Was it Good? - King's Field 2

[@MassiveiusBiggus]

King's Field crawled so that King's Field could walk so that King's Field could run so that King's Field 2 could fly.

[@BloodyArchangelus]

all from games are just the best son of generation following the steps of the Father he deeply respects.

[@BleedForTheWorld]

Cringe channel obsessed with psychopathic personalities

[@mrbungle3310]

True that...

[@Bodcut]

Couldn't be more simple

[@MassiveiusBiggus]

@@MMOLibrary Did he? When? Could you give me a timestamp? Because if he really said those exact words then I'm gonna be amazed. I've rewatched the previous video and I didn't catch him saying that. But maybe I just accidentally blanked during that moment.

[@CharemTheShadox]

54:55 I'm surprised you didn't note how Gigi's dad there giving you the Seath's Tear plays wonderfully into his quest. You found him slumped in the caves, and had to use a statue of Seath on him to revive him. At that time in the video you said he was unconscious, but no; I believe he was dead. It was the fact he was wearing Seath's Tear that let him come back to life when you used a Seath's Statue on him, much like how the Tear consumes Seath Statues when you die when wearing it to revive you. It's a neat bit of gameplay and story integration!

[@mykal4779]

oh wow good point!

[@tenyokensekia8088]

Oh wow, that is neat!

[@gaspump]

Wow he didn't notice Zanzibart the Thrust but GIgi's dad was there to give you a Tear in the quest. Good grief, nerd.

[@cyberninjazero5659]

57:00 Another thing he got wrong is that it wasn't female demons being grown but fairies like the one from King's Field 1

[@Shiningforceking]

Fun fact. The crescent axe in every kingsfield , darksouls and Elden ring. It was the favorite weapon of Naotoshi Zin. The creator of Kingsfield and mentor of Hidetaka Miyazaki.

[@DivineBanana]

I wonder what Miyazaki was trying to say by making it possibly the worst weapon in dark souls 😂

[@dungeonpastor]

It's the best Str/Fth weapon what do you mean?​@@DivineBanana

[@Shiningforceking]

@@dungeonpastor completely agree with you, I just didn't want to Argue with @Divinebanana.

[@superlad6684]

I love how the NPC says "Necron is a nice guy" as if Necron isn't the most evil, malicious, villain-sounding name you can think of lmao

[@dr.donkey5427]

As someone who has just recently got into 40k lore, I can confirm that nobody with the title of Necron is, infact, a "nice guy"

[@silverhand9965]

"oh yeah that guy literally called death who's took over the island through force? Yeah he's a silly goober, nice dude really when you know him"

[@anonmouse15]

He really can't be held responsible for what his parents decided to name him.

[@lnsflare1]

My headcanon is that Necron from Final Fantasy 9 is a decent guy who was just responding to Kuja's wish to destroy the universe, then stopped and blew up its incarnation because Kuja resurrecting Zidane and company was an indication that Kuja no longer wished for destruction.

[@diamondhamster4320]

@@dr.donkey5427 Bruh, you will change your mind after you read "Infinite and the Divine" and the legendary Pokémon meme master Trazyn.

[@dang.9209]

When you're facing east, the compass looks like it's saying "sex."

[@tarnetskygge]

glad I'm not the only one who saw that

[@CarrotConsumer]

What are the lore implications?

[@eightcoins4401]

@@CarrotConsumer Sex is canon according to Elden Ring online test

[@nakano15]

31:39 I saw that too lol.

[@JBrander]

King's Field sex confirmed

[@felixfletcher8070]

great vid as always, thanks for crediting my content! a few things, 1. you got it backwards: Seath is attributed to the Dark Slayer, Guyra the Moonlight Sword 2. you actually can equip Earth Heal and other utility spells to the select button 3. Gold Trees have a use, they can be slashed at repeatedly to grow a Dragon Crystal Cheers!

[@Dizzula]

wow

[@Lokiip]

Hope he sees this and gets to replay with one of these features. the spells to select button bit is huge.

[@w0wdonger896]

It's kinda funny how he didn't figure the swords thing, i'm pretty sure they tell you at some point too

[@raphaelnunes5925]

Hang on... The Dragon Crystals start to grow immediately after approaching a golden tree, but it's pretty slow. Attacking it makes the crystal grow faster then? I used to just wait or use frame skip on emulators.

[@felixfletcher8070]

@@raphaelnunes5925 yup! you can continuously attack the tree until it fully forms and falls off. its a nice trick if you just want to speed it up a little bit

[@pabloferro2872]

39:19 "The powerful Necron is searching for the Elven weapon" fucking Trazyn always the same.

[@BarokaiRein]

I still can't believe that King's field isn't a farming simulator.

