Unlike in past Atlus games, you're not actually going to need a guide for a lot of Metaphor: ReFantazio's side content. Persona fans will probably scoff at the very idea of not consulting a guide every five seconds to squeeze every drop of efficiency out of a 120-hour-long calendar simulator, but I swear it's true! A lot of the Follower-related stuff in Metaphor feels impossible to mess up, which absolutely wasn't the case in Personas 3, 4, and 5.
Just because that side of the game is easier doesn't mean Metaphor's a cakewalk though...