King's Field (series)

King's Field
Logo utilized in the original King's Field.
Genres	Role-playing
Developers	FromSoftware
Publishers	FromSoftware ASCII Entertainment Agetec SCEE Metro 3D
Platforms	PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Windows, Mobile phones
Platform of origin	PlayStation
First release	King's Field December 16, 1994
Latest release	King's Field: Additional II 2006

King's Field (Japanese: キングスフィールド) is a role-playing video game series developed by FromSoftware. It is known for its brooding atmosphere, labyrinthine dungeons, and difficulty. Titles in this series have been released for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, and various mobile phone platforms.

King's Field was released for the PlayStation in Japan on December 16, 1994, 13 days after the PlayStation console itself went on sale. The game's fully 3D, first person perspective was groundbreaking among role-playing video games of the time and received significant critical acclaim.. The next two King's Field titles followed in quick succession: King's Field II on July 21, 1995, and King's Field III on June 21, 1996. King's Field IV was released several years later for the PlayStation 2 on October 4, 2001.

The first game in the series, King's Field, was released only in Japan. While it was not localized into English, a fan has written a full English translation patch.

In King's Field, the player takes the role of Jean.Alfred Forrester. He is searching for his missing father, Hauser Forrester, who disappeared along with his soldiers while exploring a dead king's underground graveyard. Shorter than the others in the series, King's Field includes five floors. The main aspects of gameplay consist of first-person battles, puzzle solving, and exploration.