God of War Ragnarok New Game+ Out Now, Fresh Gear, Revamped Bosses, and More Detailed

Shortly after launch, Sony and Sony Santa Monica promised that God of War Ragnarok would be getting an in-depth New Game+ mode, and today they delivered. New Game+ will allow you to carry over all your equipment, weapons, and skills, with the exception of the Sonic and Hex arrows, and introduces a variety of new features and content.

There will be a new level cap on equipment, with player being able to convert level 9 items into “Plus” versions, more Enchantments, including new “Burdens” that will make the game harder if so choose, additional upgrades for Skill Mods, premium tier Labors, and more. Of course, there are also new challenges, with some minibosses like the Hateful and the Ormstunga, and endgame bosses like Berserker Souls and the Valkyrie Queen Gná, being revamped. In fact, if you play on the hardest difficulties all NG+ bosses will have Runic Armor.

But what about the new goodies? A variety of new equipment has also been added, including the Armor of the Black Bear (boosts Strength and Defense), Spartan Armor (no perks or stat boosts and a locked power level of 1), Ares Armor (drops health with lucky hits), Zeus Armor (increases melee and Runic damage while making you more vulnerable) and the Spartan Aspis shield (parries are harder to pull off but do more damage). You can check out screenshots of some of the new gear, as well as details on how to unlock it when playing NG+, below.

• Armor of the Black Bear – Your NG+ run will begin with the Armor of the Black Bear already equipped.
• Spartan Armor – The Spartan Armor can be acquired for Hacksilver at Huldra Brothers’ Shop.
• Ares Armor – The Ares Armor can be purchased for Hacksilver at Huldra Brothers’ Shop.
• Zeus Armor – The Zeus Armor can be acquired by defeating Gná the Valkyrie Queen and completing certain Remnants of Asgard on a NG+ save.
• Spartan Aspis – New Shield – The Spartan Aspis can be purchased at Huldra Brothers’ Shop with Hacksilver.

God of War Rangarok can be played on PS4 and PS5. New Game+ mode is available now. What do you think? Inspired to give the game another playthrough?