this this this this this omg

a whole lot of my complaints about RPGs boil down to what this video is talking about: they tend to have very convoluted progression mechanics that don’t really lead anywhere or give me anything that I want, so it all just feels like a meaningless treadmill to me

CW: this video uses Monster Hunter as its main example of progression done right, and briefly shows clips of badly injured monsters limping away from players trying to kill them and it’s really sad and messed up. also there’s a lot of footage of fighting the monsters in general. I don’t know how anyone can stomach playing these games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4anoUua_Mo