KOKORO CLOVER Season 1 (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 4.01)

17 July 2024 Lite_Agent Gotcha Gotcha Games, hikotel, Kokoro Clover Season 1, Phoenixx

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for KOKORO CLOVER Season 1 on Nintendo Switch (originally released on August 4th 2022 in North America, Europe, and Japan).

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KOKORO CLOVER Season 1 – Ver. 4.01

Release date: July 16th 2024 (North America) / July 17th 2024 (Europe, Japan)
Patch notes:

Bugs affecting gameplay

Fixed an issue where the 2nd page of “Action Settings” for “Cards” was treated as the 4th page.

Fixes

Corrected an issue where the title logo on the screen before and after commercials was displayed in Japanese even when set to English.

Fixed an image error for the cheer “Valx”.

Fixed scenes in “Episode 1” and “Episode 3” where the cursor was hidden.

Adjustments

Adjusted the “Next Episode Preview” so that it only displays after clearing Episode 12.

Made some minor image adjustments.

Additional notes: none.
Source: Hikotel (Steam) / Hikotel (Twitter)

KOKORO CLOVER Season 1 – Ver. 4.0

Release date: July 1st 2024 (North America) / July 2nd 2024 (Europe, Japan)
Patch notes:

Major Changes

We have changed the logo design.

The version in the top left corner of the title screen has been changed to “Ver.4.0”. Please confirm after starting the game.

Upon the first startup after the update, you will transition to an unlock information scene before the title screen.

The overall game UI has been updated.

The opening video has been updated.

The commercial video has been updated.

Changes Related to Illustrations and Designs

We have added illustrations for 3 characters.

We have partially changed the designs of some characters.

We have changed the illustrations of some characters.

We have added the following cards:

Treffy (Fire Attribute)

Treffy (Water Attribute)

Treffy (Earth Attribute)

Treffy (Swimsuit)

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Kokoro Clover SUN

Kokoro Clover SUN2

Changes Related to Game Settings

You can now select “Story Settings” and “Action Settings” before each episode or stage.

A “No Setting” option has been added to the “Time” setting in “Story Settings”.

The “When Defeated in Battle” option has been removed from “Story Settings”. Now, when your HP reaches 0 in a scenario, you can choose to skip.

The “Time” and “Subtitle” settings will now be displayed in the upper right corner of “Story Mode”.

You can now check the treasure chest acquisition status of the relevant stage when selecting a stage in “Story Mode” and “Adventure Mode”.

The time will be displayed in the upper left during stages and boss battles in “Story Mode”.

The skipping mechanism in “Story Mode” has been changed as follows:

Before: Skipping was displayed after clearing episodes.

After: Skipping is displayed when pressing the “Select Button (N key)”. (Skipping is possible even for episodes that have not been cleared)

Minigames can now be skipped.

Clear trophies (silver) will now be displayed for each Boss Rush in “Boss Rush Mode”.

*To display the trophies (silver), you need to clear each Boss Rush again. The trophies (gold) for “Boss Rush ALL”, which are also displayed on the HOME screen, will be retained.

Changes to Story Mode Presentation

We have changed the conversation SE to 4 patterns.

Some transformation anime cuts for Treffy in the following episodes have been partially omitted or removed:

“Episode 1”, “Episode 2”, “Episode 4”

“Episode 6” during the boss battle

A maid Treffy illustration cut-in has been added to “Episode 3”.

A Treffy transformation anime cut has been added before the boss battle in “Episode 6”.

Boss cut-ins have been added after the boss transformations in the following episodes:

“Episode 1”

“Episode 2”

“Episode 3”

“Episode 6”

“Episode 10”

“Episode 11”

An avant-scene has been added to the beginning of “Episode 9”.

After clearing “Episode 12”, a promotional image for the upcoming new work “Cocoro Clover SUN” has been added.

Some battle presentations have been removed.

Changes Related to Stage Actions

The timing of when “Shining Treffy” becomes controllable has been changed.

Before: After clearing Episode 6

After: Before the boss battle in Episode 6

The special move presentation for the following characters has been partially changed or omitted:

Treffy

Shining Treffy

The specifications for “Support” have been changed as follows:

Before: Activated at 50% and 100% of the special move gauge

After: Activated manually with the initial setting “L (LB)” button. Recovers assist cost.

The specifications for “Special Moves” have been changed as follows:

Before: Activated with the “L” button when the special move gauge is MAX

After: Activated with the “L” + “R” buttons when the special move gauge is MAX during boss battles. Deals 50 damage to the boss. (Cannot be activated in normal stages)

A boss battle has been added to the tutorial. An explanation of special moves will occur.

