Take a look at our Persona 4 Golden Beginner Cheats and Tips to get help in this Japanese role-playing game that revolves around budding adolescence and coming of age. The game is available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Switch, and PC.
Persona 4 Golden is set in the quiet rural town of Inaba in Japan. You play the role of Yu Narukami, a teenager who has just moved there from Tokyo. It is not long after your arrival that a series of gruesome murders start and you find yourself banding together with your new classmates who you discover just so happen to have latent supernatural powers and by clambering through a TV screen at the mall you can access a hazy otherworld where you must defeat monstrous Shadows.
In Persona 4 Golden there are 'helper' books which you can read to get additional gains on specific stats. For example the book that gives you an extra point of Knowledge whenever you study.
It is not compulsory to read these books and will usually depend on how much you want to do the activity associated with them. If you are trophy hunting you will have to read them sooner or later. There are missable books which you can obtain from Quests or Social Links.
Check out our Classroom Answers to get a cheat sheet of answers for your midterms and final exams throughout Persona 4 Golden.
Taking on jobs is beneficial in Persona 4 Golden as they will provide cash (10k for the highest end ones), they all give you stats, with some even giving you Social Links all for one time period. Some of the characters in the game you will only be able to meet by checking the town bulletin for jobs and taking on one where you work with them.
Check out our Social Links Guide to find out how you can form releationships with the various characters in Persona 4 Golden.
Master Daidara is the owner of Daidara Metalworks located in the Central Shopping District. After winning battles you can take the materials you have obtained and sell them to Daidara for him to create new Weapons, Armour, or Accessories depending on which material was sold.
The Reaper is a Shadow in Persona 4 Golden that drops the best loot in the game when you defeat them (weapons, armour and accessories, in that order). The reaper appears in every 22nd chest you open and unless you are level 70+ you should avoid strong enemy as they are tough to defeat.
You will know whether a Reaper is in a chest as you will 'sense a terrifying presence inside' when trying a chest after hearing his telltale rattling chains. At this point you will be given the choice to walk away if he's inside.
Gardening in Persona 4 Golden enables you to grow some of your own vegetables. The first thing you need are Seedlings. These can be bought from the lady near the front of Dojima Residence, a lady at the Junes Department Store, or from the TV Shopping Network.
Always have something growings and make sure you harvest the vegetables at the right time to reap your rewards. Failing to do so will spoil the vegetables and they will become withered.
Check out our Fishing Guide to find out how to get the fishing rod and how to fish.
On days when it is raining in Persona 4 Golden you will find that a lot of the options will not be available. The best option that is available if you have the money and you've already completed that month's dungeon is to go to Aiya Diner and take on the Mega Beef Bowl Challenge.
This costs 3,000 yen to attempt but will raise your Knowledge Understanding, and Courage social skill. This is the only way you will be able to raise all three skills at once making it a great time-saver.
When the clock of the device you are playing Persona 4 Golden is between 12:00 (Midnight) and 1:00, Go to the TV Listings section. Once there, find the blinking channel with the flashing lights, touch/select it and you will find a minigame with Teddie.
Nearly all the characters in Persona 4 Golden have a secret weapon that can only be obtained by returning to a dungeon after it has been completed once. Most of these will involve having to defeat an optional boss, one though can be found by searching the dungeon.
Defeat the Extreme Vessel in the Secret Laboratory.
Defeat the Momentary Child in the Marukyu Striptease.
Defeat the Lost Okina in Heaven.
Defeat the Escapist Soldier in Void Quest.
Defeat the Intolerant Officer in The Steamy Bathhouse.
Defeat the Contrarian King in Yukiko's Castle.
Search through the Konishi Liquor area after Yukiko joins the party.
We hope these tips help you out in the game, but for further help, try our beginners guide, we also have some FAQs for Persona 4 Golden, you can also submit your own questions there for other players to answer.
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There are 49 achievements for Persona 4 Golden on Xbox One.
Achievements | Award |
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Fusion Expert Perform 50 Persona fusions. | 10 |
Special Fusion Expert Use 4 or more Personas in a special fusion. | 10 |
The Nose Doesn't Always Know Experience a fusion accident. | 10 |
Persona Shopper Buy a Persona from the Compendium. | 10 |
A Favor for Marie Register a Skill Card. | 10 |
Card Collector Register 100 Skill Cards. | 10 |
Displaying Adaptability Switch Personas 5 times in 1 battle. | 10 |
Hardcore Risette Fan Hear 250 of Rise's navigation lines. | 10 |
Going Nova Deal over 999 damage in 1 attack. | 10 |
Skilled Commander Perform 50 All-Out Attacks. | 10 |
Tactical Fighter Exploit enemy weaknesses 100 times. | 10 |
Fill Your Hand Get 50 Sweep Bonuses. | 10 |
Grasping at Greed Defeat a Golden Hand. | 10 |
Food Fighter Finish Aiya's special dish. | 10 |
Compulsive Reader Read all books. | 10 |
It's Working Today Buy an item from the Capsule Machine. | 10 |
Lucky Me! Win a prize from the vending machine. | 10 |
Granter of Your Desires Buy 5 things from Tanaka's Amazing Commodities. | 10 |
Seize the Moment Buy a special croquette from Sozai Daigaku. | 10 |
Cooking With Gas Make 5 perfect boxed lunches. | 10 |
A Special Lady Enter a special relationship with someone. | 10 |
The Other Self Obtain the Persona Izanagi. | 10 |
Fashion Plate Fight a battle in costume. | 10 |
Head of the Class Rank #1 in your class on an exam. | 10 |
Fishing Master Catch the Sea Guardian. | 10 |
A True Bond Max out a Social Link. | 10 |
Bond Maniac Max out 10 Social Links. | 10 |
An Acquired Taste Drink the coffee at Chagall Café. | 10 |
Movie Buff Go to 3 movies at 30 Frame. | 10 |
Bug Hunter Swing the net with perfect timing. | 10 |
Advantage Mine Enter a battle with Player Advantage. | 10 |
Big Bro is Worried Visit Nanako in the hospital 3 times. | 10 |
A New Quiz King Win the Miracle Quiz Finals. | 10 |
The Reaper Becomes the Reaped Defeat The Reaper. | 35 |
Mr. Perfect Max out all social qualities. | 35 |
The Power of Truth Create Izanagi-no-Okami. | 35 |
Moderate Bookkeeper Register over 50% of the Compendium. | 35 |
Legend of Inaba Max out all Social Links. | 35 |
One Who Has Proven Their Power Defeat Margaret. | 70 |
Thorough Bookkeeper Complete the Persona Compendium. | 70 |
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We have 3 Walkthroughs for Persona 4 Golden.
By Zoel GiradelWalkthrough (Vita)
By yangxuMax Social Link Guide (Vita)
By Engine-faceWalkthrough (Vita)
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