It just means that the implementation of grinding within the game is predatory in nature because it acts as a time sink to artificially lengthen the game. That doesnвЂ™t necessarily mean the game sucks as a whole. You just do it enough to get to the strength level that makes you happy/comfortable.ДЇinally, some games just shit on the players by forcing them to grind. You donвЂ™t have to do it, but you can, and when you do thereвЂ™s no reason to try to fully max out your characters. In general though, the model used for grinding in the game is very balanced. You will almost certainly have to do at least a bit of grinding though as the bosses get progressively harder and you need better magic spells. If youвЂ™re good enough, by implementing strategy, you can progress without grinding. You can challenge whatever boss youвЂ™re at whenever you want. You can grind to pretty much unlimited levels, amassing unnecessarily high strength stats, making all bosses a cake walk. Some games meet you in the middle with grinding, where itвЂ™s not required, ignoring trophies, but can be used as a tool. But as this is a loot shooter, you will then spend an exorbitant amount of time replaying missions for better gear, which yes does count as grinding in its own way, but I wonвЂ™t include it for the purposes of argument in the point IвЂ™m trying to make in this particular post. You donвЂ™t have to really grind because you never have to replay any content to reach maximum level. ItвЂ™s organic, as in you just play through the base game and by the time you clear all the missions and side activities youвЂ™re at or above level 30. The Division 2 did a great job of handling baseline grinding to the level 30 cap, in my opinion. Some games handle grinding better than others. In any case, itвЂ™s the most mindless part of playing any RPG but is required to complete just about all of them, in some form. But often itвЂ™s just for the vanity of reaching the level cap. Often this occurs when youвЂ™re stuck on a boss or area and canвЂ™t progress forward in the plot. It is merely a way to strengthen your character(s) in order to make combat easier. Grinding, or training as we called it in my youth, is the process of battling enemies over and over again with no relevance to plot progression. But one thing has remained consistent over all these generations of consoles and games. In a lot of ways we are kind of living through the golden age of RPGs.

Dialog has become dynamic and consequential. The level of customization has evolved from a single weapon and armor to countless pieces of gear, accessories, skill trees, and even aesthetic appearance. Gameplay has changed from turn based to active and real time combat. This genre has evolved considerably since I first started playing it. I have and continue to play both Western and JRPGs such as SoulsBorne, Nioh, Elder Scrolls, The Division (IвЂ™d say it counts), Xenoblade Chronicles, Pokemon, Dragon Age, and of course Kingdom Hearts. I would now consider myself a high level RPG enthusiast. And I still consider FFX the best FF after having now played FFVII, FFX, FFXII, FFXIII, and some spin off titles. I consider this the true start point of my love for RPGs. I had been aware of RPGs like the highly prestigious Final Fantasy VII, but I never completed any console RPGs before FFX. Call me a noob if you want, but thatвЂ™s not really relevant to this particular discussion. I put many hours into this game and enjoyed it quite a bit but was ultimately never able to complete it, which I actually blame on design flaws due to the nature of the generation style gameplay.

The first one I can remember playing was Digimon World (1999) on the PS1. While this was not the first console RPG I ever played, it was the first one I ever finished.

It wasnвЂ™t until three years later that I beat Final Fantasy X (2001) on the PS2. ItвЂ™s important to note that as a handheld RPG the experience of playing it is/was much different than that of a home console RPG. My first serious RPG that I actually finished was Pokemon Red (1998) on the Gameboy. IвЂ™ve been playing RPGs for a long time but not the longest time.

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