Serial RPG publisher Kemco has announced a brand new sale on Nintendo Switch, Wii U and 3DS which discounts ten role-playing titles (and a bonus rhythm game) for your consideration.
The sale is live across the North American, European and Australian Nintendo eShops, with discounts reaching as high as 50% off for a limited time. Check out all the games included below:
Marenian Tavern Story: Patty and the Hungry God
40% off | Nintendo Switch
Patty's brother has been possessed by the God of Poverty and the whole family has become poor, with huge debts... This is the beginning of Patty's struggle! To pay back the debts, let's open a tavern in Marenia, gather ingredients, and start cooking!
Miden Tower
30% off | Nintendo Switch
After Miden Tower is invaded by the Alroval Empire, the mages who call it home find themselves cornered on its upper floors. This sets in motion a series of tragic events that lead to a counteroffensive being launched to take back the tower and to get revenge for the wrongs committed against them.
Seek Hearts
30% off | Nintendo Switch
With questions swirling in his mind about why he was created and by who, Izen sets out on a journey to discover his origins. However, as he and those with him pursue answers to this mystery, they fail to notice a shadow creeping up upon them with the intent to stop them dead in their tracks...
Yodanji
40% off | Nintendo Switch
Yodanji is a coffee-break roguelike themed after Japanese folklore tales. Get the ability to summon and trap yokai - numerous spirits that have been living hidden among us (until now). Admire them and give them witty nicknames and then put them through the brutal ever-changing dungeon to try and summon even more yōkai! Spooky cute graphics and powders made from various body parts included.
Illusion of L'Phalcia
40% off | Nintendo Switch
Overwhelm your enemies with beautifully animated skill chains and magic in turn-based 3D battles! Acquire Gems throughout the adventure and attach them to a character's Rune like a puzzle to enable learning magic, as well as gaining status boosts. Explore the unknown through dungeon crawling, subquests and many other challenges!
Bonds of the Skies
40% off | Nintendo Switch
Times are changing, and the existence of the Grimoas has become less relevant in everyday life. The young Eil is in the middle of his Coming-of-Age ceremony when suddenly his town is attacked by a demon and engulfed in flames. In the midst of this confusion, Eil enters into a pact with the Air Grimoa, Nogard, in order to save everyone...
Hide & Dance!
10% off | Nintendo Switch
You can enjoy a comical rhythm & dance game pressing the buttons to the rhythm of the music and making combos. If your mom tries to enter the room from behind, try to avoid her with a hiding action!
Asdivine Hearts
50% off | Wii U
Asdivine Hearts boasts of groundbreaking visual quality, plenty of subquests, a battle arena, treasure to dig for, and an enemy guide to complete. By taking puzzle piece-like jewels and setting them in a box known as a rubix, players are able to customize characters! How far can you level and how many millions of damage can you dish out? All these challenges await you and more!
Revenant Saga
50% off | Wii U
After being turned into an immortal being known as a Revenant and learning of the existence of a demon within him, Albert sets out on a journey to make the person who did this to him pay with their very life. However, as he runs into others dealing with their own figurative demons along the way, will he find the answer?
Alphadia
50% off | Nintendo 3DS
Employing an orthodox turn-based battle system, Alphadia evokes a feeling of nostalgia with its classic RPG style. Its refined game balance and simple to use interface make this game accessible to players of any skill level while at the same time offering 30+ hours of gameplay. Come experience Alphadia and witness its dramatic story unfold!
Crystareino
50% off | Nintendo 3DS
As always, the protagonist is training hard with his teacher, Eppol, in order to become a respectable hero. After a training session, a mysterious light appears in front of them, engulfing the two. Summoned to another world, the two are bewildered by the situation and begin a journey to find a way to get back to their home world.
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Can someone please get publishers to understand 10% off is not a sale to be proud of.
Sincerely this cheapskate.
@XenoShaun Not buying until there's a sale of more than 10% off isn't exactly the best look either. Consumers are entitled to demand value for their dollar, of course, but they never seem to acknowledge that producers are simultaneously entitled to demand value for their work.
...Who's Kemco? Only one of these I've heard of is Asdivine Hearts.
As an avid JRPG game player there is one word to describe Kemco’s games. YUCK!
@Tyranexx Kemco has been around since the 80s. In their earlier days they did do some development work like the excellent Sword of Hope II, but they've always been primarily a publisher. Over time, they've shifted to near exclusively publishing mobile-first RPGs.
