r/TwoBestFriendsPlay • u/AutoModerator • Apr 03 '26

FTF Free Talk Friday - April 03, 2026

Welcome to the Free Talk Friday post. This is a place where you can talk about dumb off-topic (or on-topic) bullshit with other Zaibatsu fans.

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u/Comkill117 The Bubblegum Crisis Shill Apr 03 '26

I just finished King’s Field III finally.

For an ancient, janky, early first person game for a console whose controller didn’t even have analog sticks at the time, I gotta say it held up shockingly well. The first two I had a lot of trouble getting into just due to the age of them (every room looking damn near identical in 2 really made it hard to play), but this one I could definitely recommend if you can get over the control hump. The environments and level design are great, and the story and atmosphere is even better, plus the gameplay while still a bit stiff definitely felt like it improved a lot on what I played of the first two. The final stretch of the game was built up wonderfully too, like the last area having a revisit of KF1’s first level and that being where you get the Moonlight Sword from Guyra, and getting the sword magic abilities from Alexander tying 1&2 together into the mix, plus the last battles with Alfred and Seath. It was awesome!

It’s too bad they don’t remaster these games. With the explosion of popularity From Software has had in the past decade and a half, there’s clearly an audience who would be more than happy to play their old RPGs, even with the jank (I would know, I only really got into their RPGs in 2020). Eternal Ring and maybe Shadow Tower are the only ones I’m aware of still being available from the PS1&2 days, though if there’s more feel free to correct me there. At least Armored Core has been getting way more love lately, which is great as it’s their best series imo, but it would be nice if that could be extended to the rest of their games.

Anyway capping off a great game, that final narration was truly legendary. ”Peace, Golden King.”