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Jun 3, 2023 @ 12:29pm

New Game+ not worth it IMO (spoilers)

So I jumped through all the hoops to clear out every infected and ascend each tower. The only things you're allowed to keep is the crown, surreal key, some cooking recipes (double items), and of course the supplies in the ark. Otherwise you lose all your gear and start back at square 1.

I love this game, and spent a considerable amount of time just breaking ♥♥♥♥ because I find it satisfying. However having to go through and clear out every single infected is a really tedious task. It's also not terribly exciting as you've mostly cleared out the map by that point. Why would I bother going through all that trouble just to start again with a handful of special items? I would much rather be able to start with the gear I had and smash my way around the island. Instead you're still stuck following the progression system, granted much faster, but just with more upgrades. Too much work, and not enough reward.

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HereIsPlenty has DYSMANTLE

Jun 3, 2023 @ 12:32pm

I disagree. Up to this point our only way to play it again was a totally new save file. How is this not better? We have so much less grind to do and the experience behind us to teach us how to do things better this time. You beat the game, what else is left?

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Jun 3, 2023 @ 2:22pm

That's just it you've beat the game. Starting a new game with the aforementioned items will help expedite things and get upgrades, but like I said you're still blocked by progression. You'll still have to grind out some of the ark to get the fist back. Still have to go through all the tombs to get the kopesh back. Still have to go through the leveling process to get the skills.

If you've beaten the game though you already know where you need to go. You already know how to do things efficiently. You're just going through the motions to get the gear back. When I finished the game on the first save and decided to get the surreal key my second save it was trivial.

In my opinion a new game+ run should give you the option. Few examples like Dead Space, Dark Souls, God of War games, and a few Castlevania games. You start anew and can enjoy your goodies all the way through, or you can leave them in a box and not use them.

However I'm also taking into account how you have to access new game+. You've beaten the game by this point, and you have end game gear. You then have to fill the ark unless you've done it prior. Then have to trek across the entire map and hunt down every infected in each district, and ascend each tower. Neither of which is difficult, but almost as time consuming as the ark. Granted this is also much faster with the campfire fast travel.

I just find I keep going back to my other save pre-new game+. Like I said though I also spend a lot of time dismantling because I find it satisfying. To this day that sledgehammer is still my best friend. Even now I can hear that rhythmic thumping.

annie87

Jun 3, 2023 @ 8:54pm

All of you are wrong. The DIALOGUE for 1st NG+ and 2rd NG+ are different.
NG+ is not about efficient.

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Jun 3, 2023 @ 9:37pm

Originally posted by annie87:
All of you are wrong. The DIALOGUE for 1st NG+ and 2rd NG+ are different.
NG+ is not about efficient.

No one is wrong here. Some dialogue changes were noted, however still don't think the entire process was worth it.

Hazamuth [developer] Jun 5, 2023 @ 4:20am

The NG+ implementation wasn't going to please everyone. The largest issue from our side was whether to foolproof every single aspect of the game for the possibility of the player going out of the intended progression route with a power fist or taking (literally) game-breaking stuff out of their hands at the start of the next cycle. The resolution came down to time, as while the first option would have been "better" it would have taken possibly months of work and this was something we couldn't afford to do.

All in all, I'd say that the NG+ is geared toward those people who just want another round at the game with some added benefits or another try at the surreal door. The new dialogue is nothing too big, but does offer some small insights.