KF had such a specific vibe that it seems like a league of successors would be inevitable It’s not an intricately designed world, but it has stiff, difficult combat, and a focus on exploration, so I think it’s reasonable to compare it to KF. When I try to think about what has been inspired by Skyrim, the first game that comes to mind is Valheim. I think the answer is that this game is extremely similar to the Elder Scrolls games, just with less dialogue. I also feel like there is a surprisingly lack of games that try to pick up the torch. My big question, I guess, is: Why won’t we get another one of these games? I have my own answers, but I’m curious what others think. If people know of games that kind of pick up this legacy, please tell me! KF had such a specific vibe that it seems like a league of successors would be inevitable, but I can’t seem to think of any. I played a demo, and it was alright, but it didn’t quite scratch the same itch. The only spiritual successor I can think of is a little game called Fiend’s Isle, a roguelite which is very clearly pulling from KF, even copying the font.

Having to strafe and manage your turn radius, the slow and clunky sword wacks, and the meter management seem like great fits for a mecha game. Hot take aside: While we might be getting mecha souls very soon, It’s my opinion that a mecha souls would look more like a King’s Field game than a Dark Souls. (I intend to send an e-mail about it to the pod.) At this point, I’d be happy with a just a re-release of these games.

But unfortunately we probably won’t ever get another one of these games. I’m under no impression that King’s Field doesn’t feel crunchy and clunky, but that actually lends to such a cool feel that I want to get more of. I’m slowly making my way through KF3 KF1 is a little too crusty for me, and while I think Shadow Tower is maybe a work of absolute genius and might be my favorite one of these, I haven’t finished it because it’s also very, very hard and I’m scared of it. This has high-key been something I’ve been thinking about since I played KF2 a year or two ago.

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