PSX Longplay [056] King's Field (Part 1 of 2)

[@Orpheusftw]

I find these early 3D graphics creepy and beautiful. People talk about how poorly it aged, but I _seek out_ games with this exact atmosphere.

[@alumlovescake]

Some games really do make use of the early graphics to make a Atmosphere. I don't know why but even some nice fog affects cant compete with that low draw distance. Somehow I think King Field 4 looks worse despite the better graphics and hardware

[@codyarmstrong8428]

I know exactly what you mean, and I'm here for it

[@Saucebrunette]

Check out Lunacid and Dread's Delusion

[@303iD]

Oh shit, you're alive????? I miss you and a few other from the KoTH ytp community!

[@PleaseTryAgainLater]

My thoughts exactly. I could never play these types of games since it freaks me out, they have that eerie sense to it that makes it feel scary. Not a fan but I appreciate the atmosphere these game's provide, nothing else like it.

[@lelxrv]

I like it's hardcore visual minimalism. The atmosphere is creepy too. It's also fun to observe elements that returned in spiritual successors.

[@dolxx42]

If this game was released in 2014 I'm sure there would be many .exe of this game

[@joedirtbag6662]

i think the souls games are from this

[@darkbugo7212]

Those empty rooms remind me of the liminal spaces meme

[@HUDJ0679790]

The grandfather of Demon's Souls & Dark Souls... that's right !

[@gamergeek7482]

Why...exactly? You're the 2nd person I've seen say that and I know demon souls at least is 3rd person.

[@HUDJ0679790]

That doesn't matter if it's 1rd or 3rd person. From software did the King's Field serie and Demon's Soul is considered as a spiritual successor to KF for some similarity in concepts and difficulty.

[@theoroinvictus]

gamergeek mostly the art direction, writing, game concepts and challenging difficulty, and that they were made by the same developer. the view that the camera sees is ultimately irrelevant

[@TextileGeorge]

+jonathan hudon Father of Demon Souls, Grandfather of Dark Souls and Great Grandfather of Bloodborne.

[@gamergeek7482]

I still have to say it's a totally different game. bayonetta is the spiritual successor to devil may cry. See the similarities? Demon souls is almost a different genre unto itself. King's field is more slow paced. It's not "actiony" (I know it's not a word)

[@shivur5073]

My late step father used to play this waaaay back in the day. One of my fond memories is (I've never really played this) he could keep swinging at some guy who was blocking the entrance to a building and each time he swung the guy moved over just a hair. My step dad kept swinging for a few minutes or so until he was able to scoot past the guy and he entered the village

[@lucy4666]

sorry for your loss :( was he ever able to get into any of the dark souls games? would love to know what someone who played kings field back in the day thinks of the newer titles :)

[@MrSentia]

Imagine playing this back in 1994 would have been scary as hell.

[@TheMeanArena]

I did and it was at the time. You can still fire it up today and get the same tension.

[@HardDiskDog]

+The Mean Arena were you staying in japan or something?

[@sozaj]

It looks like it still is.

[@darkridearts]

These still hold up, surprisingly

[@cannonfodder4000]

@@HardDiskDog He might be talking about King's Field II, that was released in US as just King's Field

[@TheMeanArena]

Remember folks, back when this game first came out, there was no such thing as dual analog's so you had to use L1 and R1 to look up and down. Kind of hard at first but once you got used to it this was the game back then. Still think it is fantastic today. This was From Sofware's very first game they ever made and you can see where they take pride in making challenging action/RPG's.

[@FeelingShred]

I still can't understand how I was able to play Descent 1 and 2 using only keyboard

[@joeywalker2061]

Going from playing old pc games like ultima or system shock that had all these ridiculous keyboard combos this game is a breeze to learn a little clunky but for its time it wasnt asking you to learn anything that crazy.

[@nate567987]

l2 and r2 the 1's are strafe

[@JohnDoe-kn7ex]

@@如來-c3l You definitely could do that.

[@christianbethel]

The PlayStation has dual analog sticks on it's controller. What are you talking about?

