not using Blitz and Pain Train, those are two totally OP perks that we all know all too well. And is Pain Train even considered melee? Im pretty sure other perks dont effect it...

[@WillowPlaysGames]

It is effectively melee. It knocks down all the enemies so you can whack them with impunity

[@5TailFox]

Yeah, if you have a friendly Protectron active, and any turrets become hostile upon seeing you while the Protectron is around, the Protectron will turn on you. That's why it's always best to take out any errant turrets before activating any robots, or without any active robots noticing, to keep that from happening.

[@rustyjones7908]

I've wondered why that happens...

[@hiimlure]

1:07 into the video and you've already got a new sub. What an organized and polished intro, makes my brain do the happy chemicals thing

[@WillowPlaysGames]

I'm glad to have ya subbed to the channel! ^^

[@3personal5me8]

You are very talented, and I can easily see you joining the likes of Nerbit and Joov as an extremely popular Fallout/Skyrim challenge runner. Also, its good to know that you can do it all in just under 20 Horus XD kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2mahXqno5apnJo

[@WillowPlaysGames]

I appreciate it! thanks! ^^

[@samvimes9510]

I was really expecting you to get the Kremvh's Tooth in this, but that whole area would probably be way too difficult for this challenge. There's practically no cover outside as you're going down to the bottom of the excavation site, and there's a lot of turrets and quite a few raiders with rocket launchers.

[@crows_are_superior4464]

Once did a run using only Kremvh’s Tooth, due to my obsession with the Dunwich mystery. I spent, I kid you not, four hours jumping into the quarry in power armour before ditching it and speeding through the rest of the dungeon with copious amounts of jet

[@samvimes9510]

@@crows_are_superior4464 you are an insane person. Just like the rest of us Bethesda fans.

[@Malkontent1003]

Was going to predict getting it, mildly sad I was wrong. It's a really cool weapon that not enough people know about.

[@elderbug5871]

I'm leaving this comment for the sake of leaving comment

[@FaceTheAshes]

Whenever I try to do a melee run, I always grab Big Jim from Walden Pond right away as well, the kneecapper effect seems to help a bit early on, at least in my experience. So I'm glad that idea was reinforced here. Also, the sledgehammer at Thicket Excavations provides some nice power early on.

[@jay21317]

You plug the join button way to much in this video

[@WillowPlaysGames]

read the pinned comment. I know.

[@jay21317]

@@WillowPlaysGames I noticed that after I commented, that being said loving the content been bingeing it since I found it

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Glad you do! ^^ it's a lot of work but the end results make me so proud.

[@isaiah7310]

The Black Ops chest piece or other armor with Dense are a must in the harder difficulty settings. It makes it so you can withstand explosions even on survival difficulty.

[@icyknightmare4592]

8:00 Uhh, interesting definition of 'rearrange'. You turned his head into a meat puzzle with a few missing pieces.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

There's no missing pieces. We follow the law of conservation of mass under this roof!

[@MarkoArillius]

Keep testing how the calls work out. I prefered what you did last time. Like at the start, subscribe in the middle, comment at the end, or whatever. You kept them real short. But if that pissed people off not much you can do. I will also say it's the nature of this kind of challenge that you basically couldn't do too much in the way of varied strats. I still liked it though!

[@gilgamecha]

11:00 I'm hoping the whole run won't be like ArcJet Systems with Danse - cowering behind NPCs for fun and profit. 😊

[@JOHNNY_SILV3RHAND]

Can you beat survival mode using only unique weapons and armor (pa is optional since there are unique versions)

[@WillowPlaysGames]

interesting idea, thanks for the suggestion!

[@JOHNNY_SILV3RHAND]

You could possibly use the tesla power armor from automaton dlc

[@noahthompson4098]

Thank you for not saying Alexa this time ❤

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Don't worry, you Alexa owners will be in my sights again soon xD

[@SamuLie]

You said Hey Google Play Never Gonna Give you Up by Rick Ashley and my laptop began playing, You madman

[@WillowPlaysGames]

muahahaha

[@IAmAnEvilTaco]

I did this with no stealth, a ton of respect for this run. I've watched a few of your runs and I know how impressive this actually is. I did 11 endurance to start, 10 plus being overweight dropping it to 9 for picking up you're special. It's not a glitch if they intend you to be able to temporarily lower stats, right? The suiciders were hell. Dense armor was so vital. Easily got a sub from me, I love this content. Challenge runs on this game have me at over 9k hours. Now I'm gonna look for the totally naked run, I've done that one too. That was HARD.

