Players who have beaten the game with a rank of B and above will notice that True Pryzm mode becomes unlocked next to New Game. What does this mode do? In short, Normal (New Game) mode was merely the tutorial to get you familiarized with the game mechanics and True Pryzm is the REAL difficulty of the game.
Changes in this mode include:
- Lower starting clarity
- Aggressive enemies that deal more damage
- New enemy types
- Hints that show new paths are all turned off
- Certain enemies carry more innate clarity to absorb
- New areas that expand the lore and can lead to the true ending (hint is in the image)
True Pryzm will test all that you've learnt from Normal mode and challenge the strategy that you will follow. There is more than one way to make it out and it is dependent on what you are trying to achieve. Are you merely trying to escape? Are you trying to save specific survivors? Are you aiming for the fastest completion time? Or are you going for the best rank of S? Whatever it is, give this mode a try when you're ready. Normal and True Pryzm have their own leaderboards. Can you get the best times in both?
Note: Continue+ works for True Pryzm as well, but there is only one Continue+ active at any time. So starting a New Game in Normal will wipe the one for True Pryzm and vice versa.