Max Social Link(s)

[VacatedWinter]

Can I get some tips for getting all Max Social Links I know what days I can get my Social Link with Chie, Yosuke etc. in game but I don't know if i should do them one by one (get all of them on the same rank) or complete 1 then move to the next one (do it one by one) As I progress through the game. Can I get any tips???

[rumbelboss]

Look for some guide on the internet, it's not that hard.

[John Johnson]

As long as your on new game plus with stats maxed, just always equip a same arcana persona as the social link, look up a guide for the right answers, ("persona 4 yosuke social link") and thats almost all. Just remember to hang out with the death lady on sunday's always because she's only available around then. The fox should be maxed early because they can softlock during december. (happened to me)

[Mori Hui - Koshirei]

have at least one persona of each arcana, if you miss some arcana fuse some ASAP and equip a persona of the right arcana before spending time with people.
Use a guide to get the best answers ( I personally used the one on site.google.com )
If you won't advance the link, do not spend time with the character, rather try spending time with other and trying to max their " social points " using different methods ( shrine/school exams/ events during the game/ spend time at night )
Start the social links as soon as you can, so you can remember to do them when checking your SLink list.
Accept the requests , and report them, of the hermit on rainy days as it's probably the only arcana available when it rains, so you won't miss time.
Choose football club as if I remember correctly it is easier to max out than basketball.
Use all your savefiles so you don't have to restart from scratch or 5 weeks ago.

I'd recommand to max all night SLinks asap to fully focus on the shrine or night events with people.
I personally managed to get all of my SLinks maxed out in the first week of january, so it's not really tight with the final date of the game, you can miss some day and be fine. but don't miss too many days

[GeassV]

Focus slink (after school) your party member, adachi, marie, fox first and (evening) nanako, dojima first and after you take part time hospital janitor job you’ll need to rank up the Devil social link to level 4 to open slink death (focus this slink, because death slink only available on sunday and holiday) edit: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/vita/641695-persona-4-golden/faqs/64630 ( for better max slink for beginner )

[1337Walrus]

Adachi, Nanako, and Dojima have deadlines, but on NG+ you have way more than enough time for Nanako and Dojima since you don't have to pass stat checks. Marie's deadline is end of December, but you have plenty of time throughout the entire game. You can't finish hers until Naoto joins anyways, iirc.

You have way more than enough time in NG+.

[Cheezystix]

1) Prioritize hanging out with people that can actually rank up. So if Chie can't rank up while Yosuke can then you should ditch her to hang out with him instead.

2) Try holding off on bonding with your school friends if they can't rank up. Sometimes all you need is just a few extra points with them which you can get for free from lunches and tests (granted you did good on them)

3) Always save the Hermit S-link for days when no one can rank up. The reason for this is because they are one of the only S-links that is available 24/7 and will always rank up so keep that in mind when your scheduling. Likewise, the Death S-link is only available on Sundays so you should hang out with her when possible.

4) Be mindful of what you say. Certain dialogue options offer more bonus points then others which can affect how fast you complete the S-Link. There is a guide online for what choices are the best for each event, but I highly recommend you do not follow that if it's your first playthrough.

5) Complete all the dungeons in a single day. While at first this might seem hard, believe me that it's more then possible the further you go. So save your TV exploring for when there is literally nothing else you can do. Also keep in mind that one of the very last dungeons needs to be completed on 11/22 or 11/23 (I forget which date) if you want to make the most of your time.

[KuroLionheart]

You don't want to focus on a single social link, ideally you go through them about evenly but you should focus on getting Marie, Adachi, Nanako, and Dojima out of the way as soon as you can. It goes without saying but ALWAYS have a Persona of the Arcana you're trying to rank up on you when doing social links and look up the correct answers for everyone's social links. Rise is a bit annoying so you'll pretty much want to dedicate your summer to her for the most part, but if you're going for the hardcore Risette fan achievement you should consider that ranking her up will make things slightly harder for you. Sundays should always go to granny, evenings depend on the day of course but you'll usually only have Sayoko for a good portion of the game unless it's NG+. Hermit should be whenever you literally can't do anything else. Other than that, space the time equally among everyone else. Prioritize the party members you use a lot, obviously. Ideally, you're spending every bit of a time in the game doing something meaningful. There's going to be days where you literally can't do anything though, on these days you should work on getting other achievements done like the book one.

I highly suggest just reading a guide though instead of trying to figure out the most effective methods for yourself. It can be a bit overwhelming.

[1337Walrus]

Originally posted by Cheezystix:

Also keep in mind that one of the very last dungeons needs to be completed on 11/22 or 11/23 (I forget which date) if you want to make the most of your time.

The dungeon you're thinking about is December's, you need to hold off until 12/22 if you want as much time as possible while still doing the Christmas dates.

[Solidus]

-Remember that the granny that you must spend sundays with will only be available once you reach level 4 with the Devil Arcana (Sayoko, working at evening at the hospital).

-If you don't have a Tower Persona in the compendium (for Shu, the kid you tutor), know that the lowest level you can fuse one is at level 35

-Really really pay attention to the guides, you want to optimize your time with Naoto, and don't want to screw it up with Ai