[@arellajardin8188]

Oof. I knew that was going to be rough when you said "no Blitz," but yikes. I was considering a similar run with Unarmed weapons, which are worse, but this convinced me otherwise.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

I'm probably going to do a unarmed run like this.

[@arellajardin8188]

@Willow LOL, well good luck! I know on hard difficulty, Blitz and Moving Target really helped me with unarmed. Dense armor mods might help with those explosions. Or Shadowed armor if you want to go with mainly stealth. I'm irritated that Unarmed doesn't get the 10x from Ninja, just 3.5x.

[@stingvondralite2138]

honest idea, go through a playthrough using only the laser musket! also again, enjoying your content!

[@lukecormier6913]

So first off great video i realize its a year old as i type this but by the gods the amount of plugs lol

[@WillowPlaysGames]

check the pinned comment. This is an issue I agree but everyone makes mistakes and there's no way to fix this one since the video is already uploaded.

[@crunchie388]

Is there a very small chance in every challenge run MDB will appear to narrate? What perk did you get?

[@WillowPlaysGames]

As far as I know he enjoys cameoing on other people's challenges. He offered to and I took him up on it!

[@MahDryBread]

@@WillowPlaysGames Always up for it!

[@XEV_]

I would like to play survival but the way fallout 4 crashes on console would be pointless

[@WillowPlaysGames]

PC MASTER RACE LMAO

[@XEV_]

Ong

[@sheerdumbluck]

But can you beat fallout as Dr Freeze? Get in power armor and stay in it, you will die without it. Use the Cryolator and avoid things that don’t care about the cold (bugs, mirelurk Queen, etc) run the institute to gain the tech to save your Frozen wife. Freezing legendary weapons of course allowed. Similar idea: iron man, stay in the suit (.gotta keep the metal out of your heart) and use energy weapons only. Be sure to give your armor a nice paint job in either case.

[@simonkelly1410]

Mr Freeze can be out of his suit when in his refrigerated room, so I'd say when in your garage in red rocket you're allowed to be out of the suit. Ya know, to allow for Power Armor customization

[@sheerdumbluck]

@@simonkelly1410 great idea

[@japanesedinosaurs]

Hey willow, I'm really enjoying your videos. However, please stop trying to shove subscribing and your subscriber membership... once is fine, but every few minutes? It's like commercials. I pay for premium to not have commercials, so... don't make me just not enjoy your videos. I understand you are trying to grow your channel, which is awesome you are doing everything right, but it's the wrong way. Let your channel grow naturally, people will like your videos because it's good content and entertaining. I hope my comment comes in good humor, I'm just being honest. Keep up the good videos and people who actually like them will join you.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

appreciate you, and I've already addressed this with the pinned comment. also all the videos after this one don't suffer this specific issue. no way to change a video after it's uploaded.

[@xtraGeona]

U asked to like and subscribe so many times I couldn't finish the video out of sheer annoyance. I will most likely won't return to your channel because of this.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

There's a pinned comment addressing this, but you do you.

[@xtraGeona]

@@WillowPlaysGames I apologize as I did not see the pinned comment.

[@jantokar9211]

A very impresiv video, bro. Is amazing with work. Kill a only melee weapon at Survival dificulty is very impresiv. :D And is it no a joke. For my, eventualy, almost all ending is a bad. I prefer a peace ending, with all most cooperatet .All work together, bad i have a only ONE video see. If you will a realy chalenge, is this Happyendin the real goods. :D To venture of this??? :D And sorry for my language. I cant a english , I am a Slowakai.

[@macweaver5394]

honestly loving your channel, its kinda refreshing for a fo4 challenge runner to not hate everyone all the time, that's such a low bar I'm aware, but it sounds like you actually enjoy playing these games and I love that energy

[@ChrisJones-yu9rz]

I’m gonna subscribe to you man… I watched this video and I liked it. I really miss Mitten Squad, as I’m sure he’s influenced us both. Please continue doing videos like this. Thank you. 🙏

[@MachivelianBear]

“1 luck because i break mirrors” killed me😂

[@WillowPlaysGames]

lol

[@gilgamecha]

23:30 I think the DIA is the Fallout Universe's DIA. 😊 The DIA is a real world organisation.

