Uploaded May 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Unsurprisingly, grinding isn't fun- but that's not all there is to it. Rather than being something that happens to the player, grinding actually happens all in our heads.

After a brief holiday in Pelican Town, The Architect is back to tell you how even repetitive games can beat the grind by using three neat tricks.

You Saw:

Pokemon Omega Ruby- 2014
Warframe- 2013
Hearthstone- 2014
Torchlight 2- 2012
Fortnite: Battle Royale- 2017
Megaman X- 1993
XCOM 2 WOTC- 2017
World of Warcraft- 2004
Brigador: Up-Armored Edition- 2017
Luftrausers- 2014
Nuclear Throne- 2015
Into The Breach- 2018
Minit- 2018
Duolingo???- Je ne sais pas
Stardew Valley- 2016
Star Wars Battlefront 2 (the new one)- 2017
Enter the Gungeon- 2016

Interesting Links-

Stardew Valley and real life work-rockpapershotgun.com/2017/02/13/stardew-valley-marriage-work

Draz's suspiciously well-timed video on grinding- youtube.com/watch?v=0a0Xjtdgu7g&feature=youtu.be

Ignorance is bliss in Stardew Valley- kotaku.co.uk/2017/10/10/in-stardew-valley-ignorance-can-be-bliss