u/GeneralSurvey

Picked up Ivalice Chronicles on sale and went in blind - well, somewhat blind because I have played FFT before a LONG time ago around when it first released. I never completed the game back then and I really just wanted to enjoy it fresh and get immersed in the story. I have a tendency to ruin the fun of RPGs by min-maxing and reading guides immediately upon beginning the game, so I tried something new with this one.

First off - absolutely amazing remaster and hot damn the story really drew me in and kept a very thrilling pace the entire time. I didn’t have to grind at all (but did a little just to get one party member more Arithmetitian jp) and everything felt extremely balanced and just difficult enough to keep me interested.

That being said, I did not encounter any hidden characters or “side-quests” and I know they are out there. So my question is this: do I keep playing this completed play through and go to the deep dungeon (found it before last boss but never went in)? Do I do Ng+ and try to get all the goodies? Or do I start a new file (on the higher difficulty) and use a guide to get said goodies?