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King's Field

Developer / Publisher: FromSoftware
16 December 1994
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75 Ratings /
#2,726 All-time
#85 for 1994
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High fantasy#354 Dungeon crawler#71 Medieval fantasy#90 Dark fantasy#138 Action RPG#223
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Western RPG Gothic
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King's Field
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JP 4 949776 361013 SLPS 00017
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The humble beginnings of a cult classic, and oh boy it's as confusing as a full 3D dungeon crawler could be, with obtuse puzzle solving and everything in-between. Seriously, or you get stuck by trying to think on a solution for literally getting through the second floor, or you use a guide. How in the hell are you supposed to know you have to cross an invisible bridge accessed by exploring a hidden path, that gets you to a 3-way teleport hub. That's some demanding science right there.

Magic implementation fucking sucks; not that it differs from the usually fantastic set of explosive and nice animations for the magic attacks, but rather how you'll be handling just 2 offensive spells at the end of the game unless you grind hard for the rest - and if you get them by dumb luck, it doesn't even make sense as you become a machine of destruction and pain if you get that one broken rapier with Sword Magic. Extra points for using the Moonlight Sword.

But the basic tone and features from the classic King's Field formula are here, and if you can get your hands through this hell of a maze (or use a guide and don't have anything against using one) you'll find a quasi-atmospheric, kinda addicting dungeon crawler. Look for hidden walls, save often and NEVER confront skeletons unless you feel your HP is decent enough.
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MatteoAmmiragli King's Field 2024-04-30T02:14:30Z
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kafeis King's Field 2024-04-09T18:54:50Z
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2.5
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mellors King's Field 2024-04-04T19:39:41Z
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3.0
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A_Latin_Guy King's Field 2024-03-24T15:25:11Z
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action RPG high fantasy atmospheric medieval fantasy underground from software king's field PS1 japan only dungeon crawler RPG first-person gothic action-adventure
eliottstaten King's Field 2024-03-11T01:49:34Z
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Vektor_Zvuka King's Field 2024-03-07T15:10:30Z
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NagasakiOshima King's Field 2024-03-03T16:44:58Z
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3.5
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Spitfyr King's Field 2024-02-23T03:19:54Z
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ssguiss King's Field 2024-02-11T23:28:44Z
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tackyproduct King's Field 2024-02-09T03:17:42Z
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3.0
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Brusibrusi King's Field 2024-02-06T03:29:19Z
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5.555598416172731e+23 King's Field 2024-02-04T22:56:55Z
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King's Field
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  • Fereval 2021-12-14 15:56:56.151189+00
    the cover art is dope though for sure
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  • NekoTempo 2022-03-07 01:07:24.048825+00
    I managed to beat this today and It's surprisingly enjoyable!! I found it more fun than Shadow Tower [シャドウタワー] and the OST is really nice.

    Having to walk and move the camera with d-pad genuinely made my left hand hurt, tho. lol
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  • renegadexavier06 2023-03-19 10:03:32.768122+00
    Every Field has it's king
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  • dostovei 2023-09-03 19:06:06.828511+00
    i wanted a 90s-core trash-poly dungeon crawler and this absolutely delivered. my only complaint is the insane turn speed.
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    • dostovei 2023-09-03 19:06:49.803254+00
      i tried to play King's Field II but it was too much of an improvement
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  • MisTurHappy 2023-10-27 04:05:01.942533+00
    Gets progressively less painful and more fun the further into the game you get. It's kinda crazy how completely ineffectual you feel at the beginning versus how destructive and overpowered you can feel by the end. The beginning was a real slog, but once I got near the end of the second floor I couldn't put it down and finished it in one sitting.
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