In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 there is the option to start a second run in New Game+ after the first playthrough. In this, you won’t have to start completely from scratch. How to start it and what you need to know is explained here.
What is New Game Plus? New Game+ (or Plus) refers to a new playthrough after completing the first one. However, depending on the game, you start with achievements and items from the first run or some things may change compared to the previous gameplay experience.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 also offers this option. What you should know about it is explained here.
Everything you need to know about New Game+
Unlocking and starting New Game+
How do I unlock New Game+? To start a run with New Game Plus, you must have completed Act 3. Once you have finished the story for the first time, you can then start a second run with NG+.
How do I start a run with NG+? For this, you need to load your save file where you finished the story. Then go to an expedition flag of your choice and select the “New Game+” option at the end of the list.
What carries over into New Game+ and what doesn’t?
Things that you carry into the new run:
- Character progress including level, attributes, and skill points
- all party members are available once the prologue is completed (except Esquie)
- all weapons, pictos, and colors from your inventory are carried over from the old run to the new one
- all Chroma elixirs and Lumina upgrades
- all unlocked outfits and hairstyles
- all unlocked Gradient attacks
Things that are not carried over:
- Progress on side quests
- found Lost Gestrals
- the ability Paint Break
- all relationship levels, without affecting already received Gradient attacks
- Esquie’s abilities
- all quest items
- all music tracks
- collected diary entries
- fast travel from a flag to the continent must be unlocked again
Changes in New Game+ compared to the 1st run
At its core, you play the same game in New Game+, but with some adjustments, particularly in difficulty, that you should be aware of:
- Enemies are much harder, have significantly more health, and deal powerful damage.
- Pictos and weapons that you can obtain from enemies, merchants, and the environment will be replaced by higher-level variants.
- Chroma catalysts will also be swapped with higher-level variants. Thus, you can receive Grandiose Chroma catalysts earlier in the game (weapon upgrades up to level 32) and can exclusively get Perfect Chroma catalysts in NG+ (upgrades up to maximum level 33).
- You will receive significantly more Chroma from the environment.
- You can further enhance your colors and Chroma elixirs.
- You can purchase baguette weapons for 3 festival tokens in Lumière – you can find them in the bakery.
What you should consider before your NG+
Since your character progress is mostly carried over into the new run, it makes sense to build good builds before starting a significantly harder playthrough and to level up the various characters, weapons, and pictos to a comfortable level for you. Otherwise, you risk starting the run and facing problems right away.
You should not underestimate the increased difficulty. You should also distribute your already acquired attribute points as efficiently as possible. How to do this best is explained here: Clair Obscur Expedition 33: Attributes in the guide – How to best distribute your points
In addition to a profound story, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 also offers various endings. Furthermore, the story is sometimes not so easy to follow and often leaves players with questions. We have broken it down and explained it for you: Clair Obscur Expedition 33: Story explained – All info about the narrative of the RPG
