On November 5th, Thursday, the party will meet at the dorm. No Tartarus trip obviously, but Yukari sees the real message from her dad. Her Io Persona turns into Isis. During the dark hour, Igor welcomes you.
Friday November 6th
Junpei gets a message from Chidori. It goes immediately after class once this is done, so I spent it with Kenji although no rank increase occurred. Turns out you can continue onward in Tartarus now, according to Elizabeth.
Floor 165 is where Harabah starts. This area is definitely for trippers, I don’t know what else to say. The Kaiden Musha enemies are tricky and tend to result in long battles. Mahamaon would be best for them. Chances are when you get to the next terminal on floor 171 you will be almost out of SP.
The bosses on floor 171 are three Judgement Swords. Bring in Akihiko and don’t bring in anyone weak against electricity. Tempest Slash is a problem, especially when their attack is up. The Zio skills can be an issue for your other two characters. I had Ken with to Heal, specifically with Mediarama. Akihiko basically just attacked but his Zio defense was critical. Try to use Tentarafoo with your character (or Mitsuru later on). If you can get it to work on even two of them it’ll buy you a lot of time. It might be a long battle, but it’s really not that hard unless Tempest Slash really screws you over. 970 EXP and 3 Dense Rocks are your reward. Grab the precious egg and start continuing to floor 172 and onward.
Only nine more floors up is another Terminal (floor 180). There are three Stasis Giants here. These guys are not fun, as their slash techniques will slaughter your entire party. The only way I managed to survive was with Kali (null slash). All of their attacks besides Double Fangs (which took off about 40 total) are blocked. Hit rush and go get some rest. To make this go faster have Akihiko with Indra Bracers using Mazionga and keep him alive with Yukari and Ken’s Mediarama. 1044 EXP and Attack Mirror x3 are your rewards. Grab the Balm of Life.
Continuing on, there is another terminal on floor 190. The boss here is Hermit based, the Phantom Mage. You’ll want to bring Ken along to resist the Hama stuff. Have Yukari for Me Patra and Akihiko for Ziodyne. Use high level spells to whittle down the 2500 or so HP. I had a few critical hits along the way to help. 2786 EXP and a Homunculus were the spoils (along with a Precious Egg and Soma).
You should probably return to save. The next boss is 11 floors away, on floor 201. These three Royal Dancers are the kings of the Sexy Dance. Between that, Tentarafoo, and Poison Mist, you’ll have your fair share of status ailments to deal with. They do have one attack that does about 200 damage but most of their damage is reliant on your characters being charmed. If your hero gets it you could be in trouble. The good thing is these enemies have low HP and if you have Bracers for Akihiko / Mitsuru / Yukari then their elemental attacks will quickly wear the enemy down. 1250 EXP and a Broken Heart are your rewards.
Yet another boss on floor 211. This time it’s the Reckoning Dice. This thing blocks all of your magic attacks and puts a shield on himself at times to reflect your physical attacks. Megidolaon is a brutal spell and will require a Mediarama to heal from. Having Ken and Yukari along for this is a plus, though you’re going to need to rely on your best physical fighters to slowly drain all the HP from the Reckoning Dice. Critical hits make this battle go a lot faster. 3336 EXP and Sword of King are your battle spoils, and a Soma and two Attack Mirrors are by the staircase.
Three more floors and you’re at the dead end, floor 214. Grab the Old Document 08 and hit the teleporter.
Lots of new requests from Elizabeth of course. The flashing pink enemies in these areas (Ruinous Idols) drop Moon Tablets. Collect 3 and your reward is a Space Badge. Another easy task is to get 6 Pink Feathers from for a Berserker’s Seal. The Old Document 08 will net you 650000 Yen. If you can manage to defeat two Luxury Hands for 2 Gold Medals, you will get the Rocket Punch.
Class on November 7th Saturday skips right to after school. Went out with Yukari but Lovers did not advance. During the day of Sunday there is the Raven Claw for sale on TV. Maya was on, but no Hermit social link increase.
