Well, this is why I loved Pokemon Legends Arceus - no longer were all wild encounters forced, you could berry down overpowered pokes and catch them and USE them (albeit them not listening to all of your commands) and that system seriously cut out most of the typical grind.
Damn-near most Monster Hunter games since gear only helps your survive your mistakes and kill things faster, but core gameplay is knowing your and their positioning to a T, so you can pwn later mons with starter gear and skip grinding mid stuff.
I love games that allow skilled cheese, and it doesn't have to be sweaty cheese like overcoming a scripted defeat since those are usually in the beginning of most games and just don't let you skip enough of the grind ahead.
3 and 4 remasters are really really good!