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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Yakuza 8)

How to Increase Personality and What to Level First

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LAD IW - How to Increase Personality
You can increase your personality in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth by obtaining a certificate at the Ounabara Vocational School, using the Aloha Links feature, or playing mini games. Read on to learn how to increase personality and which personality stats to level first.

How to Increase Personality

Personality points can be obtained through a few different methods in the game.

  1. Obtain a Qualification at the Ocean License School
  2. Interact with NPC in Town with Aloha Links
  3. Increase Personality During Personality Chance Choices
  4. Complete Personality Challenges
  5. Get Honked
  6. Play Minigames

Obtain Certificate at the Vocational School

The Ounabara Vocational School is the main way to increasing your personality stats. In this mini game, you need to obtain a certificate at the school to increase the stat corresponding to the subject you applied for.

Interact with NPCs in Town with Aloha Links

LAD IW - Interact with NPCs
You can also increase your personality with the Aloha Links feature. This feature allows you to interact with people around town. Whenever you greet somebody, you'll get points for use in increasing your personality stats.

Aloha Links Guide

Increase Personality During Personality Chance Choices

Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth - Personality Chance

As you progress in the game, there will be points in the story where you will be faced with choices that have a Personality Chance. Depending on what you choose for these, you can increase certain personality traits. If there is a particular trait you wish to increase, make the choice that leans towards that.

Main Story Walkthrough

Complete Personality Challenges

Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth - Personality Challenge

Personality Challenges are cumulative missions that can increase specific Personality traits. For example, one of the missions requires Kasuga to talk to 30 people. Once this is done you receive +20 to your Kindness.

Get Honked

What is Honk Honk

There are various locations in the game that let you participate in Honk-Honk, an activity where you spend money to increase certain personality traits. While this is an easy method to increase your Personality, it shouldn't be a top priority as this can cost you a lot and money can be hard to come by especially in the early game.

Honk-Honk Locations

Play Other Mini Games

LAD Infinite Wealth - Darts

You can also increase your personality by playing the other mini games (Play Spots) around town. Each minigame has a specific personality stat that they increase.

Note that mini games cost money, but it's worth considering if you want to increase your personality while having fun with the minigames.

List of All Mini Games

List of Mini games and Stat Increased

Minigame Personality
Sicko Snap Game Kindness
Crazy Delivery Charisma
Koi-koi Intellect
Oichokabu Intellect
Darts Passion
Karaoke Passion
Open Road Shogi Intellect
Anaconda Arcade Charisma

There are six personality stats: Passion, Confidence, Charisma, Kindness, Intellect, and Style. Each mini game increases a specific stat.

What Personality to Level First

Intellect is Recommended to Unlock Kunoichi

Kunoichi
Icon Kunoichi
Character Female Party Member
Weapon Daggers
Subname She-nobi in the Shadows
Job Description An attacker too fast for the naked eye who can unravel enemies with her high-speed ninjutsu.

Intellect is highly recommended as this helps with unlocking the Kunoichi job. You can unlock this job when you reach Alo-Happy Tours in Chapter 5 and it requires you to raise your intellect to level 5.

Vocational School Makes It Easy To Improve Your Intellect

The quickest way to improve your intellect is to pass the test at vocational school. Mathematics and History are recommended as they can significantly increase your intelligence. Once you have enough money, take the test to improve your intellect and unlock jobs.

Improve Traits for Desired Jobs

Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth - Alo-Happy Tours

When you reach Alo-Happy Tours in Chapter 5, you will have the ability to choose a job. Depending on the type of job, you will need to meet a certain level for a Personality trait. If you have a certain job you wish to unlock, take time to improve that.

All Jobs and Unlock Conditions

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Honolulu Photo Rally Locations Yokohama Photo Rally Locations
All Vocational Exam Answers All Taxi Stand Locations
Keepers of the City: Crown Enemy Locations Container Locations and How to Unlock
All Pawn Shop Locations: Where to Sell Items Aloha Links Friend Locations

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Best Jobs For Each Character Best Equipment for All Chapters
Best Weapon for Each Job Best Armor and Accessories
Best Early Game Items How to Level Up Fast
How to Get Money Fast How to Change Jobs
How to Feed Animals Aloha Links Guide
How to Change the Difficulty Settings Fortune Exchange Shop Rewards List
Miss Match Guide How to Date Each Person in Miss Match
Missable Features Post-Game Guide
Hawaiian Haunt Guide Drink Links: All Choices and How to Unlock
6 Beginner Tips and Tricks in the Early Game Best Party
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Perfect Guard Guide: How to Guard Back Attack: Effects and Multiplier
Battle System Guide: How to Win Battles How to Use the ATM (Automated Teller Machine)
Combo Attacks Guide: How to Do Follow-up Attacks Should You Turn Off Action Prompts?
Bond Levels: How to Increase and Effects How to Increase Personality and What to Level First
Smackdown: Level Gap Requirement and Conditions Personality Level: Details and Level Effects
Honk-Honk Locations Poundmates Guide: Should You Use Poundmates?
How to Get Safe Keys and Where to Use Them How to Escape Battles
How to Beat Metalworm in Dungeons How to Recover Your Health
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News & Game Info

Available Consoles: Is Infinite Wealth on Switch? Pre-Order Bonus Guide: Editions and Bonuses
System Requirements Is Infinite Wealth Coming to Game Pass?
How to Play the Demo DLC Guide: List of DLC and Recommendations
Trophies & Achievements Guide PS4 or PS5: Which Version Should You Choose?
Voice Actors List Game Edition Differences and Which to Buy
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