What carries over to Persona 3 Reload’s New Game+ mode? As with previous Persona titles, you can replay the game with most of your progress from the prior gameplay intact. In this Persona 3 Reload tutorial, we will go over everything that rolls over into a New Game+ run and address any questions you may have.
Persona 3 Reload New Game Plus
Again, New Game+ allows you to carry over certain parts of your prior playthrough. This simply implies that you won’t have to waste time grinding for items that you previously unlocked on your previous run.
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As such, New Game+ is an excellent way to reclaim Trophies that you may have missed the first time around, and it’s ideal for simply enjoying Persona 3 Reload’s story without having to worry about specific gameplay elements.
How to Start New Game+ in Persona 3 Reload?
To begin a New Game+ playthrough in Persona 3 Reload, first complete the game. Once the credits roll, you’ll be prompted to save something labeled ‘Clear Data’.
Save the Clear Data to your preferred save spot — but keep in mind that if you save over a prior in-game save, you won’t be able to recover it.
Once your Clear Data is saved, you will be returned to the game’s main menu. From here, select ‘Load Game’ and then load your Clear Data. This will send you straight to New Game+.
What is Carried Over to New Game+ in Persona 3 Reload?
Here’s a complete list of everything that rolls over from Persona 3 Reload’s New Game+:
- Persona Compendium: All of the personas you fused and unlocked through Shuffle Time, together with their levels, stats, and skills, are available to summon from the Velvet Room at the start of New Game+. It should be noted that summoning them will still require you to spend money.
- Shadow Analysis Information: All of the enemy intelligence you’ve gathered during your playthrough(s) is available right away in New Game+. This implies you won’t have to rediscover vulnerabilities and resistances.
- Social Stats: In New Game+, your personality attributes Academics, Charm, and Courage remain at their current levels. So, if you maxed out these social stats during your prior playthrough(s), you won’t have to spend time doing so again. This also means that you may devote considerably more of your leisure time to building Social Links or engaging in other activities. Furthermore, you’ll be able to unlock particular Social Links much sooner in the game because your social metrics will be at the required level.
- Protagonist Level: In New Game Plus, the protagonist’s total character level remains unchanged. This allows you to summon previously unlocked personas from the start, even if they are high-level.
- Protagonist’s HP and SP Gains: Permanent boosts in the protagonist’s HP and SP will be carried over to New Game Plus. These are the benefits of using various computer software in the dorms, as well as the benefits of selecting specific Major Arcana cards during Shuffle Time. You can continue to gain HP and SP in New Game+ using the same methods until you have 999 of each.
- The number of party members has increased: Any party member stats that were increased outside of leveling up will be carried over into New Game+. This includes incense stat boosts and HP/SP bonuses from selecting MajorArcana cards during Shuffle Time.
- In New Game+, all consumable items in your inventory from the previous game will be carried over.
- In New Game+, your inventory will include all equipment from the previous game.
- New Game+ retains all skill cards from the previous game.
- Materials will be carried over to New Game+ from your inventory after completing the game.
- Twilight Fragments will be carried over to New Game+.
- Costumes: New Game+ unlocks all cosmetic costumes from prior playthroughs. However, the SEES battle uniforms are still unlocked through the main story.
- Key Items: Some items carry over to New Game Plus. More precisely, the important assets obtained from completing Social Links – which allow you to combine powerful personalities — are maintained.
- In New Game+, all money in your inventory from the previous game is transferred over.
- Play Time Your total play time is transferred to New Game+. This is the timer displayed next to your saved data.
Can You Change the Difficulty Level in New Game Plus?
Yes, you can adjust the difficulty in New Game+. When you initially load your Clear Data, the game will prompt you to select a difficulty setting, exactly as if you were beginning a regular playthrough.
Persona 3 Reload allows you to modify the difficulty at any moment via the settings menu, and this is still possible in New Game+.
It’s worth noting that New Game+ is ideal for tackling the game’s most challenging stages. Perhaps it is time to try Merciless?
Do Enemies Become Stronger in New Game+?
In New Game+, adversaries retain their current level and stats. This means that if you choose to use powerful personas and equipment from your prior playthrough, the game will be extremely simple.
Even on the strongest difficulty settings, there isn’t much of a challenge until the end of the game. If you’re still looking for a challenge while playing New Game+, you may impose some limits for yourself, such as only utilizing one persona. Unique challenge runs can be enjoyable, especially since so much of your progress is carried over to New Game+.