Limited Run #443: Castlevania Requiem Classic Edition (PS4)

Two of the greatest Castlevania games ever made, one clean retro-style package. Limited Run #443: Castlevania Requiem Classic Edition for PlayStation 4 delivers Symphony of the Night and Rondo of Blood in a physical format that pays tribute to the franchise's golden era. This is the PS4 Classic Edition, stripped down but no less thoughtful than its Ultimate counterpart.

You're getting the physical game, a soundtrack selection disc, a reversible 18" x 24" poster, and a retro-style box featuring artwork from legendary Konami box artist Tom duBois. That last detail is significant. DuBois was responsible for some of the most iconic game box art of the early Konami era, and seeing his work on a modern release bridges the gap between the PS1 generation and today.

The Classic Edition is for collectors who want the essentials without the display case commitment. The duBois artwork gives the box a distinctly different identity from the Ultimate Edition's Kojima art, so owning both actually makes sense from a collection standpoint. The soundtrack selection and poster round things out nicely. This is a disc-era physical release that remembers what made PS1 jewel case games feel special in the first place. For anyone building a Castlevania collection on PS4, or just anyone who believes Symphony of the Night deserves to exist on a disc forever, the Classic Edition delivers exactly what it promises.