New Game+ Specifics

New Game+ Specifics

Welcome back, aspiring Spirit Master! Tales of Xillia's New Game+ offers a wealth of options to enhance your subsequent playthroughs, allowing you to carry over progress, unlock new challenges, and even experience the story from a fresh perspective. Understanding the intricacies of the Grade Shop and its offerings is crucial for optimizing your next journey through Rieze Maxia.

The Grade Shop: Your New Game+ Toolkit

Upon completing the game and saving your clear data, you'll gain access to the Grade Shop. This special shop allows you to spend "Grade" (earned through various in-game achievements and combat performance) to purchase bonuses that carry over into your New Game+ file. Strategically choosing your purchases can drastically alter your experience, from making the early game a breeze to providing a significant challenge.

Recommended Grade Shop Purchases

• Inherit Gald (100 Grade): Absolutely essential for a smooth start. This carries over all your accumulated Gald, allowing you to purchase powerful equipment, items, and accessories much earlier. Consider this a top priority.
• Inherit Items (200 Grade): Carries over all consumable items, materials, and accessories. This is incredibly useful for crafting and ensuring you have a stock of healing items from the get-go.
• Inherit Equipment (300 Grade): Brings over all your weapons, armor, and accessories. This can make early combat trivial, especially if you've acquired powerful end-game gear.
• Inherit Skills (150 Grade): All learned skills (from the Lilium Orb) are carried over. This means your characters will start with a robust set of abilities, significantly boosting their combat prowess.
• Inherit Lilium Orb (250 Grade): This carries over your entire Lilium Orb progression. While expensive, it allows you to immediately access powerful stats and skills, making your characters incredibly strong from the start. Combine with "Inherit Skills" for maximum effect.
• Double EXP (500 Grade): For those looking to power-level and quickly reach higher levels. This is excellent for tackling harder difficulties or simply enjoying a faster progression.
• Half EXP (10 Grade): Surprisingly useful for players who want a more challenging experience or wish to prolong the leveling process to better appreciate character growth.
• Increase Item Drop Rate (100 Grade): Ideal for completionists and crafters. This makes farming rare materials and equipment much less tedious.
• Increase Gald Drop Rate (50 Grade): A good complementary purchase to "Inherit Gald" if you want to maintain a healthy bankroll throughout your playthrough.
• Unlock All Skits (50 Grade): For lore enthusiasts! This allows you to view all skits you've unlocked in your previous playthrough from the beginning, perfect for catching up on missed conversations or re-experiencing character interactions.
• Unlock All Titles (75 Grade): Carries over all earned titles, which can provide various stat bonuses or cosmetic changes.
• Unlock All Costumes (100 Grade): If you've collected various cosmetic outfits, this allows you to use them from the start of your New Game+.

Strategic Considerations for Different Playthroughs

• Speedrun/Easy Playthrough: Prioritize Inherit Gald, Inherit Equipment, Inherit Skills, Inherit Lilium Orb, and Double EXP. This combination will make you incredibly overpowered, allowing you to breeze through the story and focus on objectives.
• Challenge Playthrough (e.g., Unknown Difficulty): Consider Half EXP and potentially foregoing some inheritance options to maintain a higher level of difficulty. You might still want Inherit Gald for early equipment, but be mindful of making things too easy.
• Completionist Playthrough: Focus on Increase Item Drop Rate, Increase Gald Drop Rate, Inherit Items, and Unlock All Skits/Titles/Costumes. This will aid in collecting everything the game has to offer.
• Second Character Perspective (Jude/Milla): If you played as Jude first, starting a New Game+ as Milla (or vice-versa) is highly recommended. The Grade Shop allows you to carry over progress, making the alternate perspective more enjoyable without having to grind from scratch. You'll experience unique story segments and character interactions that flesh out the narrative.

Post-Game Content and New Game+

New Game+ is also an excellent opportunity to tackle any post-game content you might have missed or found too challenging in your initial run. With inherited power-ups, you can more easily conquer:

• The EX Dungeon: Located in the deepest parts of the Featherfall Canyon (accessible after completing the main story). This multi-floor dungeon features incredibly tough enemies and powerful bosses. Your New Game+ bonuses will be invaluable here.
• Optional Bosses: Several powerful optional bosses, such as the Golden Mage Knight in the Xagut Floodmeadow, can be significantly easier to defeat with your enhanced party.
• Character Episodes: Ensure you've completed all character-specific side quests and episodes. Some might have been difficult to finish without a strong party, and New Game+ provides the perfect chance to wrap them up.

Remember, the beauty of New Game+ lies in its flexibility. Tailor your Grade Shop purchases to create the ideal experience for your next adventure in Tales of Xillia!