How to play SMT Games: A helpful and informative guide 

seekadoorthatcarriesa9:

1) Grind
2) Grind
3) Get OHKOed by a random enemy for no apparent reason
4) Realise you haven’t saved in the past half hour
5) Grind again, cussing repeatedly at your characters whenever they have the nerve to take damage
6) I dunno man I think this game had a plot at some point go do a thing
7) Oops looks like advancing the plot has made you hideously underleveled
8) Grind some more
9) Google what level you can fuse Mara at (if applicable)
9) Invent new and creative swears for whenever your characters die
10) BOSS FIGHT
11) Throw gaming system out the window as the boss’ passive HP recovery skill heals the boss for more damage than you did in the previous turn
12) Curl up into a ball and cry softly