Shin Megami Tensei IV

- Dexterity is the important stat for physical attacks, it applies twice as effectively as strength.

- Magic or Physical are both perfectly viable, go with whatever you want. Prioritize Dex for physical, Mag for magic, and drop some points into Agility and Luck regardless.

- The first couple serious bosses are the biggest roadblocks in the game. The second can be trivialized by getting a Gremlin in the area before and leveling it a few times, at which point it will evolve into a Raiju and is basically immune to anything the boss can do.

- The best way to get demons to join you is to refuse their first request, then cheat, then end talks. It seems silly, but if you bargain with demons honestly, they'll steal your stuff and either leave or attack you an awful lot of the time.

- Always hit weaknesses when possible. Smirking is very powerful.