Nothing. Ig there is a choise that can give you the bad ending near the end of the game, but its pretty obvious what that is when you get to it. I would recommend you do the hanged man sl so you can unlock the sun sl though. The sun sl it the best one in all of persona imo and you need to experience it. You gotta do the hanged man first though.

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P3's ending is determined by a single binary choice near the end of the game and the correct answer is extremely obvious. There are no special requirements.

There isn’t anything like that.

There is a bad ending. A character in December will give you two options.

One leads to the bad ending. It is very obvious from his description and the game warning which choice is which.

There is absolutely nothing you need to worry about in that respect regarding P3 bud. There is a decision late into the game that decides good vs bad ending but beyond that there's not a massive chunk of the game you'll be locked out of by not meeting a hidden pre-requisite. That said, Persona 3 Reload's post-game story, the Answer is DLC so you'd need to buy it separately if you want to dive into it.

Fes and P3P are harder than Reload.

I'm just saying.

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

An emotional rollercoaster for sure.

Now play Episode Aigis/The Answer lol.

I’m just commenting in case someone spots a guide that’s been released 😭

I remember when P5 came out and I got my copy from Amazon, there was already a guide out that had been translated from Japanese, but obviously the release dates were different then for localisations…

ETA: started playing on game pass using the New Zealand location change. I can only confirm so far the first two class answers are:

• the one about carps

• middens

It's a little more than just a graphical overhaul and a systems update. They added actual story bits to some characters as well which might throw off some of those guides if said bits use up time slots. 

In saying that, I would assume a guide could be reasonably decent. Hopefully, someone who got an early copy can give you more info. 

That or just wait a week or two. I'd be shocked if a solid one isn't available even before that honestly. 

I’m in almost the same situation as you and feel no shame. The fact that I could follow a guide and experience 100% of p5r the first time through (platinum trophy) made the experience so much more enjoyable for me having also played base 5 when it released.

I'm not sure but if you ever find one before or after release, I'd definitely like to know.

powerpyx has made a guide for P3R. I checked with some online playthrough of the game and this seems to be legit and it covers everything. BE WARNNED OF SPOLIERS THOUGH.

https://www.powerpyx.com/persona-3-reload-100-walkthrough/

Play the game without a guide. P3R has only been in the wild for a week. No one will have a guide yet. You’re better off just playing the game and enjoying it naturally. Otherwise you’ll probably be waiting at least 2-3 more weeks for a verifiably good guide.

I mean considering the game still hasn't passed its release date I doubt it

https://www.powerpyx.com/persona-3-reload-100-walkthrough/

that's the only one I've found. more will probably come out in the coming weeks

Watched in full and like number 3.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbD1B7lL0jI&t=4475s

Watched in full, Like 4! Could you help me with this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3RyxWR8eks

Already subscribed you full watchtime and like #4 my friend 💪

https://youtu.be/HQrOVYDE2Ok

Watched in full, like 5

Please watch these videos:

1. https://youtu.be/iyRLqYSFEiE?si=eZT9jqP8OZhMGFRz
2. https://youtu.be/uwix2g_7_nY?si=oflGPr0RapWoBs-n
3. https://youtu.be/CA-nFXUgwQI?si=m_bSYtHG26Px6MHo
4. https://youtu.be/3a8gP1dFYj8?si=ffEdKBlTtaCQKSop

https://youtube.com/@Tawozeke?si=H4FQteH6JenUWjyy

It’s up to you, but remember, if you finish a confidant in the 3rd semester, you can also get their third awakening.

For example: say you get Futaba to level 10, she’ll get her second awakening, then you go manually talk to her after that, she’ll ask to talk and you can get her third awakening/ability.

Personally, I would prioritize the thieves (because the third awakening abilities are (mostly) insane), but if you don’t care about strength, then it’s up to you what you do. If you wanna finish some people’s stories then you should go for those rather than trying to make the strongest thing you can :)

Depends on if you want to max confidants or have broken third awakening skills. Ann casts party-wide concentrate, morgana has multi target miracle punch, and haru has party-wide tetrakarn and makarakarn.

When you max them, yusuke has party-wide heat riser and futaba has a skill that combines the effects of salvation, samarecarm, heat riser, and rebellion for the whole party. The skill will also help party members who have been knocked down back on their feet so they can evade once more if more enemies are going to attack. The only catch is that its random when this skill comes out.

Focus on Futaba and Sumire. Then any 3rd awakenings. The others are too far away. Iwai is probably fine since he’s nights only.

