The Japanese (Dragon) Quest for Perfection
by James Charlton - 8:13 pm EDT
Total comments: 22
Or why you have to grind in Japanese RPGs.
I was asked in our "Ask the NWR Japan Crew" forum thread about why certain Japanese games tend to emphasise monotonous game elements such as grinding and fetch quests.
This got me thinking that a lot of people might be interested in why that is the case and because I've lived in Japan long enough, I think I can take a shot at giving everyone a decent answer.
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