[@bagman23]

hey willow remember me when your famous :)

[@calvincolon1523]

Here’s an idea I had for a while: What If the Sole Survivor was played by Danny Trejo. (Beat Fallout 4 with a machete, pipe guns, and Molotov cocktails)

[@sindext440]

I've gotten back into fallout 4 again after a few years, and I love your witty commentary and survival challenges! Great content dude!

[@WillowPlaysGames]

ALWAYS A GOOD GAME TO COME BACK TO AND THANK YOU! apparently caps lock was on but I like the idea that I'm screaming that at you so uh yeah lmao

[@DawnLogan614]

Thanks for Rick Rolling me.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Anytime!

[@angler4813]

Just watched jabos vod who’s sorta doing this challenge, and got pain train and said it sucks anyway lol

[@Leggs2423]

I remember my melee run, i just made a super tanky build and just ran power armor tanking every attack whist running toward my enemies super sledge in hand 😂

[@bonfiregaming1747]

can you beat fallout 4 without using healing items. Cannaballism, beds, and perks are still allowed

[@WillowPlaysGames]

interesting.

[@bonfiregaming1747]

@@WillowPlaysGames make it survival difficulty for a true challange

[@WillowPlaysGames]

@@bonfiregaming1747 all my challenges are on survival difficulty

[@bonfiregaming1747]

@@WillowPlaysGames love the video btw.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Thanks!

[@bg3929Z]

LOL. I was reading on my phone during this, and something tickled my brain. My attention snapped back, and I felt like i had slid into an alternate dimension for a sec, then checked that yes, i was still watching a Willow vid and not an MDB one. Then, I had to rewind to see how the hell it happened. Well done, gang. Gag well-executed XD

[@WillowPlaysGames]

This made me smile :)

[@wapeep6107]

Its a shame that you only have 3.8k subs. Definitely deserve more.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

It'll grow ^^

[@Linkachu8709]

you.... you hurt me.... like its cool to watch you playthrough this and im glad you did it. (minus all the subscribe to you adverts every 10mins...), its really awesome... WHY DIDN'T YOU UPGRADE YOUR ARMOR!?!?!?!?!?!? AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! well you did with ballistic weave, but.... LEATHER ARMOR!? the entire time? dood... atleast metal armor would've helped versus all the guns cause higher ballistic armor. grumble grumble grump... may you have the best of luck with your next runs

[@WillowPlaysGames]

because leather armor look cool! metal armor look bad.

[@risingphoneixrot]

i have only ever played melee only i thought this run was a joke ngl

[@jasonderp5933]

I went straight to Dunwich bores and got the sacrificial blade. Thing is op

[@normanmccollum6082]

