by Gabethebabe
I had some moments as well where the game felt grindy, when I couldn't find the parts needed to finish the chapter and had to search through the locations to find missing exploration stuff.My tip for all of you that play this game:
TAKE GOOD NOTES
I'm making notes that indicate whether I ever have to return to a location and what new items or statuses I need to be able to further explore said location. Example:
Location 2986. Explored.
Location 2963. Item 987
Location 4018. Status "Too sexy for my shirt"
Location 5566. Aggression=4
So whenever I gain a new skill, state or item, I can quickly check if that potentially opens a new path in the story.