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The idea of mecha navigating underground labyrinths was revisited, with the explanation being that humanity had retreated underground after a calamity. The initial pitch involved player-designed modular mecha, with Kawamori focusing that idea into machines built around armored cores. Renowned mecha designer Shoji Kawamori was approached before the PlayStation's launch to work on a game with FromSoftware. However, something else was building momentum in the background.

With the reveal of the Sony PlayStation, the first King’s Field was quickly prepared for the PlayStation's 1994 launch window, and it spawned two sequels over the following two years.

This was halted by technical issues, but both its ideas and its failure paved the way for FromSoftware’s biggest games. When the larger company decided to branch into video game development, its small development team tried to make a PC game featuring 3D robots navigating an underground labyrinth. However, a number of employees worked on PC games between larger projects and had a passion for various topics like Western fantasy and giant robots.

First founded in 1986, FromSoftware was originally a business software developer that didn't develop video games.

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