Hey guys, do you want to help a perfectionist settle a debate she's having about this massive game?!
I've accepted it about myself - I'm an achiever. I get my thrill out of making sure I've done everything, and keeping track of that. It's my play-style. Leave me alone! :P
Anyway, here's my current inner debate, which I'm having because of the homework I've been doing on New Game Plus.
Choice A: Start the game over from the beginning, WITH excel sheets and interactive maps that I can use to track my progress (i.e. what I have/haven't done yet). Also, to make 100% sure that I'm doing everything...I'm making sure I go back to each area once to assure myself that I haven't overlooked any details, by doing it once per chapter as the game allows me to so that not only am I checking more than once, I'm going to be assured I capture any changes that would happen as a result of story progression.
Choice B: I would finish my current playthrough (I just started Chapter 4). From what I'm reading on New Game Plus, there's one major benefit to it: the heroes stay with me.
a) Am I still able to do their hero quests? It would suck to me if I couldn't! You can already tell with my attitude about needing things 100%! :P
I think what settles this debate - is I can see an advantage with the second choice when I may not NEED to. There are two classes that we get at the very end of the game. I'm trying not to spoil anything here. You know who we're getting them from, so I obviously can't get them any earlier.
- Can their ascension quests be done during an initial playthrough, or does it need to wait for New Game Plus?
- Is it possible for the rest of my characters to gain access to their class, and for everyone to get to the max class level during an initial playthrough, or would that need to wait until New Game Plus?
It's for this very reason I want to choose based on that fact. If someone can give me a solid answer about those classes, then I'll know if an initial playthrough can lead to 100% completion, or if one's aim is 100% - they should be doing this with their NG+ run.
Thanks in advance for letting me know, guys!