New Game Plus (XC1)

New Game Plus is a feature of Xenoblade Chronicles. It allows the player to start a new playthrough of the game after beating the game with several changes and the option to carry items and stats over. This can be repeated indefinitely, though further cycles have no additional properties. Future Connected does not feature a New Game Plus.

What carries over

 * In the Definitive Edition, the level can be lowered through Expert Mode.
 * A limited amount of items, including 30 s, 30 pieces of of each category, and 60 s
 * In the Definitive Edition, all items are carried over with no restrictions, so the player is not asked what to keep.
 * All Gems, ether crystals, cylinders, collectables, and Arts Manuals
 * Character affinity
 * and share the same affinity, so she will start with the same affinity as Mecha-Fiora.
 * Learned s, their level and
 * s, and skill branches
 * This includes Fiora's skills and skill branches learned as Mecha-Fiora.
 * Completed Records
 * Collectopaedia completion
 * Affinity Coins
 * Although Affinity Coins cannot be reobtained through leveling up, they can still be obtained by defeating s. Starting New Game Plus multiple times is the only way to reach the maximum of 999 Affinity Coins.
 * Tutorials
 * Playtime
 * Time Attack results (Definitive Edition)
 * Equipment appearances (Definitive Edition)
 * Whether the player has accepted the 100,000 G by having a save file of Xenoblade Chronicles 2; the game won't ask again (Definitive Edition)
 * Equipment appearances (Definitive Edition)
 * Whether the player has accepted the 100,000 G by having a save file of Xenoblade Chronicles 2; the game won't ask again (Definitive Edition)

What does not carry over

 * Completed s
 * completion, including Region Affinity
 * Colony 6 reconstruction progress
 * Collectopaedia progress
 * s, s, Secret Areas and completion
 * Unique monsters slain
 * Completed Trials
 * Key items

Other changes

 * starts the game with the Monado III, the strongest Monado in the game. He keeps this weapon for the entire, as well as subsequent, playthroughs.
 * In the Definitive Edition, Shulk also unlocks the ability to change the appearance of the Monado in New Game Plus.
 * starts with his usual equipment and arts during the prologue instead of the Monado and his special arts.
 * As a result, the player may not necessarily be equipped to defeat Mechon. The game compensates by providing all party members with the effects of (though weaker than the art, with only +30 auto-attack damage), in addition to Regenerate for +999 HP every 5 seconds.
 * is shown in his Mechon form during the prologue.
 * is shown in his usual outfit instead of his prologue outfit.
 * Homs Fiora's Battle Arts can be levelled up to level.
 * The save file is marked with a crown icon to show that this is a New Game Plus save file.

Trivia
During the menu for starting New Game Plus, one of four different music tracks plays which is selected randomly:
 * Memories
 * Reminiscence (Music Box)
 * Riki's Kindness
 * Riki's Kindness