The 3rd awakening skills of ann(mind charges everyone),ryuji(power charges everyone) and makoto(debilitates every shadow) are goated asf, so go for thaf

The main draw of the third awakening is the skill. I.e. 

Makoto's does Debilitate to all enemies for 45 SP.

Ryuji provides Charge for the whole team.

Futaba revives all teammates, heals everyone to full health, boosts everyone's attack, defense,  and agility, removes all status ailments, boosts everyone's critical rate...and maybe provides Charge and Concentrate. Not sure about that part.

None of the social links are required to see the true ending or any of the content for that matter. So long as you don't make the wrong decision in the late game, you'll be able to see the entire game, then use the DLC to play the sequel chapter.

A few differences to note from P5R:

1. You don't have a social link with each of your party members, only the girls. The boys get special hangout episodes that they'll text you about. These are on a tight schedule, so if one of the boys on your team messages you about hanging out, it's usually best to do them so you don't miss out.

2. You only have three social stats (Courage, Charm, and Academics) this time around, and they're easy to raise. Do stuff early and often to boost yourself to the max rating of six in each so you don't get blocked by skill gates to start certain social links.

3. You don't have a social link with the velvet room attendant this time. Instead, she'll give you side quests. More than just the "fuse persona X with skill Y" type also, she'll send you to find special items, feed cats, and other little errands. Every few tasks you complete for her, she'll ask you to accompany her on an outing. Outings with her do not consume any time so feel free to take part.

4. Speaking of not taking time, you can pray at the little shrine past the the torii gates at the local shrine to receive a free copy of any skill card in your inventory once per day. This doesn't use your time slot either so feel free to do it whenever you can (remember, the shrine can only he accessed during the afternoon).

5. If a party member at the dorm had a little smiling face over their head, it means they're available for a special hangout. They might want to cook, watch movies, talk over coffee, or do other stuff. These act like mini-spcial link hangouts: they don't advance your link with them, but repeat them enough, and you'll unlock special passive abilities for them that make charging everyone's Theurgy limit-break attacks easier, so it pays to take the time to cook with the team healer, read books with the navigator, and watch movies with the guys.

Social stats are important. If you have no shame, cheat on the quizes by using google or the online feature. Sleep in class, pray at the shrine for academics. Don't waste your time at the arcade to improve your persona's either. It's a literal time waste for like +3 to a single stat that you can basically farm later on lol

The main plot picks up in September. Until then, P3 gives a lot of space for its social sim elements to breathe as it was Atlus's first outing with the genre. Try to get immersed in it before judging.

There is no specific requirements for extra content in P3. However, prioritize school Social Links since you won't be able to upgrade them during vacations. Linked Episodes should also be fairly high priority, essential mini Social Links for characters that didn't have them in the original

There are only 2 endings, at one point on the game you will be asked one question which determines which one you get and it’s pretty clear what the right answer is

The biggest change in difficulty is game overs letting you restart the battle instead of just laughing at you.  

The game was never difficult so much as it was unforgiving. The party doesn't need to wipe, just the MC, and regular mobs can 2-shot you with crits/weakness hits or even 1-shot you with instakill spells. 

That being said, I'd say the second biggest is that the light and dark damage skills were added, and I'm pretty sure homunculi were too, so there's both less enemy usage of mudo/hama and less possibility of it mattering even if it lands.

Yeah I am playing on Hard and I don't think it is much different. It is not challenging at all, and I am running through floors avoiding battle as much as is reasonable.

There is so much extra time at night not much reason to preserve SP either.

Your party members also don't ditch you early from fatigue.

And also you can select skills to inherit, it's not RNG

Being able to control your party members really really helps me. But it does feel easier. I’m considering cranking it up to hard.

I shit you not, to this day I haven't beaten the original P3 because on the final boss with my party nearly wiped and the boss only needing one hit to finish... MARIN FUCKING KARIN.

Full wipe. Game over. Want to run that 40 mins back?

I YouTubed the ending.

I'm not sure in P3:R, but in P5, merciless was actually easier than hard since it gave you and the enemies the same damage multiplier.

I actually miss the fatigue. But I still stop now when they get tired.

They left the dialogue in. It actually drives me insane when they submissively complain about how they’re tired but they could keep going. When yukari was complaining and then mitsuru got on the intercom to let me know yukari was tired…I bailed.

I used Yoshitsune maxed out so I could focus on getting all of the Social Links I couldn’t get during my first run through

Personally I used the first playthrough for the gameplay and challenge and during the second one I just kinda steamrolled to focus on the story, you can do whatever tho :D

it's a single player game why would anyone frown at you for playing how you want

People do both.

I re-grind but put focus on personas that I didn't use before.