On Monday November 9th you meet Ryoji Mochizuki. You can stay awake for Academics or sleep for a condition increase. Spent some more time with Yukari but no increase. On Tuesday November 10th you’ll hear that Mitsuru is coming back. I went out with Kenji at Naganaki. Choose ‘are you in trouble’ and then one of the first two answers for the next question for Magician Arcana to reach level 8. Wednesday the 11th of November was spent with Yukari as Lovers Arcana rank reached 7.
A question is asked regarding the ancient Indian magical text. Choose Upanishads, not Mahabharata or Ramayana, for a Charm increase. Spent some more time with Yukari but the rank 7 increase just happened, so no rank increase this time. Friday the 13th was spent with Kazushi, but no Chariot rank increase.
Mitsuru and Yukari talk on Saturday November 14th. I spent some time with Yukari after school and then rested. Sid’s Jacket is for sale on TV Sunday the 15th. Star was around so I hung out with him to get Star to arcana rank 4. Tell him ‘sounds like a good plan’ and ‘yea she would be’.
November 16th you’ll hear about the trip coming soon. Stay awake for some Academics. I spent the day with Yukari but no Lovers increase.
The trip begins on November 17th. You see an anime scene of the party leaving. Head to your room up the stairs and at the end of the hall.
The day after this, Yukari and Mitsuru speak again. Mitsuru’s Penthesilea gives rise to Artemisia. On the third day of the trip, November 19th, Mitsuru will have cheered up. Talk to Junpei, then go to your room. Some hot spring antics go on after this.
You’re back in school on November 21st. Stay up for an Academics increase in class. Spent the Saturday with Yukari and she got a call from her mom. Lovers reached rank 8, most of the options either both work or are obvious. During the evening Chidori gets a surprise visit and is out of the hospital.
On Sunday, Tanaka is selling the Shoes of Bane and some Mega Protein. Hell, I just went and visited him at Port Island Station to get Devil to rank 2. What a guy he is, make sure to repeat Placebo after him. During the Dark Hour of Sunday November 22nd, Fuuka wakes you up. At the fourth floor, choose your party.
Chidori is going insane and you must battle her. This lasted a turn for me. 16089 EXP is your reward. More scenes and Hermes turns into Trismegistus.
The next day is Labor Day so there is no school on 11 / 23. It seemed like a good day to spend with my good pal Tanaka. Tell him that you are interested in stocks maybe a little. He tells you a story and Devil Arcana reaches 3. Time will fly and soon it will be November 27th, Friday.
Saturday was spent with Yukari. Afterwards there is a scene with Junpei. Fool Arcana reached level 9. On Sunday Tanaka is selling a Sigma Drive and then I went to go visit the chap. Tell him you sure have thought about seeing through bathing suits. Devil Arcana reaches level 4. During class on Monday November 30th you get asked a question about Heian females. Choose so they stood out for some Charm. I went to Tanaka for Devil Rank 5 – choose ‘who’re you talking about?’ and ‘is it always about the money’. In the night, Aigis keeps saying Ryoji Mochizuki is dangerous.
December 1st is the day before the full moon. Spent some time with Tanaka yet again to get Devil to rank 6. Choose sounds fun and he’ll go off about his high school reunion. Since it’s the day before the full moon you’ll want to fulfill all your timed Requests and reach floor 214. However, note that you can get tired on this full moon, unlike the previous ones. On the Full Moon you will actually get the chance to do something after class. I spent it with Yukari but no Lovers increase. During the night you’ll see a scene with Aigis. You will also meet the Apriser, the union of the 12 Arcana.
Thursday December 3rd will skip right to the evening at the dorm. You will learn of the maternal being Nyx. A huge decision falls upon you and your choice will be due on the 31st of December, New Years Eve. Spent some time with Mamoru on Friday to get Star to rank 5 (choose ‘are you okay’ and then ‘we should come back again’). The following day I hung out with Maiko to get Hanged Man to 6 – choose ‘calm down’ and ‘you dont need that stuff’.
