New Game +, ++

[Mumrah]

I'm vague on some of the details and I would hate to go through the game a second or third time and miss something because of the Decisions you have to make.

My first play through I would choose a mission that was indicated with a Decision marker. I would play it and move along.
What if I forgot which one I chose in my previous play through, will the game filter out the previous choice?
Will the game attempt to correct me in some way?
Does the game have indicators of what my last choice was?
What happens if I make the same choices from the last play through, will I lose out on something?

[D. Flame]

Just play through the first time always picking the first/top option. Then play through the second time always picking the second option.

The third time just pick the new option that didn't appear in the last two playthroughs.

The different paths lead to different endings and end bosses. You have to get both endings to unlock the third ending.

[AI]

Originally posted by Mumrah:

What if I forgot which one I chose in my previous play through, will the game filter out the previous choice?
Will the game attempt to correct me in some way?
Does the game have indicators of what my last choice was?
What happens if I make the same choices from the last play through, will I lose out on something?

1) you can check which mission you have played in replay mission section, as it's only registered mission that you have done
2) no
3) no
4) i think most decision didn't matter except on ch5 and if you're doing ng++, but yeah, you will just lost some combat logs at least, and lost the route at most

[Blackmage]

Originally posted by Mumrah:

I'm vague on some of the details and I would hate to go through the game a second or third time and miss something because of the Decisions you have to make.

My first play through I would choose a mission that was indicated with a Decision marker. I would play it and move along.
What if I forgot which one I chose in my previous play through, will the game filter out the previous choice?
Will the game attempt to correct me in some way?
Does the game have indicators of what my last choice was?
What happens if I make the same choices from the last play through, will I lose out on something?

The game does not hold your hand in regards to informing you which ending you will get beyond the Decision markers.

The Mission Replay function will tell you which missions you've completed, including the Decision missions. If it's in your Mission Replay, that's the one you did, so you already know to choose the other one.

If you make the same choices, you will get the same content. You must make different choices to get different content.

If you're that worried about not having to play through the story more times than necessary, there are guides you can find online.

[ImHelping]

Even being a backwards maniac works as long as you are doing new things.

For example, my first run I was captain corpo then saved the planet.
NG+1 I did as much aid the rebels stuff possible, then set it all on fire.

As for indicators "Was there ANYTHING new?" variant tweaked missions will be listed as variants on the replay menu (hey... hey wait, is that HANDHOLDING? huh...) like the original attack the dam early mission now being a variant where you get the NG+ unlocked offer mid mission

On top of all there, there is a strange detail that confuses people who have even gotten the third ending.

The extra arenas from NG+ runs get locked away when you start another NG loop, because some of the NG+ arena fights have NPC dialogue, I guess. Nevermind the fact you can replay any mission including the true final boss whenever you want. it would not be lore friendly to still have those arena matches by default because... uh...

as for hot gameplay tips. Bazookas are your friend for one NG++ annoyance that loves to hurl itself 400m away when you stagger it half the time so even the rail cannon will deflect while they are "stunned".

while explosive damage (not stagger, but health damage) is resisted by about 99% absurdity levels for another NG++ headache.

[Mumrah]

Hmm, the replay mission sections seems like the best way to keep track of which missions I chose to complete. I would have to make an alternate choice. The ones with choices within the missions will probably be trickier to track, unless this is marked as a separate mission for replay.

Thanks for the tips.

[ImHelping]

Originally posted by Mumrah:

Hmm, the replay mission sections seems like the best way to keep track of which missions I chose to complete. I would have to make an alternate choice. The ones with choices within the missions will probably be trickier to track, unless this is marked as a separate mission for replay.

Thanks for the tips.

This is why I gave an example about the dam mission, yeah,

Missions with the same name that look like the same one at first, but are actually either a little different, or a LOT different, will be listed as a variant in the replay list. But you have to actually get that mission in the first place for it to be a variant.

Back to the early dam mission, just replaying that mission from the replay menu in NG+ loops won't turn it into the variant. You have to reach it during the normal play progression in NG+ before it evolves into "Now it is the new one"

It is a lot more obvious when it is an entirely new, different name mission. Even when the names are often very similar.

But with a mindset mentioned by most of the above posters of "Just do what seem new/you did not do last time", you should be able to hit the 3rd route by your 3rd play instead of needing extra runs no problem.

[Sabaithal]

New game + has some new missions and a few new variations on existing missions
New game ++ has more new missions, more variations, and a completely separate ending path the player can take (but you must get the first 2 endings)

You can do as many playthroughs as you like through NG+ cycles, so there is no way to permanently miss anything

[Mumrah]

Originally posted by Sabaithal:

New game + has some new missions and a few new variations on existing missions
New game ++ has more new missions, more variations, and a completely separate ending path the player can take (but you must get the first 2 endings)

You can do as many playthroughs as you like through NG+ cycles, so there is no way to permanently miss anything

Hey! That is something I was going to ask about, if there is a limit to how many times I can do NG+. This is pretty useful at least for those who want to 100%.

At the same time. I don't want the game to get stale after going through it some many times just to get everything. So going through it 3 times and be able to 100% it is what I would like to shoot for.

I did see a guide of the paths for missions and such. But I don't think it features all the choices you have to make within a mission. A more complete guide would be helpful.

[AI]

Ok ok, then, imma just summarise it since you have read a guide,

if you want a Ng route, in attack the dam complex mission, you need to side with the balams, if you're playing for the first time, it will automatically pick that choice for you, every choice mission after this won't matter until chapter 5 where you need to pick whether you gonna side with Carla, or ayre by choosing their mission,

although imo, if you want for a somewhat concise story in this route, always pick the first choice, as it'll gave you a story when you're siding with the corporation

For ng+, you gonna need to finish Ng first, and you gonna see something different in attack the dam complex mission, this is the only decision that you have to make within a mission that will decide the route you will take, the rest is a decision made in mission selection menu, take that difference, and you'll set for Ng+ route, but, your end chapter will still be decided by Carla or ayre's choice, the choice between it also won't matter, so you can choose which you haven't done

Same kind as Ng, if you want a somewhat concise story for his one, always pick the 2nd choice

For ng++, you can just proceed as usual, up until you found a mission to protect the strider instead of destroying it, that will open a path for Ng++ route, but, this route is special, because you will have to pick every decision mission that will only accessible from this route, if you missed it, you will return to either ng or ng+ depend on your choice in attack the dam complex mission, assuming you have done Ng and Ng+ as above, you can just check replay mission to check if that mission is new or not, you will be fully locked in Ng++ route after you finished eliminating O'Keefe

Hope this helps

[Mumrah]

Originally posted by AI:

Hope this helps

It does...Thanks...Buddy...

[AI]

You're welcome -w-)b