8 More New Game Plus Modes That Change EVERYTHING
6. Completely New Enemy Spawns - Dark Souls 2
Dark Souls 2 might not be everyone's cup of salty tea, but you know what? No matter what you think of its ABSOLUTELY !*$% HITBOXES AND ENEMY ATTACK TRACKING, you can't accuse Fromsoft of phoning it in when it came to this titles New Game + Mode, as it doesn't just shake up the formula, but throttles the bloody life out of it!
You see, because Dark Souls and Deamon's Souls conditioned the player to expect a monstrous boost in damage dealt and health of enemies, they expected the same of DS2, which is exactly where Fromsoft sprung its malicious trap, as here, alongside the enemy buffs, the devs had reworked nearly all enemy placement and even switched up locations of certain items!
From the very off players are assaulted by bird throwing enemies, there are new Heide Knights dotted around previously empty sections and there are a tonne of new invader NPC's looking to make your life a nightmare.
It's deliciously refreshing to see how much effort went into making NG+ feel unique, and once more pushed the developer mantra of "f**k you and your life".