Before Dark Souls there was King's Field, and five hours into brilliant homage Queen's Domain, it's already one of my favourite games this year
The clue, of course, is right there in the title. Developer Freshly Baked Games' Queen's Domain isn't just a retro-fantasy action RPG played in first-person; it's an explicit homage to King's Field, the long-dormant FromSoftware series that - as the precursor to Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, Elden Ring, and all those other Souslikes - helped shape the modern gaming landscape in its own small way. That, though, is pretty much where my knowledge of the series begins and ends - as much as I love FromSoftware, I've never actually played a King's Field game. I've no idea how Queen'
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Before Dark Souls there was King's Field, and five hours into brilliant homage Queen's Domain, it's already one of my favourite games this year — Image credit: Eurogamer
The clue, of course, is right there in the title. Developer Freshly Baked Games' Queen's Domain isn't just a retro-fantasy action RPG played in first-person; it's an explicit homage to King's Field, the long-dormant FromSoftware series that - as the precursor to Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, Elden Ring, and all those other Souslikes - helped shape the modern gaming landscape in its own small way. That, though, is pretty much where my knowledge of the series begins and ends - as much as I love FromSoftware, I've never actually played a King's Field game. I've no idea how Queen'
Before Dark Souls there was King's Field, and five hours into brilliant homage Queen's Domain, it's already one of my favourite games this year | Game2Wins News