[@Badbirdie]

Fun fact, parts of this game's first map was used in King's Field III in the Royal Graveyard. The shopkeep is still there, only as an undead skeleton that is unable to die.

[@moee0034]

ok nerd

[@mrmusickhimself]

@@moee0034 I can't stand people like you, get a life. There's always ONE jerkoff who pops up and does crap like this

[@dixafu]

Thanks for the information

[@pizzahut3001]

Love how the same prologue is just paraphrased into all all the future games

[@pimphandgamester]

Back then, I really loved the atmosphere this game had. Felt very mysterious and I couldn't wait to see what was around the corner. I forgot so much about this game, had to watch a long play..thanks.

[@FlutterSky1]

Sure, this game may have aged HORRIBLY. But I don't know, it has a very, very, VERY misterious aura, and I love it. The feeling of being alone, and that nothing makes sense, not knowing anything that is around you. I love those eerie games, like this one, LSD: Dream Emulator... even Mario 64 has that feeling too sometimes. Please, if anyone feels the same way as me, please recommend me more games that fit my description, I need to know!

[@RainerLuizFonseca]

+FlutterSky1 I love it too... you probably know these already but here it goes: - Diablo 1 - Demon's Soul

[@FlutterSky1]

Rainer Luiz Fonseca Ya, I do xD But those games at least have a context and Diablo has a solid story, but I agree they have that feeling sometimes... But I'm looking for even eerier games

[@RainerLuizFonseca]

FlutterSky1​​ there's a movie that does exactly this to me. It's called End of the Line: something happens outside, and a bunch of people get stuck on a Subway, having no idea what's going on... It has this eerie atmosphere that I love, it makes me guessing what night be going on while leaving only small hints, I love it!

[@FlutterSky1]

Rainer Luiz Fonseca It sounds interesting, might check it out, thank you!

[@blakecasimir]

+FlutterSky1 This game has only aged horribly to those that care about games having amazing graphics. King's Field is essentially the perfect dungeon crawling action-RPG. The gameplay still holds up to this day (admittedly 4 is even better than the prior 3 which are all brilliant), but sadly NO ONE IS MAKING GAMES LIKE THIS ANY MORE. No-one seems to be interested in first person RPGs any more, not even Bethesda. No really, anyone that tells me Skyrim and Fallout 4 are RPGs should go play Daggerfall or Morrowind. "Worse" graphics, infinitely deeper gameplay. And then there's Ultima Underworld...

[@stripedhyenuh]

First time I played this I 'dropped' the Dragon Cup next to the fountain thinking it would place the cup in the fountain and activate it. That was a fun way to discover that not even vital items are considered vital items. You can straight up destroy things you need to actually finish the game.

[@Doom_Hawk]

I know this is an old comment, but I actually respect that. It's frustrating to have happen to you, but in a way it increases the challenge tremendously.

[@akaiaokakesu]

@@Doom_Hawk Reminds me of the brutalness of playing through Might and Magic I on NES. I very do appreciate shit like this. Especially with how cryptic this game seems to be at the same time while maintaining a surreal and mysterious atmosphere. Very cool game.

[@justalyx7952]

@@Doom_Hawk thats not challenging, just annoying as shit.

[@joeywalker2061]

@@Doom_Hawk i only think its a real problem if you don't have multiple saves on the same playthrough. If i got all the way through this cryptic bs just to find out i lost a necessary item especially back in the day i probably would've thrown the playstation out the window lol.

[@Saiphel]

@Hennimore No, it's called game design.

[@Hamburglar96]

The grandfather of Souls games. Truly a masterpiece even in 2022.

[@beatrisjitariu4154]

Agree

[@JimBob-vg2og]

Nah bro it’s hot garbage of a game

[@OtterloopB]

This looks like that episode of Reboot where they're trapped in that medieval dungeon game with Mike the TV.

[@PerceptionVsReality333]

I remember seeing that episode.

[@ValForVictory]

The playatation can produce mind boggling effects

[@scribeofsolace]

36:48 brotha got some smooth moves waiting for his demise.

[@neonfatum]

Wish there were a modern equivalent to this. Love RPG dungeon crawlers with complex dungeon designs and dark atmospheres.

