New Game Plus

New Game Plus (stylized as New Game+) is a feature in most Castlevania games particularly the RPG-styled Metroidvania titles. This mode allows the player to replay the game from the start, using a saved game containing a Clear status after the player has beaten the game at least once in its Normal Mode.

Overview
In New Game+, the player can start the game carrying most items obtained from the saved data of a previously cleared playthrough. Over the titles, these are the things transferred when starting this mode: While these are the ones not carried over into the New Game Plus:
 * The Game Time
 * Equipment, such as weapons, accessories and armors will be available in the inventory.
 * Level, as the main character's level is reset to 1.
 * Some Relics, and other story-related items.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
After defeating Dracula in the Reverse Castle Center and completing the game once, the current saved file will be marked Clear, yet the player can still load it to fight the final boss again. Any subsequent playthroughs with Alucard will be labeled as a Replay when the file is saved. This time, the dialogues can now be skipped by pressing the Start Button.

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
To access New Game+ in this game, the player needs to choose the Clear icon beside the saved file's slot. Equipment, including the Tactical Souls acquired will be transferred. The only exception to this is Mina's Talisman.

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Same as Dawn of Sorrow, a Clear icon will be present beside the saved file's slot.