So is it worth replaying P3 on Hard to get all Max social links? Or should I just replay the game and then just head into The Answer? I want to get Orpheus Kai unlocked in general, so I was wondering which was the better option. I'm curious to see just how hard P3 can be on Hard mode, but I also want to get through the game, getting every Persona as well as maxing all Social links.
So is it worth replaying P3 on Hard to get all Max social links? Or should I just replay the game and then just head into The Answer? I want to get Orpheus Kai unlocked in general, so I was wondering which was the better option. I'm curious to see just how hard P3 can be on Hard mode, but I also want to get through the game, getting every Persona as well as maxing all Social links.
Well, if you want to 100% the Compendium, I suggest not playing The Journey on hard. Because on Hard, all Persona prices are quadrupled. And the Answer is equivalent to Hard mode so you can get a taste for it there.
I'm currently doing a normal difficulty all social links run of the Journey. I was stupid, though, and didn't make backup saves, so I screwed it up and had to restart the game. Learned my lesson very well.
I am very much enjoying the FES additions. And reading the horror stories of those of you who are playing on hard mode.
I beat the Floor 47 bosses in less than one round.
Mazio -> All Out Attack -> Junpei hitting the remaining survivor.
Floor 59 is looking to be a different story. I'm going to grind a few levels before dealing with him - got plenty of time left to do it, too, I learned from the previous month about making sure to climb early.
For fun, I went Vishnu, Shiva and Lucifer, and upped their stats a bit with some Mitamas. From my normal playthrough I can say that if you put one layer of Tarunda and two of Rakunda, then give yourself one layer of all -kaja skills, it might fly with him. If it does not, he wastes a turn, and you do not lose much either way. But make sure you at least Tarunda him once, and Rakukaja yourself once because Root of Evil is a highly unpredictable attack. You would do well to have Null Charm at least.
And, if it is possible, your main should heal everyone. I think Vishnu gets Salvation? This might come in handy.
I got it on my third try when I got home from work. My problem before was that I was unnecessarally switching out demons on the unfortunate misconception that they had any purpose other than to buff me and debuff Lucy. When I should have just been shooting beams out of my goddamn head every turn or so.
Man, I love the final image of the True Demon ending. Freaking badass.
I am playing this for the first time and on hard mode and the boss on floor 36 was ridiculous. I came up with an equally ridiculous strat and beat him, thus allowing me to complete Elizabeth's "open the chest at the top of the tower block" before the deadline this time. Of course the item I got isn't even close to worth all the items I blew killing the boss.
I can't stop playing this game and GTA comes out tomorrow too. Yikes!
Well that blew. Some Power Drive thingies got the jump on me in Tartarus. They focused first round, blew away one character immediately next turn and brought one down to a sliver. Then they inflicted fear.
I hope I saved before doing that; I made a good 70 grand on one level of Tartarus and came back since I felt like I'd used too much MP. Can't recall if I went back up immediately.
Final boss in The Answer is kind of a huge prick. Can't figure out how to avoid the 'mega ultimate super duper attack'.
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Damn that freakin Chariot/Justice tank boss. I take down Justice, Chariot casts Sacerecarm on it. I take down Chariot, Justice casts Sacerecarm. Then a Kill Rush crits me and takes me down. I beat it the second try, but damn, what an annoying move.
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Damn that freakin Chariot/Justice tank boss. I take down Justice, Chariot casts Sacerecarm on it. I take down Chariot, Justice casts Sacerecarm. Then a Kill Rush crits me and takes me down. I beat it the second try, but damn, what an annoying move.
I flipped my shit over that last night.
I I think I knocked off upwards of 8000 HP total before I finally bit it to a cheap shot.
Damn that freakin Chariot/Justice tank boss. I take down Justice, Chariot casts Sacerecarm on it. I take down Chariot, Justice casts Sacerecarm. Then a Kill Rush crits me and takes me down. I beat it the second try, but damn, what an annoying move.
Elendil detailed his story on that fight. For the first few times I fought that guy things just weren't going well at all. Getting destroyed by both of them targeting the Main early on. Beat him pretty good just a little while ago. Attack Mirror'ed Myriad Arrows for a solid 400+ damage.
I love the significance of it being April 1st. Fool's day. MC was The Fool, after all. I wish we could see what words the MC was being split up into. Anyone got screencaps? Overall very pleased with the expansion, though it wasn't as good as the main game -- how could it be?
Just put this in and it wins me over immediately with the option to not have to hammer x to advance dialog. It's sad so simple a thing strikes me as so awesome.
