| Released By | Masked Dedede |
|---|---|
| Category | Improvement |
| Platform | NDS |
| License | N/A |
| Patching Information | No Special Requirements |
| Genre | Role Playing > Action RPG |
| Mods | G,T,GP,Other |
| Patch Version | 2.3 |
| Hack Release Date | 22 May 2022 |
| Readme | Readme File |
| Downloads | 19076 |
| Last Modified | 22 May 2022 |
Description:
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - Definitive Edition+ is ROM hack that serves as a vastly improved version of the original Definitive Edition hack.
This hack has a myriad of improvements, such as bug fixes, Quality of Life, and rebalancing changes to create the best way to play Dawn of Sorrow.
Here’s a showcase video of the added Definitive Mode in version 2.0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz1PaJ8aUCw.
Check out the readme TXT or the PDF within the 7Z archive for a list of every change made from the original Definitive Edition hack and in the added Definitive Mode of v2.0, excluding very minor changes like the de-capitalization of a letter or the removal of an extra space, or just summarizing some of the changes for the sake of not making the readme longer than it already is. (^^;
There are many patches in the 7Z archive, the Main Patches that include the Definitive Edition+ patches along with the Definitive Mode ones, and the Optional Patches which are miscellaneous changes that can be applied to a Dawn of Sorrow ROM with one of the main patches already applied for some customization options.
This hack only needs to be patched to a clean ROM of Dawn of Sorrow with a ROM patcher compatible with XDELTA1 files.
ROM / ISO Information:
- Database match: Castlevania - Dawn of Sorrow (USA)
- Database: No-Intro: DS (all) (v. 20180806-120027)
- File/ROM SHA-1: 47530FF87E608F88105A314FDF36DC385F8DEC94
- File/ROM CRC32: 135737F6
Links:
Screenshots:
Credits:
| Contributor | Type of contribution | Listed credit |
|---|---|---|
| Masked Dedede | Design | Head developer of the ROM hack |
| LagoLunatic | Original Hacking | DSVEdit, ASM patches, explaining how to edit certain things |
| ShadowOne333 | Original Work | Original Dawn of Dignity character art hack |
| Thirteen 1355 | Original Work | Original Dawn of Sorrow - Definitive Edition hack |
| Dev Anj | Hacking | Custom ASM patches and other modifications |
The best DoS Rom Hack yet.
Reviewed By: Wisely on 05 Apr 2021This review is made for the 1.2.2 version of Dawn of Sorrow - Definite Edition +.
Let’s start by saying that Dawn of Sorrow has been my favorite game since my childhood and I thought that Definite Edition was the ultimate DoS experience but this just goes even further into the close to perfect territory in my opinion.
Most changes are subtle, even as a DoS hardcore fan I wouldn’t have noticed some of them without looking at the changelog but those subtle change like name changes for items/weapons/enemies just make the overall experience better and more immersive with correction to the translation and better overall English.
The 3 biggest changes are of course the fixed luck stat, the new portraits and the removed touch screen controls. Those 3 changes alone make a world of difference to the balance, aesthetic continuity with previous and future games and gameplay on emulator and PC for each change respectively.
Some small details as of this update make it so that this Rom Hack can not yet be called perfect but I can still without any doubts call it the best DoS Rom Hack ever made.
Version 1.2.2 Recommended - Yes
| Headline | Author | Date | Version | Recommend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Definitive with just very few exceptions | Metamoru | 02 Nov 2021 | 1.3 | Yes |
| A superb improvement, just one step from the "true" Definitive version! | Aceearly1993 | 31 May 2022 | 2.3 | Yes |
| Son of darkness take my soul! | Old_gamer | 05 Apr 2021 | 1.2.2 | Yes |
| The best DoS Rom Hack yet. | Wisely | 05 Apr 2021 | 1.2.2 | Yes |