Check your TV on Sunday December 6th. The world might be ending but Tanaka is still slanging shit on his home shopping show. He’s selling a Brand Bag so just buy it to support him. I went to visit him at the Port for Devil 7. Choose ‘sort of’ and ‘the organic one’. The next day you’ll hear about exams. Stay up for some Academics. Another day spent with the Devil. Choose ‘Oh, really’ and Devil will reach rank 8. The day after ask him if he is going to donate and he’ll laugh it off. Devil will reach level 9.
On December 9th Akihiko will begin to sense the urgency. You can stay awake or sleep during class. Spent today and the next day with Star Arcana. Just keep waiting for him and he’ll call about his mom. Star reached level 6.
There are new requests around this time although you can still only travel to floor 214. If you can get three Sand of Time you get Charun’s Hammer. There are also Rainbow Hairs that you need to get. For getting three of them from Daring Gigases will net you an Omega Drive.
You get a question in class to answer – pick Nice for some Charm points. Hung out with Mamoru but Star Arcana did not increase. Same thing with Mamoru the day after. Stay awake during class on 12 / 12 for some Academics though.
Tanaka is selling an Omega Drive on tv December 13th. I finally gave Akinari Kamiki (Naganaki Shrine) the Red Fountain Pen. After talking for a bit Sun Arcana reached rank 1. Monday December 14 exams start. For the first answer about Hogen Rebellion choose 1156. On 12 / 15 you’ll be asked about Tofu – choose Magnesium Chloride. The next day it’s a question about pseudo-Anglicism in Japanese – choose Mansion. The women of the Heian Period had white makeup so they stood out. Finally, Latte is not of Arabic descent. If your Academics are maxed you will ace the rest of it and have high score. Another King Card Set is your reward from Mitsuru. After Finals I spent some time with Yukari but no Lovers increase.
Tanaka is selling the Apocalypse on tv December 20th. Sun Arcana reached rank 2, just say ‘…really’ and ‘that’s a good point’. On Monday the 21st your exam results will be posted. With a maxed Academics and getting all the questions above correct, you’ll get the high score and some Charm increase. Also, visit Mitsuru for . Class with Mr. Edogawa will follow this and he asks about Himiko’s Sorcery – choose the middle answer for some Charm. I went out with Yukari again and she had something to say. Choose ‘…’ and Lovers will reach rank 9.
On the 22nd of December I managed to max Devil. You will now be able to create Beelzebub , Lord of Hell, the ultimate Devil Arcana. And you get that thank you letter from Tanaka. No school the next day on Wednesday (it is Emperor’s Day). I went to see Maiko as she ran away. I went with her parents to the Takoyaki stand. Hanged Man reached 7.
The next day is Christmas Eve and you get a chance to sleep or stay awake for Academics. Chihiro sent me a text to hang out on Christmas but I didn’t respond, hehe. I hung out with Kenji to get Magician Arcana to rank 9. Attempt to confront Emiri but you’ll be stopped. More time with Kenji the next day, 12 / 25.
Christmas Break is soon after 12 / 26. Sleep or stay awake in class for Academics. The afternoon was spent with Yukari but no lovers increase. The following day Tanaka is selling a Silver Plate. I spent the rest of Sunday with the Sun Arcana and Akinari. Say ‘I don’t know’ and and ‘Try not to talk so much’ to get Sun Arcana to reach 3.
Winter break is going on. Monday December 28th was spent with Maiko but no Hanged Man arcana increase.
The next day was also with Maiko. To get Hanged Man Arcana rank 8, choose ‘hamburgers’, ‘you did good’, and ‘choose your dad’.
