New Game Plus New Game Plus or " New Game + " is a recurring feature in the " Final Fantasy " series that allows the player to start a new game after they complete the game . Normally players begin with rare items or abilities from their previous game . Appearances . " Final Fantasy IV " . The 3D remakes include a New Game Plus feature , which allows the player to keep any Augments ( characters keep any assigned augments , while unassigned augments remain in the inventory ) , rare summons ( Rydia retains any of the rare summons she has already learned , while rare summon items remain in the inventory ) and certain rare items ( including tails , adamant equipment , onion equipment , apples , soma drops ) and the Dark Matter item , which can be stolen during the final battle used to battle the Proto - Babil superboss in the second or third playthrough . New Game Plus can only be used to play up to three playthroughs in a row . At the end of a fresh playthrough , the option to start again in New Game Plus mode is presented at the end of the game , after the credits . On the second playthrough , the option to start a third playthrough in New Game Plus mode is presented . No such option is presented after the third playthrough . New Game Plus allows the player to view the ending again in the Event Theater and listen to the epilogue in the Music Box . The map completion data from the previous playthrough is also retained in the next playthrough , thus , there are no completion rewards . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . After completing the game once , players choose a New Game + option , which allows them to replay the game with all the same items , Materia , level , and equipment they had when they finished the game the first time . However , all Digital Mind Wave characters are lost , except for Angeal and Sephiroth , along with all Mission data . Zack ' s weapon returns to being a regular sword rather than the Buster Sword . After completing the game again , there is a " New Game + + " option , which acts the same way . There is , however , no new content that can be found on these replays . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . New Game Plus appears as an option on the game ' s main menu after finishing the game and saving game - clear data . Soft - resetting the game after loading any file that is a New Game Plus also activates this option . The following is carried over : The following is not carried over : The following new features are available in New Game + : " Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System " . The International version has two New Game Plus modes : Strong Mode , where all characters begin at level 90 , and Weak Mode , where all characters begin at level 1 and never level up . Nothing carries over into these new save files . Strong Mode can be started after completing the game , and Weak Mode can be started after the player defeats the game ' s Trial Mode . Neither Strong Mode nor Weak Mode can be started at any other point in the game . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . There is no New Game + feature but special items called Gate Seals allow players to " lock " certain locations and replay the events in them to obtain rare monsters if they had been previously missed , and choose different options during Live Trigger sequences to obtain " prizes " from previous choices that weren ' t made . However , some parts are not replayable in this way ; for example , players cannot redo the Temporal Rift anomalies . There are two types of New Game + : one from running out of time , and one from successfully completing the game by defeating the final boss . No matter which way a New Game + starts , the following is " always " carried over : If the game was successfully cleared , a crystal hourglass will appear in the Ark after the end of Day 2 on all subsequent playthroughs . This hourglass can instantly begin a New Game + on demand , with all the benefits a standard New Game + brings . The hourglass will also appear outside the doors leading to the final boss , if Lightning is forced to escape the battle . The following additional bonuses apply if a New Game + is begun in any way after defeating the final boss at least once : All will give a different set of rewards if they were completed in any previous playthrough . Lightning will receive smaller stat bonuses for these repeated quests , but 50 % more gil . Similarly , as she can only carry one of each accessory , opening a treasure sphere in New Game + can instead upgrade that accessory ( or contain gil instead ) if she opened the treasure sphere in a previous playthrough . Previously - opened treasure spheres containing notes on monsters will now contain items that may be sold for gil . " Final Fantasy XV " . New Game + was added to the game as a part of the version 1 . 03 patch . Originally , there was no New Game + feature , though it is mentioned in the " Key Items " section of the official guide , implying that it had always been a part of Square Enix ' s plan for the game . The New Game + mode can be accessed after clearing the game once . While playing on New Game + , the following is carried over from the previous playthrough : Not carried over on New Game + include : There are no new difficulty levels on New Game + . " Vagrant Story " . The New Game Plus feature is available only to all players who have completed the game , allowing them to replay the game with the same weapons and stats as the end of their first journey . They are also given the item " Rood Inverse " which allows them to enter new passageways originally blocked - off during the first playthrough , such as the Iron Maiden . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . The New Game Plus feature is available after completing the game for the first time . Any character experience , weapons , and accessories the player has gained carry over from the previous save file , as well as the " Setzer " airship if the player has attained it . As the game was designed to be played more than once , new missions , classified as " Code Crimson " , are unlocked during the second playthrough , which feature new cutscenes and enemies . Progress through certain sidequests , such as Emina ' s and Kazusa ' s , is carried over to the next playthrough ; however , if such sidequests are completed , they are reset so as to allow them to be completed again . Finis difficulty ( enemy level + 50 ) is unlocked on New Game Plus as well , and some rewards can only be obtained on this difficulty setting . If starting a New Game Plus from a save which has completed the Code Crimson order " Machina ' s Struggle " , the player can fight True Gilgamesh to obtain the party ' s ultimate weapons . The New Game Plus feature is available after completing the game for the first time . New Game Plus saved games are indicated with a Crown and a Star symbol to the left of it . All Gil , equipment , experience points and items are carried over from the last game . New equipment are also available to buy and craft , and a new dungeon , River Belle , is unlocked together with a new boss . Enemies are also stronger in the new playthrough , and they now drop new loot . The New Game Plus feature is implemented here , under the name Start + . Virtually everything from the old file is carried over to the new one , including party members and mercenaries , character levels , equipped armor , and the entire inventory . After completing the game , the player will be asked to save a " clear file " , which is differentiated from first - playthrough files by the addition of a small medal icon . By loading this file , the player can begin a second playthrough in which Layle ' s health total and inventory from the end of the first , are carried over . Also , the Layle Moogle now offers his services from the beginning of the game , and can be found in the entrance corridor of Alfitaria Capital City . Uniquely , New Game Plus mode also contains new and expanded scenes that provide clearer context for certain storyline events : " Bravely Default " . The New Game Plus feature becomes available after clearing the game with the " The End " chapter . Finishing the game with the " Finale " chapter will not grant access to New Game Plus . Before starting the game , the player may choose which of the following progress will carry over : The player is also given the choice to start the game in another save file , instead of overwriting their old file . New Game Plus works slightly differently than in the previous game , this time tying in with the game ' s story . It is unlocked at the end of Chapter IV after leaving the Skyhold and landing the airship after Anne makes the Moon disappear . Yew will beseech the player to " bring them all to where it all began " . From then on , New Game Plus is added to the main menu . Selecting it brings the player to the beginning of the game during the opening fight with Kaiser Oblivion , albeit with a few notable differences . Yew will retain any equipment / job he had , including the Strange Hourglass , allowing you to activate Bravely Second . Doing so will trigger a cutscene and allow you to fight the Kaiser , which leads to the beginning of Chapter V . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . On starting a new game , players are able to choose whether they would like to transfer save data from " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . If one opts to do so , there are two options : " New Game + " , which carries over character levels , abilities , accessory slots , AP , Player Icons and bought PP Catalog items , and " Reset character levels " , which does the same but resets levels , abilities and AP . Both options present the player with an " Elixir Pack " as bonus for transferring data .