Last night, I had the pleasure of finishing Lightning Returns on a New Game Plus playthrough. This is actually something of a rarity for me, because for as many games as I've enjoyed that have NG+ systems, I've very rarely gone back to play through entire games over again with them and whatever bonuses they provide. Even for Persona 4, I ended up stopping a little after Rise's dungeon because I didn't feel like slogging the rest of the way through the game again at the time.
But Lightning Returns has some really cool elements that only become available in a New Game Plus, like upgrading weapons and shields, and the ability to play through the game powered up gave me the opportunity to do things I hadn't done the first time through. They even throw in a twist at the end by powering up the final boss to make him more difficult. (I did beat him on the first try, but I got zero stars out of five for that performance.) Of course, my enjoyment of the game itself also went a long way toward the desire to play it again on a NG+.
So what are some of your favorite games with NG+ systems and the way that they're used? (The first person to say Chrono Trigger gets the Captain Obvious 2014 award.)
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