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Why is Pokémon Emerald so grindy? (kbin.earth)
submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/retrogaming
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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I actually didn’t know that. I guess that makes it a bit more bearable keeping that in mind.

[–] CatZoomies 2 points 15 hours ago

Yep, it’s an excellent way to hide loading. If you played the Tomb Raider games, crawling and worming through tight crevices as Lara was a loading screen in disguise.