New Game+ vs Restart Game+

[Deathwing1306]

Hey, so I have beaten the game yesterday and I was wondering about doing NG+, but I have no idea what these 2 options mean, to be more accurate, what the Restart Game+0 means.

New Game+ should be the classic NG+ which everyone knows, but with some vestiges removed and that is it I guess ?

But what is the Restart Game+ ? Is it basically NG+, but all the vestiges will be unlockable like they were in my very first playthrough or what is it ?

I didn't really find any detailed explanation on what Restart Game+ actually is :/

[Izy]

One is basically replaying the game at the original difficulty with all the vestiges and your levels and items and all the changes they've made to enemy density.

The other is typical NG+ that makes everything harder, removes some vestiges, has none of the tweaked mob density.

NG+ in this game is typically "harder" in this game than others I've played. The late stage bosses basically become huge HP sponges and hit like a truck regardless of your levels.

[Deathwing1306]

Originally posted by Izy:

One is basically replaying the game at the original difficulty with all the vestiges and your levels and items and all the changes they've made to enemy density.

The other is typical NG+ that makes everything harder, removes some vestiges, has none of the tweaked mob density.

NG+ in this game is typically "harder" in this game than others I've played. The late stage bosses basically become huge HP sponges and hit like a truck regardless of your levels.

So basically, the Restart Game+ option is literally just like selecting New Game from the menu, but with my current character...

Every item I will keep, all the vestiges will be available, all the enemies will have same amount of HP and do same dmg (so even Pieta will be like 3-4 shot kill), same enemy density, but only the key items will be removed I guess ?

[Makam]

Originally posted by Deathwing1306:

Originally posted by Izy:

One is basically replaying the game at the original difficulty with all the vestiges and your levels and items and all the changes they've made to enemy density.

The other is typical NG+ that makes everything harder, removes some vestiges, has none of the tweaked mob density.

NG+ in this game is typically "harder" in this game than others I've played. The late stage bosses basically become huge HP sponges and hit like a truck regardless of your levels.

So basically, the Restart Game+ option is literally just like selecting New Game from the menu, but with my current character...

Every item I will keep, all the vestiges will be available, all the enemies will have same amount of HP and do same dmg (so even Pieta will be like 3-4 shot kill), same enemy density, but only the key items will be removed I guess ?

Right

[Bahamut]

I'm am of the opinion that NG+ in every one of these Soulslike, From Soft games included (aside from DS2 that changed things significantly), are bad. All they do is make enemies a giant sack of HP for my now overpowered character to wail on a bit longer. This game is extra bad in this regard because some bosses will have absurd HP, the sundered Monarch, the Spured Progeny and Reinhold the Immured are particularly ridiculous on NG+, you gonna wail on them for like 3 minutes till they die.