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{{Short description|Unlockable video game mode in some games}}
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==Origin==
The term was coined in the 1995 [[role-playing video game]] ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=A Japanese RPG Primer: The Essential 20|publisher=[[Gamasutra]]|author=Kurt Kalata|date=March 19, 2008|page=5|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3581/a_japanese_rpg_primer_the_.php?page=5|access-date=2011-05-16}}</ref> but examples can be found in earlier games, such as ''[[Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', ''[[Ghosts 'n Goblins]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''.
==Examples==
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Games with multiple endings, such as ''Chrono Trigger'', may feature a New Game Plus mode which allows the player to explore alternate endings.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lebowitz|first1=Josiah|last2=Klug|first2=Chris|date= 2012-09-10|title=Interactive Storytelling for Video Games|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7cLcB_LdzegC&q=new+game%2B|publisher=Taylor & Francis|chapter=Case Stude: Chrono Trigger|isbn=978-1136127335|access-date=2014-12-15}}</ref> Many games increase the difficulty in a New Game Plus mode, such as those in the ''[[Mega Man Battle Network (series)|Mega Man Battle Network]]'' series and ''[[Borderlands (series)|Borderlands]]'' series. Others use the feature to advance the plot. In ''[[Astro Boy: Omega Factor]]'', the player uses the game's Stage Select mechanism, explained in-story as a form of time travel, to avert disaster, while in ''[[Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem]]'', the player defeats three different final bosses, one in each playthrough, to access the true ending.
Some New Game Plus variations alter established gameplay. This includes unlocking new characters, such as in ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]''
Games that connect to online marketplaces may require the player to complete a New Game Plus game to obtain certain [[Achievement (video gaming)|achievements]], such as the "Calamity Kid" achievement in the game ''[[Bastion (video game)|Bastion]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.PlaystationTrophies.com/game/bastion/Trophies/ |title=Bastion Trophies |publisher=PlayStation 3 Trophies |access-date=2012-01-30
''[[Final Fantasy XIV]]'' is a [[Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPG]] with an extensive story line called the "main scenario quest" or colloquially the "MSQ
▲''[[Final Fantasy XIV]]'' is a [[Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPG]] with an extensive story line called the "main scenario quest" or colloquially the "MSQ." A New Game Plus option was introduced in the ''[[Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers|Shadowbringers]]'' expansion pack which allows players to replay the main scenario quest in its entirety or specific expansion's stories.<ref>{{cite web |title=Patch 5.1 Notes |url=https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/3a23a8ba13b2c4152681ec4fa5716915b851002f |website=FINAL FANTASY XIV, The Lodestone |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |access-date=16 June 2021 |language=en-us}}</ref>
== See also ==
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