"Too Much Grinding" in RPGs

patreon:   / bubbletea_   bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bubbleteacor... timestamps: 0:00 intro 0:38 grinding is usually optional 10:50 less grinding on replays 15:47 how much is "too much" grinding? 19:03 grinding outside of rpgs 23:36 grinding is okay, actually extra footage creds: Lueroi -    • Pokemon Leaf Green Walkthrough Part 10: Gy...   Dupes -    • "Grinding" in Pokemon. The Honest Truth.   HCBailly -    • Let's Play Final Fantasy IV COMPLETE   ,    • Let's Play Dragon Warrior   TASVideos -    • [TAS] N64 Super Mario 64 "16 stars" in 13:...   ...and thanks to ‪@JP2427‬ for recording fortnite for me lmao music: Satomi Tadashi Pharmacy - Yumesaki Store Fireburg - Final Fantasy Mystic Quest Stadium - Pokemon Stadium 2 Royal Capital Grand Trad ~ Night - Metaphor: ReFantazio Forum 2 - Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Tidal Tempest - Sonic CD Shinjuku Medical Hospital - Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne p3ct004_01 - Persona 3 Daedalos - Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei Man's Tomb - Digital Devil Saga Dynamite Plant ~ Try Again - Sonic the Fighters Sicily - Maken X Cavern of Remembrance - Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix tartarus_0d03 - Persona 3 At least once a year I'll see some long post-thread about how 'game bad because grinding.' Grinding in RPGs is often exacerbated and extensive time added onto said grind is usually self-inflicted. Grinding also extends beyond EXP grinding. It also includes item farming, in-game currency grinding, or just the general repetition for practice or mastery of a game's ins-and-outs. In this video, I cover games where grinding is usually option, such as Pokemon. I cover instances where less grinding was necessary where you thought, like in Persona 3. I even give my own personal limitations for what quantifies as "too grindy". Grinding is also not exclusive to RPGs as I will briefly discuss in this video as well. Lastly, I want to shed light on some positives of grinding in video games. This is the third video in my "series" of RPG tropes. "Too Much Grinding" in RPGs