>>49517101 Yeah, I just got my 3rd star and I haven't even met Kleavor, yet. I think some of it is jumping the gun and thinking it's just a huge grind the second they see all the research tasks. Others (at least on the eceleb sides) are fully on the "fuck Pokemon/Nintendo" bandwagon and are only looking for things to complain about about the game.
Personally, I think that it's cool that filling out the pokedex is more in-depth than just catching one of each species. It makes sense to get a large sample size and experiment with different things (foods, move types, etc.) if you're trying to get a thorough idea of a species.
>>49518655 Isn't The Binding of Issac kind of grindy, anyway? Like, you're just endlessly going through floors and to get certain unlocks you've gotta get the right combination of 2-5 items out of hundreds of items. It's not grinding for exp., but it does sound like a grind.