New Game+ (NG+) is the moniker for a second playthrough of the game with added bonus from the previous one. Every game with a NG+ mode will always be different in terms of the things that you can carry to the next playthrough.

To access the NG+ mode, simply fight the final boss and when prompted, press No. You will then start over from the very beginning of the game.

It should be noted that the difficulty Extreme is unlocked once you beat the game (even without entering NG+), and you can change the difficulty anytime on the main menu. I highly recommend new players to not go straight into NG+, and instead rewind time on the very first playthrough.

• Items in your inventory and the storage box
  
  • Weapons (including all memory chips and upgrades made)
    
  • Ammunition
    
  • Outfits
    
  • Accessories
    
  • Materials
    
  • Disguises
• Stats
  
  • Character level
    
  • CP distribution on your avatar and ArFa-Sys
    
  • Weapon, gadget, and skill proficiency.
    
  • Bounty Ranking
• Quests
  
  • Home expansion quest progress
    
  • DLC Quests progress
    
  • Hero Quest and Co-Op Boss quest clear progress
• Miscellanous
  
  • Earned medals
    
  • Liz's Weapon Modification level
    
  • Ability to dual wield and use Gun and Sword.
    
  • Money and customization made on items

• Access to the Home expansion NPC, if you haven't cleared it already
  
• Access to all 3 DLCs and Kirito Mode
  
• ArFa-Sys parts (including bank, has to be re-unlocked to access your money)

• Affinity level with all characters
  
• Weapon arts (pretty much every thing from Argo)
  
• Landmark in maps as well as the ability to fast travel to those areas
  
• All other key items (including Memory of X items)
  
• All quest progress

• Ability to reset gender, appearance, and name of your avatar and ArFa-Sys
  
• The ability to level up Liz's Weapon Modification to level 7 (10 with all DLC)
  
• Medal shop is restocked

Considering you have to clear certain quests while playing in Extreme Mode, you might want to consider grinding on your first playthrough. Or better yet: Get the True Ending. Enemies on Extreme Mode can one shot you when not careful so you don't want to play NG+ on Extreme with a level below 80.

If you do want to grind on your first playthrough, changing the difficulty to Extreme on the Title Screen is highly recommended as not only does it increase your EXP gain, it also increases how fast you can increase your affinity levels. You can still change it back to Normal or even Easy when you are done grinding.

Considering the only reason for playing NG+ is increasing Liz's blacksmith level, there is no merit in doing a NG+ twice unless you just want to replay the story.

One of the major requirements for getting the True Ending is beating the Final Boss the normal way, and then rewinding when the option is presented to you. (Thanks to Oostin for the confirmation). You can still work your way to meet the requirements before clearing the game first, but note that the game won't present you a certain key item unless you do a rewind.

Other requirements for the True Ending mostly consist of viewing date events, unlocked by reaching certain affinity level milestones. Contrary to what most people will tell you, clearing Kirito Mode is not necessary for the ending.


These are the missable requirements for the True Ending and their point of no return time:

As soon as you meet these requirements, an event will automatically trigger when you enter your room, granting you the key item ArFa-Sys charm. The next time you enter the final boss battle, the quest name will also change from "The End of All" to "Fatal Bullet". Now, what you need to do is interrupt the boss' projectile attack by hitting him enough times on his weak point. This will cause a boss battle with a different boss. Once beaten, you will get the True Ending sequence.

What happens if I miss a missable requirement?

You have to beat the boss and rewind the time. Afterwards make sure you aim for the requirements you've previously missed. As long as you don't do another NG+, you only need to get those you haven't done prior to the time rewind.

When playing in Extreme difficulty in NG+, you can increase your Smith Level up to a maximum of 10.

You have to beat 3 specific boss fights that were fought before the Rewind Time point. Beating each of these in Extreme will increase Liz's Weapon Modification level by 1, up to a maximum of 10 with all 3 released DLC. If you missed any of these during your NG+ playthrough, you have to do another one. So be careful.

You are not required to beat the whole game in Extreme - just make sure you change your difficulty to Extreme before fighting them.

These are the story fights you need to do:

1. Cave Depths Boss (Shooting Phage)

2. Underground Labyrinth Boss (Piercing Eyes)

3. A New Squad quest (Kureha, Kirto, Sinon, and Yuuki fight)

Make sure to beat these in Extreme to avoid having to go through the entire game again.

There are so many conflicting or outdated information about NG+ and true ending that I feel it would be better if there is a compilation of correct information. Hopefully this guide may reduce the amount of confusion that newer players experience.

If there are any questions, feedbacks or comments, please feel free to post them on the comment section below.