Star Wars Jedi: Survivor features one of the greatest Star Wars stories in recent years. There is plenty more to do for those who complete the game with additional bosses, collectibles, and a new game plus mode. Unlike Fallen Order, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has launched with a new game-plus feature. This gives players a chance to replay the game with some awesome additions.
But why should players start this new mode? This guide will explain how players can unlock New Game Plus as well as some of the features that come with the additional mode.
What is New Game Plus?
New Game Plus is an additional game mode that players can unlock after completing the entirety of the main story. The mode restarts the player's game with all the previously unlocked stances, cosmetics, and perk points, allowing for a much more free experience with the gameplay.
Unfortunately, abilities such as dash will need to be unlocked again as they affect the structuring of the campaign and stop the player from interacting with story-related areas or items. Overall, this mode helps to improve the already fantastic replayability of the game and allows players to experience amazing storytelling all over again.
Most single players story games feature their own version of New Game Plus. Survivor implements this mode in a similar fashion, with all cosmetic and weapon unlocks continued but with some abilities removed for storytelling purposes.
How to Unlock New Game Plus
After completing the main campaign, players will be given the option to start over again using New Game Plus or continue exploring the worlds and fighting enemies. Once the campaign is completed, the player needs to head to the main menu. Underneath "Start New Journey," there will be a new option that says "Start New Journey Plus."
For those who want to continue collecting cosmetics and other items, it's best to hold off on New Game Plus and continue exploring. However, if the player is happy with their cosmetics, they can start New Game Plus right away. That said, all the collectibles and cosmetics can still be found in New Game Plus, but the player must unlock locations, such as Jedha and the Broken Moon, again.
New Features
New Lightsaber Colors
The New Game Plus mode features new lightsaber colors allowing for further customization for players. At the first workbench on the mantis, players will have the option to apply the red lightsaber color to their saber. This can be changed further in the game.
Additionally, there is a "party" mode for the lightsaber. This changes the color of the saber every time the player parries or attacks an opponent.
New Perks
New Game Plus also adds 3 new perks for the player to choose from; Trendsetter, Purity, and Warrior.
The Warrior perk adds more difficult enemy types to each encounter without directly changing the difficulty of the game. This can be a nice change of pace for those who want more of a challenge without changing the core mechanics of combat.
The Trendsetter perk changes all the player's cosmetics on each death. Although this doesn't directly change the game, it is fun to see all the cosmetics unlocked throughout the time playing.
Finally, the Purity perk increases all damage output from enemies and allies. This does increase the difficulty but provides a much more rewarding experience.
More Additions
After the launch of Fallen Order, the developers added a lot of post-launch content for players to return to. Although none of these were considered expansions to the base game, they did add New Game Plus post-launch.
In Survivor, there is already most of the post-launch features from Fallen Order (such as New Game Plus and the practice arena). It will be interesting to see what features the developers add to Survivor to keep players returning to the game.
Difficulty Change
After launching Jedi Survivor's New Game Plus, players will be granted the option to change the game's difficulty; however, this can again be changed at any point during the campaign, so it is still not a fixed choice. Players can keep the difficulty the same as their previous save, but it can be far more rewarding to take on a more challenging playthrough.
Why Play New Game Plus?
There are numerous benefits to starting a New Game Plus save. However, it's good to understand the pros and cons of continuing a save vs. Starting a new game.
If players are looking for a new challenge, the additional perks and change of difficulty can really change how the player approaches different areas of the game. For those simply looking for additional cosmetic updates, New Game Plus brings a host of new options for lightsaber customization and fun cosmetic gimmicks.
Players will have to unlock each location again. However, with the changes to gameplay through the perks, this is an enjoyable process as the game introduces some extremely difficult enemy types early on in the campaign. For example, flame troopers can be found during the first mission on Coruscant, whereas, in the normal game, they are introduced much later.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is available on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5.