5 Tips if You're New to Persona 4 Golden 

0:20 How to start each non-Auto Social Link 3:48 Early game SP Management 4:40 Fast EXP/Money strategy 5:25 Good Personas to look out for 5:58 Miscellaneous (Speed Reading book, Kaiwan Victory Cry, Skill Cards, Bike Skills)

You can go back to old dungeons, and if you reach the boss room, fight an optional miniboss. Defeating it will allow you to search the boss room, where a strong weapon can be found. Old dungeons can be accessed by talling to party members in the TV world. Certain party members lead you to certain dungeons, usually theirs. You can go to the area where you first awaken your persona by talking to yosuke after beating yukikos dungeon. There you can find an aforementioned strong weapon without having to fight a boss, and a quest item. Speaking of yukikos dungeon, if you talk to teddie outside the dungeon the first time you go, he will give you some hp and sp items. Talking to him the second time you go will grant you go-Homs. Hope this helps someone!

Guys life lesson : ITS HARD BEING BROKE SO DONT BE BROKE

Slime, a level 2 Persona, learns Resist Physical at level 7. As most enemy attacks are physical to start with, this is great. A lucky Shuffle Time will grant you a Magician Arcana card, upgrading it to Null Physical. That trivializes almost every common encounter early on. If you're hurting for SP for the first dungeon (and you likely will be), save before buying any drinks. If you buy a soda from the machine, you might win extras. With enough save-scumming, you can go in to the first dungeon with 50 TaP, enough to carry you in one day! Offense matters more than defense - upgrade your Personas first, then weapons, then armor. This is less important as you get further along - and get more money - but early on, it's key. Physical attacks are king. You spend HP to use physical attacks, and SP to use skills. You can easily recover HP with food you can buy in unlimited quantities, but SP recovering drinks and skills are rarer.

Even though I’ve just replayed p4g for like the 5th time last year, I can’t wait to get p4g on PC. That kaiwan tip I actually had no idea about, damn.

My tip is to focus on your social stats as much as you can. I did this for P3P, P4 Golden, and Regular Persona 5. Doing this however will have few social links incomplete but if you max out all social stats in your first playthrough then you will at least not have to worry about them in NG+. Another Tip is to max out your party social links first, they're abilities really do help out in battle. Last tip from me is to try to finish Marie's social link before December.

As a really good tip. Abuse the farm once it's available and take priority on the tomatoes. They give 20sp and if you are diligent about having them farmed, you will always have a good means to keep you going through dungeons without needing much if any need to leave halfway through. Or to better put it, you can easily end up with a MASSIVE stockpile that can have you set for the entire game. Another thing to note, chance time is a good place to restore HP/SP. Rise's Social Link bonus, also helps out on the HP/SP restoration on the dungeon crawling. Keeping this kind of stuff in mind will make SP management a near non-issue. Finally, maxing out party members' social links can be beneficial. Aside from an evolution that boosts stats and gives new immunities, you can get stuff like healing status ailments, having them entire critical damage, take a normally life ending move, etc. Also, relating to that, any party member you already max out, pay a visit to each of them as if it's a normal social link rank up around January. You will be reward with a really nice surprise. Not gonna tell you what per say, but you'll be delight you came across this. Last tip, purchase a capsule toy at the item shop on Rainy days. Every now and then you can be given keys that can open golden chests. Sometimes, you get 2 from these capsule toy machines and sometimes it's attack items which is can be useful to either sniffing out weaknesses without wasting SP, or to help spam all out attacks.

