Persona 4 Golden achievement guide

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1. Step 1

   Start Playthrough 1 focused on maxing all Social Qualities (Courage, Diligence, Understanding, Expression, Knowledge) and unlocking the "Compulsive Reader" achievement by collecting and reading every book.

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   • Compulsive Reader: Obtain and read every single book in the game from your room's sofa within a single playthrough, including books awarded from date-specific events and bookstore quests.
2. Step 2

   Progress through story dungeons (Yukiko's Castle, Steamy Bathhouse, Marukyu Striptease, Void Quest, Secret Laboratory, and Heaven), always rescuing targets before their respective deadlines.

3. Step 3

   Unlock Rise Kujikawa in July and continuously rotate party members and status effects to accumulate 250 distinct navigation lines for the "Hardcore Risette Fan" achievement.

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   • Hardcore Risette Fan: Listen to 250 distinct lines of combat navigation voiced by Rise by rotating party members, inflicting/taking ailments, and analyzing different enemies.
4. Step 4

   Max out the Aeon (Marie) Social Link to Rank 10 prior to December 23 to secure access to the Hollow Forest bonus dungeon.

5. Step 5

   On December 3, select the correct dialogue choices in the hospital room to avoid the Bad Endings, then correctly identify Tohru Adachi on December 5 to open Magatsu Inaba / Magatsu Mandala.

6. Step 6

   Clear Magatsu Inaba by December 22 to advance the calendar without skipping late December free time, then greet Margaret in the Velvet Room on January 2 to trigger the Hollow Forest rescue event.

7. Step 7

   Clear the Hollow Forest in February and proceed toward the True Ending on March 20 by refusing to return home, gathering the Investigation Team at Junes, and confronting the mastermind to defeat Izanami in Yomotsu Hirasaka.

8. Step 8

   Start Playthrough 2 (New Game+) carrying over your maxed social stats, money, and Persona Compendium to easily max all Social Links for the "Legend of Inaba" achievement.

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   • Legend of Inaba: Max out all Social Links to Rank 10 within a single playthrough.
9. Step 9

   Max Margaret's Empress Social Link, defeat all optional dungeon bosses left behind in prior dungeons, reach March 20 on the True Ending path, accept Margaret's challenge, and defeat her in Heaven for the "One Who Has Proven Their Power" achievement.

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   • One Who Has Proven Their Power: On New Game+, max Margaret's Empress Social Link, defeat all optional dungeon bosses, and defeat Margaret at the top of Heaven on the True Ending path.
10. Step 10

    Fuse the ultimate Persona Izanagi-no-Okami in the Velvet Room (unlocked only in NG+ at protagonist Level 91+) to achieve 100% compendium and unlock the "Thorough Bookkeeper" achievement.

    Also in this step: Thorough Bookkeeper