Was it Good? - King's Field 2

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The island of Melanat.
Seath the good dragon.
Guyra the evil dragon.

and we can finally RUN.

Big thank you as always to the supporters on Patreon and Twitch who keep the channel alive x

[MassiveiusBiggus]

King's Field crawled so that King's Field could walk so that King's Field could run so that King's Field 2 could fly.

[superlad]

I love how the NPC says "Necron is a nice guy" as if Necron isn't the most evil, malicious, villain-sounding name you can think of lmao

[Shiningforceking]

Fun fact.
The crescent axe in every kingsfield, darksouls and Elden ring.
It was the favorite weapon of Naotoshi Zin.
The creator of Kingsfield and mentor of Hidetaka Miyazaki.

[BarokaiRein]

I still can't believe that King's field isn't a farming simulator.

[dang.]

When you're facing east, the compass looks like it's saying "sex."

[CharemTheShadox]

54:55 I'm surprised you didn't note how Gigi's dad there giving you the Seath's Tear plays wonderfully into his quest. You found him slumped in the caves, and had to use a statue of Seath on him to revive him. At that time in the video you said he was unconscious, but no; I believe he was dead. It was the fact he was wearing Seath's Tear that let him come back to life when you used a Seath's Statue on him, much like how the Tear consumes Seath Statues when you die when wearing it to revive you. It's a neat bit of gameplay and story integration!

[felixfletcher]

great vid as always, thanks for crediting my content! a few things,
1. you got it backwards: Seath is attributed to the Dark Slayer, Guyra the Moonlight Sword
2. you actually can equip Earth Heal and other utility spells to the select button
3. Gold Trees have a use, they can be slashed at repeatedly to grow a Dragon Crystal
Cheers!

[pabloferro]

39:19 "The powerful Necron is searching for the Elven weapon" fucking Trazyn always the same.

[The_Horse-leafs_Cabbage]

41:13
“I wonder how much health you need to survive the fall…”
“We can conclude it is more than 23…”
Not sure why I found that hilarious

[gameusurper]

This is just a small list of minor additions and corrections to what Josh says in the video.
18:07 It's actually not 30 mana to use a teleportation gate, only 10.
25:10 You actually can assign Earth Heal, the first earth crystal spell, to the Select hotkey. You can do this with every healing or buffing spell that you would normally have to cast from the menu. It's attack spells you can't assign to this hotkey as they have their own dedicated attack spell face button.
26:20 The Magician's Key is not required to beat the game. None of the keys, save for enough Rhombus Keys to progress to the end of Zone 2 (which is three total) actually are; even the fancy keys like the Pirate's Key, Skull Key, Dragon Stones, Harvine's Key, Shrine Keys, etc. All the keys (save for the three required Rhombus ones) only open optional chests, areas, or access to other also optional items. Optional stuff that helps you build power to assist in beating the game, but optional stuff nonetheless.
33:33 Fun Fact. You can assign an empty Crystal Flask to the Select hotkey and then spam that key in front of a healing water source to insta-fill all of them in seconds. Then the filled ones can be put on the Select key for use without going into the menu as well.
34:32 For those who like numbers, the Blue Potion heals 100 HP, the Red Potion recovers 50 MP, and the Green Potion cures any status ailments. The Gold Potion does all those things combined (100 HP, 50 MP, + status heal).
35:34 Dragon Crystals aren't *technically* limited, but I'll only mention why if Josh doesn't do so at some point later. Which he didn't so here's a clue: the gold 'Dragon Grass' Trees can grow them.
36:02 Little known fact. Missile Shield actually acts as a general use defense spell against everything physical, reducing all non-magic attack damage received. Why it's only called Missile Shield is beyond me.
36:16 The Curse status ailment reduces you STR (Strength) stat on the main menu by 20 temporarily, essentially meaning you lose 20 levels of physical damage capability instantly. It can be cured with a Bloodstone, Green or Gold Potion, Dragon Crystal, or the Breath spell. Or you can just wait it out. All negative status goes away after a while.
37:07 The Scorpion's Bracelet raises your Poison defense by 80. You can see this in your 'Strength' menu on the right-hand side. There are two in the game, so you can raise this stat by 160 with just those two items. Poison defense drastically reduces how likely you are to become poisoned when hit by a poisonous enemy AND also how likely you are to be poisoned by the poisonous air inside the Cave of Poison in the Big Mine, arguably these accessory's better use.
37:49 Seath's Plume (Josh says Feather here) is not a key item, nor needed to beat the game. Nor is the Figure of Seath that Fai wants. Seath's Plume is a consumable that restores lots of MP and allows casting of magic without using MP for 30 seconds. I think he was thinking 'Figure' of Seath and thought 'Feather' instead. I've seen so many people get these two things, Seath's Plume and Figure of Seath, mixed up.
38:10 King's Field actually had another very hidden weapon, the Triple Fang, which is more analogous to the Shiden katana in KF2. I'm not sure if Josh mentioned this in his previous video or not.
39:25 Well, yes and no. There are lots of things that recover MP you can use if you have them when you drop down a one-way hole like this, like Moonstones, Dragon Crystals, and Red or Gold Potions. So, it's not quite a guaranteed soft-lock.
40:41 Except the Magician's Key doesn't actually unlock any doors, only chests :) And most contain Verdite.
45:12 Teo here is actually dead, not just unconscious. That's what the Figure of Seath does, it revives someone who is wearing a necklace called Seath's Tear, which Teo here just happens to have (the giant diamond-shaped pendant around his neck), and gives to you later if you visit him and Gigi.
46:06 It's actually not the Earth Elemental (dino) boss that respawns, it's the normal Earth Elemental before it. Note the size difference.
56:58 Fun fact. If you look closely at these partially female looking demons you can see that they look like the fairy, Miria, from the first King's Field. The character who, along with the power of the Black Dragon, turns the Dragon Sword into the Moonlight Sword. If spoken to, they even mention something about needing to find someone who can wield...the sword. Hmm...could this sword be the Moonlight Sword from the first game? And are the fairies here being turned INTO demons or is it the other way around and the demons are being turned INTO fairies? And for what? There are a lot of theories around this room, the nature of Miria and the fairies, the Moonlight Sword, and what the purpose of all three games in the Verdite Trilogy actually is. Perhaps Guyra (remember, he is the Black Dragon from the first game) has all along been using the constructed fairies and searching for someone who can wield both the Moonlight Sword and the Dark Slayer (and another sword we'll find out about in the third game) in order to slay Seath? @qwertyqeys and their repliers actually mentions this a few comments down.

