So, I’m in a hotel currently. Went down to the lobby to get some snacks, came back up and somehow my PS4 turned off. Completely. Now I thought it wouldn’t be a big deal I would just be about 30 or so minutes behind where I was. I was wrong. For some reason the latest save it pulled up was at about 11 or 12 this afternoon. It is 6pm as I’m typing this, it happened about 10 minutes ago.
Now, I was of the understanding that the game saved upon sleeping, completing/accepting main quests, and Scnapps. Evidently not. Now I’m pretty sure it was a bug that ruined my save, as I 100% did all those things (except for use Schnapps) in the time that is now gone to the void. However, I’m posting this under gameplay because I feel like the save mechanics as is are… flawed. I understand the hardcore aspect, and I do appreciate the thought behind it, but I really don’t see a benefit. I find it hard to justify losing several hours of gameplay because I went to go get food. This current save system just seems… unnecessary. The game can be challenging enough without having to save screw you. I’m down with the no real auto-save function, but at least let people manually save when they want.
One of the more trustworthy Youtubers I watch review this game and put it perfectly “This game is phenomenal. Minor problem with the save system, had to mod the schnapps our because I’m an adult and have things to do.”
Don’t get rid of the hardcore save mechanic, but at least give people the option.