Hi,
Part of the reason I started posting a bit lately is because I was intending on doing a challenge play over my Christmas break, and though I mainly post at GameFAQs the Phantasy Star IV boards are super dead there again lately. I was thinking of doing this community-based challenge with this community as well, but I've decided that cross-posting might be a bit of a hassle (it's more work, and it could get tricky if people are users on both boards).
So... I'd like to welcome you to this challenge idea and to view my progress via GameFAQs and if you're a GameFAQs user I'd love for you to join in. The GameFAQs thread is at gamefaqs.com/boards/563334-phantasy-sta ... v/72995901.
The core idea is that all obtainable equipment, techs and skills are locked until someone says I can use it, but each poster can only unlock one equip and one ability for each planet I visit. My success - and the characters and strategies I'm able to use effectively - are very dependent on what the other posters contribute.
As I said, the PS4 board on GameFAQs is pretty quiet lately, so at this point I would have to beat Motavia using only Hunt-Knifes, Crbn-Suits, a StruggleAx, Wat, Hewn and War Cry. Hm... It's probably possible - Gryz would be the MVP - but it doesn't really get me excited.
Please check it out. If there's a lot of interest maybe dialogue will continue here or I'll end up cross-posting anyway.