Save Points, A desperate plea Options

[rewells]

Hey y'all,

I've been meaning to write a post about this for a while, but it keeps slipping my mind until now. I get really annoyed when games do not have save points. The majority of non-RM games I play do have save points, so I am used to relying on them, not having to save just whenever I think about it. I'm glad that RM lets you save anywhere by default, but you could at least put some reminder to save before a boss or after a long cutscene. In most commercial RPGs, save points let me know when the challenge is going to increase (i.e., a boss fight is up ahead) or to let me know that a cutscene is about to happen, so I know if it's a good time to to take a bathroom break or call it quits for the night. They help me pace my the experience, and, most importantly, they remind me to save so I don't have to replay the same 20 minutes of game play!

Thank you

[Mutation]

My simple thought is, if it doesn't have save points, it should just have a non-invasive way to remind you. Like having the characters stop and chat a second. A simple 'I think Captain Evil is just beyond this door, Mr. Main Character' is good enough. Although, maybe with better writing.

Otherwise, save points should be related plotwise. Like the black cat in Witch's House.

Autosaves are cool too, but sometimes I get annoyed when a game autosaves just after I did something I want to reverse.

This could probably be thrown out the window if the game in question is a fourth-wall breaking humor based game.

This post has been edited by Mutation: Jan 24 2013, 07:56 PM