Solid and atmospheric, also only maybe 5 or so hours long. I don't think it helped that I played King's Field II first (mistakenly as it was released as King's Field I in the US), but there's a lot here that was built upon to make King's Field II more robust. This one is a tad more obtuse in comparison, but the combat loop is mostly the same. These aren't games with a combat focus which is okay, the adventure is the real draw. You are completely inside on this one and the further you go into it's mazes the more claustrophobic and tense it becomes. By the end of the game you're practically an unkillable god and it's very satisfying to just one shot all the things that gave you so much trouble before.

It's really cool to play From's first game because all the groundwork is there for what would turn them into a juggernaut following Demon's Souls. A hands-off approach with a mixture of player trust and frankly obtuse design make these singular works. Finally used the very first iteration of the Moonlight Sword and it's neat.