"Too Much Grinding" in RPGs

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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