PlayStation 2

King's Field: The Ancient City

This is the third game in the King's Field series released outside of Japan (fourth in Japan). The story begins when the hero gets a visit from a mysterious stranger. The stranger gives the hero an idol and then vanishes. At once the hero recognizes the idol as the Idol of Sorrow and goes to the land of despair to learn more about it. Shortly before the hero arrives in this land though, a small force led by the prince attempted to reclaim the land again, but most of the men have disappeared. Seek out the forest folk, as legend says they were the creators of the idol and will hopefully know how to remove the curse that is on it. King's Field is a first-person role-playing game that utilizes b...

Genre: Role-Playing
Year: 2002
Developer: From Software
Publisher: FromSoftware, Inc.
Players: 1

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Achievements

100 achievements · 666 total points

Gardener Kill 8 Maneaters and collect 3 plants in the Village Ruins
2 pts
Hey Hoooo ! Find the Pickaxe in the Mines
2 pts
The Lonely Daughter Give a Rock of Life to the sick mother and receive a reward from her daughter
3 pts
Clarity Bracelet Find the Clarity Bracelet
2 pts
Fair Trade Trade your second Rock of Life with someone
2 pts
Giant Spider Defeat the Giant Spider in the Catacombs and get the Water Crystal
5 pts
Uh... Uh... Where is it?! Find the Fiery Sword in the Catacombs
2 pts
Fire in the Hole Find the Light Crystal in the Catacombs
2 pts
Scarecrow Kill 5 crows in the Cemetery
3 pts
Cheap Way Get the Caretaker Map in old man's shack (Or buy it from David Bunch)
2 pts
David Bunch of Money Buy the Wind Crystal at David Bunch's shop
5 pts
Healing Spring Place the Icon of Healing on the Altar of Healing to unlock your first healing spring
5 pts
Robin Hood Get the Bow from Ramirez Martin in Center Tower
2 pts
Golem Destroyer Get the first keystone in Central Tower
5 pts
The Expeditionist Find the Expedition Key in Center Tower
5 pts
The King's Mausoleum Open the gate to the King's Mausoleum in the Holy Forest
5 pts
Flash Find the Light Crystal in the King's Mausoleum
2 pts
Fast Travel Get three wands in the Hall of the Five Wands
5 pts
Nyctalopia Find the Ring of Sight in Central Tower
2 pts
The Earth Folk Map Find the Earth Folk Map in the Craftman's Workshop
2 pts
Chubby Fire Genie Defeat the Fire Genie in the Cavern of Lava
5 pts
The Earth King Defeat the Earth King in the Refinery and get the Icon of Wind
5 pts
The Fire Lord Defeat the Fire Lord and get the Fire Mail in the Cavern of Lava
5 pts
The Dark Sorcerer Defeat the Dark Sorcerer in the Ancient City
5 pts
The Giant Beetle Defeat the Giant Beetle and get the Earth Crystal in the Ancient City
5 pts
Marksman Find the Earthquake Hammer in the Engineer's Quarters
2 pts
The Zastari's Map Find the Zastari's Map
2 pts
Craftsman Key Get the Craftman's Key in the Earth Folk Village
2 pts
Captain Caveman Ask Harmurah to upgrade your Wooden Club 3 times
5 pts
Lights On Place the Icon of Fire on top of the Lighthouse
5 pts
Treasure Hunter Find the Wavecrasher along the Shore
2 pts
The Widda's Map Find the Widda's Map along the Shore
2 pts
A Strange Deal Get the Fortune Bracelet from Paul Hutchison
5 pts
Widda Fan Use your Widda gear to enter Queen's Palace
5 pts
Poisonous Twin Kill the Giant Snakes inside Queen's Palace
5 pts
Widda Queen Kill the Widda Queen inside Queen's Palace
5 pts
You Sneaky Mask ! Find the Shadow Mask inside Queen's Palace
2 pts
Omelette You In Give something to Oagh Burleigh and get access to the next area
5 pts
A Little Egg-stra Trade your second Strange Egg to Lyle and get an extra Vial
5 pts
Gravedigger Find the Demon Legs in the Graveyard
2 pts
Ancient Key Find the Ancient Key inside the Dark Folk Ruins
5 pts
Finally Find the King's Map in the Treasury
5 pts
Being Kingly Find the Ring of Wisdom inside the Treasury
5 pts
The Giant Leader Kill the Giant Leader and get the Serrak's Key inside the Mansion of Howling Winds
5 pts
The Four-Armed Knights Kill all three Knights in the Passage of Lights
5 pts
The Moonlight Sword Turn the Lawful Sword into Moonlight Sword
10 pts
