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Why is Pokémon Emerald so grindy? (kbin.earth)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Kraiden@kbin.earth to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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So I'm trying to replay some gen 3 pokemon. I played Saphire as a kid and I loved it. Going back now as an adult, I'm really struggling. I'm finding it incredibly grindy, and I die inside a little every time I see a long stretch of tall grass. What have I forgotten? What am I missing now that I got as a kid? Any tips?

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[–] piyuv@lemmy.world 50 points 2 weeks ago (16 children)

what am I missing now that I got as a kid?

Free time. Pokemon games are, and always have been, very slow and grindy. Even in the latest entry (Violet) you need to actively avoid encounters since animations take so long

[–] constant_liability@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

The dialogue in SV alone took up half my play through time.

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