Ender Magnolia Update: New Game+ and Boss Rush Modes Unveiled!

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Summary

  • Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist update adds New Game+ and Boss Rush modes for replayability.
  • The latest patch includes new gallery items, skins, quality-of-life improvements, and bug fixes.

Title “Ender Magnolia: Blossom in the Fog” has been enhanced with a fresh update, introducing gameplay improvements such as the New Game+ mode, along with some bug squashes. After spending nearly a year in early access, the game officially launched for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on January 22, 2025.

Originating from the independent duo Adglobe and Live Wire, the game titled “Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist” functions as a sequel to the critically acclaimed 2021 release “Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights“. This latest offering is an action RPG with side-scrolling gameplay, set years after the events of the first game and focusing on protagonist Lilac’s journey to absolve humans and Homunculi scattered across the Land of Fumes. Following a successful launch across various platforms, “Ender Magnolia” has now rolled out its initial significant update for players, incorporating numerous changes.

On March 11, 2025, developers unveiled a major update, version 1.1.0, for the game “Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist.” This new release brings an assortment of game content, encompassing fresh game modes and solutions to technical problems. Notably, this update for “Ender Magnolia” offers elements aimed at keeping players who’ve completed the story and boosting the game’s replay value. Most significantly, a New Game+ mode has been introduced, allowing players to relive the story but with tougher opponents while retaining specific abilities and items earned during the initial playthrough.

In addition to this, for those who are enthusiasts of completing games thoroughly, there’s a Boss Rush mode in Ender Magnolia. You unlock it when you’ve defeated all the bosses. This mode offers a challenge to beat these foes as quickly as possible, and you receive Fragments based on the difficulty level you choose. On a different note, a new Boss Rematch feature lets players replay any individual boss fight after they’ve cleared it at least once. Completing this challenge also rewards you with Fragments, and the amount depends on the selected difficulty.

Additionally, developers have added fresh gallery items and skins for Ender Magnolia players to acquire with Fragments. This new update additionally includes enhancements aimed at improving user experience, like simplifying the process of changing equipment. Moreover, it tackles bugs concerning translations, as well as gameplay and graphic problems that were present in previous versions of the game.

It appears that the Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist teams have made a substantial improvement on the original side-scroller, as evidenced by the new features. The New Game+ mode and boss-focused challenges promise to engage players for quite some time even after they’ve completed the game’s main storyline with its various branches.

Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist Version 1.1.0 Patch Notes

New features:

Test your skills by challenging the new “Boss rush” mode

  • Unlocked by defeating all the bosses in the game.
  • Accessed by the “Memories” menu, “Boss rush” tab from any rest point.
  • Clear times and best attempts are saved as records.
  • Receive “Fragments” by clearing the challenge. The number of fragment received depends on the selected difficulty.

Boss rematch feature

  • Accessed by the “Memories” menu, “Bosses” tab from any rest point.
  • Receive “Fragments” by clearing the challenge. The number of fragment received depends on the selected difficulty.

Carry over your progress and explore a harsher world with “New Game +”

  • Unlocked by clearing the game and seeing a specific ending.
  • Start the game from the beginning while keeping your parameters, skills and items.
  • All enemies will be of higher difficulty, starting the game on a chapter higher than the previous maximum, and bosses will have more aggressive patterns. Items related to quests will not carry over.
  • Items that were obtained previously will be replaced by either “Material” or “Junk” in New Game +. Items that were not previously obtained can still be obtained in New Game +. Items that were replaced in New Game + will be placed again when carrying data over a second time.
  • New “Relic” upgrade level (++) “Relics” that were upgraded to the “+” level can be upgraded again to the “++” level at the relic refinery. Upgrading a relic to “++” will further increase its effect or lower its slot cost. “Relics” that could not be upgraded before are still not upgradable.

Other additions

  • Add a set logic to Skill, Equipment and Relics to easily switch between equipments
  • Add new gallery items and costumes obtainable by spending “Fragments”.

Adjustments:

  • Adjust some events to make scenario specific triggers a bit easier to understand

Bug fixes:

  • Translation fixes
  • Small visual and gameplay fixes

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2025-03-12 00:41