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Covenant of Solitude is a JRPG developed by Magitec and published by KEMCO that was originally released in 2013 as a mobile game. I never played the game before, so …
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While playing Aphadia III, I realized it had been a while since I covered a KEMCO-published RPG game. Well, a while by Pure Nintendo standards, where we seem to always …
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So, you say you like an old-school dungeon crawl? We have just the thing for you…especially if, like myself, your school is so old that its hallways were single-bit.
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KEMCO has returned with a new adventure for retro JRPG fans: Astral Takers. This release was developed by VANGUARD, the company who earlier this year gave us Dragon Takers. We weren’t fond of that one, but are happy to say Astral Takers fares better.
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I love when entertainment catches me off guard. Books, movies, video games—one of the best things they can do is offer something new and unpredictable. That’s exactly what’s offered by 1f y0u’re a gh0st ca11 me here!
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Alter Age is a JRPG with turn-based combat, developed by EXE Games and published by KEMCO. This title allows the player to explore a vast world through crisp pixel art, …
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When I start a new retro RPG from the KEMCO / Exe Create combo, I do so with the knowledge I’ve likely been here before. Their games tend to be cut from the same cloth, but the better ones bring enough twists and charm to help them stand out. Spirit Valor, unfortunately, did not.
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Dead Dragons aren’t dead. This isn’t really a spoiler because you find out the dragons aren’t dead in about the first two minutes. Besides, the whole point of the game is what you do about the dragons still running amok.
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Rarely do I see an RPG stumble and fall in such rapid succession, but Dragon Takers does just that. Despite some initial promise, it quickly makes one blunder after another. …
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Well, we’ve reached the point with KEMCO that we now have throwbacks to their throwback RPGs. Maybe we’d reached that point already, but no game has made it feel more obvious to me than Journey to Kreisia.
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You know the look, and you’ll recognize the various story tropes, but the combat mechanic in Grace of Letoile does enough to push the game toward the top of KEMCO’s catalog…provided you’re fine with random encounters.
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“Step into the enchanting world of Alphadia, a revitalized epic fantasy RPG series that merges the first two titles, ‘Alphadia I’ and ‘Alphadia II’, into a single, captivating adventure.”

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With a lesser game, I might’ve eventually given up on it. But there are enough rewards in Cross Tails to push you through. It certainly helps that the intricate party preparation and tricky battles of this tactical JRPG are rewarding to overcome.
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Onigo Hunter left me with some early questions. What are these Onigos exactly? And why am I hunting them? These monsters reside in the ancient ruins that hunters explore in …
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Heirs of the Kings is a retro JRPG that’s so by-the-numbers it might as well be in binary. You fight monsters, improve your weapons and armor, gain skills, and cast spells. And just when you start to wonder when the airship is going to show up, the airship shows up.
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If you’re looking to prolong the life of your Nintendo 3DS and Wii U after the eShop doors close permanently on March 27th, now’s the time to fill them up with games. And wouldn’t you know it; KEMCO has a few suggestions!
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Alphadia Neo is the latest RPG published by KEMCO. Even company fans will admit that these games can be hit or miss. Thankfully, Neo is more of the former, checking …
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I think it’s time to drop the word “retro” from the gaming industry. There are so many “retro” games available now that they’re actually just…games. You need look no further than KEMCO for evidence of this, as with their latest JRPG for Nintendo Switch: Fairy Elements.
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