Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden New Game Plus Looking Unlikely as Benefits Are “Small” Says Don’t Nod
If you’ve played or currently playing through Don’t Nod’s ambitious new action game Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, and was hoping that a future update could add New Game Plus that could make replaying it with different choices more enjoyable, you might be waiting a while.
Will Banishers; Ghosts of New Eden Get New Game Plus?
While Don’t Nod didn’t outright state that New Game Plus won’t be coming to Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, the studio’s comment about don’t exactly fill us with confidence. Speaking to MP1st, we asked Don’t Nod whether a New Game Plus (or New Game+) mode is currently part of the post-release plans.
MP1st: Is New Game+ part of the post-release plans?
Mathieu Bourgain (Lead Systems Designer): NG+ may make sense if players can’t get all the rewards in a single playthrough, or if character respec is limited. However, we have chosen to allow players to get all the rewards in a single playthrough and respec their characters at will. With enough investment, Banishers allows you to experiment with all the gameplay possibilities around combat efficiency without having to start a new run.
That’s why we’ve chosen to focus our resources and attention on the first playthrough of the game; we think the benefits of an NG+ for Banishers are small. The game still has good replay value if you want to explore other narrative choices and endings.
Bourgain does make a lot of sense in that players can respec their skill trees in Banishers without any penalties. That said, I think most people who want a New Game Plus for it are more interested in the different outcomes for the Hauntings, story branches, and whatnot, while also maintaining all their progress instead of starting a new game.
Stay tuned to our full interview with Don’t Nod regarding Banishers hitting the site soon.
Related Reading:
- Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Endings Guide – How to Get All the Different Outcomes
- Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Review – Ghost of War
- Banishers Ghosts of New Eden Best Gear, Weapons and Build Guide
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