New Game Plus (NG+) Guide for Final Fantasy XVI (FF16)
How to Unlock New Game Plus (NG+)
Clear the main story once on any difficulty (Action Focus or Story Focus).
New Game Plus (NG+) is unlocked after you have beaten the main story of Final Fantasy XVI (FF16) for the first time on any difficulty (Action Focus or Story Focus). After defeating the game’s final boss and watching the ending, NG+ will become selectable.
NG+ allows you to replay the entirety of the main story with various elements from your previous run carried over as well as a few gameplay changes.
NG+ Carry-Over Features
Below is a list of carry-over features in NG+.
- Character Level
- Weapons
- Armor (Belts, Vambraces, and Accessories)
- Eikons
- Abilities
- Items
- Gil (Money)
Features Not Carried Over in NG+
- World Map Progress
- Journal (Main Story Quest and Side Quest Clear Status)
- Key Items
NG+ Gameplay Changes
Below is a list of gameplay changes and other new features exclusive to NG+.
- Final Fantasy Mode becomes selectable at the start of the game.
- Maximum weapon upgrades are raised to six levels from three.
- Reforged weapons are unlocked for crafting.
- Duplicate accessory synthesis is unlocked (enables stacking of the same accessory effects into one accessory).
- Young Clive story section can be skipped (intro chapter).
- Arcade Mode unlocked.
- Chronolith Trials unlocked.
- Utterance of Creation obtained.
Final Fantasy Mode (Hard Difficulty)
Final Fantasy Mode, which is essentially the game’s version of Hard mode, is an unlockable difficulty setting that is only available on NG+. Much more challenging than Action Focus Mode, Final Fantasy Mode features several major gameplay changes that make it more demanding to clear.
Final Fantasy Mode Features
- Significantly more powerful enemies encountered throughout the main story.
- Enemies encountered in various areas are different from those in Action Focused and Story Focused mode (late-game enemies appear much earlies in the story or may appear in greater numbers).
- Character level cap is raised to 100.
- Ultima Weapon is unlocked for crafting (best weapon in NG+).
- Final Chronolith Trials unlocked.
- Ultimaniac Mode unlocked (Arcade Mode).
NG+ carry-over features and gameplay changes are also implemented when playing on Final Fantasy difficulty.
Other FF16 Guides
FF16 Walkthrough
| ▼FF16 Walkthroughs |
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| Main Quest Walkthrough |
| Post-Game Unlockables |
FF16 Useful Guides
FF16 Eikon Guides
| ▼FF16 Eikon Guides | |
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| Eikon Summon List and Guides | |
| Phoenix | Ifrit |
| Garuda | Shiva |
| Bahamut | Titan |
| Ramuh | Odin |
| Titan Lost | Typhon |
FF16 Basic Information
FF16 Game Database
| ▼FF16 Game Database | |
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| Weapons List | Belts List |
| Vambraces List | Accessories List |
| Items List | Crafting Materials List |
| Trophies and Achievements List | Enemies List |
| Bosses List | |
FF16 Forum
| ▼FF16 Forum | |
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| Chat Board | Question Board |
| Bug Report Board | |
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