Just one more day until the full moon. Yukari will visit you to tell you of Aigis returning. Mamoru was who I spent the day with to increase Star to 7. Choose ‘I don’t mind’ and ‘Don’t give up’ (first and last questions). Aigis requests you kill Ryoji. After some talking, her Persona Palladion turns to Athena.
December 31st is New Years Eve, The Full Moon, and the day you have to tell Ryoji what you are going to do. During the day I hung out with Hermit (choose ‘which bastard’?) to get it to increase to 6.
In the evening of the 31st you have the single most important decision in the game. If you choose the second option, you get the bad ending. Let him live and you will see his real form. He tells you that you need to reach the top of Tartarus by the promised day, January 31st 2010. Fool Arcana will have reached the final level of 10, allowing you to create Susano-o, the raging god. The Judgement Arcana reaches level 1.
You’ll go to the shrine on New Years. In the evening, Elizabeth calls to inform you that you can go on past floor 214. Not many new requests come out, in fact only one that involves you defeating the Reaper. Acquiring 3 Platinum Medals from Glorious Hands will net you Jack’s Glove.
As you go on to floor 215 Judgement Arcana will reach 2. On floor 220 you will find three Noble Seekers. They like using Vorpal Blade and high level magic. I would suggest trying to take one of them out instead of focusing on attacking them all. Their HP is not that high so once you get it down to two, you should have no problem maintaining your HP. It might be wise to have Ken to be around to use Mediarama (since he is not weak against an element). 1594 EXP and 15 Beads are your rewards. Judgement Arcana reaches social rank 3. Grab the Precious Egg also before continuing past 220.
As you get to floor 224 in Adamah the Judgement Arcana will increase to 4. Four more floors (228) and you’ll be at another boss. This time it is against three Carnal Snakes. They like to use Mudoon and Agi attacks. Worst yet they can drain around 175 SP at times. Might as well bring Koromaru so that Mudoon isn’t an issue for him (and he’s strong against Agi). Bufu is the only attack magic that works well so bring Mitsuru. 1711 EXP and 3 Cup of King are your battle rewards. Afterwards Judgement Arcana reaches rank 5.
Travel to floor 236 for a single boss, the World Balance. Hariti is a nice Persona for this battle as she repels Ice and is not weak against any of the attacks World Balance has (basically high level magic and Megidolaon). Hariti also learns Mediarahan which will keep you full every turn. Casting high level magic back at it takes off a few hundred and is generally your best bet. Mitsuru is especially powerful when she uses Mind Charge and then does double damage. 4252 EXP and a Mediolaon Gem are your rewards. Judgement Arcana will increase to Social Link 6. Also a Precious Egg and two Balms of Life.
When you reach floor 240 Judgement Arcana will reach 7. Four more levels for another terminal and three Fierce Cyclops. These enemies are tricky as their Vorpal attack will take off about 200 to each. This is another battle where Mediarahan is what you should be using with the hero. Have Yukari and Mitsuru spam their ma-dyne elemental spells and then bring in someone that won’t use Ziodyne. The problem is these enemies charge up and then their attacks are devastating. Towards the end they’ll use Last Resort, a destructive attack to everyone in the battle. If you can survive, 2088 EXP and 3 Coin of Kings are your reward. Judgement Arcana reaches rank 8, and of course there is a Soma for you to grab.
The floor 252 boss will take some preparation. The Jotun of Grief absorbs all but Pierce attacks, so you know who to bring in – Ken, Yukari and Aigis. Also give the hero a piercing weapon. Have everyone attack and use Mediarahan if you get hit with Megidolaon. Hope for some critical hits to make the fight go faster, or if he Infuriates your party you’ll do double damage. Primal Force and his physical attacks do decent damage also. If you attack with anything other than Pierce attacks he will drain them and you will never beat him. Your reward though is 4500 EXP and a Fine Statuette, not to mention Judgement Arcana reaches 9 and you get two Somas.
