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General discussion (archive)There oughta be a law re dying and Auto-Saves. (145 posts)(145 posts)
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Posted March 27, 2014
I'm getting tired of dying. I have been stuck on the Command Deck in Bioshock Infinite for (embarrassed to say how long) *gulp*. Altho, when you die, you start again at the beginning of Command Deck which isn't too bad. But I'd sure like to pick up where I left off !!

I have died so many times in Penumbra Overture that I'm not sure I'm ever going to get to Black Plague. *sigh*

What's really frustrating is that I'm playing Alone in the Dark The New Nightmare. Well, when you die there you have to go waaaay back and begin again. I got thru the gate with the key, up the stairs, ran like heck and managed to get away from the mad dogs (had died there many times before), then killed two spider monsters and then died at the water thing. So I have to start again waaaay back just before the gate part. GRRRR Not fair !

And how about Half-Life-2, Slender The Arrival and Pathologic. Metro 2033 is the least worrisome. Yes, I die a lot, but at least, you pick up again just prior to dying and get another go at it.
Woe is me, but I do so love these games.

Maybe I need a breather and replay Miasmata or Dear Esther. You think ? :D
Posted March 27, 2014
My first playthrough recently of Summoner, I played all the way through to the first sewers map, then died at the boss encounter. It was at that point (after about 3 hours of play) that I discovered the game was pre-autosaving. I should have known, but boy did that annoy me. There was nothing to do but 3 hours of the same thing again.
Posted March 27, 2014
I ****ing hate games that do that. I know some devs say it's a design decision and they think it somehow makes the game better, but I absolutely hate being forced to replay long sections of a game every time I die or have to leave the computer. I generally avoid games that have this 'feature' and it seems to me that many FPS games are like this, and since I don't like FPS, that suits me just fine. But for other games, if I see this is the way the game is set up, I'll more than likely pass on it.
Posted March 27, 2014
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wpegg: My first playthrough recently of Summoner, I played all the way through to the first sewers map, then died at the boss encounter. It was at that point (after about 3 hours of play) that I discovered the game was pre-autosaving. I should have known, but boy did that annoy me. There was nothing to do but 3 hours of the same thing again.
Right...I know exactly what you mean. I truly, absolutely, without a doubt believe that Devs should state if they've used the auto-save. And I won't buy them !! So there.
Posted March 27, 2014
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marianne: Right...I know exactly what you mean. I truly, absolutely, without a doubt believe that Devs should state if they've used the auto-save. And I won't buy them !! So there.
To be fair, in this case it was prior to the concept being a standard. Autosaves were fairly common then, but many games didn't.
Posted March 27, 2014
You should give dark souls a try }:)
Posted March 27, 2014
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Coelocanth: I ****ing hate games that do that. I know some devs say it's a design decision and they think it somehow makes the game better, but I absolutely hate being forced to replay long sections of a game every time I die or have to leave the computer. I generally avoid games that have this 'feature' and it seems to me that many FPS games are like this, and since I don't like FPS, that suits me just fine. But for other games, if I see this is the way the game is set up, I'll more than likely pass on it.
MHO is that the Devs use it cause it's easier and cheaper. It's a HUGE annoyance. There just must be a way to know.
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nadenitza: You should give dark souls a try }:)
Oh,oh...I'm d/ling it now. Is that good or bad ?
Post edited March 27, 2014 by marianne
Posted March 27, 2014
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marianne: I'm getting tired of dying.
How do you think Freddy Krueger and Jason Vorhees fee!?

