UPDATE, DON'T PRESS "READ MORE" IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THE VIDEO YET: IT'S POSSIBLE! Someone else better at the game than myself has managed to come up with an optimized strategy to beat Galdera without Boosting/Breaking without relying on RNG. Turns out spamming Refreshing Jams & Olive of Life (L) alongside optimization for very high Runelord damage: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fL6ai5aq0Nalf2Q.html So now I can change the rating to this challenge to a big fat green-colored "YES!".

Therion: *Takes an hour to beat the first boss* Therion after beating boss: "Where's the nearest tavern?"

Before watching, here’s what I think the vid will boil down to: -Empoison -Saving Grace + Heal More -Soulstones

This Challenge just screams " Why are we still here? Just to suffer?"

I broke down laughing at the "We'll be right back" and the first time you sped up Therion's attacks. Good stuff :D

You ever just feel like a content creator you really like just released a video personally designed for you? Cus that's how I feel right now lol. I love Octopath!

I’m imagining how painful this would be if you were mad enough to start as Prim. The sheer amount of grinding.

May I point out that Therion started his journey with a tattered old cloak, but ended with a fancy pristine one. It's like a metaphor or something

That must have been the most boring and unsatisfying run ever! Props to you!

The stereotypical Cleric, Warrior, Thief, Scholar. Balance at it's finest

You started with my favorite character. You, sir, have instantly earned my respect.

I absolutely fricken LOVE the thing at 19:49

Octopath is a really good game, it's a shame there aren't more challenge runs of it! I was playing as blind as possible, so I didn't know you could steal soulstones. That would have made the [spoilers] fight so much easier. A combination of Alfyn's OP concoct ability for phase 1 and Dohter's Charity with the revitalizing jams I had stockpiled the whole game for phase 2 as well as, of course, Runelord Tressa (I had her for phase 2 on the winning run) helped me eventually beat it. The first phase took me lots of tries, but I actually beat the second phase the first time I got to it!

Shyguymask: Allow me to trim 20 minutes of the second boss into few seconds. The second boss: *_dying boss noises_*

0:43 ""I recall that I am a pony"" best qoute ever

AFTER THE LONGEST BREAK FINALLY!!

Great video, I ain't done yet but I laughed my ass off when you went in to Winnehild half-cocked. She absolutely wrecked my shit and I ended up cheesing her with the Runelord Tressa strat

This games almost as underrated as astral chain

Nobody Ophelia: IlL dO mY bEsT

I’ve never seen a octopath challenge before, this looks great!

Oooh sounds fun Never played this game though

Wait hold up. Hold the fuck up. Octopath is a jrpg with beautiful visuals? I thought it was a game about an octopus....

wait.... so... does this mean we can't make our focus unparalleled anymore?

Somehow the part were Tressa becomes runelord was inevitable. Just because how good she is

Copypasting this reply I made to another comment [SPOILER if you haven't watched video]: I have no hope for the second phase, but for the first phase I think there is a possible strategy that I didn't get to try (since got the idea after deleting my save). Said strategy would be to try and keep only 2 characters alive, and these two characters would be equipping elemental-resistance accessories to nullify 99% of the damage from Electrocute and Searing Orb. Both characters could be Apothecaries spamming Rehabilitate to block Contaminate as well. Finally, replace Divine Aura with Elemental Edge. Maybe with this strat one could survive the eye at 25% health consistently and kill it, but again I have nothing for Phase 2 besides perfect RNG from Divine Aura or unboosted Chubby Caits. Also, here's what final boss battle looks like when playing normally and without restrictions: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nt5il5mUm7uXaZc.html&start=964

This dude is an actual legend for doing this challenge.

You’re the main way I got into octopath, I thank you for this.

*DoNt StArT tHiNgS yOu CaNt FiNiSh*

I tried a similar challenge which I didn't allow myself to boost, but I got bored after like an hour XD And you did it without boosting AND breaking. Talk about some insane dedication. Little sidenote: I decided to do another challenge after that and I find that one to be really fun! Beating the game without using items (in battle and outside of battle). It's a pretty interesting challenge since I find myself relying on items a lot in this game.