Purification Place the Icon of Water in the sewers to purify the poisoned water
5 pts
The Ancient King Kill the Ancient King inside the King's Throne
5 pts
Master Teleporter Kill the Dark Knight inside the Old Jails and get the Violet Wand
5 pts
The Altar of Darkness Kill the Dark Succubus and place the Idol of Sorrow on the Altar of Darkness
5 pts
The Dark One Kill the Dark One and finish King's Field IV
25 pts
Pyromancer Learn every Fire spell
10 pts
Hydromancer Learn every Water spell
10 pts
Paladin Learn every Light spell
10 pts
Necromancer Learn every Dark spell
10 pts
Stormcaller Learn every Wind spell
10 pts
Geomancer Learn every Earth spell
10 pts
Fire Efficiency Increase one of your offensive Fire spell to level 2
5 pts
Earth Efficiency Increase one of your offensive Earth spell to level 2
5 pts
Wind Efficiency Increase one of your offensive Wind spell to level 2
5 pts
Water Efficiency Increase one of your offensive Water spell to level 2
5 pts
Light Efficiency Increase one of your offensive Light spell to level 2
5 pts
Darkness Efficiency Increase one of your offensive Dark spell to level 2
5 pts
Fire Mastery Increase one of your offensive Fire spell to level 3
10 pts
Earth Mastery Increase one of your offensive Earth spell to level 3
10 pts
Wind Mastery Increase one of your offensive Wind spell to level 3
10 pts
Water Mastery Increase one of your offensive Water spell to level 3
10 pts
Light Mastery Increase one of your offensive Light spell to level 3
10 pts
Darkness Mastery Increase one of your offensive Dark spell to level 3
10 pts
Crusader Set Acquire the Crusader helmet, chest, gloves and boots
10 pts
Cavalier Set Acquire the Cavalier helmet, chest, gloves and boots
10 pts
Blessed Set Acquire the Blessed helmet, chest, gloves and boots
10 pts
Bling Bling Set Buy the Crystal helmet, chest, gloves, boots and shield
10 pts
Ancient Set Acquire the Ancient helmet, chest, gloves, boots, sword and shield
25 pts
Lord Myu' Set Acquire Lord Myu's helmet, chest, gloves, boots, necklace and shield
25 pts
Skeleton Crusher Collect 30 Bones
10 pts
Reptilian Crusher Collect 10 scales
10 pts
Claw and Order Collect 20 claws
10 pts
Lord of the Ring Acquire the 4 elements rings
10 pts
Forest Folk Blades Acquire every carvers
10 pts
A Legend is Born Reach level 2
2 pts
Fledgling Reach level 5
3 pts
Wanderer Reach level 10
5 pts
Seeker of Power Reach level 20
5 pts
Cursed Knight Reach level 30
10 pts
Dark Slayer Reach level 40
10 pts
Lord of Blades Reach level 50
10 pts
Immortal Warden Reach level 60
10 pts
Midas Touch Collect more than 100000 gold
10 pts
Weapon Collector Acquire a total of 10 weapons
5 pts
Arsenal Acquire a total of 25 weapons
10 pts
Master of Arms Acquire a total of 50 weapons
25 pts
Traveling Light buy the Feather Bracelet in the Treasury
2 pts
Scuba Diver Find the Water Talisman inside the Ancient City
2 pts
Sword Efficiency Increase one of your sword to level 2
5 pts
Hammer and Ax Efficiency Increase one of your Hammer or Ax weapon to level 2
5 pts
Ranged Efficiency Increase one of your ranged weapon to level 2
5 pts
Sword Mastery Increase one of your sword to level 3
10 pts
Hammer and Ax Mastery Increase one of your Hammer or Ax weapon to level 3
10 pts
Ranged Mastery Increase one of your ranged weapon to level 3
10 pts

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King's Field: The Ancient City frequently asked questions

How do I play King's Field: The Ancient City online with a friend?

King's Field: The Ancient City (PlayStation 2) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play King's Field: The Ancient City on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find King's Field: The Ancient City in the PlayStation 2 library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does King's Field: The Ancient City netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does King's Field: The Ancient City have achievements?

Yes, King's Field: The Ancient City has 100 achievements worth 666 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play King's Field: The Ancient City for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play King's Field: The Ancient City on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.