King's Field (1995)

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

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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.

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