I got a New 2DS XL a few days ago, and am wanting to try again at getting into DQ8. I played several hours of it previously on a different 3DS, but had trouble really getting into it because of how grindy it felt-- it felt like I'd hit a wall, have to grind a bunch, rinse and repeat, and that's even without avoiding any battles. I can't remember where exactly it was, but I think I made it to a port town of some sort before I put it down. DQ11 for Switch looks really fun though, so I want to give this one another shot. Can anyone offer any tips or advice to make the game more enjoyably early on, or is that just how the game is?