Control Resonant New Game Plus: The Real Details

You’ve heard the advice: New Game Plus is great for unlocking abilities you missed the first time. It lets you pick different combat options after the credits roll. That’s true, but incomplete. The real story is more nuanced — and the mode may not be as useful as you think.

The Common Advice — And Why It Falls Short

Most guides say NG+ exists so you can grab the combat abilities you didn’t choose during your first playthrough. Control Resonant forces you to pick one ability per resonant boss, and you cannot unlock everything in a single run. NG+ seems like the obvious fix.

You don't need NG+ to try different builds — you can do that mid-game.

What those guides don’t tell you: you can already unlock almost everything without ever touching New Game Plus. Respec items (called reset items) are plentiful. Defeating resonance, buying from vendors, and even beating up vending machines can drop them. I finished the game with 14 reset items still in my inventory. You don’t need NG+ to try different builds — you can do that mid-game.

What New Game Plus Actually Carries Over

When you start New Game Plus in Control Resonant, most of your progress transfers:

• All aberrant weapons and their upgrade levels
• Combat abilities you unlocked (but only the ones you equipped)
• Talent points and zone levels
• Artifacts and crafted items
• Source and most materials

What resets: the story, zone fog on the map, and world feats. The resonant cycles also reset, letting you fight bosses again and make different ability choices.

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The catch: you keep your existing combat abilities, but you still must choose new ones from the same boss choices. You cannot swap freely unless you use reset items — which you likely already have. So NG+ doesn’t actually give you access to everything; it just lets you make different choices for the abilities you didn’t pick before.

When NG+ Actually Matters

The one scenario where NG+ is genuinely useful: if you used all your reset items and still want to change your loadout. But that’s rare. You’d have to respec dozens of times to run out. Most players will never need NG+ for ability flexibility.

Where NG+ shines is the fresh experience with a fully upgraded character. You stomp through early content, see the story again with all your power, and make different dialogue choices. It’s a power fantasy replay, not a necessary tool for completion.

Should You Bother With It?

If you want to 100% the game or see all ability combinations without farming reset items, New Game Plus is fine. But if you’re already using reset items smartly, you don’t need it. The common advice makes NG+ sound essential for build variety. It’s not. Respec during your first playthrough does the same thing without starting over.

FAQ

Does Control Resonant have New Game Plus?

Yes. Unlocked after beating the final boss. Starts a fresh save while keeping most upgrades and items.

What carries over in New Game Plus?

All aberrant weapon upgrades, combat abilities, talents, zone levels, artifacts, source, and materials. Story progress, map fog, and world feats reset.

What resets in New Game Plus?

The main story, side quest progress, zone fog on the map, and world feats. Enemies and bosses respawn, and resonant cycles restart.

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Is New Game Plus worth it?

Only if you want a power fantasy replay. For unlocking missed abilities, reset items in your first playthrough are more efficient. NG+ is not required for 100% completion.