Continue up a few floors. On floor 254 you’ll have reached the top and Judgement Arcana will reach level 10. You can now create Messiah the Savior. Now that you have reached the top, go back and save on floor 1. See the big door on your right? This is an optional dungeon, Monad.
The enemies here are ridiculously tough. I don’t even bother with the enemies that have no weaknesses. Always makes sure to attack your enemy from behind. The other matter is that once you start exploring this part of Tartarus it’ll take you a few all outs to kill these enemies. Be careful not to die and stick to the first floor generally. This side quest only goes to ten floors but the teleports are few and far between (though they do exit). At the very top of the tower is 1000000 Yen. Once you get to floor 254 you should spend the rest of your time leveling up here; it’s rather easy to reach level 90 with the hero and high 70’s with the other characters.
On 1 / 2 I spent some time with Star Arcana Mamoru to get the rank up to 8 (choose ‘you should get some more’). On 1 / 3, whatever Tanaka is selling is already sold out. Spent the rest of the day with Akinari for Sun Arcana Rank 4. Your answers should be ‘Yeah, I like reading’ and ‘If it’s boring I’ll stop’.
Monday 1 / 4 Hermit reached 8 (choose ‘guys like younger chicks’. The next day Star rank increased to 9. Choose ‘and you won’ and then do a victory celebration. Graciously take his extra noodles when he offers.
Winter vacation will be over soon. January 6th was spent with Maya to get Hermit to 8. Say ‘hurry up and tell me’ and then ‘what is he like’. Seems she’s talking about, well, you. Hermit the next day too to get it to rank 9 (choose ‘no way!’ and then ‘what are you planning’).
Class starts on the 8th of January. For some Charm, choose the bottom answer since they’re both correct. After class go to the rooftop with Junpei for a minute. The rest of the day was spent with Kenji and he gave me a Handmade Choker. Magician has been maxed and Surt the ultimate Magician Arcana can be used. Sunday I had plans with Yukari and gave her a Brand Purse (say ‘some people do’). There is no school Monday so I spent it with Hermit but no increase.
Back to school on January 11th. I dozed off and my condition reached great. Went out with Kaz to increase Chariot Arcana although the rank did not go up. When you get back everyone is going to Hagakure. At this point you’ll realize who is behind the cult that you have been hearing about.
On Wednesday January 13th I talked to Yukari and she invited me to her room. She had a gift for me, Yukari’s Strap. Lovers Arcana reached rank 10. Cybele can now be created. The next day I talked to Mitsuru and hung out to get Empress to rank 1. Chariot reached rank 9 the next day, just choose ‘I’m fine’. Star the next day maxed at 10. Mamoru gave me a car key.
No school on Sunday of course. Tanaka is selling a Salvation Badge. I spent the rest of the day with Maya maxing Hermit at rank 10. You can then create Arahabaki the aboriginal god. You now have Screenshot Data. In class the next day you have a question to answer. Choose Circe for the correct answer and some Charm. Afterwards Hanged Man reached 9 (the answer is obvious – choose the first one). The next day was spent with Mitsuru getting Empress to rank 2. Just ask her if it’s her first time.
On January 20th Hanged Man rank 10 was maxed after the proposal. Attis the god of rebirth is now available. The next day Empress reached rank 3. Ask her to treat you and ask her if it makes her happy. Agree to forget about it. The next day was spent with Chariot but no increase to rank 10 yet.
Saturday was spent with Mitsuru again. Ask her if something happened and then say it’s the result of love. In class you get a question about saying goodbye so choose the middle one. After class you have an appointment with Ms. Toriumi and then get you talk with Aigis. Finally Chariot reached 10 and Kaz gave me some Sports Tape. The ultimate Chariot Arcana, Thor, the mighty god of thunder. Tuesday January 26th was spent with Mitsuru and Empress reached 5. Choose ‘im glad you enjoyed it’, ‘a motorcycle?’ and ‘lets go for a ride’.
