TheBoz: Hello,
I have this issue where when I go back to continue my game my saved games are totally gone. This has happened twice already. Perchance someone knows whats going on and what I could do about it??
I thank you for your time.
I think you mean those save slots you get during a mission, if so, those saves don't really stay after you close the game / complete the level. They kind of work as intended, just a way to get you a free-pass to try a certain action again. I've played since 2006 and I've never really noticed it, only after people started asking about them since last week. Almost all levels can be completed in as less as 15 min anyway, so I guess thats all you can do about it unfortunately.
The reason behind it might be due to the online leaderboard the game had back in the day. It would've been easy to share a save right before the end of the level, but it's harder to actually finish the level yourself. I guess nowadays its just a weird relic of that design.
TLDR: In-game saves don't stay after you complete a level / close the game. Only thing that is saved is the rating / unlocked / upgraded weapons etc.