[@tenyokensekia8088]

And I cannot believe its only now that I realised how much sense that name would make for a farming simulator.

[@HiGlowie]

Don’t give them ideas. Last this my we need is another studio making a “simulator” game

[@abraxaseyes87]

Kings don't farm

[@OrbObserver]

@@HiGlowie Why? Is there a limited slot of videogames that can be released every year?

[@HellecticMojo]

​@@HiGlowiewe need more simulators

[@gameusurper]

This is just a small list of minor additions and corrections to what Josh says in the video. 18:07 It's actually not 30 mana to use a teleportation gate, only 10. 25:10 You actually can assign Earth Heal, the first earth crystal spell, to the Select hotkey. You can do this with every healing or buffing spell that you would normally have to cast from the menu. It's attack spells you can't assign to this hotkey as they have their own dedicated attack spell face button. 26:20 The Magician's Key is not required to beat the game. None of the keys, save for enough Rhombus Keys to progress to the end of Zone 2 (which is three total) actually are; even the fancy keys like the Pirate's Key, Skull Key, Dragon Stones, Harvine's Key, Shrine Keys, etc. All the keys (save for the three required Rhombus ones) only open optional chests, areas, or access to other also optional items. Optional stuff that helps you build power to assist in beating the game, but optional stuff nonetheless. 33:33 Fun Fact. You can assign an empty Crystal Flask to the Select hotkey and then spam that key in front of a healing water source to insta-fill all of them in seconds. Then the filled ones can be put on the Select key for use without going into the menu as well. 34:32 For those who like numbers, the Blue Potion heals 100 HP, the Red Potion recovers 50 MP, and the Green Potion cures any status ailments. The Gold Potion does all those things combined (100 HP, 50 MP, + status heal). 35:34 Dragon Crystals aren't *technically* limited, but I'll only mention why if Josh doesn't do so at some point later. Which he didn't so here's a clue: the gold 'Dragon Grass' Trees can grow them. 36:02 Little known fact. Missile Shield actually acts as a general use defense spell against everything physical, reducing all non-magic attack damage received. Why it's only called Missile Shield is beyond me. 36:16 The Curse status ailment reduces you STR (Strength) stat on the main menu by 20 temporarily, essentially meaning you lose 20 levels of physical damage capability instantly. It can be cured with a Bloodstone, Green or Gold Potion, Dragon Crystal, or the Breath spell. Or you can just wait it out. All negative status goes away after a while. 37:07 The Scorpion's Bracelet raises your Poison defense by 80. You can see this in your 'Strength' menu on the right-hand side. There are two in the game, so you can raise this stat by 160 with just those two items. Poison defense drastically reduces how likely you are to become poisoned when hit by a poisonous enemy AND also how likely you are to be poisoned by the poisonous air inside the Cave of Poison in the Big Mine, arguably these accessory's better use. 37:49 Seath's Plume (Josh says Feather here) is not a key item, nor needed to beat the game. Nor is the Figure of Seath that Fai wants. Seath's Plume is a consumable that restores lots of MP and allows casting of magic without using MP for 30 seconds. I think he was thinking 'Figure' of Seath and thought 'Feather' instead. I've seen so many people get these two things, Seath's Plume and Figure of Seath, mixed up. 38:10 King's Field actually had another very hidden weapon, the Triple Fang, which is more analogous to the Shiden katana in KF2. I'm not sure if Josh mentioned this in his previous video or not. 39:25 Well, yes and no. There are lots of things that recover MP you can use if you have them when you drop down a one-way hole like this, like Moonstones, Dragon Crystals, and Red or Gold Potions. So, it's not quite a guaranteed soft-lock. 40:41 Except the Magician's Key doesn't actually unlock any doors, only chests :) And most contain Verdite. 45:12 Teo here is actually dead, not just unconscious. That's what the Figure of Seath does, it revives someone who is wearing a necklace called Seath's Tear, which Teo here just happens to have (the giant diamond-shaped pendant around his neck), and gives to you later if you visit him and Gigi. 46:06 It's actually not the Earth Elemental (dino) boss that respawns, it's the normal Earth Elemental before it. Note the size difference. 56:58 Fun fact. If you look closely at these partially female looking demons you can see that they look like the fairy, Miria, from the first King's Field. The character who, along with the power of the Black Dragon, turns the Dragon Sword into the Moonlight Sword. If spoken to, they even mention something about needing to find someone who can wield...the sword. Hmm...could this sword be the Moonlight Sword from the first game? And are the fairies here being turned INTO demons or is it the other way around and the demons are being turned INTO fairies? And for what? There are a lot of theories around this room, the nature of Miria and the fairies, the Moonlight Sword, and what the purpose of all three games in the Verdite Trilogy actually is. Perhaps Guyra (remember, he is the Black Dragon from the first game) has all along been using the constructed fairies and searching for someone who can wield both the Moonlight Sword and the Dark Slayer (and another sword we'll find out about in the third game) in order to slay Seath? @qwertyqeys and their repliers actually mentions this a few comments down.

