New Game Plus
What is New Game Plus? Replaying a finished game with your items or levels kept, the term Chrono Trigger named in 1995, and examples.
New Game Plus is a mode, usually unlocked by finishing a game, that starts the story again while letting you keep some or all of your items, levels or equipment from the first playthrough.
Where the term comes from
Wikipedia says Chrono Trigger (1995) coined the term, and that earlier games such as Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei, The Legend of Zelda and Ghosts ‘n Goblins already let players replay with changes.
Examples
Each game links to the source that describes it using the mechanic.
Related terms: Meta-progression, Permadeath, Grinding, Level scaling.
Sources
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- New Game Plus — Wikipedia
- Glossary of video game terms — Wikipedia