Just began playing Persona 3 FES, any tips?
Persona 3 FES
Don't get attached to your individual Personas. They're meant to be fused into stronger ones, and you can always resummon them again.
if you're struggling, follow the golden rule of SMT
use buffs retard
Don't go to the lobby of tarturus if your teammates are tired unless your done for the night, they will leave the party. The machine in the mall is good for raising your character stats but expensive early on. Try to we fuse weapons that counter a party memberd weakness.
Yuko is the best waifu. Save often, it doesnt take long till you face enemies with instant kill moves and it gets pretty fucking boring to grind 9 floors of tartarus again because some fucker hits Mudoit only gets worse later in the game when the checkpoints start to be 20 floors apart
Make sure to stay on top of your stats and keep them leveled through the game. SP management is important so it doesn't hurt to look up shadow weaknesses.
If you want to grind, go to Tartarus the night before a full moon. Your party won't get tired.
Always fuse.
Don't try to get everything your first playthrough.
Don't use Ken.
When fusing for your main character, cover whatever and anything your others can't do-- elements, status ups, whatever it is. MC should be a wild card as the story probably implies and should be flexing to whatever the fight needs. Ideally he commands all elements and the strongest healing he can at all times.
When fusing personas, make sure you use the compendium to save ones you like. This is especially useful if a persona you like has skills you want to pass forward into multiple fusions.
The compendium is a fucking huge help, so don't sleep on it.
Try not to let your MC be weak to mudo or hama shit if you can.
Other than that a lot of SMT is just knowing what you can throw at your opponents and what they can throw at you. Keep a stock of that and you should have a fair idea of how to progress going forward.
Restart and get the party control mod
Level up Knowledge, Courage or Charm early if you want to cuddle Mitsuru, Fuuka or Yukari respectively, best girl Elizabeth has no requirements but her dates aren't social link, but missions she gives you in her section, speaking of which, don't beat up yourself in order to do the fetch one, don't give up days you could instead raise social links if you are already leveled enough