LogFAQs > #971821254

I played 3, 4 and 5 vanilla without social link guides and just did whatever i wanted. I did manage to get everything done in 5 though as that is the only one that doesn't have a strict schedule for doing everything.
To be honest it's a tough question to answer. On the one hand you might wanna see everything in one playthrough but on the other it kinda spoils it when you have to do specific stuff on a specific day when it's designed to give you choices. I found it highly enjoyable trying to plan the week ahead in the games based on what tasks fall on what days. You get non of that following a guide.