The Witcher 3: 15 Ways New Game+ Is Even Better Than The Initial Playthrough

It is arduous to think about making an attempt to get by means of all of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in a well timed style, not to mention exploring all of the content material this sport has to supply. So, it is much more tough to think about that gamers would possibly voluntarily select to undergo the whole lot of this already tough sport a second time on New Sport+.

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Granted, it is a implausible open-world title, nevertheless it’s additionally a large funding of time as effectively. Nonetheless, NG+ in The Witcher 3 is commonly a reasonably distinctive playthrough in comparison with a participant’s first run of the sport, for varied causes. So, let’s go over all of the the reason why a second run of Geralt’s journey to seek out Ciri is arguably extra enjoyable than his first run.

Up to date June seventh, 2024 by Jacob Buchalter: With Cyberpunk 2077 apparently absolutely full and the staff at CDProjekt fully centered on the event of The Witcher 4, lots of people are returning to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to try to make it by means of this sport for the umpteenth time. This is not to say that the sport is unhealthy or boring to play, simply that it has such an absurd quantity of content material in it and the techniques are so concerned that lots of people bounce off of the sport simply from a sheer lack of time. However, for those who stick it out, The Witcher 3 often turns into one in every of their favourite RPGs of all time that they are prepared to play by means of a number of instances. Fortunately, on a second playthrough in NG+, there’s truly a whole lot of stuff that is extra pleasurable than it seemingly was the primary time round.

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Re-Experiencing The Sport With All Types Of Mods

Visible Mods, Content material Mods, Or Even Costume Mods Are Now All A lot Simpler To Implement

When individuals do their first playthrough of a sport and even their second, they’re sometimes towards utilizing mods of any kind. Mods, for probably the most half, are issues gamers fiddle with as soon as they’ve skilled a lot of the essential content material a sport has to supply. Fortunately, the builders at CDProjekt launched an replace that made modding even simpler than earlier than. It is referred to as The Witcher 3 Redkit and it is an precise modding instrument, not only a modding platform or one thing comparable.

After experiencing all the bottom content material, gamers will usually resolve it is lastly time to fiddle with fan-made content material by means of player-made visible mods, mechanical mods, or mods that add new content material to the sport altogether. And, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt truly has a whole lot of implausible mods to supply corresponding to mods that make a number of the extra ‘advanced’ techniques a bit simpler, mods that add new abilities for Geralt to put money into, and far more. So, NG+ is the right place to start out messing round with these.

Potions, Concoctions, Bombs, Indicators, & Extra Obtainable Proper Away

When a participant first begins out in The Witcher 3, they don’t have quite a bit to their title, outdoors of Geralt’s iconic Metal and Silver swords. However, as they progress by means of the sport, they’ll purchase varied formulae and recipes that enable them to craft all types of bombs, projectiles, potions, and decoctions. And, it is the power to stack potions, bombs, sword fight, decoctions, and extra all on prime of one another that basically separates their construct from all the opposite gamers.

However, in New Sport+, Geralt begins out with a whole lot of the instruments that took him so lengthy to gather initially within the first playthrough. So, even from White Orchard, the tutorial space, he can use bombs in fight, even the enjoying discipline with potions, or depend on his Indicators extra. With the ability to fiddle with all this from the beginning utterly adjustments the best way gamers will deal with the early sport of The Witcher 3, which performs a component in why a NG+ playthrough feels so totally different.

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You are A Lot Stronger By Default The Second Time Round

Which Makes It Simpler To Clear Up That 100 P.c Steam Achievements Trophy

There’s already a mind-boggling variety of various things to do at any second in The Witcher 3, and together with unlocking all of the Steam/Console achievements in that checklist of choices solely makes that quantity much more unbelievable. A few of these achievements can take some actual time and heavy funding to unlock, such because the Grasp Marksman, Humpty Dumpty, or Overkill achievement.

Fairly frankly, it’s a lot simpler to unlock many of those extra ‘tough’ achievements in New Sport+ as a substitute of the primary run, just because a whole lot of them require the participant to have particular abilities or Signal upgrades. Making an attempt to unlock the Brawl Grasp achievement early on was virtually inconceivable, because of how little injury Geralt’s fists did. However, in NG+, his fists are much more highly effective on common.

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Being In a position To Put on The Greatest-Wanting Gear Proper Away

Skips the Brief Interval of Time The place Geralt Solely Has Entry to Dorky-Wanting Armor Units

Early on in The Witcher 3’s marketing campaign, Geralt doesn’t have a lot handsome armor to select from, a minimum of by the usual definition of ‘handsome’. A lot of the armor he is capable of put on early on is extra for high-society events than they’re for combating monsters. And, it isn’t till Geralt finds/crafts his first Witcher Faculty armor set that the White Wolf can truly put on one thing not coated in frills.