[@Bembel81]

Dark Souls. Ane there are other Kings Field games on PS2 and PS3. Try them instead.

[@kookofo]

@@Bembel81 dude that comment is from 9 years ago. I'm sure he eventually heard of dark souls lmao.

[@tormentor2285]

try lunacid

[@Ffffvfvjjytvvsxveee]

Try Bane of Oakenshade

[@ConfirmedZer0]

To believe that this is where it all began. Around 28 years later, we got Elden Ring.

[@KSoftGames25]

"HE IS DEAD" O RLY?

[@KingLich451]

Good.

[@Bonkman83]

YoU dOn'T sAy?!

[@Nutty151]

I thought he was sleeping.

[@dathorndike4908]

The music is excellent, it really adds a creepimess to the whole game.

[@piergiorgiopapadia6]

my god, this game looks awesome! it's really the precursor of souls!

[@Blacknight8850]

Huh, that Mite looking enemy at 4:15 looks like the firebugs in the latter stages of Stonefang Tunnel in Demons' Souls. I keep forgetting just how many enemies the King's Field and early Souls games reused!

[@LPetal86]

This game has something a lot of "scary" games don't have nowadays, and that is mastery of sound design to create anxiety, tension and dread, which is far scarier than jump scares or masses of monsters coming after you.

[@drenuja1318]

That's not true a lot of actual horror games have this kind of tension

[@Wallguardian]

@@drenuja1318 He did say "a lot" of scary games, not all of them.

[@gravesidepoet5405]

@@Wallguardian dosent matter. Still loses all points for trying to objectify fear.

[@Wallguardian]

@@gravesidepoet5405 ...Okay?

[@gravesidepoet5405]

@@Wallguardian I’m sorry are you confused? There’s only a few comments here so you couldn’t have lost the plot too terribly.

[@jasonquiver6907]

Not gonna lie, those lizardmen do be kinda *T H I C C*

[@rahbeat9785]

i didn't expect the monsters to move so smoothly tbh

[@DeeRhoe]

If you pay attention, you can see all the early concepts that ended up in Dark Souls, like when you swing, it uses power. That is pretty damn cool.

[@FeiTheVillain]

Dylan Fagan Demon's Souls, idiot.

[@FeiTheVillain]

ThatOneGuitarGuy 98 Well this guy said it like Dark Souls was the first Souls game. Needs to educate himself.

[@FeiTheVillain]

ThatOneGuitarGuy 98 Tell me something I don't know.

[@FeiTheVillain]

ThatOneGuitarGuy 98 I think you missed my point. I'm talking about Demon's Souls. Published by Atlus and Sony, developed by From Soft.

[@jaymarcase9737]

Maximum Karnage you need to go outside...you take this way too seriously.

[@Willjin]

From Software are one of the few remaining game companies who have integrity, I hope it stays that way.

[@liricz813]

it stayed 👌

[@Nikolai508]

@@liricz813 So far. We'll see what happens with Elden Ring.

[@Silvers617]

They got even better 👍👍

[@codyarmstrong8428]

Elden ring is ok now, but when it launched either you used cookie cutter op builds or you couldn't progress.

[@Willjin]

@@codyarmstrong8428 Ahh that's not accurate. I played at launch, beat Radahn prenerf etc, without watching streams or following any guides.That is to say, I didn't know of any of the cookies, I just did what seemed to be working.

[@bernatk]

Plays like Dark Souls. And I just love this lowpoly pixelated look. Nice game.

[@r2rovids569]

and there you have it boys your first souls game

[@muhammadrahmanadinoto2532]

Dark souls 64

[@lucasv5715]

Rahman Ad.22 It was an japanese PS exclusive, and it didn't feel like Dark Souls mate

[@Charlton369]

Lucas V the game developed by the same team who created dark souls

[@FeiTheVillain]

DEMON'S SOULS, IDIOT.

[@KingLich451]

more like poor man's elder scrolls

[@Полковник-г1я]

PSX is a 32-bit console. Not 64.

[@gunsmithcat7542]

This is not the King's Field I know - the one where you start at the shore of an island. Did I miss something?