An HP bar has been added to the UI during boss battles.

All bosses’ HP and durability have been adjusted.

The “WEAK icon” will now always be displayed when there is a favorable attribute match during boss battles.

The following bosses have been adjusted so they do not move to the left side:

The Vulcander

Valxcyx

Addition of English Translations

English translations have been added to the following:

Game logo

Staff credits displayed at the end of the story and in the option mode

Character names in boss cut-ins at the start of boss battles

Various minor bug fixes and adjustments have also been made.

Additional notes: none.
Source: Hikotel (Steam)

KOKORO CLOVER Season 1 – Ver. 3.4

Release date: ???
Patch notes:

No patch notes available yet. This update brings the following to the game:

fixes issue occuring when the “Skip Story/Action” setting is set to on, causing the avant scene in Episode 2 and onwards to loop

Additional notes: none.
Source: Hikotel (Twitter)

KOKORO CLOVER Season 1 – Ver. 3.3

Release date: August 21st 2023 (North America, Europe, Japan)
Patch notes:

■Addition of HOME characters
Treffy (Skol costume)

Added the following illustrations to the Library mode
Valklear, Maread, Ribbles, Envie, Blondie, Birdie, Crabby Girls α, Crabby Girls β, Afrocast, Treffy (Skol costume)
Kokoro Clover Season 1 Soundtrack Illustration

■Addition of the following items to the store mode
Assist “Valx Vulcan 2” (open by clearing Boss Rush ALL)

■Split and readjusted the composition of the following stages
Episode 3
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 9
Episode 11
EX1-6

■Change the setting of the story
Changed the name of the “Crystal Kingdom” to “Oraclear”. Modify the scenario dialogue accordingly.
Change the entire background of the volcano map.
Adjust the design of Blondie.
Adjust the design of Apollo.

■Adjusted and added scenarios of the following stories. Changed some of the direction.
The translation of the additional text continues to be done by translator Dino.

Overall
Adjusted OP video and CM video.
Added loading screens before and after video and stage scenes to prevent crashes
The display of the skip when rewatching was slowed down by 3 seconds.

Episode 1
Added battle direction between Treffy and Valxcyx
Added transformation animation for water Treffy
Added Water Treffy and Valxcyx battle direction when clearing boss battles

Episode 2
Transformation animation of earth Treffy added

Episode 3
Added a full view of Oraclear
Added Envie conversation scene
Adjusted Blondie and Envie conversation
Added battle scene between Treffy and Stagguard

Episode 4
Added transformation animation of Fire Treffy

Episode 5
Added a panoramic view of the Bubbly Volcano
Changed the background of the volcano.

Episode 6
Adjusted the conversation between Treffy and Drilloceros
Added battle direction between Treffy and Drilloceros
Changed the direction before the boss battle
Changed the background of the volcano

Episode 7
Added battle direction between Hel and The Former Magistarr
Added conversation between Blondie and Envie
Added transformation animation of Shining Treffy

Episode 10
Added a full view of Desert’oria

Episode 11
Transformation animation of Ulfur Thor is added
Addition of Treffy and Ulfur Thor battle direction

Episode 12
Added dialogue of a new character (silhouette) in C part

Others
Added motions for Blondie, Envie, Gram, Drilloceros, and The Former Magistar
Adjusted the eyes of the dots on the stage so that they light up when Ulfur Thor and The Vul-Can-Do talk to each other.
Changed some of the pixel art
Adjusted some backgrounds

Adjustments to the stage
Added pixel art for special move activation
Adjusted the damage of special moves to “3 times
Changed the number of coins added to treasure chests from “1” to “10
Adjusted the performance when clearing the Adventure Stage

Added attack action of the Kildragon
Added “Valx Vulcan 2” assist.

Changed the effect of ■”Assist
In order to prevent crashes (reduce the game’s capacity), the “Assists” of Salamander and boss characters have been changed so that they no longer attack and follow you from behind.
(Only the assists that were offensive will be changed. (Only the assists that had aggressiveness will be changed. There will be no change to Valx Vulcan and Skol.)

Adjustment of the following illustrations
Treffy, Treffy (swimsuit), Shining Treffy, Valx Vulcan, Momo, Phantom Thief Black Cherry, Tentaquina, Tentaquina (Human Form), Dark Shark, Cyborg Peng

■Addition of skip function (will be added to optional mode)
OP video at game startup
Story setting, action setting

■Fixed other bugs

Additional notes: none.
Source: Hikotel (Steam)

How to download updates for KOKORO CLOVER Season 1 for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for KOKORO CLOVER Season 1, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.