Rose & Camellia Collection adds online slap battles in June

Rose & Camellia Collection is getting a free online battle update in June, which feels exactly as ridiculous as it should. The Switch game is already built around aristocratic slap battles, turning melodramatic family conflict into theatrical touchscreen combat. Now PLAYISM and Nigoro are taking the absurdity online, letting players slap-fight opponents across the globe. This is a smart update because Rose & Camellia’s concept is naturally social. Watching two characters exchange formal insults and high-speed palm strikes is funny alone, but it becomes even better when another real person is on the other side. The game originally thrived on its strange combination of timing, gesture input, visual novel-style drama and intentionally overblown etiquette. Online play could give it a second burst of attention, especially from streamers and players looking for weird competitive party games. The key will be connection quality and input timing. A slap battle only works if the hit, dodge and counter rhythms feel fair. If the online mode holds up, Rose & Camellia Collection could become one of the funnier multiplayer oddities on Switch this summer.