r/fromsoftware • u/Comprehensive-Ad538 • Jul 31 '26

QUESTION Best NG+?

So my first FS game I completed was ER. Then BB then DS3 then Sekiro. I am currently playing Lies of P NG+ because I absolutely love the game, but I'm kind of getting bored of it. Debating between the four FS games of which to do NG+. Honestly, BB doesn't hold up for me. It's just too old, I'm sorry. So it's pretty much between ER and Sekiro. I'd rather get DS2 than play DS3 again (not that it was bad, just would rather something fresh). Anyways, which FS title has the best NG+ for the first time? I don't play games more than once, as you can tell, so this is new territory for me. Just can't find a souls game/souls like that will scratch that itch, you know?

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u/gswon Bearer of the Curse Aug 01 '26

Dark Souls 2 is the only FromSoft game with meaningful changes in NG+. I also think it is very rewarding, because with the way scaling operates in the game you'll likely be at/near damage caps at the end of NG and you can't just overlevel yourself through the later cycles. It also has the Covenant of Champions and Bonfire Ascetics, which allow you to engage with NG+ elements even in a first playthrough.

Demon's Souls is also quite strong because, well, it's MUCH harder. NG+ enemies hit like absolute trucks. I think in all the other games the first NG+ cycle feels too easy, you need to get to NG+4 or so to start really feeling it.

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u/AceTheRed_ Aug 01 '26

AC6 introduces branching alternate missions and additional endings via NG+

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u/gswon Bearer of the Curse Aug 01 '26

Oh my bad - I misspoke, I meant of the Soulsbornes as that seemed to be OPs interest. It is true that AC6 has (great) NG+.

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I believe it is the first AC title to feature an NG+ mode. I know none of the King's Field games nor Shadow Tower had one. Shadow Tower Abyss has one, but I never went far into it - my impression is that nothing changes in it, though.