The almighty attack Persona came in handy with the Golden hands, Thanks for sharing your knowledge

I’m still technically new to persona I’ve only beaten 5 and royal BUT WHY IS THIS MUSIC SO BOPPING

For those coming into P4G having only played P5 and P5R, expect a greater degree of difficulty in both combat and everyday life. This stems from a combination of older comparable game mechanics in this version, and an element of overall increased difficulty compared to P5. It's still a fantastic game, but remember that this preceded the latest Persona installment, so just enjoy Golden for what it is! To start, Social Links will not provide you measurable bonus abilities like the Confidants in P5 did, except for your party members who will give tangible combat abilities in the TV world. Also ranking up the Fox's Hermit Social Link will grant you greater discounts to restoring SP. Besides those, only expect the Arcana-specific boosts when creating Personas when doing these social links. The stories are really good though, so make sure not to neglect them if you can. Keep in mind there is also no Chihaya to give you relation boosts with social links, so you actually need to spend time your friends and make the right dialogue and action choices. Combat isn't as streamlined in Golden as it is in 5 and Royal, but enjoy it for what it is! You won't be sneaking around highly decorative Palaces and getting the drop on Shadows. You are going to be crawling through semi-generative dungeon labyrinths where black mucky creatures you know as the Shadows will pounce on you. You aren't going to be negotiating with and acquiring these creatures. The only personas you'll be getting are the ones made in the Velvet Room, where the creation rituals are different from P5. The grind is much more noticeable in this game, so have fun and remember to appreciate this new experience!

Your video was nice for me to recall some of this game's mechanics, it's been a long time since I've played P4, thank you for your work :)

This'll be my 12th playthrough of P4G!

An addition to "fast EXP/Money grinding": Before going into Yukiko's Castle proper (after Chie awakens to Tomoe), buy a good amount of the fixed damage battle items, like Ball Lightning and (especially) Ice Cubes. These items deal a fixed 50 damage and can't miss. These are PERFECT for Gold Hand grinding in this dungeon, as these shadows have 150 HP here, so getting a first strike will guarantee you kill at least one. This is particularly useful for a Max Social Links run, where money and SP usage is particularly tight early on. The Ice Cubes are also useful for Shadow Yukiko, who's weak to Ice. After Kanji's dungeon is unlocked, you'll probably want to stick with Gold Hand grinding in Yukiko's Castle, for the reasons stated above. There EXP payout is still great even now.

Excellent editing, pacing, information and presentation. Thanks for sharing 👏

IM SO HAPPY!! P5R was my first Persona game and i loved it! its a masterpiece and i felt really sad when i beat it so i wanted to go back and play the previous games but i found out they were either on the PS3 and PSP/vita so i gave up but now P4G is here!! imma buy this right now!

Thank you! This is really helpful! Today I'm gonna get this game and I am so excited! You are cool! Keep it up!

Some handy tips here, started P4G first ever play through a few days ago so def gonna utilise these. Thanks for the vid.

last time playing P4 is on my ps2 almost 10 years ago, i did not manage to finish it because my ps is broken not long after, that's why i hyped when they release it on pc (hope with this they will also release P5R in the future)

I didn't know you cold gt Victory Cy so early! Thanks for the tips.

If you can afford to rebuy ingredients for Kaiwan from the compendium a few times, you can turn Tetrakarn into any other skill of the same tier, use that Kaiwan to fuse a new version of one of the ingredients, then rinse and repeat until all the inherited skills are ones morphed from Tetrakarn, which...I *think* allows for the highest possible chance that one of them will mutate into something you want.

When you unlock Rise. Look up a guide to max her out as fast as possible. Her level 10 ability gives you a chance to survive a fatal attack for all party members.

you can get god hand skill on izanagi by farming magician arcana card on kanji dungeon. And on skill change forecast, god hand can mutate into absorb elemental. After you got it you can reiterate until you have all 5 absorb skills.

thank you so much , now I can easily playing this game

Imma be honest I’ve never played any persona so when I picked up p4 golden and started it on hard I thought I was finna have a mental breakdown no cap🤣, but man the difficulty in p4 is insane

for me sarasvati cracked the whole game open for me. also love the selectable skill build for fussions

Wow a RU-vid video with actually good advice. Thanks!

Ah, the nostalgia even after I played tons of run, now where is my console?

Great new guide for newcomers, thank you!

Thank you, the amount of times ive died in the early game is insane because I got too confident and started very hard mode.

