Underplayed Gems

King's Field (1995)

King's Field cover
Developer
FromSoftware
Publisher
ASCII Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, FromSoftware
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Rating
3.9 of 5, 16 player ratings

How it feels

A slow, deliberate crawl through a vast dark 3D world where every enemy encounter demands caution and patience.

atmosphericslow-pacedpunishingimmersivemethodicaldark fantasyexploration-focuseddeliberate

About

Prepare yourself for an epic action-adventure never before imaginable. Only now, with the gaming power made possible by the PlayStation is a world as vast and detailed as King's Field a reality. This first-person game is completely rendered in beautiful 3D polygon graphics, with texture mapping and fully controllable 360° viewing. Imagine a universe where you can travel freely - being able to look up and down, climb ancient ruins, traverse across oceans, jump off ridges, and duel enemies - all in real time, non-linear play. This visual world will not only astound you, but will pull you right into its universe. You will embark on a journey to an island of evil-ridden dungeons, villages, and castles as you seek the Moonlight Sword, which had been stolen by a cult of insidious worshipers of evil.

What players say

A slow, brooding first-person dungeon crawler whose dark, lonely atmosphere and steep challenge feel like a clear ancestor to the Souls games. Polarizing at launch but now a reassessed cult classic.

Screenshots

King's Field screenshot 1

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