God of War packs a lot into New Game+ mode

Worth the wait

God of Warfans who aren’t ready to part ways with the boy have a reason tosmile bigtoday: Sony Santa Monica has added thelong-awaitedNew Game+ mode. There’s a little something for everyone.

To quickly recap, your unlocks carry over, you can skip cinematics, and there’s new Perfect rarity-level gear to craft. Certain enemies will also act differently, so good luck on those Valkyries fights.

Here’s a full breakdown of today’s update courtesy of senior combat tech-designer Mihir Sheth:

When New Game+ was casually announced during a Sony E3 press conference intermission of all places, I figured it’d be a relatively simple update. I’m glad to see a lot of care went into it.

Promotional art for Warframe`s Duviri Paradox, which shows Dominus Thrax and the cast of the expansion.