100% in NG+ or not ? (NO SPOILER PLEASE)

[Skywebz]

For those who have finished, should I wait for the NG+ to 100% the game or not? (anyway feeling like I don't have the choice I missed the Lumière's mime).

Also, do loot respawn in NG+ or not? In that case I'm not gonna complete all the content twice.

Ty !

[Ratsplat]

NG+ scales enemies upwards slightly. Each NG+ scales a bit higher. Other than that, the general recommendation is to 100% before NG+ing. And make sure you do the story before doing every optional thing.

[ichibut]

Just try to 100% everything before NG+
I missed the mime in lumire too.

[Skywebz]

Thank you guys, I'll do that and beat the Lumière's mime in NG+ then I guess :)

[Tiasmoon]

Loot respawns in NG+, but you will get a higher level version. Not sure if in order to get the higher version you need to have looted the original item.

[magickmynd]

General consensus is to do the main story first up to the point where you fight the Paintress, which is not a spoiler because that's literally the whole mission from the start of the game is to take her out.

Once you fight her you will get an item that uncaps your damage limit which gives you a much easier time doing all the side content.

You will want the side content rewards for NG+ because it will be harder than the first run through and you will need all the boosts you can get for example the pictos and weapons.

However, as far as I know there is no real changes to the story, it's only replaying the game in a harder difficulty, so only do NG+ if you want to play it again from the perspective of knowing everything about why what is happening is going on and who is doing what.

It makes the game have a lot of Ah Ha! moments when you play it again knowing what everything is about.

[volcz]

Originally posted by Skywebz:

For those who have finished, should I wait for the NG+ to 100% the game or not? (anyway feeling like I don't have the choice I missed the Lumière's mime).

Also, do loot respawn in NG+ or not? In that case I'm not gonna complete all the content twice.

Ty !

You don't need to NG+ ...

I was like you, I didn't even know there was a mime in the starting Lumiere area till much later. I simply just started a fresh new game/save, killed the mime for the achieve and then deleted the save.

[Holyblades]

I really wish there was more incentive to do NG+. I'm already wiping everything out before they even get a turn and this isn't going to change in NG+. You only really get upgraded weapons and pictos but what really is the point?

[Tiasmoon]

I just wish there was some story reason to do NG+, (new routes, endings etc) as is the case in some Japanese games.

[Squishy]

Originally posted by Tiasmoon:

Loot respawns in NG+, but you will get a higher level version. Not sure if in order to get the higher version you need to have looted the original item.

You do not, there were some new pictos and weapons in my NG+.
the drops seem to scale to your level to some extend at least.

[sp55aa]

before NG+, upgrade all start weapon to at least level 19. so do Barrier Breaker

[DaisyCut]

Huummm, don't wait NG+ for finish the main big things to do (hard things) except if you looking for challenges at parring and dodging.
you will have a hard time to finish things at that time in NG+
act3 NG+ on side boss like tower, clea, chroma boss, I'm not sure if defense and healt has still an importance.

but except that I start at 90 and it was a plaisant walk

[Ayanokoji]

in renoirs draft you can grind lumina if you need some

[Medvezhak]

Personally I didn't like NG+. I 100% the game and started a new game from scratch.

[emperor1080]

I didn't even do new game plus. I 100% everything. The weapons I was using were all 33. The pictos I had on my team were 30+. I literally had everything. I like to explore too much
I was 91 before the final area and just grinded something to get to 99.