Are From Software’s Old Games Still Worth Playing? | King’s Field, Shadow Tower, Eternal Ring

Before Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Elden Ring, From Software made King's Field, Shadow Tower, and Eternal Ring. These games paved the way for the Souls-like subgenre, but are any of them still worth playing?

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Check out these excellent reviews on From Software's pre-Souls dungeon crawlers:

-AesirAesthetic's analysis videos for the King's Field and Shadow Tower series:    • A Look Back At: From Software Games.  

-Casitive/Themoney's FromSoft LPs and discussions:    / @casitive  

-Kimimi The Game Eating She-monster's From Software reviews: https://kimimithegameeatingshemonster...

-Iron Pineapple's reviews for King's Field II:    • "the FIRST Souls game" — King's Field...  
And King's Field IV:    • "The Daddy of Dark Souls" — the final...  

-Michael Snow's King's Field IV review:    • King's Field 4 Retrospective Review  

-Lexx's review for Shadow Tower Abyss:    • The Best From Software Game You've Ne...  

-Vel Darkwater's King's Field Additional Let's Plays (and other From Software games):    / velsharoon3  

-Nerrel's video "Emulation, The Law, and You"    • Emulation, the Law, and You: Where th...  

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:53 A Note About Emulation
01:41 Part 1: King's Field Series (Overview)
04:48 King's Field 1
06:31 King's Field 1 PC Remake (Sword of Moonlight: King's Field Making Tool)
07:20 King's Field 2
08:56 King's Field 3
10:35 King's Field 4: The Ancient City
13:16 King's Field Additional I & II
15:49 Part 2: Shadow Tower Series (Overview)
17:34 Shadow Tower
20:37 Shadow Tower: Abyss
24:45 Part 3: Eternal Ring
28:10 Part 4: Why These Games Are Important
30:00 Outro and Special Thanks
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