Thank god this video exists! I only ever played the original p4 when it came out and I remember there was a lot of missable things. With golden I can bet there will be more of that.

This guide far exceeded a simple google search. Awesome and helpful!

YEAH THE TRUTH CAN NEVER BE WRITTEN DOWNI LIKE YOU CAN SEE IT ON YOUR TV SCREEN

Is there a way to view the locations and availability of social links on each perticular day on a map like in Persona 5's map where the confidants are marked with blue Tarot cards?

I've only played 5 so I'm looking forward to some tips

LMFAOO THE VIDEO AT THE END

I played Persona 4 two years ago, this was actually the first time that I entirely finished a game.. I didn’t know that all the social links were that calculated especially the non-automatic! I just assumed that the characters in question didn’t have SLs. I’m going to replay it so thank you!

Well, i've used a bit more efficent way of the kaiwan tactics. Not my own idea but i think i should share it: Ukobach + Ghoul = Kaiwan. One of the skills will change. That skill should be Tetrakarn. Reload if it’s not. Save your game once you get it. Kaiwan + Oberon = Matador. Make sure that the changed skill is inherited. Save again. Matador + Ghoul = Mokoi. Again, one of the skills will change. What you want is for whatever skill Tetrakarn changed to change to something else. Reload until you get it. It’s possible for it to change back to Tetrakarn. Reload if that happens. Save again. Mokoi + Pixie = Oberon. Make sure that the changed skill is inherited. Save again. Kaiwan + Oberon = Matador. You should now have two Tetrakarns. Save. Matador + Ukobach = Kaiwan. Keep reloading until you get Victory Cry. During the first step, it must be tetrakarn change into ANYTHING else. As you pass down these level 7 skills, during the matador x ukobach fusion, from 6 spells, 3 can change into Victory cry. Also, if you roll for example repel phy or brave brave blade or agneyastra, just fuse into another one, save it, and resummon the materials. With that, only with 2 hours of save/reload, i got victory cry, agneyastra, repel phy, brave blade ( the last 3 was rolled more than 3 times each :'D) And with the fusion calculator, i could inherit both brave blade , repel phy and victory cry to a brand new izanagi, which carried me until endgame. I had no patience for repel wind on him, so i just farmed Naoto's dungeon 6th level. until i got Horus for drain wind card. At the dungeon, At the beginning of Floor 6, the pattern is ALWAYS the same, L turn to the left, and a crossing with 3 shadows. switch between floors until one of these 3 is a Golden Hand group. With Naoto and Megidola on MC, it was easy farm.

Lmao I love this video, First off thanks for all the tips! Definitely will be using some for my play through, second I love the meme in the end, wish there were more like that. And thirdly how can I up my courage near the start of the game? I kinda just usually go to sleep early but I want to up all my stats so I can do more of the secret dialogs lol

Nice video! You mention some midgame Personas and grinding strats, but a lot of the struggle is in the earlygame, so I think it would be great to go over some good early Personas when the game is most "difficult." i.e. Obariyon, Senri, etc. A shuffle time tips and tricks guide would also probably help new players.

thank you

In the system menu, the second option allows you to tweak the dificulty to your liking. You can set Damage, XP, and money multipliers as you wish, at any time.

Thanks broski

My aim for my P4G playthrough will be to get Yoshitsune and complete all the social links which I failed to do in my P5 playthrough by 1 rank up.

*Lmao it's been so many years since I played p4 on ps2 and g on vita. Wished I could play it again. Really love playing this on nightmare or whatever the hardest difficulty was cause on any other difficulty this is kinda just a hollow feels trip.* *OH AND BEST VILLAIN IS HERE TOO WHICH CENSORED*

Thanks fam

I had a PS2 never played Persona 3, admittedly wasn't the biggest JRPG fan outside of Final Fantasy. Saw P4G released on steam, took a look at some videos and gave it a try and...literally it's the only game I've been playing ever since.