[@eins2001]

This is the true King's Field I. King's Field II was released here as King's Field I.

[@danieldevito6380]

The birth of the infamous "SoulsBorne"

[@EncHAnteDeath]

oh the classics...

[@theyuki-fay-multiverse9086]

Intro is like a classic castlevania but when fighting there's no feedback iff u hit the enemy, for me it looks like he always missed but the enemy's dying

[@DaRoachDoggJrr]

You pick up on the queues (enemy sounds, flinching) quickly when playing it yourself, but yeah it’s weird at first

[@TheIrland09]

It's like Morrowind combat.

[@patrickpoppy9891]

So this is what started it all! I find it so cool we get to see this - like the intro to the countless hours we will all spend playing FromSoftware games

[@SaitohYatate]

Those dual-axe-wielding knights not only look like they were kicked out of the deceptions by Megatron, but they also unleash one of the most genuine moans of pain I have ever heard anywhere. They sound like they had one-too-many spicy tacos.

[@KevinBusomjack]

I have to wonder why this wasn't released in the USA. I'm glad we got King's Field II, III, and IV but this would've been a great launch title for the original PSX.

[@devinweidner5383]

It wouldve made the games much more popular having this title at release. Alot more people wouldve known about it then

[@PiroKUSS]

@Babs FFVII was on the PS1.

[@takehirotaniguchi6271]

They like to dumb games down for Americans and this one looks like it might’ve been too challenging lol

[@Optimus6128]

The PlayStation Can Produce Mind-Boggling Effects

[@T61APL89]

Can't wait for the RTX enabled UE5 engine remake with VR support

[@NeuroPulse]

That sword swing animation is a trip.

[@reilynn7891]

The graphics seem pretty good for 94! Like fully polygonal first person can't have been an easy feat back then

[@arciks11]

For a fully polygonal First Person Action game in 94, it is pretty solid. Fore reference Quake would only release about 2 years later.

[@MooseMeus]

this, ridge racer, and resident evil. a whole new world for 11 year old me.

[@SneakySolidSnake]

i think new game designers could learn from playing this game or at least watching this vid. the creepy music and the shocking sound effects offer up a level creepiness that is missing from horror games today. i like the music and the enemies. if the graphics were better and the interface were upgraded it would be a cult classic today.

[@qwopiretyu]

That opening crawl is so perfectly odd

[@arekusu.]

God, they said it moved slow...but you know what, it isn't the sword's swing speed or the movement speed that bothers me, it's that ｓｌｏｗ　ａｓ　ｈｅｌｌ　camera speed. I don't think I'd ever be able to play this lol 😅

[@OGM_OriginalGameMusic]

Watch it at 1.25× when walking and 1.5x when fighting! Looks so much better!

[@larsus1436]

29:15 What happened there? Why did you switch to a different character? Or did you just farm xp until you got to that level and saved us the grind? If so, why is your class "Highsoldier" now?

[@LagstabbingFiend]

this is how the bloodborne graphics are gonna look after release

[@ianmccallum9818]

either that or they will turn the lights on.

[@insloanwetrust]

Someone is butthurt because they don't have a PS4 and won't be able to play yet another great From Software game.

[@LagstabbingFiend]

Craig Sloan t-totally...?

[@funcounting]

Craig Sloan Eh, It wasn't as good as Dark or Demon's, still fun tho.

[@DammitSpah]

+Craig Sloan I know I'm replying to a 7 month-old comment, but did you maybe consider that they were just making a joke?

[@derekcampbell4209]

Someone in the comments mention Dark Souls: Someone else: “You mean Demons Souls you Idiot?!!?? RRRREEEEEEEEEEE” Awesome video btw.

[@beatrisjitariu4154]

This is the granddaddy of souls games. Amazing ❤

[@robo3007]

If you have a PS2 I would recomend you check out King's Field 4. It's even darker and as breath taking as Demon Souls is.