[@Vaelin94]

"just a small list" *clicks read more* a novel appears xD

[@sloppyy]

@@Vaelin94 there was a lot to correct in the video to be fair

[@nidungr3496]

It is good to know that the Skyrim bug where the Block Arrows perk actually blocks everything is rooted in ancient game lore. :P

[@rainbowsonic5501]

I would add to that list, you don't need to replicate any rhombus key to be able to access every area of the game. You can cleverly place them at the right doors, at the right time and take back the ones you don't need anymore. I never replicate any rhombus key, because I love how the level design is implemented for these, how it forces you to think; where is there a key that I could take back and use to advance further?

[@gameusurper]

@@rainbowsonic5501 This is true. Like after opening the shortcut through Seath's Fountain room that goes between Zones 2 & 3 from North Village to Harvine's Castle. There are 6 Rhombus Keys you find in the vicinity of the 3 Rhombus doors you had to go through by Base No. 1 and the Underworld Prison No. 1 to get to Zone 3 initially. You can choose to slot all 6 to make the 3 doors here openable from both sides without having to move any (you MUST use at least three of them). If you found the Star Gate and Star Key, with a little creative teleporting, this makes 6 Rhombus Keys you can free up once you have Seath's Fountain unlocked after saving Sandler and getting the Pirate's Key and getting that second Dragon Stone. Once you exit the Termite's Nest and go through the outside of Harvine's Castle to get to the end of Zone 3 and into Zone 4, you start finding tons of these keys just laying around or in secret little cubbies. This, along with the 6 you can take back from the Base No. 1 area in Zone 2, helps you get through Zone 5 and into the Big Mine. After completing the Big Mine, like you did near the Base No. 1 area in Zone 2 earlier, you can take every single key back to use in Zone 6 to open the doors in the southern section near the Magic Cave of Fire. You even find more of them while doing this very thing. They start not becoming needed for the most part in Zone 7 except to get through the secret area in the south of the zone to turn off the two swinging mace traps in the main hallway. You can tell they REALLY thought about how and where to implement these doors and keys, even though they CAN be a bit annoying at the beginning. Nothing about their placement was random. It was so very intentional.

[@The_Horse-leafs_Cabbage]

41:13 “I wonder how much health you need to survive the fall…” “We can conclude it is more than 23…” Not sure why I found that hilarious

[@user-os7ec4dm8x]

Imaigne if he needed 24 health, that would be pretty cruel...

[@kyucumbear]

Siens.

[@solotopfeeder6976]

The scream is the icing in the cake.

[@nicocortes5145]

you and majuular are my king's field lore drugs of choice well done.

[@TheJols]

that majuular video is dope i fell asleep to it like 10 times.

[@rynnightshade]

I would love to see the 2 of them talk about old games together

[@SpecShadow]

there's also Treeky, AesirAesthetics and Iron Pineapple

[@_Moth_.]

I like Blinge too

[@TheJols]

@@nicocortes5145 there is an indie game called “lunacid” that was heavily inspired by Kings Field and it’s pretty dope. Amazing vibes.

[@Xevonarin]

"Fish were the original dogs" That's sounding dangerously close to a new conspiracy theory.

[@CarrotConsumer]

The government is hiding things from us.

[@mastermage23]

Not as insane as another game's worst "weird" Enemy: Sponges.

[@Laezar1]

I mean it checks out with the evolution of mammals

[@ThatKidBobo]

It kinda makes sense though

[@Itomon]

Or a new evolution theory xD

[@qwertyqeys]

the craziest thing about the cloning vats is I'm pretty sure those female demons are supposed to be clones of the fairy you talk to in king's field 1. I think this is all implying that Guyra manufactured everything about you getting the moonlight sword, which also foreshadows the king's corruption in KF3. You were basically never playing through a hero's journey, you were just Guyra's lackey up until they chose to steal your badass sword, so Alexander's like "I'll get your cool sword back, buddy" and kills the god who made the sword, potentially never putting the pieces together since he didn't go through the events of KF1.

[@Shiningforceking]

100%, someone with the lore at last! though that doesn't make Guyra the sole and only evil deity, Seath is as bad.

