Coming here with a IV update.
>Minotaur
Was able to do it first time despite having Walter on the team as he only clicked Agi once. Did get fucking jumpscared when he clicked War Cry though while trying to get my buffs in.
>Medusa
Did take a 2nd try because I forgot my shirt gave me a gun weakness but afterwards... Well pic related, thank you Concentrate.
>Erlkonig
Stubborn as all hell but was able to beat him near Shinjuku to get my Yata Mirror this early. Probably helped that I had two agilao spam with one of them even having Fire Pleroma (what the fuck is with the early game skillsets, I'm getting a Charge Stun Needles soon and it's going to be boosted with a Pleroma)
>Story
I at least got to Shinjuku and met Hikaru, making sure to take the scenic route as I did wave to Kasumigaseki and the Ring of Gaea. For thoughts beyond synopsis Nozomi had a good first introduction, I knew IVA is a bar low enough to be jumped over by a Slime but I Nozomi (IV) also just never clicked for me. Also, while Burroughs was annoying thanks to not shutting up (and half of that is self-inflicted as I do have the DLCs), I am appreciating that unlike Aogami she is a part of the cast. She gets to react alongside everyone and hold a conversation.
>Luck
So far ailment fishing on bosses has still been a complete failure (Tsuchigumo guarding Kasumigaseki as the main exception, he was made sick) but I am noticing I am criting a good chunk of the time, probably helps I am multi-hit spam on equipment (Bazooka/hawthorn spear). Most I can think making it look bad is that the 100+ luck party member's on heal/buff duty currently so I'm not clicking Tet.Cut often, maybe when Debilitates and Luster Candies fall on my lap I can click ailment buttons more? Trivia, Stun Needles has a higher Bind chance than Shibaboo, the single target Bind ailment skill.