New Game+ (2024)

New Game Plus or "New Game+" is a recurring feature in the Fire Emblem series. After playing a game to completion, the player may start a New Game+ with extra features and additional bonuses made available.

First introduced to the franchise through the spin-off Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, the first main series Fire Emblem game to feature a New Game Plus mechanic was Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

Appearances[]

Fire Emblem: Three Houses[]

Upon completing a playthrough, a Sothis mark will appearon the game file andthe player will begiven the option to start aNew Game+ playthrough over the same save slot.

The game will retain the following progress from previous playthroughs into the next one:

• Collective playtime
• Progress of the Saint Statues
• Progress of the Influencer in Abyss. If previously unlocked, the Wayseer and Shadow Library are already unlocked but unavailable until the War Phase.
• Progress and rank of all Battalions obtained.
• Information of all of Byleth's Professor Level and Support ranks, as well as any recruited characters' Class Certifications and masteries, Tutoring subject ranks, and combat arts.
• Total unspent renown.

The followingfeatures are available in New Game+:

• New appearance options become available via the journal in Byleth's room. However, the player can only change the appearance of units that they have currently recruited.
  • Characters can be switched freely between their pre-and-post timeskip default appearances. This also applies to DLC costumes.
  • Edelgard, Claude, and Dimitri have alternative hair styles that can be accessed after choosing their respective routes.
• Renown gains additional purpose outside of the Saint Statues. In Byleth's room, the player can access their Journal in order to purchase useful advantages that they earned from previous playthroughs:
  • Byleth's highest Professor Rank.
  • Byleth's support rank witheach character.
  • Skills obtained through Class Mastery.
  • Special Crest items that grant them the power of specific crests to whoever holds them.
• Renown is also gained upon beginning of a new New Game+ file based upon the difficulty of the previous playthrough, scaling up to about 125,000 renown when starting from a Maddening file.
• The amiibo Gazebo also gains new functionality in a New Game+if a Fire Emblem amiibo has been scanned. When accessed, the player can choose to scan amiibo figures as usual, or be transported to the Holy Tomb. The Holy Tomb features rare item and ingredient spawns, and Sothis can also be found here until the end of Chapter 10, upon which she will be replaced with the opposite gender Byleth. By interacting with Sothis or NPC Byleth, Byleth will gain a special New Game+ combat ability, the Sothis Shield.

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes[]

The New Game+ appears as an option on the game's main menu after finishing the game and saving game-clear data. Completing the game also unlocks the ability to play the game on Maddening difficulty. Data for the protagonist will be carried over during the second battle (Chapter 1), while all other data will be carried over during the third battle (Chapter 2). The main exception is the Merc Whistle, which will be lost if unused before starting New Game+. However, the bonus accessories obtained from trading the Merc Whistle are kept.

The game will retain the following progress from previous playthroughs into the next one:

• Character levels (on a per unit basis)
• Support levels
• Class levels
• Unlocked equipment and unique accessories
• Gold
• Renown points
• Base Camp facilities' upgrades.

The following features are available in New Game+:

• The Record Master, unlocked after beating Chapter 4 in the main story as in a standard New Game, now allows the player to replay any battle from any completed route with any unit ever acquired.
• Equipment and Crest items are added to the renown exchange.
• Unlockable units can be purchased from the renown exchange: These characters start at level 50, and cannot be used in story battles, be trained, or interacted with in camp. However, they can gain experience in auxiliary battles, trade their weapons with other characters and acquire new classes via the Training Grounds.
• The Vanguard Whistle can be purchased: This item can be used on the War Map to skip most territory battles while still receiving strategy resources, capture reward, and access to the surveying spots in that territory. However, this does not work on battles that contain quest restrictions, nor the final battle of a chapter.

If a New Game+ is started after completing two playthroughs, the Gatekeeper will be added to the roster at the start of Chapter 5: Unlike the other unlockable characters, the Gatekeeper is a member of the player's force in the game's story. He also has his own Paralogue battle, and can engage in Base Camp activities like the Training Grounds, sharing meals, and going on Expeditions, but he does not have Support Conversations.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE (Encore)[]

Upon loading a completed playthrough save, the player will be given prompts to select a difficulty first. With the exception of Lunatic Mode, the player can choose to bring all available bonuses or choose to only bring select few bonuses for their next playthrough. A New Game+ save file will be labeled as "Season #", with # indicating the current playthrough. (i.e. "Season 2" if New Game+ is used for the first time, "Season 3" for the second time and so on). This is important for completion, as some achievements can only be obtained in New Game+.

The things that automatically carry over from playthrough to playthrough include:

• Play records and rewards earned.
• Unlocked Shop Stock
• Artwork collected from the Anzu Tokyo Store.
• Analysis information on previously-defeated enemies (excluding bosses' stats).
• The ability to reforge Carnages (normally unlocked in chapter 4).
• Urahara Arena titles.
• Unlocked Costumes.
• Trophies
• Overall Playtime

The optional data that can be kept or reset when starting a new game (except on Lunatic mode, where all optional data will automatically reset), includes:

• Experience and levels
• Stage Ranks
• Carnages
• Accessories
• Items (Performa, Arena Coins, and story-critical Key Items will be lost regardless)
• Map progress
• Money

The following additional bonuses apply if a New Game+ is begun in any way after defeating the final boss at least once:

• The player can select Lunatic Mode. Only your achievements, costumes, trophies and overall playtime carry over if you select this difficulty.
• A new "Legendary" difficulty in the Urahara Arena will be unlocked: This difficulty awards the player with War Testament Performa at certain point thresholds, which can be used to create/strengthen the strongest carnages for each character.
• A secret boss battle is accessible upon meeting certain prerequisites, as well as Requests 49 and 50, with Request 50 being said boss battle.
• The player will gain the ability to buy certain Carnages.
• An additional costume for Itsuki should the player get the best ending during the epilogue, which in turn unlocks his Best Dressed Play Record. This is unlocked after the first battle.
• The following features are exclusive to the Wii U version, as the Encore version makes them available in a regular playthrough instead:
  • A Tiki costume will become available at the Anzu lottery.
  • The ability to rewatch cutscenes.
• The following features are exclusive to Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Encore:
  • The ability to swap Itsuki out of the active party.
  • Itsuki can learn the Radiant Skill, Open Audition, which in turn unlocks his Radiant Star Play Record.