[@HighPriestFuneral]

Yep, I've read the idea that Guyra did not intend for it to be Alexander but Jean who came to the island to get his sword back. It being Alexander threw Guyra's whole scheme out of whack. Guyra may have intended Jean to kill Seath, saying that Guyra had already helped Jean defeat Reinhardt and bring peace to Verdite. But when it was Alexander who came... there was no previous meeting, no connection that could be made, so Alexander did what he thought was right and proceeded to vanquish Guyra, allowing Seath to reign supreme, leading to the king's corruption. Granted, either way I don't think there would be a method to resist the overwhelming powers of either Seath or Guyra. Trying to balance them was all that could realistically be done.

[@qwertyqeys]

@@Shiningforceking yeah, beating Guyra only for KF3 to start off with everything going wrong was a great change from the whole "light vs dark" story you usually get

[@lanereynolds4567]

@@qwertyqeys To be fair, the way the japanese script explains it, guyra is the black dragon of light, and seath the white dragon of darkness. They are supposed to make a Tao symbol. The verdite trilogy is all about showing that going too far to either side of light or dark is the wrong path. With KF4 being a downer gut punch that shows that you can't live with them in balance either as neither light nor dark tolerates balance.

[@qwertyqeys]

@@lanereynolds4567 yeah, I love that shit, love seeing that kind of dynamic actually played out

[@OrbObserver]

I thought King's Field would be about living under feudalism and toiling in the fields your entire life until a boar breaks your leg and you perish from sepsis.

[@CatalystOfFire]

Strange women lying in ponds, distributing swords is no way to establish a system of government!

[@IRdatank]

Actually, King's Field is exactly that. You are that peasant, have an elongated fever dream, imagining everything that happens in the game all while dying from sepsis.

[@DolusVulpes]

I mean at least the boar breaking your leg and you perishing from sepsis part is kind of accurate

[@CatalystOfFire]

@@DolusVulpes Sep-tacular!

[@EloahAloha]

Feels like it

[@Nagadeth]

A note about that kraken boss and the normal versions in general: The top and bottom parts count as separate kills, but it will only actually "die" if you kill the bottom part. If you only take out the top and then move out of it's area, the top will respawn and you can kill it again. Combine this with rushing the first wind crystal and you have a decent early game leveling area.

[@Targon999]

Your reviews somehow remind me of total biscuit, which is a huge compliment

[@tenyokensekia8088]

Thats some high praise right there!

[@HumanPerson_final]

Had not realized it, but this is spot on. Even the accent is right.

[@Slyslug]

RIP the man. So thrilled they put TB in the credits for space marine 2.

[@DragonNexus]

I think the "answer the question...was it any good" being so similar to "I'm here to ask and answer one simple question...WTF is...?" helps with that comparison.

[@VallornDeathblade]

@@Slyslug Did you see the shoutout the band behind Command and Conquer's soundtrack had for him at their live event where they performed music from the games for an audience? TB left a big impression in the industry.

[@absalom2500]

10:45 "we get 1 gold for our trouble" *2 gold text appears on screen*

[@TheKrangled]

UNWATCHABLE UNSUBSCRIBED

[@JM-pk2nv]

One was for our trouble, the other was for our pleasure.

[@flowermaze___]

It’s likely a $2 coin, a classic coin archetype

[@TiaCosm]

@@flowermaze___ Kings field takes place in Canada confirmed

[@shyspacewolf4675]

@@flowermaze___ You jest but Australia has a $2 coin.

[@Shiningforceking]

Fav game, And this post wasn't made to bash Mr.Strife, I immensely respect him for going into this Serie, this was made to iron out some slips. Here's the Clarifications: 1: The Melee and magic "stamina" replenish faster depending on your strength or magic stats. 2: Slimes don't do a Death-animation attack, they just deflate. 3: You can "quickslot" spells and magical utility spells with the select key 4: Npc can die, if you hit them enough 5:Termites are not endless in the boss fight. 6: The golden Tree Spawn Dragon fruits/Crystals 7: Wish he would have talked about the music Thank you again to Mr.Strife for showing this gem of a game to people who will never play it.

[@qwertyqeys]

I will say he did note that NPCs can die when talking about pushing that vendor out of the way to get a crystal flask, he recommended using a weaker sword to avoid killing him (though you don't need to be too careful, NPCs are SO tanky)

[@Shiningforceking]

@@qwertyqeys That is true, and thought of removing that point, but not everyone will watch it till the end, so decided to leave it. You think I should remove that point?

[@qwertyqeys]

@@Shiningforceking nah just bringing it up since I also agree it'd be easy to miss

[@knight_lautrec_of_carim]

Damn I knew he must've been missing something. But is his solution the only one to actually get to use the Moonlight Sword? It feels like there's gotta be some hidden puzzle or so to get it early or some optional boss later.

