The Tales of series is unique in many ways, and Tales of Arise takes that a step further. Many of the iconic features within previous Tales of games are replaced or modified for this entry, and the New Game Plus system is no exception. Veterans of the franchise will remember the Grade system, in which players gather up Grade points as they play through the game. After completing the main story, they could spend these Grade points in order to determine what carries over to the next playthrough. This meant that unless players spent a good deal of time farming Grade points, they'd need to pick and choose which benefits they'd like to carry over. That's still true in the new title, but to a lesser extent.
Among the many changes Tales of Arise makes to the franchise formula, Grade points are completely removed. Instead, players must collect special artifacts as they progress through the game. These will determine what gets carried over after players beat the game and move on to their first New Game Plus cycle.
First, it's important to note that all of the player's artifact effects will be carried over into the second playthrough no matter what. This means that bonuses to experience gained from the Golden Suit of Armor or better cooking will remain as long as players found those artifacts in their initial playthrough. For everything else, there is a specific artifact that must be found to determine what else will carry over. In total there are seven artifacts that give players a stronger New Game Plus, here's where to get them all. Keep in mind that all of these Tales of Arise New Game Plus artifacts can only be obtained after accessing the final dungeon.
Tales of Arise - New Game Plus Carry Over Artifact Locations
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Metal Miner's Cap |
Carry over Arte Proficiencies and usage counts |
Given by the owl on Uninhabited Island |
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Broken Machine Gun |
Carry over Glad and items |
Given by the owl in the hidden room in Riville Prison Tower |
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Ancient Excavator |
Carry over levels |
Given by the owl in the guard room in Autelina Palace |
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Battle Maiden's Shield |
Carry over weapons, armor, and accessories |
Given by the owl in the lord's chamber in Glanymede Castle |
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Trident |
Carry over titles and learned skills |
Given by the owl in the lord's chamber in Del Fharis Castle |
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Machine Beast Statue |
Carry over costumes, cosmetics, and haircuts |
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Vivid Sphere |
Carry over library entries |
Given by the owl in Iglia Wastes |
Collecting all seven of these artifacts will mean that players can carry over their Arte proficiencies, levels, money, items, weapons, armor, accessories, titles, skills, costumes, cosmetics, haircuts, library entries, and any other benefits that came from other collected artifacts. This will surely make for some powerful characters in the next playthrough.
Tales of Arise is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.