It just wouldn't be the Halloween season without Castlevania, and considering that Konami has backed away from the video game publishing world over the past few years compared to its output from the 1980s-2000s, well, let's just say that it hasn't been the Halloween season for the past few years.  That's changing on October 26 as Konami has announced that it's bringing two Castlevania classics, Rondo of Blood originally for the PC Engine and Symphony of the Night from the PS1, to the PlayStation 4 with trophies, 4K/1080p upscaling, and more.  The PlayStation Blog fills us in on the new content.

Both games are the originals emulated for the PlayStation 4, with several updates that take advantage of the new hardware. This includes 4K/1080p upscaling, multiple high resolution backgrounds, different rendering options such as smoothing and full Trophy support. Word of warning though, that Platinum will be tough to get. Elsewhere, Requiem will make use of the DualShock 4’s vibration, analogue stick and speaker, with the latter meaning you’ll hear a cool little chime when you pick up an item.

It's $20 for the pair bundled together under the name Castlevania Requiem.  It appears from the screenshots that these are not the original PCE and PS1 games, but instead the versions of the games that were included as secret unlockables in the 2007 PlayStation Portable release of Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles.  That game featured a new side-scrolling 3D remake of Rondo as its spotlight title with the original Rondo and Symphony included as bonuses, although unlocking those bonuses was nearly impossible without a guide (and even with a guide, it's difficult).  Notably, the PSP version of Symphony includes, among other things, a relocalized script and a second playable character: Maria Renard*.  While Symphony purists hold the original PS1 version in high esteem, the PSP version is a different experience that puts a fresh spin on a classic.  It's the right call to include it here, and hopefully we'll see more classic Castlevania titles brought back in the future. 

* She's not the same playable Maria from the Sega Saturn version of the game, and my goodness you don't want to play that version.