[@zackwiver]

The more I see videos by either of them I realize how much Majulaar outclasses Josh or any other "old games review" creator. And Josh still makes great videos.

[@GreenClover0]

It amazes me how many forgotten worlds and stories exist in those less popular old games. It makes me think of how much I'll never experience, and maybe even, no one will experience.

[@user-os7ec4dm8x]

I mean just buy an older system and play the games, also King's Field is reasonably popular, even when it came out back in the day I saw a fair bit about it and had a few friends playing it.

[@GreenClover0]

@@user-os7ec4dm8x yeah, that was partly my point. King's field is reasonably popular, but there are so many other games that you will never even hear about

[@skyrunner14]

The Scorpion Bracelet increases your resistance against poison, and equipping both makes you entirely immune to it. Both scorpion bracelets return in King's Field 3, so you can bring that up there once you eventually make that video. Also, while it doesn't help the fact you still have to fill every bottle separately, you can at least expedite the process by setting your stack of empty bottles to the select button and just pressing that until you can't any more. Much better than choosing each one from the inventory separately! This is also something you can do in KF3.

[@whtiequillBj]

I remember playing this game. I was tenacious! While I never beat the game I was the kind of kid to attempt, and succeed at killing the boss at the back of the island with just a dagger. I got to the village but no further.

[@johncounts2182]

16:35 I and my friends call this "the wolfenstein walk," as that was how you found the secrets in W3D back in the day.

[@dftfire]

Yeah, I get serious DOOM vibes from some of the mechanics in this game

[@Drejzer]

​@@dftfire That's logical, after all DOOM is an example of an RPG. (At least it could have been considered a sci-fi RPG, if the shooters hadn't became so massively popular and a separate genre)

[@CarrotConsumer]

Doom is actually a racing game.

[@dftfire]

@@Drejzer W-e-l-l... DOOM under Tom Hall's original-vision was more RPG like, but in the final game most of that got removed. The RNG to simulate dice-roll chance still exists, but otherwise there isn't much else, like characters to talk to, an inventory or weapon or stat upgrades (if we're talking the original DOOM, not the 2016 one)

[@Axetwin]

The first Big Kraken at the start of the game is interesting because it lowkey teaches you how combat works. It is entirely killable at level 1 but your low damage means it'll take......a while. However killing it is honestly no different than killing any other enemy in the game because you have two different strategies. The first is to constantly circle strafe it attacking only after it tries to attack you. The second is to dart in and out of the alcove it's tucked away in. Both strategies teach you that you need to be patient and how to bait attacks and a punish when they completely miss.

[@NewMitchell-wh3fj]

I played this game when it came out and I was like 10 years old and I *still* remember that Amazing game to leave an impression like that after 30 years

[@pragmat1k]

Would not surprise me if the Darkslayer became The Greatsword of Artorias. He's the Abysswalker, and in the first game, his sword can damage ghosts.

[@BloodyArchangelus]

knowing that Josh continue to not include information that Artorias sword was the most desired one in ds1-3. But the most famous sword is Guts sword x)))

[@dweete]

I didn't know that and had to look it up, found out that apparently the uncursed Artorias Greatsword is called "Darkslayer" in the German translation. I'm not sure how involved FromSoft was with that translation or why it was only for German, but it does feel like an oddly specific name to give it if the reference wasn't intentional.

[@pragmat1k]

@@dweete Nice! Good to see my intuition was on the money.

[@BaumisMagicalWorld]

What I find an interesting detail is that this game has a fully responsive compass.

[@m__y-t-s]

they really need to bring back the legendary king's field SEX compass

[@runescapefan7]

@@m__y-t-s grayfruit viewer spotted

[@Drejzer]

​@@runescapefan7 I mean... It does look like that...

[@qwertyqeys]

​@@runescapefan7can confirm as someone who played these games before seeing grayfruit do that, everyone notices sex orb, it's a universal experience

[@yoonvsaechao]

I personally would love to see a Kings Field 1 and 2 remake. Imagining these old, 3d polygonal empty open worlds and blank characters in a fully fleshed out world would be amazing

[@Humblemumble7]

I watch many MANY KZbin videos. Just like we all do. Though, I love very few. I LOVE this series. I'd be thrilled about being able to explain why I love it so much, but I can't. Thank you so much for doing these. I appreciate the quality, the humor, and the well written, AND SPOKEN, script

[@MattHatter360]

My favourite long essay review channel by far, it's always nice to see you in my notifications Josh :D

[@ImJecht]

There is something magical about King’s Field. You feel it once you’re pouring those hours in and exploring. These games with forever be played by me. Great video! it’s always nice to see people come together for King”s Field 👑 🗡️

[@deadr0tten31]

Kings field is not only my all time favourite game, it's also my special interest. You, my man, made a very happy guy when i saw this.

