Fes and P3P are harder than Reload.

I'm just saying.

Now play Episode Aigis/The Answer lol.

I agree, P3 is the strongest in the series in my opinion.

An emotional rollercoaster for sure.

OP, How long does it takes to beat DLC?

Congratulations on this one!!👏🏻 And you got it sub 100 hrs, respect! (It took me almost 115 hrs with the DLC, which, I agree, was such a slog😅)

congrats bro

This was my introduction to the series and it got me to play and 100% the rest. I’m slowly chipping away at persona 3 portable I’m hopping to have it done before p4r but I keep getting distracted 😂

congrats man

Hell yeah just finished September in a 100% run and i have a 100% save for persona 5 ro finish up the misc stuff congrats i look forward to joining the clubs soon

- P3 Could be a drag before October due to feeling more aimless than 4 or 5, and October is when the story to be really interesting.
- Magic is pretty ass in P3R and the game absolutely overcaps you in healing items, so a healer or a magic dealer isn't really needed. Calcs had shown Junpei, Aki, and Koro yields the highest damage output. Ignore this if you don't care about damage since the game is very easy.
- Level 65-75 is a good time to challange the reaper. However, beware that even though reaper is a challanging battle at first, beating it would make literally any other battle other than the superboss Elizabeth extremely easy. So, you make the choice. It is also very possible to beat the Reaper when you get a later party member's 2nd theurgy.
- Lastly, don't search up ANYTHING game related while being on the internet. People are terrible with p3/4 spoilers(surprisingly better with P5 spoilers) and it will negatively impact your playthrough.

Okay, I'll put it this way without a spoiler.

In december (December 31st) you will have a very important decision to make that WILL decide whether you get the good, true ending or the bad ending.

For Tartarus, yes your characters can also get tired but if you know how to conserve, you can complete half of a block in one day

For General advice/information: You are pretty early into the game, the story doesn't properly ramp up where you are currently.

Here ya go:

• You're about a quarter (so 25%) into the game. P3 is slightly longer than P4 but shorters than P5. Imo after rescuing Fuuka the game really starts to become fun.

• Characters don't get tired. But SP is hard to get. So (next point)

• Try to get as many Mad Bull drinks as you can from the dorm's 2nd floor every time the machine refills. They will come in quite handy and they are cheap.

• If you do all of Elizabeth's requests you will unlock a very powerful Persona.

• You don't need to do anything specific to get the true ending. Just an obvious dialogue choice near the end. So don't worry.

• I recommend doing the Linked Episodes (not social links) with your male party members. They're only available for a short time (so do them as fast as you can) and they add a lot to their character. I really liked, Akihiko, Shinji and Ryoji.

• Don't forget to do the Star social link. Otherwise you can't fuse Lucifer.

• If a social link gets stuck in Tartarus and dies you cannot finish that link anymore. So rescue them.

• P3R has an epilogue expansion called Episode Aigis. It's not mindblowing and pretty expensive for what you get. But you can play it of you really want more P3R after 100 hrs of the main game. Episode Aigis gives some small insights into the game's story and character backstories and has a pretty damn cool ending. It just takes 30 hrs of grinding to get there.

Just putting this here in case it’s relevant. The most important thing, is that you’re playing Persona 5 Royal. Not just the original Persona 5. Other than that, yes, you need to get Kasumi to either 4 or 5 before a certain point, Akechi and Maruki also to a certain point by a deadline.

Money, persona compendium, weapons, armor, items, and social stats all carry over to NG+

Faith and Justice aren't technically needed, but unlock bonus scenes and content in 3rd semester. You'll max Confidants more easily in NG+, so might as well do them too. Their deadline is middle of November (except Kasumi who can still be progressed in December).

You need to get councilor to rank 9 before it leaves and it maxes on the day he leaves. This will trigger 3rd semester content after clearing 8th palace.

Faith and justice are not needed to unlock 3rd semester. 

> I know there is a secret 3rd semester, but I somehow missed it. I read somewhere that I needed to get Maruki's rank to 8 before he leaves (clearly wrong). How do I unlock it? Does it involve Maruki?