5:17 ... Yup... Survival difficulty, man... and you're not wearing power armor? AND using melee? Insanity, madness, you're just ASKING for untold hours of backtracking, AND however many times you SUCCEED in difficult fights you are likely to be barely hanging on by the skin of your teeth. Survival difficulty is merciless, and I can vaguely recall back when I used to be opposed to using power armor because I STUPIDLY thought that you could ONLY get fusion cores from those whirring generators like in the basement of the Museum of Freedom. And apparently there's only a finite number of those generators in the game, which means at some point fusion cores just will not be accessible thus why become dependent on some potentially helpful thing when eventually I won't be able to use it properly ever again for the rest of the game? Turns out I was totally wrong and there's effectively limitless fusion cores in FallOut 4... unending supply... in fact you can have a weapon store that sells fusion cores at every single one of your settlements except I think the airport, because at the airport nobody is allowed to do anything productive ever... for some reason. Like they're waiting for a plane that hasn't arrived in 210 years and well it's doubtful that it ever will but hey they'll just sit there and wait for it anyhow! Died all the time, ALL THE TIME, mostly to explosions. In my last playthrough I had entirely or mostly X-01 power armor which was I think all upgraded to Mark 4-5 or something like that, and as is my tendency I get the 'Shielded' modification too so as to diminish explosion damage. And then when I arrived to help defend Vault 88 from raiders I ended up taking a missile point-blank in VATS because when you enter Vault 88 from the main entrance (probably from ANY entrance) you seem to just basically spawn immediately within spitting distance of the lot of them all at once. Yet, despite being Survival difficulty,, I took a MISSILE just about point-blank from a raider, I think specifically a female raider while slowmo in VATS (and as it turns out, VATS provides some level of damage reduction or defense improvement while it is used), I lived and I think none of my power armor parts completely broke. Probably at least one went into red, and honestly if any part broke I probably would have died, but the power armor JUST managed to keep together and I was able to heal up and repair my armor. Survival mode and no power armor is basically the unwritten 'Nightmare' difficulty, as far as I'm concerned. There's power armor Survival mode, and there's Nightmare No-Power-Armor Survival mode. Nightmare difficulty is for masochists who enjoy pain. Hah, or to use a Military term, the gamer's version of loving to be in 'the suck.' In the mud and the grit and the rain and the cold and the rock in your boot and the MRE giving you the runs and you have to wipe with leaves. The worse things get, somehow, you just want more. So yeah, I don't even know what it is like to not play in Survival difficulty, it's the only way I play, but also I know how to play in such a way that I can obtain power armor almost IMMEDIATELY after starting the game, BEFORE Concord, and once I get it I practically never travel without it. I jump out of it if I'm in a settlement, or have to put on a suit and glasses for charisma for a speech check, or maybe put on a Ushanka and Vault-Tec lab coat when turning in a mission for an extra bit of XP, but yeah I travel in power armor and if my settlement is attacked while there then the first thing I am likely to do is to jump INTO my power armor. Survival mode is difficult, even with power armor, but from what little I can recall of back before I learned about fusion cores being endless and deciding to give power armor a try only to basically become GLUED to power armor like it's my symbiote suit, I NEVER want to try playing Survival difficulty without power armor ever again. I beat the game in vanilla, no mods, Survival difficulty, and in part or in whole NOT wearing power armor. Died so much, lost so much, back-tracked so much, you only save when you sleep. Nah, that time is done, I refuse that level of masochism. I like pain, I like Misery mod with STALKER: Call of Pripyat... but I just enjoy FallOut 4 SO much more with power armor suits. Such a fascinating change to the FallOut Universe. Basically a one-person tank, a mech-suit, increases strength thus improves carry capacity, makes it more reasonable to use something heavy with heavy ammo like the Fat Man or missile launcher or minigun or that laser Gatling.thing. And a bit of extra protection, though honestly not all that much at least until you get the proper perks to upgrade it. Or put it the SERIOUS legwork to get to Nuka World and get the Quantum X-01 armor which is NEARLY upgraded to the highest possible degree that it could. All pieces Mk.V when Mk.VI is the highest or something like that. Unless you get a mod that implements some sort of new type of power armor that's better than X-01, then without customization at a power armor workbench the Quantum X-01 armor is the very best you can POSSIBLY find in the game, to my understanding. But WOW do you have to work to get that power armor... unbelievable, just how much you have to go through, but for something so epic I think it should only be expected for it to be a challenge. Gotta earn it, and I used it dedicatedly when I did.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

thanks for the small novel lmao. I think you are exaggerating a bit since I personally find power armor to be very useful yes, but not a must have.

[@Ballin455]

Ahh yes a survival melee build without blitz, that makes it a challenge enough

[@challengerchris8242]

Bro having mdb come on the video is the best part of my day

[@WillowPlaysGames]

thanks! It was really fun having him cameo and I love his videos :D

[@th0rn3]

i’ve been thinking about the clear inspiration from mah-dry-bread through several of your videos and then BOOM

[@WillowPlaysGames]

:P

[@glitchphantom1309]

Your videos are so similar to MahDryBread, not in content, but in presentation. It’s not a bad thing, I like both of your guy’s content. I just thought it was funny that you two are so similar, yet probably don’t even know each other.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Watch the melee only video. He collabed in it. I used his guides for making his runs and adapted it to my style. He's a cool dude and his style was my favorite to watch so I decided to make challenges I would like to watch so it makes sense

[@glitchphantom1309]

@@WillowPlaysGames That’s so cool! I never knew you guys knew each other!

[@austinclements8010]

hes so excited to start the run that his character cant stay on one side of the screen :p

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Exactly!