[@tplaysohn8755]

I am genuinely so happy that you're covering King's FIeld I love this series soooooo much!!! Also, love your videos :3

[@silviofancyboy]

I think you are a very talented and impressive journalist. I admire your patience, thoroughness and professionalism. I’ve only played a handful of the games in your ‘Was it any good?’ series but I love watching every video

[@deicide7216]

No way that my dream for a King's Field 4 video might be coming up. Great videos as always.

[@Shocklift]

Lunacid is a really good modern game for anyone that really likes the King's Field feel

[@gimok2k5]

I'll be honest when Josh explained how the guide books were rather costly on eBay, I fully expected him to pause for a moment, and then go "so of course I bought one".

[@KitsuneRagnell]

The gate and key system feels like the ferry stones from Dragons Dogma

[@XxDruidmancerxX]

The Crossbow/Bow really helps with the orbs at the end!

[@speedyspeeds]

Your channel and videos comfort me greatly and distract me from the problems of life. Thank you.

[@Scruffy0105]

I hope Fromsoft does a legacy collection of their older games in the future.

[@TheJols]

they should make one more Kings Field. Even with a lower budget it'd probably be great.

[@FatfighterXD1]

​@@TheJols the one more kingsfield is basically demons souls since thats what it started as

[@CarrotConsumer]

And Dark souls is basically Demons Souls. And Elden Ring is basically Dark Souls. Elden Ring is Kings Field 9 confirmed.

[@MetalCaffeine56]

@@TheJols There was an interview not too long ago where Miyazaki said he wouldn't make another Kings field game unless Naotoshi Zin was involved.

[@TheJols]

@@MetalCaffeine56 well we gotta find that fucker and get them together. What I fucking love about the recent From games is how they carried over so much stuff from their old games. Like Miyazaki took over during Demons Souls and I don’t know if it was him or the rest of the team or both. But carrying on traditions and little things from older games just cause is just badass.

[@Wolfkiller335]

Didn't notice this was posted 4 hours ago. I was just happy to see that the one game I was looking for you to do was out. I thought I'd just missed it. Thank you!

[@Liam.Lacoste]

It makes sense to me that you can't walk through a waterfall. You'd crumple to the ground instantly by the force of the water coming down on you.

[@alexanderrahl7034]

That really depends on the waterfall. Its not the case for all of them, it's really all about the volume and speed of the water coming down on you.

[@Liam.Lacoste]

​@@alexanderrahl7034 Through *that* waterfall*, my bad.

[@benevolentworldexploder5395]

​@@alexanderrahl7034 Yeah, I've walked through a few. Doesn't feel good, but they aren't all barriers like presented in the game.

[@Slyslug]

Nu-uh I watched a Kung fu movie and a guy stands under it and he's fine (jokes)

[@Liam.Lacoste]

@@Slyslug He knows Kung Fu, water has no effect on him. Isn't that obvious?

[@EagorOfCarim]

In the first Armored Core expansion, Project Phantasma, the #1 rank Raven in the Arena is called Necron, and his AC is named Black Dragon :) (well, in the English translation anyway)

[@KudaKeileon]

Requesting an eventual look at the broken *mess* that is Digimon World 1.

[@MLPIceberg]

No... Digimon World 2. Digimon World is broken, yes, but at least it's not as much a pain in the ass to play as DW2 is.

[@tenyokensekia8088]

Hmm, I dunno if Josh has the time or Patience for Digimon world 1, that game is basically a tamagotchi. A lot of interesting mechanics to cover for sure though!

[@DragonNexus]

​@@MLPIcebergdoesn't seem like him to start with a sequel.

[@iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii4222]

Wasn't there a gamebreaking bug where you couldn't progress the game in front of some fortress in the European release? I also remember being able to cheat by opening the lid of the ps1. That game is weird.

[@MLPIceberg]

@@DragonNexus Yeah... that's true. If he does get to that series, I'll still watch it from the start anyway. I like this dude's style. In fact... I need to sub to the guy because I haven't since his first video dropped on his channel. No idea why.

[@Gwyn1stborn]

41:00 Josh looking at fish: Could this be dog?

[@MythrilZenith]

Already making sure the accidental play in the wrong King's Field didn't go to waste.

[@TheMasterAtNothing]

hey its that fe guy

[@mykal4779]

​@@TheMasterAtNothing no he's not iron he's mythril

[@MythrilZenith]

@@TheMasterAtNothing Getting recognized in comment sections? That's new for me.

[@wasjosh]

Hi, thanks for covering the sequel. I hadn’t heard of King’s Field til watching your last video.

