The beloved Castlevania collection gets a new update

The popular Castlevania Dominus Collection has received a new update patch for December, bringing with it a variety of content and various bug fixes. The beloved collection, consisting of a variety of games from the Castlevania franchise's storied history, now features an entirely new mode for one of its games and includes new ways for players to view screens for the games they're playing.

Released by original developer Konami in August 2024, the Castlevania Dominus Collection consists mainly of Castlevania titles released on Nintendo DS. This includes Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, AND Castlevania: Order of Ecclesiawhich are considered among the best Castlevania games in the series. THE Castlevania Dominus Collection also includes the 1988 arcade game Haunted castle along with a new version called Haunted castle revisitedthe latter of which is arguably the recipient of the most important component of the content update.

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Given Castlevania Dominus CollectionIts popularity despite a glaring Castlevania omission of the title, Konami has now released Castlevania Dominus Collection ver. 1.0.3, which adds a brand new Boss Rush mode Haunted castle revisited. The new mode comes with a small caveat however, as players must first complete the game to unlock the new mode. The update patch also adds new display layouts, which allow players to change the position of different screens given the dual-screen nature of DS titles. While several bugs have been fixed, exactly what they were remains a mystery.

Castlevania Dominus CollectionThe new update appears to be a little more substantial than the previous one. Castlevania Dominus CollectionThe October update added new illustrations for Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia along with a bug fix for Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. Interestingly, the previous patch reintroduced a small glitch Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin which experienced players use as an exploit, with the update jokingly referring to it as a feature.

Even though it's been a decade since Konami released an original Castlevania title in the form of 2014 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, the IP has managed to survive via crossover content. The most recent example occurred quite recently with Vampire survivors' Hymn to Castlevania DLC, which adds over 20 characters from the file Castlevania franchises, including those present in Castlevania Dominus Collection. This brings about a closing-the-circle moment Vampire survivors adding content and characters from the IP that the game is heavily inspired by. With CastlevaniaDespite its seemingly undying popularity, fans are still hoping for a completely new original title one day.

Castlevania Dominus Collection ver. Patch 1.0.3 Notes:

• Added a new Boss Rush mode in Haunted Castle Revisited
• Added new display layouts to change the position of different screens.
• Bugs fixed

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Castlevania

The Castlevania series was originally developed by Konami and began on the NES with the release of Castlevania in 1986. It is a long-running series and was even made into an animated series for Netflix. A series of stories follow the iconic Belmont family as they battle Dracula and his horde of bloodthirsty minions.