King's Field (Japan) is a first-person dungeon crawler developed by FromSoftware.
Once there was a small country named Verdite which was surrounded on all sides by a thick forest.
In ancient days, there was a great war here; many people died and there was great destruction but finally a hero arose and saved Verdite.
Whether this savior was a person, a fairy or a monster, it quickly disappeared into the fog which drifts through the forest. The being came to be known as the Dragon of the Forest and a sanctuary was built to honor it and the builders passed on the story. Eventually, only the legend remained, the sanctuary was turned into the royal family’s graveyard and all was quiet.
The legend says ‘One day, the Dragon of the Forest will return, bringing magical artifacts’ although for now the sanctuary remains silent.
Once, a certain clan and its leader visited the sanctuary, and used magic power to take rule over the country making their leader King. They started to build the royal cemetery in the sanctuary. As the graveyard became bigger and bigger, it seemed that the king might be searching for the magic artifacts of legend. In fact, that may have been why he and his people came in the first place.
King's Field is sometimes considered to be the spiritual predecessors to Demon's Souls. This association is retroactively applied due to the game's dark atmosphere, cryptic storytelling, stamina based combat, and uncompromising difficulty.
Playing King's Field first requires you to acquire a copy of the ROM, and the latest build of Duckstation.
From there, commonly asked questions and their answers can be found on the FAQ page.
