Grinding does play a part in helping you attain victory back in the main storyline, more so than on the mobile version of the game. Chalk it up to
Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered catering to a console audience looking to get more bang for its buck, compared to the mobile audience used to a free-to-play game that starts out easy and then quickly ramps up. The difficulty level you choose up front determines a lot about how hard monsters hit, how much health they have, and how effective you’ll be in your attacks. Attack power and defense, along with special weapons, can be tweaked over time by using the in-game shops, but the higher difficulty settings will definitely require some skilled spelling.
Most of the challenge comes from replaying each level with special conditions. Every level has a timed version where you’ll need to beat all monsters before the clock runs out. After mastering those variations, you can step up to playing the level again with monsters that are stronger or that only take damage from certain word types. It’s not quite puzzle game territory, but close. Even good spellers are going to find it challenging when monsters only take damage from 4-letter words, or when certain letter combinations are banned.