Maruki needs to be rank 9 by 11/17. This is the ONLY requirement.

> I didn't get Kasumi or Akechi on my team either. Do I need to max out their ranks before finishing Sae's palace?

Yoshizawa joins and Akechi re-joins the team in the third semester. Their Confidants have nothing to do with it.

> After finishing the game and saving, it said that some stuff carries over if I start a new game again. What gets carried over? Personas, inventory, social stats, etc.?

Social stats, Compendium, and most items/equipment.

Welcome to the Persona world!

Yeah p3 has the worst pacing at the start but the payoff is very great.

its a such a joyful experience. I had a smile on my face through the whole game 😊

Whos your favorite character?

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Defeat the Reaper and clear 256 floors then it unlocks I believe

It's a new game plus exlusive area. The door should be in the lobby inside Tartarus to the rigth of the stairs.

Did you see a white door on the right side of the entrance to Tartarus?

What makes people think theyll scale back hard on something so crucial as the highwind gameplay? they already proved that they can expand on it and do it faithfully with the Plane/Boat sections - you have set docking locations sure and yah some areas will probably be locked during story moments, but youll Still be able to fly throughout the entirety of the map, i firmly believe this will happen - this game isnt built on the bethesda engine where everything needs loading screens.

Again theyve already proven that the systems are inplace to allow full Highwind control, and they said in dev interviews that what they cooked for the Highwind should make people happy so im holding out that people should be satisfied, Rebirth sets up alot for Part 3 to go all out, no reason to assume otherwise imo.

They got the areas, they're going to use them. It makes more sense that they expand them a bit around the edges like Spider-Man 2 as opposed to just not ever using them.

The borders closing is just a hint at the Highwind.

No way. Maybe at the very start to limit where you can go, but by the end of the game you will be able to go anywhere you want with the Highwind (and possibly with the golden chocobo).

Don't forget the fleet of fighter jets Junon had - I suspect a number of aerial battles to happen, particularly while leaving Junon initially after you steal the Highwind and probably enroute to Wutai.

I also think that the Moogles will be hidden in the clouds this time, with some sky surfing nonsense to access their moogle emporium, given that the devs have hinted at snowboarding and a "unique mechanic" for the Highwind. Cloud got his Moogle wings after all...

I think this is absolutely awful if it happens.

They’ve built the map. I want to access it all in part 3.

This would be incredibly incredibly incredibly disappointing.

Hell just imagining being able to see the Weapons far off in the distance just hanging out around the world map sounds like the coolest shit ever, let alone how we'll actually fight them.

We havent gotten anything like that in a game recently let alone a Final Fantasy game, so whatever happens i have no doubt will be amazing.

I tend to disagree given the fact we are getting the Highwind in part 3 and the story requires we return to multiple locations. I think itll work similarly to the boat in Rebirth where there are landing points. Maybe they cut down the areas weve been to before a little. Like I can see the Cosmo Canyon and Junon areas being cut down for example, even if Cosmo Canyon and Junon itself isnt. But it would be weird if we have Junon and Fort Condor but nothing in between for example. Or Kalm but no Choco farm.

I dunno, Im sure the game will be massive regardless. I trust the dev team to deliver a satisfying world to explore with the Highwind. I think they want us to return to alot of areas and visit characters weve already met to effectively show the difference in mood and vibe between Rebirth and part 3 now theres a meteor coming to destroy the world. Alot of people in Rebirth are upbeat, most of them will be sombre in part 3 given the events at play.

Obviously theres alot of new areas to visit still, but they spent along time building up to a fully visitable world. I think they know theres alot of backlash they will recieve if they dont delivery at least a majority of locations around the world in part3.

Isn’t that how you battle Ultimate Weapon?

You need to A, beat the boss, B meet the criteria that is on the door, so if you want to do Hierophant/Lovers, you must have Yukari on the team. You can't have Ken/Shinji in the Fortune+Strength fight. That's what you seem to be struggling with, you can only have party members that were available for that fight. Meanwhile the stat doors can only be opened when the equipped Persona has 99 in the respective stat.

Do you mean the monad passages? If so, did you complete all of the passages before the one you are in right now?