tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post5840841249083146773..comments2024-03-28T07:16:05.720-07:00Comments on Experience Points: A Darker KnightJorge Alborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857765716032886965noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-86016979782565458602011-10-26T07:26:09.923-07:002011-10-26T07:26:09.923-07:00With all of the recent hype over Arkham City, I fi...With all of the recent hype over Arkham City, I finally got around to playing Arkham Asylum for the first time this week. I really like its save/checkpoint system. I absolutely agree that the player should be able to quit playing whenever he wants, and pick it right up again from where he left off. Arkham Asylum does this, but with the added bonus of not making the player worry about remembering to save the game. The game saves itself automatically and frequently. So far, I've never had to re-play any portion of the game after quitting. It sounds like maybe Arkham City is worse than its predecessor in this regard, specifically, by auto-saving less frequently? Or have I just been lucky with my saves in Arkham Asylum so far?Carlhttp://cafink.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-70053252614481694392011-10-26T00:02:00.922-07:002011-10-26T00:02:00.922-07:00I mean you should be able to save wherever you are...I mean you should be able to save wherever you are. No problem with autosaving at checkpoints, but the idea that I might have to keep playing (or leave the console on!) when I need to leave/go to bed/whatever is absurd in 2011.Jeremyhttp://anonymouslefty.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-9778439247558748172011-10-24T11:39:45.378-07:002011-10-24T11:39:45.378-07:00What exactly do you mean when you say, "I don...What exactly do you mean when you say, "I don't see why, in 2011, you should [have checkpoints]"? Why don't we want to have points from which the player can re-start if he dies or fails? What exactly is the alternative?Carlhttp://cafink.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-87000353372590893242011-10-20T19:06:54.562-07:002011-10-20T19:06:54.562-07:00@ Jeremy
Yes! And it's not even certain to sa...@ Jeremy<br /><br />Yes! And it's not even certain to save after major events/cut scenes. I've had to replay more than a few rooms full of armed guards because I thought the game had saved.Jorge Alborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857765716032886965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-30710855426460941602011-10-20T19:01:38.352-07:002011-10-20T19:01:38.352-07:00Well, I'm enjoying it - except for the appalli...Well, I'm enjoying it - except for the appalling save/checkpoint system. If you're going to have checkpoints (and I don't see why, in 2011, you should), then at least make them frequent and notify us when they're being saved. Sick of coming back after exiting to find I've got to refight a big fight.Jeremyhttp://anonymouslefty.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com