Among the many changes Tales of Arise makes to the franchise formula, Grade points are completely removed. Instead, players must collect special artifacts as they progress through the game. These will determine what gets carried over after players beat the game and move on to their first New Game Plus cycle.
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First, it’s important to note that all of the player’s artifact effects will be carried over into the second playthrough no matter what. This means that bonuses to experience gained from the Golden Suit of Armor or better cooking will remain as long as players found those artifacts in their initial playthrough. For everything else, there is a specific artifact that must be found to determine what else will carry over. In total there are seven artifacts that give players a stronger New Game Plus, here’s where to get them all. Keep in mind that all of these Tales of Arise New Game Plus artifacts can only be obtained after accessing the final dungeon.
Tales of Arise - New Game Plus Carry Over Artifact Locations
Collecting all seven of these artifacts will mean that players can carry over their Arte proficiencies, levels, money, items, weapons, armor, accessories, titles, skills, costumes, cosmetics, haircuts, library entries, and any other benefits that came from other collected artifacts. This will surely make for some powerful characters in the next playthrough.
Tales of Arise is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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