The 27th, Wednesday, was spent with the chubby kid at the mall. He asks you a bunch of questions so answer with ‘Pheromone Coffee’, ‘Green’, ‘Hagakure Bowl’, and he wants an Odd Morsel. This guy is Nozomi Suemitsu and Moon rank 1 will increase.
You will have an opportunity to increase Academics by staying up on 1 / 28. The rest of the day was spent with Mitsuru as Empress reached rank 6 (choose ‘can i get a book for you?’, ‘thats news to me!’ and ‘you have to reconsider’). On 1 / 29 Moon reached rank 2 just by spending time. The day before the full moon (1 / 30) I hung out with Mitsuru and offered to go with her. Empress reached rank 7.
On Sunday watch the Tanaka show for some good memories. It’s a full moon today, and it is tonight you must fight Nyx. Spent the final day with Akinari as Sun reached rank 5 after I reprimanded him.
The party meets in the evening to make some plans. When you speak with Mitsuru to go to Tartarus, this will be it and you cannot go back. The obstruction on floor 254 disappears when you get there. Save at the terminal on floor 258 and then go up for a boss. Jin is waiting for you here. If you’ve done any leveling up in the optional dungeon Monad this guy should be a pushover.
A few more floors up and you’ll reach Takaya. He’s still crazy. I like using Thunder Reign (Odin) on Takaya just like on Jin. Physical attacks are useful because you’re likely to get crit hits on occasion. The ensuing all out attacks should do well over 1000 damage. Expect lots of -dyne magic attacks and he’ll use Mind Charge too.
Bring your best party to the top.
At the top of the tower you will see Nyx Avatar. This is an odd battle. The first arcana only has about 1000 HP so you can defeat it easily. But you’ll notice Nyx Avatar is still alive and it changed the arcana to Magician. As you defeat the different Arcana you’ll want to use Tactic – analyze each time to see which elements changed. Nyx Avatar will get two attacks per round. Also note that when you get critical hits you can’t do all outs. I tend to use Thunder Reign unless they are strong against Zio. Often times I had to switch to Hariti for Mediarahan.
The first Nyx Avatar is so easy there is no explanation needed. For the second one, just don’t use fire. The third one uses Ice and the fourth drains Garu (wind) skills. It’s pretty obvious but the fifth one is strong vs electricity. This is the one you can’t destroy with Thunder Reign.
The sixth one will cast revolution and then use an Almighty attack and Fatal End. It nullifies slash attacks. The next arcana will use marin karin on you and nullifies garu skills (think Yukari / lovers). Also will use Holy arrow, Tentarafoo and Almighty Attack. Arcana number 8 is Chariot Arcana so all physical attacks don’t work. Expect Chariot to use Power Charge and then physical attacks like Heat Wave and God Hand. Justice Arcana is up next at number 9. Physical attacks work, but Agi and Bufu don’t. Expect lots of Hama attacks coming your way. You probably have enough Homunilingus to make it a non factor.
The hermit arcana is up next at 10. Lots of Mudoon type attacks coming your way, and it nullifies Garu skills. Fortune Arcana uses all elements so you’re going to have to rely on physical attacks to do any damage. At 12 is strength arcana. Like Chariot, it will cast Power Charge and you shouldn’t be using physical attacks on it (though all magical attacks work). It will use Tempest Slash on you and other physical attacks.
Hanged Man is up next and it will use lots of ailment / death attacks. You can use anything on it though. The next one is death. It has three attacks and seems to be strong against everything. It also has a Moonless Gown ability where you’ll have to wait. This is probably the first time you should use Stand By ability. It’ll take the gown off soon enough and you can start blasting it again. The AI is frustrating here toggling the full assault / stand by, and if you get charmed with Night Queen you might end up using Diarahan on Nyx like me.
Some scenes after the battle and you’ll be in the Velvet room. There is one last battle and you will be getting slaughtered for 9999 damage. Stick with it and you will be able to unleash the Great Seal.