Community Challenge: Is a Manual Save Feature IMPORTANT in a Video Game?



Today I will be giving a community challenge: Is a manual save feature important in a video game? A manual save feature is important in a video game because without a manual save feature in a video game, if you mess up early on in the video game, you may have to start over because the game automatically saves your progress wherever you are at. A manual save feature in a video game is important also because a manual save feature could cause people who are not good at video games to still enjoy video games there making a manual save feature important in the video game. In summary a manual save feature is important in a video game.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:30 The Gaming News That Got Me to Think About This Topic
2:13 Reason one: Why a Manual Save Feature in a Video Game is Important
2:52 My Example of How the Manual Save Feature of a Game Saved My Time
3:47 An Opposing Point to My Thoughts In Which I Disagree
4:31 Reason two: Why a Manual Save Feature in a Video Game is Important

sources cited:
https://www.polygon.com/22412758/returnal-ps5-how-to-save-debate-housemarque-update

video footage credits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL2Qa0MQyuE

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14 thoughts on “Community Challenge: Is a Manual Save Feature IMPORTANT in a Video Game?”

  1. Depends on the game – sometimes a game depends on immersion/atmosphere, and allowing saves anywhere would trivialize the game-play. If the developer only does it to artificially extend playing time, it's really heinous.

    I was blown away a few years ago when I tried playing Final Fantasy 3 in an emulator and was able to save at anytime using the emulator save function. The game became far easier and the game world itself became "smaller," because there were no longer stretches of challenge where I couldn't start over if I scrubbed.

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  2. Any kind of save in a game is a good thing the choice should always be there in my mind mean auto save can be a bad thing I got games with auto save but the can fail manual save is the best option to me it makes you physically save you don’t become lazy like auto save great video mate 😎😎😎😎😎😎

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  3. Like I just said to Danny I don't think every game should have manual saves could take away the difficulty of some games I play a lot of Dark Souls and the challenge would be lowered being able to save before bosses

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  4. I think they weren't necessary in the old coin op days as games were just a short experience but now that games take so long to complete they are absolutely necessary thing is if people don't want to use the save feature they don't have to its all about enjoying yourself 🙂

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  5. interesting subject i actually never thought about it to much, but you bring up alot of great points, but the short answer for me any game that lets me manually save i use that feature alot,! im going to keep my eyes out for these kinda community challenges, another great vid man

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