Elden Ring: What You Need To Know About New Game Plus

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One of the few downsides to Elden Ring is that, at some point, the game has to end. It's somewhat sad to say goodbye to your first playthrough — the sense of adventure and exploration in Elden Ring is just unmatched the first time — but becoming Elden Lord doesn't necessarily mean the game is over.

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After beating the final boss of Elden Ring players are offered a choice: start Journey 2, also called New Game Plus, or continue in the current iteration of the world. Remaining in the world lets players choose to start their second playthrough at the Roundtable Hold instead, but there are a lot of good reasons to continue into this enhanced version of the base game.

The main difference between a regular playthrough and New Game Plus is in enemy strength. All enemies and bosses in Elden Ring get a buff to their overall Health pool and the amount of damage they can dish out. In New Game +7 even the Godrick Soldier in the tutorial area can take out the player.

In regular New Game Plus enemies are noticeably beefier than before, and each level of New Game Plus after increases Health and damage by a little bit more. Early-game zones will likely feel too easy for you, but that's kind of the point — by the time you've reached Level 150 at the end of the game, you can restart and choose a completely different path to the Erdtree. You only need two Great Runes to get to Leyndell, they don't necessarily have to be Godrick's and Rennala's.

Though it's technically a restart mechanic, starting Journey 2 in Elden Ring doesn't mean letting go of things you've collected. In fact, the majority of items collected during the first playthrough will stay with you to the second. It's