I love the significance of it being April 1st. Fool's day. MC was The Fool, after all. I wish we could see what words the MC was being split up into. Anyone got screencaps? Overall very pleased with the expansion, though it wasn't as good as the main game -- how could it be?
I've tried looking for that particular cutscene on YouTube in order to figure this out. No luck so far; too bad because that scene was downright creepy. If I had to guess I'd say it was "Memento Mori."
I love the significance of it being April 1st. Fool's day. MC was The Fool, after all. I wish we could see what words the MC was being split up into. Anyone got screencaps? Overall very pleased with the expansion, though it wasn't as good as the main game -- how could it be?
I've tried looking for that particular cutscene on YouTube in order to figure this out. No luck so far; too bad because that scene was downright creepy. If I had to guess I'd say it was "Memento Mori."
Has anyone used the "round one max social links" guide on gamefaqs? Does anyone know if there's any room for wiggling? Somehow something went wrong and I may have to use an extra day on Hermit. Which saddens and angers me.
Has anyone used the "round one max social links" guide on gamefaqs? Does anyone know if there's any room for wiggling? Somehow something went wrong and I may have to use an extra day on Hermit. Which saddens and angers me.
On vanilla P3 or FES? On vanilla P3, no there's no room for error. I used it and up to the very final day, you were always seeing someone. There was never a day that said "Do whatever, it doesn't matter." On FES though, I imagine you'd be safe because links level up faster. Or so I've heard.
Has anyone used the "round one max social links" guide on gamefaqs? Does anyone know if there's any room for wiggling? Somehow something went wrong and I may have to use an extra day on Hermit. Which saddens and angers me.
On vanilla P3 or FES? On vanilla P3, no there's no room for error. I used it and up to the very final day, you were always seeing someone. There was never a day that said "Do whatever, it doesn't matter." On FES though, I imagine you'd be safe because links level up faster. Or so I've heard.
FES.
I mean, I suppose I'm at a point right now where I could restart, but I think that instead I'll just do it and we'll see how things are at the end.
Has anyone used the "round one max social links" guide on gamefaqs? Does anyone know if there's any room for wiggling? Somehow something went wrong and I may have to use an extra day on Hermit. Which saddens and angers me.
On vanilla P3 or FES? On vanilla P3, no there's no room for error. I used it and up to the very final day, you were always seeing someone. There was never a day that said "Do whatever, it doesn't matter." On FES though, I imagine you'd be safe because links level up faster. Or so I've heard.
FES.
I mean, I suppose I'm at a point right now where I could restart, but I think that instead I'll just do it and we'll see how things are at the end.
If you've got all the stats maxed out due to a previous P3 save, then you've got quite a bit of wiggle room.
Has anyone used the "round one max social links" guide on gamefaqs? Does anyone know if there's any room for wiggling? Somehow something went wrong and I may have to use an extra day on Hermit. Which saddens and angers me.
On vanilla P3 or FES? On vanilla P3, no there's no room for error. I used it and up to the very final day, you were always seeing someone. There was never a day that said "Do whatever, it doesn't matter." On FES though, I imagine you'd be safe because links level up faster. Or so I've heard.
FES.
I mean, I suppose I'm at a point right now where I could restart, but I think that instead I'll just do it and we'll see how things are at the end.
Looking at that FAQ you should have two free Sundays at the end of January.
Has anyone used the "round one max social links" guide on gamefaqs? Does anyone know if there's any room for wiggling? Somehow something went wrong and I may have to use an extra day on Hermit. Which saddens and angers me.
On vanilla P3 or FES? On vanilla P3, no there's no room for error. I used it and up to the very final day, you were always seeing someone. There was never a day that said "Do whatever, it doesn't matter." On FES though, I imagine you'd be safe because links level up faster. Or so I've heard.
FES.
I mean, I suppose I'm at a point right now where I could restart, but I think that instead I'll just do it and we'll see how things are at the end.
Looking at that FAQ you should have two free Sundays at the end of January.
Holy shit, look at that.
I suppose I should have looked harder. I thought I had, but I guess not. Jeez this game is unforgiving, even outside of the battle system.
Has anyone used the "round one max social links" guide on gamefaqs? Does anyone know if there's any room for wiggling? Somehow something went wrong and I may have to use an extra day on Hermit. Which saddens and angers me.
On vanilla P3 or FES? On vanilla P3, no there's no room for error. I used it and up to the very final day, you were always seeing someone. There was never a day that said "Do whatever, it doesn't matter." On FES though, I imagine you'd be safe because links level up faster. Or so I've heard.
FES.
I mean, I suppose I'm at a point right now where I could restart, but I think that instead I'll just do it and we'll see how things are at the end.
