How To Start New Game Plus Ghost Of Tsushima

How to Start New Game Plus in Ghost of Tsushima

Ready to jump back into the world of Tsushima as Jin Sakai? After finishing the main story, you might be wondering how to experience the game again with all your hard-earned skills and gear. That’s where New Game Plus (NG+) comes in! It lets you replay the story with all your stuff from the previous game, making you a super-powered ghost from the beginning. But how do you actually start it? Let’s get into the details and learn exactly how to begin your NG+ adventure in Ghost of Tsushima.

Prerequisites for Starting New Game Plus

Before you can even think about starting New Game Plus, there’s one very important thing you must do: you need to finish the main story of Ghost of Tsushima. That means completing all the main quests and seeing the ending credits. You can’t start NG+ until you’ve done that. Think of it as a reward for saving Tsushima from the Mongols. Once the credits roll, you’ll be brought back to the main menu, and this is where the real fun begins.

Locating the New Game Plus Option

Okay, so you’ve finished the game, watched the credits, and you’re back at the main menu. What now? Well, starting New Game Plus is actually quite simple. Don’t go looking in the gameplay settings or anything fancy like that. Instead, look for a specific option on the menu. You’ll see an option that says, “New Game Plus,” usually below the “Continue” option or “Load Game”. It’s pretty straightforward and easy to find. Select this, and get ready for your second journey across Tsushima.

What Carries Over to New Game Plus?

One of the coolest parts about New Game Plus is that you get to keep most of the things you worked hard to get. But what exactly does that mean? Let’s break it down:

Equipment

• Swords: All of your katana and tanto upgrades and skins will come with you. That includes any special swords you may have earned, like the Sakai Clan Sword or the Ghost Armor’s blade.
• Armor: Every single piece of armor you have, along with all the dyes you collected, will be available from the get-go. You can wear your favorite outfit right from the start.
• Charms: All the charms that you’ve found that are equipable will remain in your inventory to start your new journey. Get ready to make a more powerful build.
• Upgrades: All the upgrades you applied to your weapons, armor and bow remain the same as you left them. They won’t disappear.

Abilities and Techniques

• Skills: All the stances you’ve learned, all your combat techniques, and all your exploration skills will be carried over. You don’t need to start as a basic samurai again!
• Ghost Weapons: All your ghost tools, like the kunai, smoke bombs and sticky bombs are ready for you to use again

Other Things

• Cosmetics: All the headbands, masks and hats that you have earned will follow you into NG+
• Exploration Progress: It’s worth noting, however, that the world of Tsushima is reset. You will need to explore the locations again and discover the collectables, but anything you picked up prior to entering new game plus will be available in your inventory.

Think of New Game Plus like keeping all your toys from your first playthrough so you can play with them again. The items you collected are kept, but you get to re-experience the story with the toys you have earned.

What Does Not Carry Over to New Game Plus?

While you get to keep a lot of cool things, some things do not carry over into New Game Plus. Here’s what you can expect:

• Story Progress: You’ll be starting from the beginning of the story again. This is not just a continuation of your previous game.
• World Map: The world map will be reset, meaning you will have to rediscover all the locations again, as if playing for the first time.
• Collectibles & Upgrade Materials: While your inventory of completed collected items remains, new collectable will be available to pick up around the map. Any supplies, silk, steel and other materials will be reset and need to be found again for any upgrades you want to make this time around.

This reset of the world lets you re-experience all the locations and even grab resources you may have missed the first time around. Think of it as a second chance to explore every nook and cranny of Tsushima.

New Game Plus Specific Rewards

The developers at Sucker Punch didn’t just give you a way to replay the game with all your skills and items. They added some cool things that you can only get in New Game Plus. This includes unique items that change Jin’s look.

Ghost Flowers

When you start NG+, you’ll notice a new item called “Ghost Flowers”. These are special flowers that you can collect, and they’re only found in New Game Plus. They look different from the regular flowers found around Tsushima, and you will find them in a variety of places as you replay the game.

Ghost Flower Merchant

These Ghost Flowers are not used for making dyes. Instead, you need to find a special merchant. This merchant, called Baku the Voiceless, is a unique vendor that only appears in New Game Plus. He sells unique cosmetic items, such as new armor dyes and charms, for Ghost Flowers. These items are only available in New Game Plus.

New Charms

You can also spend your Ghost Flowers on new charms with very unique abilities. These will provide a change to your build and will also be helpful in your fight against the Mongol invasion once again. These new charms are something you can only get with Ghost Flowers.

New Armor Dyes

There are also very cool new armor dyes that can be purchased with Ghost Flowers. These will let you change your outfits and will make your character look different.

Why Play New Game Plus?

So, you know how to start New Game Plus, you know what carries over, and you know about the new items and the Ghost Flowers. But why should you even bother playing through the game again? There are many reasons!

Play as a Super-Powered Samurai

The most exciting part of playing New Game Plus is that you get to feel like a true master samurai. You have all your skills and cool gear from the start, and you are ready to dominate the Mongols with all your upgrades. It’s a fun and powerful way to play the game. You can fight the enemies in a variety of different ways, making them more challenging.

Experiment with Builds

Since you have all your gear, skills, and charms, you get to experiment with very different builds. You can play around with new combinations that you didn’t try in your first play through. You can focus on making a powerful melee character or try out different playstyles.

Revisit the Story and World

Ghost of Tsushima has a very engaging story. Playing through the game again gives you a chance to experience that story again. You may have missed the small details on your first playthrough. You get a second chance to appreciate the beauty of Tsushima and its rich details. You will also be able to find all the different collectables and trophies this time around.

Challenge Yourself

Even with all your powerful gear and abilities, New Game Plus can still be challenging, especially on higher difficulties. You can start the new playthrough on a different difficulty or make your own restrictions to make the game even more challenging.

Tips For Your New Game Plus Playthrough

Now that you are ready to begin your new journey on Tsushima, here are some tips to make the most of it:

Plan your playstyle

You can use the opportunity to experiment with new builds. Look at the charms you unlocked in your first playthrough, and try to combine some of them in your new run. See if you can create some very powerful combinations.

Focus on Ghost Flowers

Make it a goal to find as many ghost flowers as possible. The new gear that you can buy with them is definitely worth it and can make your journey easier. Go to all the locations that you did not visit in your first playthrough.

Choose Your Difficulty Carefully

Think carefully about which difficulty to play in on your new journey. Try using the hardest difficulty that you are comfortable with to make your playthrough more challenging.

Don’t Rush the Story

There is no rush to beat the game again. Take your time and explore every place in the beautiful world of Tsushima. Take time to appreciate all the details. If you are playing on the hardest difficulty you will have to make sure that you are leveled to face the challenges ahead.

How to Access New Game Plus on the Iki Island Expansion

If you own the Iki Island expansion for Ghost of Tsushima, then accessing New Game Plus is still the same. You need to have completed the main story in order to access new game plus. The Iki Island expansion story does not need to be completed for the new game plus to be available. However, if you have finished the Iki Island story, any weapons, armor and charms you earned will also carry over into your New Game Plus playthrough, and you can use them on the main island.

New Game Plus in Ghost of Tsushima offers a great way to replay this incredible game. You get to keep your hard-earned skills and gear, experience the story again, and grab unique items only found in NG+. If you’ve beaten the game and you want to jump back in, starting New Game Plus is a good way to go. With its simple activation process and a bunch of new rewards, it is definitely worth doing. So, get ready to become the ultimate Ghost of Tsushima!