What a grear video! Even though I don't do challenges, the strategies used in this video sure help my casual run much more fun and easier, thanks!

Man this game feels nostalgic already, and last time I played was like, October :v

19:49 broke me

posted 8 minutes ago... KZfaq really doing it's job by notifying me about great youtubers

Dude, this was seriously some of the best tutorial footage for this game I have seen on KZfaq. Props.

I started the game a few days ago... I'm currently stuck at a boss, insanely underleveled and very confused, but I know exactly that after I struggled through the first time, my second time will be destruction in it's purest form. I'll put off watching this until I finish it...

This is how Dunkey played

Where was my notification KZfaq, you are making me miss out on great content

As someone who just played and finished this game including the end boss, I appreciate runs like this so much! Thank you for your efforts and sharing it with the world!

This deserves way more views dude. The amount of dedication put into this challenge in incredible.

Yay! I've been waiting 4 this video 4 so long!

The difference in views between this video and your No Sunflowers challenge is staggering.

This was worth waiting for, Great vid i love it.

This is an old video but: I’m amazed you had the patience for this! I’m a very strategy type person and would NOT be able to do the game without breaking or boosting. I’ve barely completed a few characters chapter 4’s, and that’s after 50 hours!

This is probably really late, but I really enjoyed this video, even though I watched it 20 times already. I’m not gonna tell you what to do with your channel, but I would really enjoy another Octopath video. But again, this is your channel, and I like your videos anyway so I’m not gonna complain either way.

This is the definition of madlad

all this does for me is confirm that Steal SP is hilariously busted and remains that way throughout an entire game

You know, I was just looking for a way to make Octopath harder. And I think I might of just found it

this video made me buy octopath, it is a great video! keep up the good work

After watching kill la kill, I can’t unhear gamagori (or however you spell it) whenever olberic speaks

When I first saw the title of this video, I had never heard of Octopath Traveler before and thought it was an Octodad thing and I saw "No boosting or breaking" And I was like "Excuse me what?" But now I want to get this game, it looks very fun, good vid

favorite challenge youtuber and favorite game in one video

10/10, your best one yet.

Thanks for teaching me to save scum op weapons, good passives to use, and subclass to choose

A lot of the end game stuff I was like. Oh yeah, that's straight up wizard101 territory 😅🤷🏻‍♂️

This reminds me, I should actually finish Octopath Traveler! I really enjoyed what I played, but whenever I play the game I always get massive headaches for some reason? Maybe I’ll just push through the pain lol

well, at least now you are unaffected by terror

Nice work definitely worth the wait

Really smart, good job!

man, you found sone wierd glitcg I think, one attack and suddenly it goes _bambambambambambambambambambam_

The title of this video alone caused me physical pain. Why would you do this to yourself? There are people who care about you!

Wow!!! I have no words how good this is.

As someone who speedruns this game good job on this challenge dispite not beating Galdera as you say fight seems very rng dependant.

loved the video and the game. but i knew galdera would mess this whole run up. considering its already a brutal and incredibly long fight. i was also expecting redeye to be much more of challenge but that wasnt shown so i dont know if he is or not. eitheer way good video i enjoyed it

So I’ve started playing octopath traveller (regular style) and I came here to see how my party differs to a (more professional and good) players party. And it’s interesting to me because I’ve chosen to have Cyrus and therion in my party, but then have Alfyn and Tressa in my party, and then have the secondary jobs cover the classes that the primary jobs don’t (Tressa as a dancer, Cyrus as a cleric, Alfyn as a warrior and Therion as a hunter). Also I’ve now set my goal to be to get runemaster despite only just having beaten Teresa’s chapter 2.

Pvz 3 looking thicc

As I was watching i was curious if you were doing any advance jobs and said nah they are way to hard for a challenge like this then realized maybe just maybe runelord wass possible to get but ruled it. Good stuff though man on getting it done as well the the advanced job bosses

I think the real octopath traveler is the friends we made along the way.

