King's Field: The Ancient City

About King's Field: The Ancient City

King's Field: The Ancient City is a 2001 role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Agetec. It released on PlayStation 2, holding a 7.3 / 10 aggregate score.

King's Field: The Ancient City, known in Japan as King's Field IV, is a medieval-themed first-person role playing video game produced by From Software for the PlayStation 2 in 2001. It is the fourth game in the King's Field series and the last one released for home consoles.

JRPG details

Developer	FromSoftware
Publisher	Agetec Metro 3D FromSoftware
Platforms	PlayStation 2
Genres	Role-playing (RPG)
Themes	Action Fantasy Horror
Modes	Single player
Perspective	First person
Series	King's Field
Languages	English French German Italian Japanese Spanish (Spain)
Tags	medieval dark fantasy

Story

In the land of Heladin, something is amiss. Their king, smitten by a strange idol that was given to him as a gift, lies dying. The country was enveloped with a strange sorrow, a certain darkness that stains the soul of man. Ever since the idol was brought into the kingdom, the once prosperous nation fell into a state of corruption and decay.

Fearing for the life of his king and home, the sword master Septiego took a battalion of his best men to return the idol which was believed to be the source of this tragedy. Alas, the party was neither seen nor heard from again. The idol was presumed lost forever, but the decay of the nation continued.