Looking at that FAQ you should have two free Sundays at the end of January.
Holy shit, look at that.
I suppose I should have looked harder. I thought I had, but I guess not. Jeez this game is unforgiving, even outside of the battle system.
Well if you want that ultimate persona, you've got to earn it. It's not for normal people. It's reserved for those who have made absolutely sure to exploit their friendships to the most they can be exploited.
Has anyone used the "round one max social links" guide on gamefaqs? Does anyone know if there's any room for wiggling? Somehow something went wrong and I may have to use an extra day on Hermit. Which saddens and angers me.
On vanilla P3 or FES? On vanilla P3, no there's no room for error. I used it and up to the very final day, you were always seeing someone. There was never a day that said "Do whatever, it doesn't matter." On FES though, I imagine you'd be safe because links level up faster. Or so I've heard.
FES.
I mean, I suppose I'm at a point right now where I could restart, but I think that instead I'll just do it and we'll see how things are at the end.
Looking at that FAQ you should have two free Sundays at the end of January.
Holy shit, look at that.
I suppose I should have looked harder. I thought I had, but I guess not. Jeez this game is unforgiving, even outside of the battle system.
Well if you want that ultimate persona, you've got to earn it. It's not for normal people. It's reserved for those who have made absolutely sure to exploit their friendships to the most they can be exploited.
Two free Sundays? Oh boy I'm getting that sinking feeling of a 2nd cycle or would be a 4th cycle since beating P3 twice.
Also, not sure how it works for sure, but I was using a persona that was weak against wind but armor that gives low resistance to wind and I got hit once, but was not weak against it? Was that a fluke or luck?
The armour's resistance to wind overrides the persona's weakness to it.
If that's true all the time, then countering ally weaknesses should be really easy. I'll have to test it out some more when I get home.
Thanks for the replies.
Easy? I've always been under the impression that armours which give resists are really rare as compared to those which give you evasion.
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I am very much enjoying the FES additions. And reading the horror stories of those of you who are playing on hard mode.
Mazio -> All Out Attack -> Junpei hitting the remaining survivor.
Floor 59 is looking to be a different story. I'm going to grind a few levels before dealing with him - got plenty of time left to do it, too, I learned from the previous month about making sure to climb early.
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I got it on my third try when I got home from work. My problem before was that I was unnecessarally switching out demons on the unfortunate misconception that they had any purpose other than to buff me and debuff Lucy. When I should have just been shooting beams out of my goddamn head every turn or so.
Man, I love the final image of the True Demon ending. Freaking badass.
I can't stop playing this game and GTA comes out tomorrow too. Yikes!
I hope I saved before doing that; I made a good 70 grand on one level of Tartarus and came back since I felt like I'd used too much MP. Can't recall if I went back up immediately.
Elendil detailed his story on that fight. For the first few times I fought that guy things just weren't going well at all. Getting destroyed by both of them targeting the Main early on. Beat him pretty good just a little while ago. Attack Mirror'ed Myriad Arrows for a solid 400+ damage.
Figured it out, spoiler for anyone with the same problem in the future:
this game got really depressing really fast
Just think of it as building anticipation
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And to my pleasant surprise, Elizabeth's dates are voice acted. :^:
I was hoping that VA'd get more work.
She's even more awesome than I thought.
The Elizabeth dates are great, but she scares the crap out of me.
Call me crazy, but I think I've given up on Yuko.
Date 1:
If only they'd gone into the club. Comedy platinum would've ensued.
Goddamn does Great status make a difference. Thank god I'm done building stats and can get rest whenever I want.
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On vanilla P3 or FES? On vanilla P3, no there's no room for error. I used it and up to the very final day, you were always seeing someone. There was never a day that said "Do whatever, it doesn't matter." On FES though, I imagine you'd be safe because links level up faster. Or so I've heard.
FES.
I mean, I suppose I'm at a point right now where I could restart, but I think that instead I'll just do it and we'll see how things are at the end.
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If you've got all the stats maxed out due to a previous P3 save, then you've got quite a bit of wiggle room.
3DS: 1607-3034-6970
I suppose I should have looked harder. I thought I had, but I guess not. Jeez this game is unforgiving, even outside of the battle system.
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Well if you want that ultimate persona, you've got to earn it. It's not for normal people. It's reserved for those who have made absolutely sure to exploit their friendships to the most they can be exploited.
Two free Sundays? Oh boy I'm getting that sinking feeling of a 2nd cycle or would be a 4th cycle since beating P3 twice.
Easy? I've always been under the impression that armours which give resists are really rare as compared to those which give you evasion.
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