However, in NG+, gamers get to deliver all their armor with them (even those of their stash), and whereas it’ll shortly grow to be out of date after the primary ten or so ranges, a minimum of they will not be combating knee-deep in swamp water dressed head to toe in frills and ruffled fabric.

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Roach Will Carry Over Into NG+

You Can Trip a Absolutely-Geared Roach From the Begin

That is a side of the gear transferring over that individuals don’t actually take into consideration a lot, however sure, the entire saddles, blinders, and saddlebags that Geralt unlocked/earned for his mount, Roach, over the course of his adventures will include him into NG+.

Which means Roach will be capable of run for longer, received’t get scared as simply, and might carry much more of Geralt’s extra gadgets. Having all this out there from the start of the sport makes it a lot extra enjoyable to go round exploring the map and hoarding gadgets, whereas it may be a bit tedious to take care of Roach’s stamina and worry meter early on within the first playthrough.

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Exploring Totally different Essential Selections

The Alternate Choices & The Fully New Paths They Create

There may be a whole lot of variability in The Witcher 3 by way of the alternatives the participant could make, even within the smaller aspect quests. Virtually each single quest within the sport has some level the place Geralt may have the power to decide on between a number of choices or on the very least a number of dialog bushes. And, not like different video games the place “tough choices” solely give the phantasm of truly having penalties/advantages, selections in TW3 can result in utterly totally different outcomes in addition to rewards.

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Additionally, as a result of a whole lot of the advantages/penalties from selections gamers make do not truly take impact till afterward, it is fairly tough to make use of to ‘save-scumming’ methodology to see all of the alternate paths for a choice in a single run. That is the place NG+ is available in, as gamers can spend their second run making an attempt out all the opposite choices they averted the primary time round.

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Going For A Entire New Construct

Extra Time to Get Used to a New Type of Fight

On the floor, the builds in The Witcher 3 might seem like they do not have a lot variability. However, as soon as the participant places a while into mastering the fight and mechanics of the sport such because the Indicators, Talent system, and Alchemy system, they’ll shortly notice there are literally a whole lot of other ways to construct Geralt. Particularly, Decoctions and Fight Abilities and the way they’re mixed can vastly change how a participant approaches fight encounters.

Beginning over in NG+ signifies that a participant can spend the tutorial and early sport getting used to a wholly new construct, after which as soon as extra techniques grow to be out there to them (once more) corresponding to Runes, they will add much more layers to their new builds.

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Switching Up Your Gwent Loyalty

Making an attempt Out a Totally different Deck or Faction

Gwent is such a enjoyable card sport. When it was first ‘tutorialized’ early on in TW3, a whole lot of gamers fell off of it or disregarded it as some small mini-game. However, by their second or third sport of Gwent, they grew to become hooked. That mentioned, gamers want to collect a whole lot of totally different playing cards from all around the map by finishing a whole lot of totally different quests in an effort to construct a really highly effective Gwent deck.

And, because the means to realize new playing cards was a bit extra unfold out than one would possibly anticipate, most gamers tailored to this by simply selecting one of many 4 ‘sorts’ of Decks and sticking to it right through their first playthrough. Properly, since Gwent playing cards are one of many few issues that really do not include Geralt into NG+, gamers can use this chance to check out a Monster Deck or Nilfgaardian Deck as a substitute and persist with that for his or her total second playthrough.

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The Freedom To Change Your Construct At any time when You Need

Adapt to Any State of affairs On-The-Fly

Oddly sufficient, one of many issues gamers would anticipate to not switch over to NG+ truly does, as Geralt brings all his Talent Factors with him right into a second playthrough. That signifies that each Talent Geralt had unlocked and outfitted once they completed the marketing campaign remains to be there and able to go in NG+.

The sport additionally offers Geralt a Potion of Clearance to reset all the things when he begins his second run, however relying on Geralt’s stage, it would simply be simpler to change which Abilities are ‘outfitted’ on the fly. After a sure level in NG+, most gamers may have so many extra Talent Factors that they will simply unlock all the things anyway. After that time, it is extra helpful to really simply re-adjust their construct primarily based on their present predicament. It’s a whole lot of menu administration to make certain, however there are lots of people on the market who benefit from the min-maxing facet of each fight encounter.

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100 P.c Exploration

See Each Maps in Their Entirety

There’s been an actual emphasis on ‘larger map, higher sport’ within the trade for a very long time now. However, a whole lot of these video games are inclined to have a lot open house, with little or no to do in it, simply take a look at the opinions for video games corresponding to Forspoken or Atlas Fallen.

