Pretty much from the dawn of gaming. There was another video posted just the other day about ADOM and how it’s pretty much unplayable unless you’re willing to put endless hours in to learn and memorize all the inscrutable details it makes use of, mostly by dying constantly.
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MudMan@kbin.social 2 years ago
So many of the responses to this (and the original video) boil down to "me like good games that I like, no like bad games I don't like".
I promise there were boring, repetitive, grindy games all through gaming history. This isn't a "modern gaming" thing.
ech@lemm.ee 2 years ago
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
MMO games have been doing this shit since WOW became a thing
Pxtl@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
I mean I remember grinding for loot and levels in FF1.
johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 2 years ago
If you think the WOW grind is bad, you should’ve seen Everquest or Ultima Online.