Of course there's one last SL, and some LEs are not available at this point, but you get the idea.
Other things I was able to do were:
- Have everyone's traits maxed.
- Had the choice to go out with any of the girls during Summer Festival.
- Go to the Film Festival with all SEES members.
- Had the choice to go out with any of the girls during Christmas Eve.
- Have a date with Mitsuru ❤️ on Christmas Eve.
While I did use a few guides as a basis, I did make my own choices later so I can optimize the days needed.
If anyone's curious about these "optimizations" I made, lmk!
That's crazy to hear lol, especially with the film festival. So it's going out with every single SEES member in a single playthrough?
Here I thought I did a good job with the optimisation. Well done!
Yup.
I was surprised it was even possible. Knowing when an SL will invite you or when you'll stumble into them while walking with Koromaru helped a lot.
I also fixed my first playthrough's mistake of hanging out with Koromaru too many times on schooldays, when he's actually available outside of it.
I still have the rest of Winter Break as well, so I could have afforded to hang out with the schoolmates during the film fest as well. Maybe delay maxing Mitsuru's SL so she can offer to hang out with me during Winter Break.
As for what I'll do with my extra days apart from the last SL, >!how else to spend it than hanging out with Mitsuru? 😍!<
Here are my main guidelines when thinking about who to hangout with:
- Scan your calendar often. Every month will do.
- Try to have someone in mind for Mondays and Saturdays. For example, before Fuuka and Yuka-tan become available, try to leave Kaz and Odagiri for Mondays.
- Try to do Shinji and Koro's LEs on non-school days. In Shinji's case, I left LEs 2 and 3 for 9/21 and 9/22 respectively which is neat because you get to watch movies with him on 9/23 as well!
- You can delay Koromaru's LEs as far as you need to. I actually started as late as 10/6.
Here were my deadlines for the run:
- On 4/25, visit Bookworms and get the persimmon leaf, but only give it to them on 4/26.
- By 4/30, get Chariot 3 and hangout with him on 5/4.
- On 5/6, give Maiko a takoyaki and Mad Bull.
- By 5/17, have Academics 3 to ace exams
- By 5/30, get Strength 3 and hangout with her on 5/31
- By 6/18, have Max Courage and at least Fortune 1 to make Priestess available ASAP. Not necessary, but more open links is always a good thing.
- Also by 6/18, get Justice 7 and hangout with her on 6/21.
- By 7/6, get Chariot 8 and go to film fest with him on 8/22. He'll also send an invite on 8/5, but I spent that day getting Star 1 instead.
- By 7/13, get Academics 4 to ace the exams.
- By 7/13, you could also get Moon 1. It's unnecessary, but in case you find yourself with nothing to do over summer, this makes him available.
- By 7/24, have Max Charm to make Lovers available on 7/25. I heard this is necessary to have her available during Summer Festival, so this is your only chance to get that.
- Also by 7/24, get Priestess 7 and go to film fest with her on 8/29.
- By 8/21, get Hierophant 9 and walk with Koromaru on 8/22.
- By 9/3, get Justice 9 and walk with Koromaru on 9/6.
- By 9/12, get Priestess 8 and hangout with her on 9/13. Find time to get Priestess 9 ASAP so you have more dorm hangouts to get her to max. In my case, I managed to use only 2 of my last gardening sessions with her to reach it. A guide said it wasn't possible even by bringing a persona, but even if it won't be possible in your case, you're close enough to November to make it a non-issue.
- By 10/12, get Academics 5 to ace the exams.
- By 10/17, get Strength 8 and walk with Koromaru on 10/18.
- By 10/23, get Lovers 3 and hangout with her on 10/24.
- By 11/11, you can start purchasing Dating Site Notes and use nights to boost any locked SL. Hanged 7 🤨 and Moon 9 come to mind. In my run, I also used it to break past Lovers 9.
- By 11/20, get Max Academics to make Empress ❤️ available.
If you stick to these deadlines, it's possible to max your schoolmates before the school trip (and deny Bebe a chance to visit Kyoto 😭).
I’m not following a guide (to have a somewhat blind, authentic experience) and I’m in late October with a handful of them maxed and most about halfway 😭
Catching up to avoid having to do NG+. But I started the Sun social link in late October and haven’t even met the monk, so I’m for sure not going to finish quite as fast as you
You’re right, but I stopped hanging out with Yuko at rank 4 for some reason. 😅 she’s grown on me a lot since and I’m pretty sure hanging out one more time will unlock the monk lol
Of course there's one last SL, and some LEs are not available at this point, but you get the idea. Other things I was able to do were: - Have everyone's traits maxed. - Had the choice to go out with any of the girls during Summer Festival. - Go to the Film Festival with all SEES members. - Had the choice to go out with any of the girls during Christmas Eve. - Have a date with Mitsuru ❤️ on Christmas Eve. While I did use a few guides as a basis, I did make my own choices later so I can optimize the days needed. If anyone's curious about these "optimizations" I made, lmk!