[@austinclements8010]

​@@WillowPlaysGames oh and just saw the characters name! the one i use for my playthroughs is Cho Xin Xuan xD

[@WillowPlaysGames]

@@austinclements8010 lol

[@sweetbread7686]

The fact that the baseball bat is the best melee weapon is hilarious to me. But hey, it is Boston after all. (For those unaware theres multiple guaranteed legendary spawns and with Nuka World DlC it becomes I think the highest hitting melee weapon.) (For a good mid-late game bat a unique one with 40% less action point cost for like 1k caps is sold in diamond city by Moe. A very obtainable price for a low level.) (Late game however it's best to grab Cito's Shiny Slugger in nuka world which is better after you've had all the luck perks to trivialize AP management then you start doing crazy numbers) (Then blitz for instant teleportation and increase damage the farther your away from your enemies in V.A.T.S.) (Get some weighted arms for melee armor piercing and bing bada boom, you've crafted one of the consistently highest damage builds) (Best part? All those thousands and thousands of bullets can be sold for at the lowest a cap a piece or up to 8 a piece which is insane income given the thousands of 38. You'll get after clearing a raider dungeon or two.)

[@WillowPlaysGames]

very informative comment! thanks!

[@kyleellis1825]

Super Sledge is the best if you only use base game stuff. Baseball bat is better with the Nuka world mods.

[@Alizudo]

​@@kyleellis1825Even base game, the regular sledgehammer is better than the super sledge for some reason.

[@kyleellis1825]

@@Alizudo That's just not true. unless you mean how much AP it uses. But if you aren't a Melee vats fighter, Supersledge is highest damage out put for a standarn melee weapon without nuka world.

[@moonman5496]

I got a legendary ripper that had chance to stagger and it literally broke the game

[@thatoneguy6321]

Bro no blitz is wild. Your a savage

[@WillowPlaysGames]

thanks xD

[@ravenclawtom]

me: well yeah this run is super easy. just take blitz. willow: bans blitz me: oh now he is cookin somethin

[@iamicognito4203]

Man you've got a good personality and polish with your vids, it's good work!

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Thanks!

[@nKaero]

Me watching this on phone - "Hey Google Play Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley" - Phone obliges, You son of a .. Fun video nonetheless.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Lmao

[@internetmobst4r]

Now do it without dying

[@kylepapenfus211]

willow ive always wanted to see genades only run meaning all throwables are the only way you can hurt people

[@kylepapenfus211]

challenge idea also love your vids dude

[@WillowPlaysGames]

glad you're enjoying the videos, and this one has been requested a lot. I'm looking into it and plan to research it at some point!

[@Blackout-ln2dq]

Suggestion if you can make sure both Trudy and wolf gang survive because wolf gang will sell a lot of stimpacks if i remember correctly

[@WillowPlaysGames]

I'm aware, but stimpacks are rarely an issue in runs past like 1-2 hours in the run, I try and avoiding using consumables for anything but the big dungeons.

[@Shinyspddmn]

I won't even look at a Ripper unless it has bleeding or stagger

[@MarkofWisdom]

Considering how many times he's died from explosions, you'd think he'd try to find/buy/make the armor mods that significantly reduce damage from explosions. Still, very fun run to watch, nice job

[@fieriest_lava]

15:48 set off my chrome mini, I was asleep and had youtube on in the background and I was awoke to Rick Astley and very confused

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Lmfao

[@kurtr1090]

Here is a challenge you might love. One of my favorite characters, was a character that used no weapons armor or clothes. I took the joke about going to the glowing sea naked seriously. Iron fist, all endurance perks. I built my perception enough for energy resistance, charisma for the lone wanderer, and dogmeat perks. Eventually enough strength for rooted. With a bit of work, I got my agility high enough that I could get the perk which I could run so well that it was like a travel power. I forgot the name of that perk. I also got the wasteland wander book that makes you swim faster, which turns all rivers basically into roads. Eventually built up my luck for idiot savant, bloody mess, and all the vats stuff, followed by finally filling up my strength, and agility special stats. By then, I could take direct hits from mini nukes. I never needed to carry loot, which freed my inventory for all the chems, food, water I would want. Bare hand may not hit the hardest, but it’s perfectly practical, with a good amount of attacks in vats. I had a long So I just wanted to follow through with the joke, but it would end up feeling like I had actual super powers.