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Fortunately, that isn’t the case in The Witcher 3. It appears like Geralt is stumbling throughout some new enemy encampment or random encounter each 50 toes, which is why most individuals advocate not relying too closely on the Quick Journey system within the sport. Frankly, it may be fairly overwhelming to gamers unfamiliar with some of these video games, particularly because it’s not only one gigantic map, however two. Fortunately, so long as gamers know forward of time that NG+ exists, they will fear about exploring each nook of each maps of their NG+ run as a substitute of burning out earlier than even ending the story first.

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Skipping The Tutorial Space

No Extra White Orchard

The primary time by means of, White Orchard is a godsend of a tutorial space because it helps a lot with slowly introducing gamers to all of the mechanics of the sport. That mentioned, it does nonetheless take fairly some time to ‘get issues going’. It is clearly a tutorial space, so there are a ton of ‘simple’ aspect quests, loads of Locations of Energy for early Talent Factors, and quite a few distinctive locations to discover.

However, on NG+, it is actually price skipping White Orchard general. Geralt begins with all his gear, so gamers don’t want the early quests to get them kitted out and all their Talent Factors include them into NG+, so that they received’t actually need the Locations of Energy White Orchard provides. Loads of individuals will completely take pleasure in White Orchard the second time round. However, having the ability to skip it and get proper into the principle story can be a whole lot of enjoyable.

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Experiencing New Romances

Or Ignoring Romances Altogether

The Butcher of Blaviken, aka Geralt of Rivia, is understood for lots of various issues. His gold eyes, his vivid white hair, his physique coated with scars, however he’s additionally recognized to be an actual playboy. And, as such, gamers have a number of choices in all three of the video games of who they need to romance, whether or not it is a extra critical companion or only a small fling.

Certain, more often than not it simply boils all the way down to an evening of ardour, however there are a couple of who’re extra critical. The massive focus in TW2 was Triss Merigold, however TW3 has Yennefer, Geralt’s real love that individuals who watched the Netflix sequence or learn the books will clearly find out about. So, for many who spent their first run staying trustworthy to Triss, perhaps the second run is the time to see how Yennefer’s path differs, or perhaps even experiment with being the last word scumbag and going for each ladies.

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Lastly Taking The Time To Be taught About The Witcher’s World

Time to Sluggish Down and Learn All of the In-Sport Lore

A lot of The Witcher setting is interconnected. A call throughout the continent may affect a aspect quest again in White Orchard for all gamers know. And, for many who love lore, there’s a lot of it to expertise inside the sport itself. Whether or not it is the bestiary snippets, the books which can be discovered far and wide, the random NPCs Geralt can converse with, and even the Gwent playing cards and their descriptions. However, what’s actually particular is how far more comprehensible the plot and the Nilfgaard x Temeria warfare grow to be the second time round.

It’s simply how this stuff work. For any movie, guide, sport, or different piece of media with a whole lot of world-building, it would take a few readthroughs, playthroughs, or viewings to essentially perceive all the things. And, The Witcher IP is totally a kind of franchises.

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Bringing An Overpowered Aerondight Into NG+

And Leveling it to Even Extra Absurd Proportions

Aerondight is one of the best Silver Sword in The Witcher 3, palms down. Individuals can attempt to argue that it isn’t, however they’d simply be factually incorrect. That is the one weapon within the sequence that gamers can regularly improve the utmost injury of, in spite of everything. However, as a result of a whole lot of Quest Rewards within the sport match no matter Geralt’s stage was when he turned within the quest, it’s truly finest to save lots of Aerondight for the late sport at finest.

Properly, that and the truth that it’s a reward discovered within the Blood and Wine DLC, which may’t even be accessed till Velen. Fortunately, Aerondight travels with Geralt into New Sport+, which means that from White Orchard onward, gamers can fiddle with making this already absurd Silver Sword as overpowered as attainable and utterly break the issue steadiness of NG+.

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The Mutagen System

Having Entry to Mutagens From the Get-Go

The Expansions/DLC for The Witcher 3 are each expansive and really totally different from one another. The primary DLC introduced again a fan-favorite character, launched new fight mechanics, and advised an fascinating story a couple of man with a ‘coronary heart of stone’. Whereas, conversely, the opposite DLC has new customization mechanics, a brand new and insanely stunning area to discover, a extra conclusive ‘ending’ to the sport, and tons of references to folklore/fairy tales. However, specifically, the Mutagens launched within the Blood and Wine enlargement have been such a enjoyable inclusion that solely will get higher in NG+.

It took a lot time in every participant’s first playthrough to gather sufficient of every smaller Mutagen shade to mix right into a Larger model, or to search out the precise monsters carrying distinctive Mutagens. However, in NG+, Geralt begins with this stuff in his bag already, so gamers can fiddle with the extra overpowered Mutagens proper from the beginning.

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