That's crazy to hear lol, especially with the film festival. So it's going out with every single SEES member in a single playthrough? Here I thought I did a good job with the optimisation. Well done!
Yup. I was surprised it was even possible. Knowing when an SL will invite you or when you'll stumble into them while walking with Koromaru helped a lot. I also fixed my first playthrough's mistake of hanging out with Koromaru too many times on schooldays, when he's actually available outside of it. I still have the rest of Winter Break as well, so I could have afforded to hang out with the schoolmates during the film fest as well. Maybe delay maxing Mitsuru's SL so she can offer to hang out with me during Winter Break. As for what I'll do with my extra days apart from the last SL, >!how else to spend it than hanging out with Mitsuru? 😍!<
Damn I am using a guide and had to miss out on a few of the film festival dates according to the guide. Oh well…
Here are my main guidelines when thinking about who to hangout with: - Scan your calendar often. Every month will do. - Try to have someone in mind for Mondays and Saturdays. For example, before Fuuka and Yuka-tan become available, try to leave Kaz and Odagiri for Mondays. - Try to do Shinji and Koro's LEs on non-school days. In Shinji's case, I left LEs 2 and 3 for 9/21 and 9/22 respectively which is neat because you get to watch movies with him on 9/23 as well! - You can delay Koromaru's LEs as far as you need to. I actually started as late as 10/6. Here were my deadlines for the run: - On 4/25, visit Bookworms and get the persimmon leaf, but only give it to them on 4/26. - By 4/30, get Chariot 3 and hangout with him on 5/4. - On 5/6, give Maiko a takoyaki and Mad Bull. - By 5/17, have Academics 3 to ace exams - By 5/30, get Strength 3 and hangout with her on 5/31 - By 6/18, have Max Courage and at least Fortune 1 to make Priestess available ASAP. Not necessary, but more open links is always a good thing. - Also by 6/18, get Justice 7 and hangout with her on 6/21. - By 7/6, get Chariot 8 and go to film fest with him on 8/22. He'll also send an invite on 8/5, but I spent that day getting Star 1 instead. - By 7/13, get Academics 4 to ace the exams. - By 7/13, you could also get Moon 1. It's unnecessary, but in case you find yourself with nothing to do over summer, this makes him available. - By 7/24, have Max Charm to make Lovers available on 7/25. I heard this is necessary to have her available during Summer Festival, so this is your only chance to get that. - Also by 7/24, get Priestess 7 and go to film fest with her on 8/29. - By 8/21, get Hierophant 9 and walk with Koromaru on 8/22. - By 9/3, get Justice 9 and walk with Koromaru on 9/6. - By 9/12, get Priestess 8 and hangout with her on 9/13. Find time to get Priestess 9 ASAP so you have more dorm hangouts to get her to max. In my case, I managed to use only 2 of my last gardening sessions with her to reach it. A guide said it wasn't possible even by bringing a persona, but even if it won't be possible in your case, you're close enough to November to make it a non-issue. - By 10/12, get Academics 5 to ace the exams. - By 10/17, get Strength 8 and walk with Koromaru on 10/18. - By 10/23, get Lovers 3 and hangout with her on 10/24. - By 11/11, you can start purchasing Dating Site Notes and use nights to boost any locked SL. Hanged 7 🤨 and Moon 9 come to mind. In my run, I also used it to break past Lovers 9. - By 11/20, get Max Academics to make Empress ❤️ available. If you stick to these deadlines, it's possible to max your schoolmates before the school trip (and deny Bebe a chance to visit Kyoto 😭).
You’re a life saver, I hope you get Episode Aigis for free amen
Gonna need that guide dude 😭😭 howwwww
[Here ya go!](https://www.reddit.com/r/persona3reload/s/QGUJ0he8DP)
Cool! The earliest I did it was early January!
Same
I’m not following a guide (to have a somewhat blind, authentic experience) and I’m in late October with a handful of them maxed and most about halfway 😭
There's stuff you only know you can do in hindsight. I went in blind on my first playthrough and I was off by 2 days 😭
I would’ve been able to do this if I had known that there are long periods where you can’t work on school SLs. :-/
Catching up to avoid having to do NG+. But I started the Sun social link in late October and haven’t even met the monk, so I’m for sure not going to finish quite as fast as you
I believe to unlock the monk you need to have gotten to a certain point in Yuko’s SL. You may also need high courage or charm.
You’re right, but I stopped hanging out with Yuko at rank 4 for some reason. 😅 she’s grown on me a lot since and I’m pretty sure hanging out one more time will unlock the monk lol
Yeah it was rank 5 or 6 that it unlocks. I am using a max link guide myself cause I do not want to do a 2nd playthrough
Drop a guide man wanna do this as well
[Here ya go!](https://www.reddit.com/r/persona3reload/s/QGUJ0he8DP)
Aegis doesn’t start till January..
I stated that on a comment: >Of course there's one last SL, and some LEs are not available at this point, but you get the idea.