[@dima_keller]

15:46 I wonder how many viewers got rick-rolled by this 😂

[@jerrykim7777]

can you beat fallout 4 with only jumpsuit on survival?

[@JesusJesus-yr5wy]

This gut told like 100 time to subscribe and like and comment he can make a video subscribe

[@WillowPlaysGames]

check the pinned comment and learn to actually type out a sentence that makes sense.

[@lasallejr2935]

Good video overall but damn it triggered me so much that you didn’t get the idiot savant perk early game to level up faster

[@WillowPlaysGames]

I do hidden challenges in a lot of runs. The one in this one was minimum xp. In the crafting challenge I did only automatic guns. There's others I've done like this but I'm drawing a blank as I'm on vacation rn lol

[@2capi]

am i the only that noticed that willow character sum ting wong is "extremely" similar to sung jin woo from solo leveling?

[@WillowPlaysGames]

solo leveling? also those names aren't that similar imo.

[@michaelproctor8100]

Can you beat Fallout 4 using only grenades?

[@adamsoles8335]

NGL I smiled when I heard MDB 😊. Your great and got my sun

[@KonpleteAverage]

Dude you plug your channel so much. You have cool content and good commentary, but the plugs are too much

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Pinned comment.

[@volkerlanz6499]

I would allow the Pain Train perk but forbid usage of Power Armor. :D

[@WillowPlaysGames]

lol, this is actually a really funny idea, I'll probably use it in future.

[@YaGirlZero]

fool, hey Google doesn't work exactly the same as other ai, to set it up you have to give Google your voice

[@WillowPlaysGames]

It worked when this video was published nearly a year ago. Got a bunch of comments of people saying it got them

[@justsomedudewithastutter1031]

45:01 jeez, there is genuine malice behind that line

[@huntervia-ed8ty]

Would you have considered using the shredding minigun? I'm at 8:32 right now.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

no, mainly because it's finicky and I wouldn't want to accidently break the rules.

[@Yoyo1029x]

I know you prob won’t read this but I found out that after your vats kills an enemy there’s a moment of waiting before it takes you out and if you click abort after the hit it cancels the animation giving you a crucial second or two

[@WillowPlaysGames]

read it!

[@Yoyo1029x]

So it’s like after your hit registers and kills the enemy press abort it cancels the after animation

[@NoraTSS2077]

Lmao i'm glad to see I wasn't the only one who accepted the battery acid injection, almost pissed myself laughing when it destroyed my hp lol

[@filkolis]

Why you don't you grognak costume? And by the way, it's a very well done video.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

didn't go out of my way to get it and it's not really all that strong imo.

[@icefireruby3245]

Im just casually listening and hear mah dry bread and got confused

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Lol

[@Bradley-ji7xv]

Another challenge, deathless survival. You can use any method you want, but you have to beat it on survival without dying.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

This would be very anxiety inducing

[@Bradley-ji7xv]

@Willow exactly. Lol, but it would make one helluva claim to be able to say that you beat survival difficulty without dying.

[@friendbesto2599]

​@@Bradley-ji7xv many a true nerd had a whole yolo playthrough. Great series.

[@somegal3836]

Oh boy. No blitz, No lone wanderer at the start. Gonna be a run for sure.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

that it was!

[@somegal3836]

@@WillowPlaysGames I applaud your commitment, I've tried to do it, but always resorted to a backup gun once the going got tough.

[@Lucifer_Nihilum]

15:49 You used my Google assistant to Rick Roll me. Well played.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Lmao

[@gilgamecha]

18:40 I'm wondering if you are going to start modding your melee weapons? Fun fact: Blacksmith gives you a WAY bigger DPS boost than Big Leagues.

[@tryston0052]

Slab !!! did you just jump off the Buzzards Nest!!?? 😂😂

[@viraleffectz]

@@tryston0052 under-rated Brick reference 😂😂

[@gilgamecha]

7:44 it's amazing how flush with caps you get when you don't have to buy ammo and instead sell it all. Melee runs are more lucrative than water farming. 😂

[@chasesimmons7672]

Beat the game as a mimic, you must drop every item you have on kill and use every item from the enemy you slain, until the next kill. Then repeat