On P3, my friend went "watch out for the Final Boss, he's a dick," so I was like "k," went to Monad and grinded to Level 90 in about half an hour, fused Helel and Messiah, pumped them up to max stats with the card items, and STOMPED the final boss. He even charmed Mitsuru and healed himself fully in his last form and I just laughed a little bit and continued the beatdown.
So yeah, I had a very different experience with that guy. <_<
and on-topic, I do that occasionally
Mostly only for RPGs, though. And if I am using a guide on my first playthough, it's usually in those same RPGs just so I make sure I don't miss anything important.
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