[@RelaxingNostalgia]

Kingsfield 4 reminds me of Dark Souls 2

[@lukeross88]

When I played this so long ago I knew the developer was going to be big

[@LinduGG]

I remember this game! I saw a review in a book and weeks later my dad had it! Actually... It kind of scared me, but my dad sure had some fun with it! =D Saddly, we couldn't understand what it said (we're belgian -> french or dutch). :(

[@DaRoachDoggJrr]

Super late reply lol but that’s awesome, playing a game in a different language is hard but kinda adds to the mystery

[@coldeath3D]

i would say that Severance: Blade of Darkness is right in there

[@fL0p]

Nope. Not by a long shot.

[@xRegulusbanEx]

this reminds me of Eternal Ring

[@noctissama3146]

Now we wait for elden ring

[@allenharper2928]

Most inefficient sword swing ever lol

[@SilkyMuggs]

@cubex55 Is this the sword of moonlight version? Or the actual translated King's Field? Is there any difference? I want to download the original translated version, and the website makes it sound like they are 2 seperate games.

[@UBRambo56]

1:17:35 You had the mace equipped but now you have a sword? What sword is that?

[@davidmadera009]

wow this looks gothic af, love it

[@mathewsoltan8487]

These games would be too oldschool for me with the controls. So glad I can watch someone else play them.

[@fanboy1148]

Why do I find this game extremely uncanny? like some of the places look like the places I've been in my nightmares, even the music makes it feel much more eerie.

[@daoyang6055]

ladies and djents, the game that inspired "Demon/Dark souls", King's field.

[@andyazrael625]

You know where can i download this version?

[@LaettyMM]

Romstation

[@handsomebrick]

Demon's Souls seems more inspired by Arx Fatalis.

[@akirax461]

@@handsomebrick it's inspired by Berserk

[@killjoix]

Fast forward the gameplay 2x and suddenly it's not so bad

[@brudel001]

I played it on emulator and forced it to run at 60fps so it wouldn't feel so slow and cumbersome.

[@lollnIRL]

this game game in a really cool case too. i was about 6 or 7 when i got this game, had no clue what i was doing. never got anywhere but ill never forget it.

[@MarshmallowMadnesss]

Is this the version where you're the island and have to find a moon sword? I remember Kings Field starting off killing octopus monsters on an island.

[@briangriffin5701]

This is the Japanese version so therein is the difference

[@FrankBirtwistle]

King's Field in the UK was actually King's Field 2. King's Field 2 in the US was actually King's Field 3 - this is actually the first one - silly but hey...

[@briangriffin5701]

@@FrankBirtwistle The Japanese love to confuse the shit out of us.

[@JGD185]

Grandpappy's Dark Souls

[@MetalHead093]

Boomer Souls

[@deskawa]

@TheomanZero Yes, it was about trial and error, or looking at its selling price at the shop. And it was harder with the phantom rods, which I thought that granted invisibility or some kind of special floating mode but until the very end I didn't discover that it just activated a special vision mode that allowed you to see hidden doors.

[@marakarthegreat]

This series needs an HD Quadrilogy

[@FeelingShred]

It's called "Thief" haha

[@jonespianist3189]

@@FeelingShred Not even close.

[@MrScuto]

lol the soundtrack seems the same of resident evil 96's crow room

[@contrast-ratio]

I agree

[@CntrazZombie4]

I heard this was only in Japanese, so either someone was lying to me, or this is a fan translation.

[@nightggg]

+ContraZombie4 It's a fan translation.

[@obidahasdia4095]

It only came out in JP lel

[@JeriDro]

y'all are both wrong. my neighbor had this for playstation back in 97' and it was in english

[@cloudvii8756]

@@JeriDro Check out the HUD. Did it look like this in his game?

[@early90smf90]

Yes, it was released in the PAL region.

[@darkridearts]

I loved this and King’s Field 2 on PSX

[@PSNGreyLynx]

Kings field is the prequel to the Shadow Towers series which is a prequel to the Souls series.

[@fmsyntheses]

I don't think it's controversial to say these were and always will be niche to put it mildly. But that ambiance is second to none.

