Strange Journey Redux: Solo/No NG+/Impossible Difficulty

This run was actually pretty underwhelming difficulty-wise, but very fun to do! As usual I will highlight anything noteworthy found for the run and if anyone has any questions then feel free to ask! Rules of the run: 1. All fights must be done solo. If there is an optional quest with a good reward that is too difficult solo, then it will be skipped and that reward cannot be obtained. 2. Demons may be used for the sole purpose of farming gifts and nothing else. They must remain in the stock at all times and the use of this must be minimised. 3. Game must be set to Impossible difficulty at all times. 4. Exp gain must be minimised. This is quite difficult to do in a solo run, as exp is split normally. You will notice some fights I gain an absurd amount of levels making being underlevelled basically impossible. 5. Incenses are banned for as long as physically possible. This was broken around Mem Aleph, where I used all the ones I had gathered from loot drops and EX quests and then Fiends were farmed in order to craft incenses to fight Shekinah. 6. DLC is banned, except from "More and More." Even with this and emulator speed up, killing literally hundreds of Fiends took the majority of the playtime for this run. 7. NG+ is banned, along with its exclusive gear, encounters and any app bonuses. If I want those I have to prove I can beat them solo throughout the run. Normally Impossible difficulty is locked to NG+, but I modified the game to allow it to be available from a fresh file. 8. Redux Ending must be obtained. I chose to go for the New Neutral end, but all that really matters is that Shekinah is fought as this is easily the hardest encounter in the game due to the wide moveset, insane resistances and oppressive healing. Fight Timestamps: Orias - 0:00 Oni - 3:26 Oni & Melchom - 4:39 Oni, Kaso & Pixie - 6:39 Morax - 16:33 Norris - 23:42 Macabre - 29:11 Fomorian - 36:03 Mithras - 39:43 Anahita - 52:36 Horkos - 1:09:19 Nue & Ghouls - 1:26:05 McCane & Nue - 1:34:10 Asura - 1:37:54 Ishtar - 1:51:47 Zouchouten - 2:08:15 Kazfiel - 2:09:51 Ouroboros 1 - 2:13:04 Ouroboros 2 - 2:18:08 Alex 1 - 2:22:19 Moloch - 2:25:51 Orcus - 2:30:51 Mitra - 2:38:56 Alice - 2:43:18 Jack's Squad 1 - 2:47:35 Jack's Squad 2 - 2:49:07 Jack's Squad 3 - 2:51:37 Captain Jack - 2:53:35 Asherah - 3:00:20 Tiamat - 3:06:31 Forneus & Alex Rematch - 3:18:10 Koumokuten - 3:29:47 Aniel - 3:31:19 Captain Ryan - 3:32:32 Maya - 3:34:38 Jikokuten - 3:44:37 Bishamonten - 3:46:19 Seiten Taisei - 3:49:43 Zhu Yin - 3:51:12 Cherub - 3:54:18 Isis - 3:55:48 Volvo - 3:58:21 Cybele - 4:00:50 Anat - 4:04:00 Kali - 4:06:32 Zelenin - 4:11:44 Skadi - 4:19:16 Zeus - 4:22:02 Maria - 4:26:54 Thoth & Seiten Taisei - 4:38:01 Kin-Ki, Fuu-Ki & Sui-Ki - 4:39:02 Azrael - 4:40:26 Jimenez - 4:42:18 Mem Aleph - 4:50:12 Shekinah - 5:06:13 Credits - 5:43:45 Impossible Difficulty Modifiers: Repelled Damage: 0.3x Escape Chance: 0% Damage Dealt: 0.7x Damage Received: 1.7x Poison Tile Rate: 1.3x Sleep Tile Rate: 1.3x Enemy Ailment Rate: 1.5x Player Ailment Rate: 1x Hit Rate: 1x Co-op Attack: 1.3x Critical Multiplier: 1.3x Weakness Multiplier: 1.3x Repel Damage Received: 3x Damage Tile: 25% Max HP Critical Rate: Standard Pre-emptive Attack Rate: Standard Successful Negotiation Rate: Standard Enemy Ambush Rate: High As I said, I will create a pinned comment to discuss things vital to this run. Despite how easy most of it was, there are very interesting things to talk about and exactly why I loved this run so much. My next run will be Digital Devil Saga, Solo, Human Form only. I already have an approximate route in my head, but my main issue is how to format the video, as it is going to be significantly longer than my SMT IVA challenge run. It will likely be split into segments and I will create a playlist for every fight. Enjoy the masochism! ♡