I watched this assuming that Soulstones would be the main source of damage and that would end up making Darius the hardest boss in the game because of him stealing your items, but the Runes were a nice surprise. Although, one question: did you consider utilizing Summons with Ophilia and Primrose? With the levels you had at the end, you would be able to easily get a Strength 10 NPC with both of them. Though, the random targeting would probably cause issues, so maybe that's why I never saw them used.

I think you take an interesting approach. Most people who attempt challenges for games seem to make the plan before they play, and you just jump right in. Not necessarily bad, just different. I do recommend in challenges like this though you take a 'casual' playthrough and attempt the bossfight with whatever it is your challenge is supposed to be just to see if it's possible at all, so that you don't waste fifty million hours. People like challenges, but you could at least test it first to find out if it's possible and then not worry about spending four hours on one bods fight. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I had an idea for a small challenge if you did another video around challenges that couldn't get a full video: there's a tower defence game online called Stark tower defence, which is based on the super hero squad cartoon. A possible challenge could be trying to best that game without upgrading towers

I only beat this game with Tressa so far. This makes me want to go back, beat it with everyone else and unlock all the side classes. Plus the end game stuff after that that I've only heard exists - which is why I stopped watching around 20 mins mark. I love the combat and music so much!

Wow you actually made me enjoy a octopath travler video. Kudos to you for making me enjoy something i hate so much, you're now one of my favorite content creators.

For any commenter wondering. Balogar phy attack is converted into elemental damage. That's why shackle foe would have been useful in the fight against him and why you should have elemental defense gear equiped if you plan on taking hits.

This video got me into Octopath Traveler.

21:46 Epic Godcat / Akron / Devourer is listening. 21:55 Called it.

I have plenty of spare time... I've memorized the entirety of a YTP song... Help.

Aaah I love this game I didn't know you played it too. Man this challenge would probably be imposible for me, I rely to much on my breaking then boosting strat :/

Can you beat the game without Boosting or Break? Yes. It will be fun: no. Good video!

Oh my gosh that looks so freaking boring playing the game like that. How the heck did you have the patience for this??

That Olberic character, and him being used for defense, reminds me of a boss in a different game. "Obryk the Shield Warden" I believe he was called, in "Remnant: From the Ashes." The boss's gimmick was that most of him was armoured, or most of the time he would have his shield covering his body. Oh, and that he used aura damaging, and inflicted slow debuffs. And part of his gimmick is that he just hits very hard. He does a lot of damage per hit.

Is this known as the Dunkey run?

FINALLYYYYY

Merchant. Hired Help, even not boosted, is very useful. I'd have skipped over Cyrus, only gone for Scholar Shrine instead to get EM on a character, and grabbed Tressa and Merchant Shrine for two Hired Help users. The only trouble would be funding it when you need it, but if you're willing to spend time stealing 3% chance weapons, might as well try for the low chance sellable items as well.

I don't know if you'd ever try this challenge, but it might be fun Starbreak, without jumping. (once you have unlocked fabricator, or gotten a decent shell, that is)

18:35 ...*pauses video* *cues up megaphone* BOOOOOOO

YOU ARE TOO INSANE!!! Just GODLIKE!!!

_BENDING_

Finally a new videoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12:57 Olberlic:Damn! Also Olberlic : Victory shall be mine!

Would you mind doing a Can you beat Octopath Traveler without taking damage video?

Octopath Traveler upload: Hippity hoppity, who has summoned me? 👀

I video on one of my favorite games. Awesome

Great video, but I think you messed up the title. This is the Octopath Traveler: Lose Your Sanity challenge.

I'd really like to see more Octopath Traveler challenge videos, but what else could you do with the game besides this?

Begin: Awesome battle system End: This game is shallow

When I was playing that game, I also started with therion

Pls do a no object/ítems challenge. I love doing that challenge

I can already feel this boiling down to poison scumming

The music Is gourgeous

4:12 Did you uh, just break those guys