Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 12:05 am
I figured I'd list all the Kemco RPGs that have been ported to the Nintendo 3DS handheld in the West, because why not. Also because 3DS ports of Kemco RPGs don't have any paid DLC, and don't take real-life money for their cash shops. Either the cash shop is disabled, or the player can grind cash shop currency in-game.
This list is presumably complete since Kemco doesn't appear to be porting games to the 3DS anymore. As far as I know, Kemco hasn't pulled any games from the 3DS eshop, so I expect these games will remain available for purchase as long as the 3DS eshop stays open.
Shout out to Mom Hid My Game! which is also a Kemco game on the 3DS, although it's a very short puzzle game and not an RPG.
EDIT: With the impending closure of the 3DS eShop in stages, I'm using an asterisk to mark RPGs that are NOT available for download on the Switch or the PS4 as of early 2022. These are the RPGs to either buy now or be content with their monetized mobileĀ versions.
*Alphadia (Exe-Create)
Asdivine Cross (Exe-Create)
Bonds of the Skies (Hit-Point, simple & grindy)
Chronus Arc (Hit-Point, grindy & not very good)
*Crystareino (Hit-Point, player chooses a male or female silent protagonist)
Dragon Lapis (Exe-Create, 8-bit graphics)
Dragon Sinker (Exe-Create, 8-bit graphics)
*Grinsia (Magitec, very generic, has been patched to not crash anymore)
*Infinite Dunamis (Exe-Create, fun game, good robot-war story)
*Journey to Kreisia (Exe-Create, modern teenager summoned to a fantasy world, my favorite RPG)
Justice Chronicles (Hit-Point, grindy & challenging, also very fun)
*Legna Tactica (Hit-Point, tactical RPG)
*Machine Knight (Hit-Point, story has some sci-fi elements)
*Sword of Hope II (Kemco black-and-white Game Boy port, not on mobile! Very simple RPG)
*Symphony of Eternity (WorldWide Software, story has some robots)
*Unlucky Mage (Exe-Create, very good war story, a.k.a. "Unlucky Hero")
This list is presumably complete since Kemco doesn't appear to be porting games to the 3DS anymore. As far as I know, Kemco hasn't pulled any games from the 3DS eshop, so I expect these games will remain available for purchase as long as the 3DS eshop stays open.
Shout out to Mom Hid My Game! which is also a Kemco game on the 3DS, although it's a very short puzzle game and not an RPG.
EDIT: With the impending closure of the 3DS eShop in stages, I'm using an asterisk to mark RPGs that are NOT available for download on the Switch or the PS4 as of early 2022. These are the RPGs to either buy now or be content with their monetized mobileĀ versions.
*Alphadia (Exe-Create)
Asdivine Cross (Exe-Create)
Bonds of the Skies (Hit-Point, simple & grindy)
Chronus Arc (Hit-Point, grindy & not very good)
*Crystareino (Hit-Point, player chooses a male or female silent protagonist)
Dragon Lapis (Exe-Create, 8-bit graphics)
Dragon Sinker (Exe-Create, 8-bit graphics)
*Grinsia (Magitec, very generic, has been patched to not crash anymore)
*Infinite Dunamis (Exe-Create, fun game, good robot-war story)
*Journey to Kreisia (Exe-Create, modern teenager summoned to a fantasy world, my favorite RPG)
Justice Chronicles (Hit-Point, grindy & challenging, also very fun)
*Legna Tactica (Hit-Point, tactical RPG)
*Machine Knight (Hit-Point, story has some sci-fi elements)
*Sword of Hope II (Kemco black-and-white Game Boy port, not on mobile! Very simple RPG)
*Symphony of Eternity (WorldWide Software, story has some robots)
*Unlucky Mage (Exe-Create, very good war story, a.k.a. "Unlucky Hero")