Just wanted to know if anyone has this problem but sometimes I would bring a matching persona for social links but I would get a lower amount of points like if I didn’t have it at all. I can’t give a specific example but many times I would get +2 instead of +3 with matching persona

Black Frost is pretty much necessary on hard mode when you face Mitsuo Kubo. Another tip, don't keep one save that you constantly overwrite. Keep your saves on rotation (save every day on a different save).

damn, theres A LOT ! im too busy, theres no way i can use all this complicated tips ! i play the original persona 4 back in high school days and finished it casually and damn its one of the best jrpg of all time, i dont even know about kanji and naoto social links as well as the others like the grandma, the tutor, and so much more. since i play without guide. i just do what i can do best, max the automatic party social links then the rest like the fox for cheap healing price and the rest just for the exp bonus from fusion, get the best persona i could get, 1 for offense, 1 for support. i have persona 5 using rcpx 3 even then i have no time to play ! lol.

For s-links, I actually held off until NG+, after I maxed social stats to almost bypass restrictions. My mistakes -held off in joining clubs (behind on arcana due to so much rain on req days) -not equally spending time with characters (weaker fusions just because of arcana) -didnt grind levels (bro I never made it to lvl 65)

My best tip for newcomers is taking your time. There's no need to rush and be prepared to feel empty after finishing the game.

Why does the text for the guide look like something from PS2 with an old tv lol I like it

God's hand on Chie is really useful, I think. It helped me beat Kunino-sagiri, dealing about 300+ damage. Kin Ki with high counter was great to have to for that battle too. Naoto's magic skills are excellent for the heaven dungeon. I highly recommend maxing out Rise's s. link because she helps replenish hp and sp. You can obtain items for quests after beating the main boss of each dungeon, if I'm not mistaken. According to IGN, certain enemies cannot drop more than one quest item at a time so you have to try getting the items on separate days, if that makes sense. There's also that 21 chests thing that will give you the choice of fighting the reaper. I haven't done it yet. Too creeped out >.< I'm a baby lol. As another person commented, farming is worth it. Definitely farm the tomatoes. I also found farming eggplants helpful.

Nice tips

If you don't have any social links to hang out with on rainy days, go back to the last dungeon you completed and grind through all the floors so you can be ready for the bosses bosses and have a less difficult time with them. They're still going to be tough but you'll have a better time the closer you are to their level. (And also try to beat the optional bosses while you're at it).

Woah thats was fast

Thank you :) beat 3 and 5 but never 4. Helpful

I've just realized that I play P4G wrongly in my first gameplay lmao. P4G is my first persona series and it's fucking good. But sadly I can't beat Margaret yet

Those who start to game first time *1.* Don't use cheat except/trainer for levels 0 to Lv.99 except for money *2.* Always register persona, don't forget to register (it will get less advantage on 2nd walkthrough) *3.* If you don't know about how's battle system work ,Play on safety mode /Easy mode to bit practice *4.* Use internet guide to increase your social link *5.* choice Musical class instead of drama classes , because she's Worst social links like this Girl 1:34 *6.* Never skip enemy to reach to top floor , you must encounter every enemy to increase your level *7.* Increase your Party social link first , Because it can give good advantage on battle *8.* Uninstall/Don't open the RU-vid , if it's your first time and know nothing about Persona 4 Golden game *9.* Always think next boss is gonna be last boss , because it's gives increase your excitement *10.* Watch Persona 4 Animation dub (then Golden Sub after you finished the game ) and *Enjoy the wonderful journey with new friends In this game if you have good day*

Ah ....its remind me when i was playing this game, that time i still in the middle school...and got very dizzy playing this game

Can you reload save state in the pc version to facilitate for victory cry or is it kinda “hard set” already on the day?