[@cannonfodder4000]

I totally agree, I was interested in playing it till i saw the combat honestly

[@malloid]

Why does the character jump from level 7 to level 12 in an instant at 29:14? That seems a bit dodgy to me. Or is the game that bad that it can't keep up with levelling? I'm pissing myself at some of the comments on this video. Talk about rose-tinted spectacles. Honestly... come on! Ultima Underworld came out two years before this and still manages to make it look ridiculous.

[@davesaylor7829]

This isn't the game I played. In the game I remember, you start on a rock and have to walk across some shallow water to get on the main island. You could go left, to find a kraken guarding a dragon crystal; continuing past was a bridge with jumping fish, a waterfall with skeletons behind it. If you went right at the beginning, there's the main dungeon entrance, a bridge that leads to a distant tower (where you can grab a wind spell), or (past the entrance) a cave with some snails (which leads to the fireball spell).

[@leoleonvids]

that's king's field 2, known in north america as just king's field the game in the video is king's field 1, which only released in japan

[@davesaylor7829]

@@leoleonvids I learned that soon after leaving this comment. But thank you.

[@strawberrymilk1683]

OMG MY CHILDHOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Introversitive]

Man I miss this game!

[@Unsichtbarer90]

Those lizards never skip leg day.

[@alexs_garage_]

Can really see the soulsborne vibe even back in 94

[@deskawa]

@Knochenspucker Nope, I killed the 8:11 trees once and again. If you are lucky they you can get 50 gold or even a little sword that you can sell for a decent price. Spiders IIRC gave you like 1-3 gold, and I needed the insane amount of 1800G there.

[@finalfantasycloud72]

This was really interesting, but I wish I could find a video walkthrough of King's Field 2 on KZbin because I'm stuck

[@Chimchimchu]

Another game I liked around this time was Tecmo's Deception. It looked (kind of) like this and had some interesting aspects to it.

[@PharoahsKingdom]

Classic game. Especially Deception 2

[@AyaneOfDeath]

Kings Field 1994 KZbin: No its Shadow Tower 1998

[@neonfatum]

It makes sense that DS is this game's spiritual successor, dark atmosphere and music, hard as fuck enemies. Nothing I would play nowadays but maybe the PS2 games are less dated. Or maybe someone could make a mod for Oblivion or something, it might work.

[@Argroh]

It is this and Armored Core that are their core franchises.

[@shadow-kry2167]

The wooden monster in the Thumbnail looks like Aldia from Dark souls 2 LMAO

[@deskawa]

@Wampaa This one is compatible, but it's sequel is giving me more problems. I just can't make it run at a correct speed.

[@denyfixe1000]

The background music reminds me "Second Floor Mansion" from Resident Evil 1 LOL

[@zkdr6278]

this is like the dark souls of dungeon crawlers

[@comical4609]

Looks strangely comfy in a way only PSX graphics could

[@stevensonbak]

Despite the graphics and horrible gameplay mechanics, I'd say this game still did a good job creating a creepy atmosphere. Not sure if that was the intention by the developers, but...

[@The_RetroManiac]

The floor 2 music is kind of a bop.

[@SilkyMuggs]

@cubex55 Lol nevermind, sorry, there is an invisible path leading over to ledge to it, hope this helps anyone.

[@daoyang6055]

I remember playing the fuck out of this game along with Soul Reaver, Xenogears, Star Ocean, and Half Life.

[@ejs0006]

Looks kind of like Ultima Underworld

[@POLE7645]

Then it's King's Field 2 (released in the US as just King's Field. The original wasn't released in the US (maybe because the console itself wasn't released yet).

[@chrisbe3146]

The Sounds of the Monsters linke Godzilla. Very nice

[@skiniktity]

The dude that sells armor and weapons straight up looks like cartman from south park

[@Demom_King_Azura-alt]

i see everyone on this channel likes running from almost every enemy

[@theguitargamer1]

One of the hardest game i've ever played.

[@redwolflancer3051]

I love DS games, BB, but the one thing from soft has forgotten is how much music can heighten the atmosphere and immersion into a game. They have great boss music but the rest of the time it's boots clicking on stone. I wish the different areas had music to go with them. Now Elden Ring did have some good music.

[@waferjuice]

MIND BOGGLING EFFECTS !!!!!