@River3636 Most of what they publish isn't that great, but there actually is some good stuff. Monster Viator and Dragon Sinker are both really good and not a huge time commitment.
@dsparil Ah, I have heard of Sword of Hope II, though I've never played it. I do like RPGs, but are any of these offerings worth it?
Patty and the Hungry God is a good throwaway game, and to be honest one of the most enjoyable premises to a game I've ever played.
Hey Sis, I found a God who is going to help us run our tavern!
(Authorities come in and close it, take all their money and assists)
Wait ... what are you the God of?
-Poverty
There's always a 50% discount on two or three of the 3DS ones, what's supposed to be special about it?
I recommend Yodanji if you're looking for rougelikes.
@Tyranexx Like you, I've only heard of Asdivine Hearts, and that is the only one of two games in this entire list that got rave reviews on NLife:
https://www.nintendolife.com/games/wiiu-eshop/asdivine_hearts
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/ydanji
So, depending on whether or not you like REALLY old skool RPG's to play on your Switch, or if you want to play a 16-bit inspired one bad enough to fire up the ol' Wii U again, there might be something there for you.
@Captain_Toad Rouge?
Dont get these games!.
Even if they were offered for 0.00 euro wouldnt even dream of tarnishing my switch with this garbage.
@ThanosReXXX ...I think I'll pass in this case lol. The two you linked look great, but I'm already drowning in JRPGs right now. XD Appreciate the detective work!
These games are vastly over priced for their overall quality to begin and other than a few recent ones that seem to have stopped looking like the really cheap mobile games they are they probably aren't worth it even at these prices.
Kemco is an old big Japanese developer that made tons of NES, SNES, N64 games, etc. just like Nintendo, Konami, Capcom, Namco, Square, Enix, Koei, and Tecmo. I'm glad they're still around.
Nowadays they're great for retro style JRPGs that are just a few bucks. The one's I played were all pretty good, at least if you're into classic Final Fantasy (1-6).
I don't get the negativity about Kemco here. It seems some people just check out the graphics and give them a pass. Sure, they don't produce masterpieces, but they are normal sized 30~40 hour games which is pretty good for the asking price. Also, most other small budget RPGs are glitchy as heck but Kemco still has old-school quality control.
I noted down Marenian Story (especially since it should be the next month's first payday before it expires), but time will tell. I'm swarmed as it is, especially for the end of December; I know it's on me and my 2000+ eShop wishlist, but that's gotta be the first time Deku Deals dumped 400 items in a single mail to my inbox. 😅 For all my appreciation of Kemco fare, they have too monstrous competition here.
Don’t want to be rude, but there’s a bunch of Atlus RPGs on sale now on the 3DS that are actually, you know, good. Not mention a whole load of RPGs on Switch from Ni No Kuni to Saga Scarlet Grace. Why is a Kemco sale, of all things, getting its own news entry?
I’ve also heard elsewhere that Yodanji is OK, and Asdivine Hearts isn’t terrible. But seriously, there are better options... (Sorry, Kemco)
@Tyranexx Haha, no problem. And you're welcome.
@Krull Nothing rude about it, in my humble opinion. I think that almost everyone with a basic knowledge about JRPGs would know that Atlus is one of the better developers.
Came here looking to see if there was any "Top Gear" game somewhere in the list, I guess I'm just old in that that's the only franchise I think when someone mentions Kemco.
@SKTTR @dsparil I still wonder why they don’t release their back catalogue of games. One of my favorites was Lagoon on SNES. Had a great intro and music too.
https://youtu.be/VmI_bALv_fc
Only one I played was Revenant Saga when it first released on the Switch back in 2017. It's not a particularly remarkable game but it was one of very few JRpgs available on the Switch at that time. I enjoyed my time with it, but now there are just sooooo many options. If you want a cheap rpg that'll last 30-40 hours, it's not bad price to pay. But if you can splurge more Octopath Traveler and Dragon Quest 11 are far better games. Bravely default 2 is also around the corner, and then there's the breath of fire games on the NSO. Plus we've also got all those final fantasy games and romancing saga games.
Baaaaarf. I wouldn’t play their games on someone ELSE’s dime.
I've had a lot of fun with Yodanji; I should get around to unlocking all the yokai.
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