[@bottomquark2554]

My favorite part was when Josh sais "It's Shidenning time" and then she Shad all over the enemies

[@MoreIrrelevantTwaddle]

Absolutely love this series. Makes me want to go back and play so many games I never finished as a kid, hoping with each passing week that I'll see "Was it Good? - Parasite Eve"

[@dtxas1]

Can't wait for the future videos, everyone know a bit or two about the ancient city, but barely anything about the trilogy before it

[@MobilePc-g8x]

I can confidently say that you are one of the only channels or KZbinrs, that I impatiently wait for a video to come out. Such quality in your videos. Genuinely a treat. I do hope you enjoy making these videos as much as we love watching them. You are allowing me to experience that which I cannot, through you. Thank you very much. “slashing and shiden all over the place”. I was NOT ready for these words to come out of your mouth. 😂😂

[@umbaupause]

You know what that fast travel system sounds like to me? A more restrictive version of Dragon's Dogma's system. There, you'd have to bring actual portal stone items to places you'd want to travel to quickly, and use another item to fast travel there. Some stones are fixed though, like one in the big city. I liked that system's concept.

[@andreistoian3152]

I love this series so much, please do all of the games!

[@dmr87]

Josh's best series

[@lukabandzeladze5447]

This is one of my favorite channels for the game series' analysis. When Josh released the first KF video I was so excited because KF3 is my all time favorite game. I can't wait for the next video.

[@minecreeper98]

​​Just to we're clear... Which King's Field is this?

[@milotic19]

Yes

[@fabianangenoorth3223]

The screenshot at least is from KF2 JP ...

[@rjspires]

King's Field 7: The return of King's Field 2.

[@hsanrb]

Based on the last video, this should be Japanese 2, or what the US got as Kings Field.

[@dlog]

7

[@guitaridiot]

Love seeing how far you've come man. Keep up the great work!

[@MarlotteTR]

I'm still waiting the day Starcraft & Starcraft: Brood War get to this channel. This is so good too.

[@lordfrogIII]

22:52 the dna of fromsoft games is seen so strong in this one

[@Jeanssj98]

these videos of your are so good that i feel happy by watching them even though my life isnt that great (specially when its about these old from software games), thanks josh

[@Neroex]

Listening and watching Josh works is incredibly relaxing

[@joshuapatrick682]

00:30 seems like it’s pretty obviously King’s Field II… otherwise why are those pillars there so conspicuously

[@Whomp67Oh]

Josh made his point while showing a picture of the Japanese cover art, unfortunately. The North American release’s cover art is just a picture of the Darkslayer and Moonlight Sword, and the point stands since the actual first King’s Field didn’t have a western release back then.

[@4F6D]

I'm currently in bed since a week, I got covid. The only thing I am doing while getting better is binge watching your videos on repeat. Thanks for giving me another one.

[@MaitreMechant]

I fucking love this game so much

[@OFFICIALjjbj2009]

This is my favourite game of all time. This was such an enjoyable video to watch through. Thank you Josh

[@GameUnCrafter]

Thank you for a 10s sponsor segment instead of a 1:30!

[@Warioman765]

can i just say im SO HAPPY that i can see the whole hud compared to the first kings field video?

[@butHomeisNowhere___]

Hell yeah brother, slashin' and shiddin' all over the place 😎

[@Nwoknu]

"I'm not jumping. I'm falling with style." -Buzz Lighthayes Those ghosts look like sock puppets when you draw eyes and a mouth on the backside 🧦 :D

[@jacuul6735]

Yes, Yeeeessss, finally. My first comment like, 5 years ago on one of these videos was asking about King's Field. I still have my gameFAQs printed guide from 2001 for this game. Much love for playing this, it was the first video game I ever played

[@Jeroen-IT]

Best ad I've ever seen and not a scam either. Well done Josh!

[@Romanian901]

Hope he eventually gets around to reviewing Lunacid as well

[@grandginger4350]

This was a great watch, but that song at the very end was absolute perfection.

[@reganpt1]

Absolutely love your reviews. I dream of the day you tackle the Shenmue series.

[@TheCreativeKobold]

Ever since I subscribed to this channel I've been waiting for this video, and you didn't disappoint Josh! Fantastic video! :D

[@Betterthanyou26]

I'm betting he's gonna explain which kings field it is

[@m3nguele]

That design of "Dragon Crystals"/Estus also appeared in the Ys series and I think is one of the best approaches of consumable healing/empowering items

[@nerscylia6436]

BEHOLD! combat Do not lie, you read that with Josh's voice.

[@frew1492]

Indeed i did.

[@lordkrythic6246]

Nope.

