discussion Games straight to point or games you have to grind?

[Dely5064]

In the middle but depends on what type of grind , if its just mouse clicking its fine but if its actual minigames involving keyboard then less grindy

 

[notabadone]

some grind is good - gameplay that is fun, or puzzles that are a light challenge - though too much grinding is a chore

 

[siegberd]

a bit of both I would say

 

[godfather_loki]

a little of both, I like a game that gives me something to work with, but too much grind is just boring and takes me out of the game completely.

 

[noaway]

Grind can be ok. Just depends on the story and how interested I am.

 

[SARGANT]

I still havent made up my mind about it. There are some games like the headmaster that are all grind, very little content per character. Some games that are straight to the point like mystic manor, and some games that are a good mix of both like harem hotel *sigh*. I like all the games I listed here pretty much the same amount give or take a few points, so I really cant say. Think it has to do with a good mesh of all elements, not just the gameplay.

 

[bolobolobolo]

I like a bit of teasing before the main thing

 

[Dovahkiinzz]

I need gameplay, a little bit of grind is better

 

[DannyO24]

I prefer straight to the point, I play AVNs to relax and unwind not for some complicated challenge.

 

[Bananana73]

Grind when it's like, sandbox tedium of slowly making money repeating the same tasks, no, that sucks. But slow build where you slowly build a relationship / learn more about the characters is great.

 

[LewisCarroll]

Uggg, does anyone like a grind just to grind? I want a 'good' pace. Whatever that is

 

[Loscipher]

I don't mind playing for a little bit but don't make me wait over 15 to 20 minutes before anything happens.

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[albatross]

Straight to the point is better, but I did spend a lot of time on Club Detention.

 

[Redditer2024]

i like when games have some gameplay to them.

 

[User_9860]

mostly here for a good story so not so much into the grind. save that for an mmo

 

[stevetheegg]

Depends what you mean. I HATE grinding but stories that rush straight into the sex are also unsatisfying. Having things nicely paced with some story buildup to each LI is the best.

 

[rocketsheep]

My favorite style is visual novels with moderate branching, and I prefer kinetic or highly branching visual novels over sandbox style. Especially if they take it slow and have a proper story. Sandbox is OK, so long as it's not grindy. However, I tolerate grind so long as it's worth it relative to the quality of the plot and/or the sex scenes. These are the grindiest games that I have tolerated so far:

• Harem Hotel (started in 2018; ongoing) has a great plot and fantastic world building as well as plenty of good sex scenes. I might have given up anyway, but after making myself rich with a money cheat I find I can just barely tolerate the grind required to advance the story.
• The Headmaster (started in 2019; ongoing) has less content and a spanking obsession that I don't share, but it's so great overall that I even continued playing when a bug made it excessively grinding. However, for now I don't continue playing but just unlock the gallery when a new installment comes out.
• Club Detention (started in 2022; ongoing) is also great, but last time I played it there were severe issues with the sandbox. It got more and more grindy towards the end. It looked as if there was a bit more content, but I am not sure if that was even the case. In any case I got burned, and before I actually play this borderline case again, I will wait for a few more updates and then first inspect the new content by unpacking it with unrpa.

 

[Barryton42]

I like little grind, sometimes straight to point doesn't make sense

 

[Rukvia]

A good grind doesn't hurt, but for the most part it feels like a lot of devs simply tossed logic out the window when it comes to grinding. I can understand doing repeated stuff to earn the money in a game, but when you repeat affection actions 10000 times to proceed to the next part... those are what get me. They don't make sense, at least add some variety. As for the game straight to the point, well, those are a double edge. If not done well, they can ruin the logic of the story immediately. You have characters that are presented as traditional or highly religious only to be then turned into the whore of the town just because you smiled at them... Like how does that work?!
Well that's my 2 cents on it.

 

[sXtnZa]

I prefer grinding; I feel like I've earned the scenes.