[Shiningforceking]

Fav game, And this post wasn't made to bash Mr.Strife, I immensely respect him for going into this Serie, this was made to iron out some slips.
Here's the Clarifications:
1: The Melee and magic "stamina" replenish faster depending on your strength or magic stats.
2: Slimes don't do a Death-animation attack, they just deflate.
3: You can "quickslot" spells and magical utility spells with the select key
4: Npc can die, if you hit them enough
5:Termites are not endless in the boss fight.
6: The golden Tree Spawn Dragon fruits/Crystals
7: Wish he would have talked about the music

Thank you again to Mr.Strife for showing this gem of a game to people who will never play it.

[nicocortes]

you and majuular are my king's field lore drugs of choice well done.

[GreenClover]

It amazes me how many forgotten worlds and stories exist in those less popular old games. It makes me think of how much I'll never experience, and maybe even, no one will experience.

[Nagadeth]

A note about that kraken boss and the normal versions in general: The top and bottom parts count as separate kills, but it will only actually "die" if you kill the bottom part. If you only take out the top and then move out of it's area, the top will respawn and you can kill it again. Combine this with rushing the first wind crystal and you have a decent early game leveling area.

[OrbObserver]

I thought King's Field would be about living under feudalism and toiling in the fields your entire life until a boar breaks your leg and you perish from sepsis.

[Xevonarin]

"Fish were the original dogs"

That's sounding dangerously close to a new conspiracy theory.

[qwertyqeys]

the craziest thing about the cloning vats is I'm pretty sure those female demons are supposed to be clones of the fairy you talk to in king's field 1. I think this is all implying that Guyra manufactured everything about you getting the moonlight sword, which also foreshadows the king's corruption in KF3. You were basically never playing through a hero's journey, you were just Guyra's lackey up until they chose to steal your badass sword, so Alexander's like "I'll get your cool sword back, buddy" and kills the god who made the sword, potentially never putting the pieces together since he didn't go through the events of KF1.

[whtiequillBj]

I remember playing this game. I was tenacious! While I never beat the game I was the kind of kid to attempt, and succeed at killing the boss at the back of the island with just a dagger.
I got to the village but no further.

[absalom]

10:45 "we get 1 gold for our trouble" *2 gold text appears on screen*

[Targon]

Your reviews somehow remind me of total biscuit, which is a huge compliment