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Background: Japanese online games are known for its **grinding** process while
people often find a way to "power-level" in a certain way so that they can
bypass the ' **grindy** process'.

I have difficulties in conveying "This online game is too **grindy** that it
isn't worth your time" as opposed to "power-leveling"...

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9aIMG.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9aIMG.jpg)

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> How to do you explain this picture in Japanese?

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The problem is that I can't find a good example and an exact counterpart of
Japanese word of ' **grindy** ' which convey not only upgrading and honing the
skills, but also the enormous effort to reach a simple goal in an online game.

Most of the dictionary definition is about grinding process instead of grindy
(<https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/grindy>: (video games, informal) Involving a
lot of repetition in order to progress.)

Result (no result):

  * **Jisho:<https://jisho.org/search/grindy> = ...**

  * Yahoojp: [https://dic.yahoo.co.jp/search/?p=grindy&stype=prefix&aq=-1&oq=&ei=UTF-8](https://dic.yahoo.co.jp/search/?p=grindy&stype=prefix&aq=-1&oq=&ei=UTF-8)

  * goo.ne.jp: <https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/srch/all/grindy/m0u/>

  * alc.co.jp: <https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=grindy>

  * weblio: <https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/grindy> (no definition)

Finally a lead and found a close (probably) rendition (is this okay?):

Grinding levels:

**> レベル上げ - noun**

**> レベル上げをする - verb**

**> (insert a Japanese word/phrase) - adjective**

Grinding experiences:

**> 経験値稼ぎ - noun**

**> 経験値稼ぎをする - verb**

**> (insert a Japanese word/phrase) - adjective**

**[Source](https://hinative.com/en-US/questions/476977)**

Please help and explain in the (most) thorough way (and probably an example or
two will do). Thanks!
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What is the word or set-phrases of "grinding/grindy gameplay" as opposed to "power-leveling" in formal/informal Japanese
I think what you are looking for is 作業感の強いゲーム (formal) or
[作業ゲー](http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E4%BD%9C%E6%A5%AD%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC)
(slang).

In gaming contexts, 作業 (literally "task") is a common word which refers to
that repetitive and boring work such as defeating the same enemy many times to
level up. 作業 is basically a negative word in this context, and many people
dislike it. But there are popular games whose main enjoyment is 作業 itself, so
作業 is not 100% negative. For example, [_Cookie
Clicker_](http://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/) is a typical 作業ゲー but is
loved by many people.

レベル上げ and 経験値稼ぎ is definitely a kind of 作業, but they only refer to
leveling/exp-grinding.

I don't know how you came up with ガリ勉, but it has nothing to do with games.
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