OH AND...
this is a tad OT but I think of it whenever I am stuck getting killed over and over and over in Tomb Raider. XD
http://www.theonion.com/articles/videogame-characters-denounce-randomly-placed-swin,293/
Post edited March 27, 2014 by tinyE
Posted March 27, 2014
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tinyE: How do you think Freddy Krueger and Jason Vorhees fee!?
I think better than Dracula.
Posted March 27, 2014
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marianne: Oh,oh...I'm d/ling it now. Is that good or bad ?
Definitely not bad, you might find it a bit easy tho :D
Posted March 27, 2014
I suggest playing the game on the easiest setting possible till you figure out how not to die :]
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marianne: Oh,oh...I'm d/ling it now. Is that good or bad ?
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nadenitza: Definitely not bad, you might find it a bit easy tho :D
Dark Souls has got nothing on Volgarr. OP should try Volgarr ^^
Post edited March 27, 2014 by cmdr_flashheart
Posted March 27, 2014
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marianne: I'm getting tired of dying. I have been stuck on the Command Deck in Bioshock Infinite for (embarrassed to say how long) *gulp*. Altho, when you die, you start again at the beginning of Command Deck which isn't too bad. But I'd sure like to pick up where I left off !!

I have died so many times in Penumbra Overture that I'm not sure I'm ever going to get to Black Plague. *sigh*

What's really frustrating is that I'm playing Alone in the Dark The New Nightmare. Well, when you die there you have to go waaaay back and begin again. I got thru the gate with the key, up the stairs, ran like heck and managed to get away from the mad dogs (had died there many times before), then killed two spider monsters and then died at the water thing. So I have to start again waaaay back just before the gate part. GRRRR Not fair !

And how about Half-Life-2, Slender The Arrival and Pathologic. Metro 2033 is the least worrisome. Yes, I die a lot, but at least, you pick up again just prior to dying and get another go at it.
Woe is me, but I do so love these games.

Maybe I need a breather and replay Miasmata or Dear Esther. You think ? :D
Pfft, girl. In my day you had 3 lives to complete the whole game, you die, back to the beginning!
Posted March 27, 2014
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marianne: I'm getting tired of dying.
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tinyE: How do you think Freddy Krueger and Jason Vorhees fee!?

OH AND...
this is a tad OT but I think of it whenever I am stuck getting killed over and over and over in Tomb Raider. XD
http://www.theonion.com/articles/videogame-characters-denounce-randomly-placed-swin,293/
I had to google those two spooky guys. I read your link and it was sooo clever and sooo funny. Good one. :D
Posted March 27, 2014
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marianne: I'm getting tired of dying. I have been stuck on the Command Deck in Bioshock Infinite for (embarrassed to say how long) *gulp*. Altho, when you die, you start again at the beginning of Command Deck which isn't too bad. But I'd sure like to pick up where I left off !!
do you always tend to die easy in games or are the characters you play just overly suicidal? :P
Posted March 27, 2014
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marianne: I'm getting tired of dying. I have been stuck on the Command Deck in Bioshock Infinite for (embarrassed to say how long) *gulp*. Altho, when you die, you start again at the beginning of Command Deck which isn't too bad. But I'd sure like to pick up where I left off !!

I have died so many times in Penumbra Overture that I'm not sure I'm ever going to get to Black Plague. *sigh*

What's really frustrating is that I'm playing Alone in the Dark The New Nightmare. Well, when you die there you have to go waaaay back and begin again. I got thru the gate with the key, up the stairs, ran like heck and managed to get away from the mad dogs (had died there many times before), then killed two spider monsters and then died at the water thing. So I have to start again waaaay back just before the gate part. GRRRR Not fair !

And how about Half-Life-2, Slender The Arrival and Pathologic. Metro 2033 is the least worrisome. Yes, I die a lot, but at least, you pick up again just prior to dying and get another go at it.
Woe is me, but I do so love these games.

Maybe I need a breather and replay Miasmata or Dear Esther. You think ? :D
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Discalceate: Pfft, girl. In my day you had 3 lives to complete the whole game, you die, back to the beginning!
Now that's down right mean. I'm surprised that many didn't give up on gaming, too discouraging.
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marianne: I'm getting tired of dying. I have been stuck on the Command Deck in Bioshock Infinite for (embarrassed to say how long) *gulp*. Altho, when you die, you start again at the beginning of Command Deck which isn't too bad. But I'd sure like to pick up where I left off !!
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Aveweto: do you always tend to die easy in games or are the characters you play just overly suicidal? :P
Funny, but actually both...I get so into a game that I become that character. (^_^)
Post edited March 27, 2014 by marianne
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