If you dont get victory cry, save and reload as much as you need to

at first its like yeah good tips now its like get this ridiculously op personas

I am so thankful for this, but my good friend...Anxiety here want's to know if the Non Auto Social links are in order. It's questioning this game and the possibilities of missing something during this 100 hour plus game. Are some things just naturally miss able or can you see every event for example. Thank you :)

Teddie's one of the most useful party members if you run out of a certain item

Thanks for the tip even I know I’m a persona 4 fan lol

If you really want to break the game, go to settings then Game difficulty. There's an option for both EXP and money where you can choose to get more (or less) after every battle. Now, if you see those hand shadows fight them. You don't need to grind too much. You only have to go to TV world once and go to two dungeons per visit if you're going to fight optional bosses. By the time you reach the third to the last dungeon (assuming you're going for the best ending) MC is already on Lvl 99. Your squad will be around 80 to 90 assuming you switch them around from time to time. The trick here is to get lots of money if you're planning a second playthrough since your compendium will carry over in New Game+. Fuse Personas as much Personas and level them up to get their best skills then by your 2nd playthrough you'll be wrecking everything in your path. Have a good day.

If possible make a video a persona build video for starting out a fresh new game file

Growth 3 is your best friend.

The golden hands keep running away

Your video is great, but i like the comment section

Thanks for informing abt naoto, that dude is pain in the ass

Adachi didn't have normal schedule like others social link and some of them level up at night so be careful

"talk to him"

can anyone answer this question what the best way to increase the magic stat

My tips is. Just focus on you s.link because... Idc will.know it later because there's so many good effect

can you change your hairstyle? i've been seeing it everywhere where you should go to the velvet room and ask igor about his haircut but i can't find any

Im new to persona...well i played p3 but pc version is more different ofc . In p3 it was easy to manage time early game but here im having a bit of trouble xD , any tips for a newbie ?

Is it bad that i only rank up my social link to just rank 7 because i was wasting so many times doing uselesss stuff. And im already at namatame boss.

Wtf. I’m in June and almost maxed out my team mates confidants but I haven’t started like 5 of them dammit

is there a rewards or new unlockables on maxing all social links? in persona 3 you can unlock Orpheus Telos.I heard you only need to finish the true ending on first playthrough and have some certain persona on the second playthrough to unlock Izanagi-no-Okami

So apparently I missed something on my first playthrough of p4g when I played it months ago. I got the true ending but not the golden ending cause I didn't like Marie and didn't bother to max her out. So besides talking to Marie is there anything else I need to do to get the golden ending, and unlock the extra dungeon?

is it bad that i didn't grind my levels with yukiko and chie ? they're still like lvl 36 and others are like 48

Pancakes in a P4 video? That's illegal

5 tips -Date Marie -Date Rise and Naoto -Yukiko permanent party member - Great Vegetables -Maaaaaaaaan, a watermelon

I have a question. When should I rescue someone? Is it better to leave it until the consecutive rainy days (before they die) or as soon as possible? I have done Yukiko using the former option to give myself time to do social links. Is this the right way to do it? Thanks

Make it simple: -Raise social link (just raise the important max social persona first) -Raise ur stat if u want to become Chad Narukami in NG+ -Farm like crazy (For XP,item,money,equip and dummy persona for fusion) -Absolutely use Yukiko, Yosuke and Teddy or Naoto in ur team -Just use regular persona until mid game and use max social link Persona in mid game/late game Just like that Enjoy ur game..!

480p we meet again

How do I get megadola? Like.you do for dark frost?

Tip 1: Fuse Yoshitsune.

It seems that we get less money and stuff is more expensive in hard mode

Can you please tell me how to not make my other characters move automatically? I can only control the main character, and all of them do things theirselves

So many social links, no thank you I’m fine with the few I have.

Are you sure 6/24 is the earliest for the Kaiwan strat? I could do it as soon as 5/4 for my runthru

I love ho the animators of the intro have no clue how to draw people dancing. 🤣

Also try summoning reaper

I started the Aeon S. Link on June 1st. Have I irretrieveably fucked up?

I wanna ask, is this steam version has trophies achievement too like on PS Vita Version?

🙂I want a laptop to play this

You can only do the Kaiwan thing on 6/24? that sucks