[@laladieladada]

Small girl lost her father in the mines! .. "That's careless of you.." got me laughing more then it should haha.

[@nerozone_]

This makes me want fromsoft to remake kingsfield

[@BloodyArchangelus]

DES. DS2. ER.

[@sinisterwombat3128]

Maybe you want to check out Lunacid

[@BloodyArchangelus]

@@sinisterwombat3128 it is more shadow tower( or shadow abyss? forgot the name) but yea. Lunacid is cool as heck

[@MichaelJesmer]

I really respect how you're able to play a game, retain the information you're given and later explain it to us. I'm playing the Witcher 3 right now and half the time when I finish talking to someone I don't really know what I'm supposed to be doing 😅 Actually thought about your vids while I was playing which is why I'm here now hahah

[@Voskos]

Shoutout to the patreon member "if I change my name to something clever then maybe someone will read it", I DID

[@justinklein7071]

This is my favorite series in all of KZbin!

[@Rantheracoon]

I know I will already like this.

[@darthluno3166]

Same

[@endersblade]

Well done, loved it! I played a lot of Eternal Ring, and I later bought the King's Field games, I never actually got around to playing them.

[@PeterSeifert-zn5up]

i would kill to see this guy do warcraft

[@rattlehead999]

me too

[@CaptApocalypse]

Was literally watching part one this morning. What a blessing.

[@joshuapatrick682]

4:30 editors note: did you mean bridges from tower to tower? Because ya said towers from bridge to bridge

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

Why do you do this to me. This vid is a sure fire play through to glorious sleek and dreams. As soon as I choose to take it on Tuesday, the most sleep deserves night of the week! My man

[@Gennodel]

Some of these comparisons to more moderns Souls games are so far reaching I feel like they have to be for comedic effect, and frankly they work in that regard

[@yummypiratehostage9888]

I genuinely laughed when he mentioned how the skeleton reanimation was a more rudimentary way of how they would eventually do that in Elden Ring

[@kingl33725]

He's not wrong...the skeletons revived in DS1 if you didn't use a holy infused weapon. Preferably Blunt.

[@CarrotConsumer]

These games have pixels, something Elden Ring would expand on in the future.

[@yummypiratehostage9888]

@@kingl33725 Yeah I'm with you on that, I've played all the FromSoft games since Demons Souls, it's just that skeletons reanimating like that is hardly unique to them. Skeltons reanimating is a staple of most fantasy games

[@dosboss7589]

I absolutely LOVE the music in this game.

[@dftfire]

So in this game, we see: - Running over gaps to "jump" - Walls which rise up to reveal secret areas - Switches that raise bridges - Enemies doing projectile attacks when afar, but switching to melee when nearby - Projectiles that track you vertically - You go to Hell near the end - And face Lost Souls, er, I mean "weird floating faces" Yeah... that team were really fans of 1993's DOOM, I'm guessing 😏

[@dftfire]

Oh, I nearly forgot: - The poison room where you constantly take damage and the screen flashes as you do

[@joshuaharper1206]

Aren't we all?

[@lalaleyna2283]

Finally another Josh Strife video for me to fall asleep to. Thanks, Josh, I've been having an insomnia without these.

[@Sharkspartan6548]

My all time favourite game. Wish FromSoft would remaster the trilogy and The Ancient City

[@OccasionalGoof]

Glad you did this game too. I think the entire level design around Seath's Fountain in particular was really impressive, with the shortcuts and way it connected to so much. With a guidepost/save point nearby it seemed like one of the best places to put a fast travel key, and at that point it's a place you can refill your flasks with MP/HP restoration and respawn at when you die and it's not far from other NPCs so it feels like a primordial Firelink Shrine or Nexus from Demon's Souls. Now you just gotta do a video on King's Field 3, 4/Ancient City, Shadow Tower, and Shadow Tower Abyss!

[@phylacista636]

This game looks like one of those which always have been taken as example in CSI or Law & Order from the early 2000's when "gamers" were involved :Y

[@kasocool2812]

I get why they do that but it always looks awful

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

After listening to your character's death scream over and over again across the length of this video, ending it on Guyra's death howl was _immensely_ cathartic and satisfying.

[@menamo745]

0:25 "King's Field's Field."

[@somemong989]

14:22 maybe his brother Mike knows where he is.

[@anthonyweston5588]

I was just looking the other day to see if you put anything new out. I love kings field, thanks josh!

[@Treekyboi]

I remember finding out about this game after beating Demon's Souls and its been one of my favorite Fromsoft games since. Truly encapsulates that old school dungeon crawl vibe. I cant tell you how many hours I tried to fight the kraken at the beginning (it was 1). Awesome vid as usual Josh 👍