Cadria Item Shop

Everyone who's ever touched an RPG title probably knows the ins and outs of what's it like to be an adventurer, to start as a poor sack of meat that eventually gears up, powers up and faces the world's ultimate evil. But what happens when you try to see the world from the point of view of a shopkeeper that is supplying all these adventurers. That's precisely the question that Cadria Item Shop is prepared to answer, as you fill in the role of a shop owner in a fantasy world where heroes try to save the day.

At first, you own a small, decrepit shop and you can only forge the most basic of equipment, but as you level up, you gain more and more popularity, you can create more and more items, and attract more and more customers. You rely on resources to create items, and on the heroes to buy the items, so as long as you meet their needs, business will go smoothly.

The number of items you can create within the game is somewhere around the hundreds, each being available to certain classes. Heroes belonging to these classes will come and request certain items, and you can either choose to create whatever they demand, or suggest (within certain limits) that they buy something else. More so, you can even do some haggling, either providing them discounts to gain popularity, or surcharging them to get gold.

You use all the money you make to further invest in your shop, hiring more employees, expanding the buildings, buying decorations, etc. More so, you can even invest in the development of your hometown, which is something that will eventually benefit you back even more. The game may seem like a grind fest, but it is extremely charming especially due to the chibi graphics and the occasional bouts of humor you get from the conversations the characters have.

While Cadria Item Shop may not be the only game out there to approach this subject, the 3D graphics, as well as the humorous take it takes, make it a great alternative for those who love both business simulators and RPG games.