discussion Restart from scratch or from a save?

[User_90872]

I don't have a great memory don't think I have every played an update from a save file. I start from scratch every time to remind myself what happened, and possibly try making slightly different choices. If it is a game I have played many times, or if I played it really recently, I will sometimes skip through some of the dialog or go through it really fast as a recap. Even if I remember everything an where I was at, I just like the continuity of getting the whole thing starting from the beginning. That can be troublesome though with longer games or ones with multiple seasons. Feel like I can't play the update to sunshine love chapter 3 until I go back and re-play chapters 1 an 2

 

[kurgan]

I use to play from the save. Only long time played games I start from scratch. I dropped games for breaking previous saves. Re-start over a sandbox can be a pain in the ass.

 

[yibifi2784]

I usually load a save unless I haven't played the game in a while.

 

[Itsme]

It depends on the game. I like factory building games and if I replay one, I mostly start from scratch with the goal to build a maximum effective factory this time. But I'm ending always in effective chaos Grindy games are better from a save.

 

[dankskie]

Autoclicker.exe is the only reason I play so many dog water games, and is a lifesaver when something like "oh cool Witch Trainer Silver updated... oh, cool, old saves are non-compatible " happens.

 

[Fall12Dr]

Unless i don't remember anything i always try to start from my saves

 

[dawg26]

If it has been a while, I prefer to start from scratch. I might backtrack a few choices with a save, but other than that...

 

[vinkelsier]

Really depends how long it's been since the last update. But more often than not, from a save. I just don't have the patience to go over a huge part of the game again

 

[Skarin070]

at the start

 

[nicnocnic]

If the game was good, then I remember what happened and can continue from the save, if not so good, start again.

 

[lewdlove]

I use to play from the save. Only long time played games I start from scratch. I dropped games for breaking previous saves. Re-start over a sandbox can be a pain in the ass.

Hate it when previous saves get broken, the game must be outstanding for me to start again then. Sandbox I avoid alltogether..

 

[vinkelsier]

Hate it when previous saves get broken, the game must be outstanding for me to start again then. Sandbox I avoid alltogether..

"You have to start a new save" is the biggest reason for me to drop games.
I also void Sandbox games for that reason. Having to start over every time is such a pain

 

[S0medude4444]

Starting from new is sometimes good if it has been a long time, but sometimes it can just lead to holding the skip button for a long time which can get annoying.

 

[vinkelsier]

Starting from new is sometimes good if it has been a long time, but sometimes it can just lead to holding the skip button for a long time which can get annoying.

On Ren'Py you can just press TAB, it'll skip automaticaly

 

[mchlladams638]

It depends on the time between the save and picking it up again, how long the game is overall, and if I just want to replay from the start.

 

[DJ AwesomeSauce]

I almost always start over, just because I can't be assed to transfer a save, if I even still have it.

 

[Blackdow508]

I don't have a great memory don't think I have every played an update from a save file. I start from scratch every time to remind myself what happened, and possibly try making slightly different choices. If it is a game I have played many times, or if I played it really recently, I will sometimes skip through some of the dialog or go through it really fast as a recap. Even if I remember everything an where I was at, I just like the continuity of getting the whole thing starting from the beginning. That can be troublesome though with longer games or ones with multiple seasons. Feel like I can't play the update to sunshine love chapter 3 until I go back and re-play chapters 1 an 2

Any time there is an expansion I start the game from the beginning. If I don't it seems like I am missing something.

 

[Earlybird]

I will always just try to play from save. 90% of the time I can remember the story and characters. But I also track all the AVNs and what patch I have played and write myself a little note on the game for future reference.

 

[JWillGames]

If its a really good game you could come back to it from time to time, and challenge yourself to see how far you can get in a single playthrough. If its like, an update or something to a game that I've played recently, and nothing in the previous parts was changed, i'd prolly just load a save. If its an update that changes things from the game previously, then always a new save.

 

[arget]

Usually I go from a save, or if I need to relearn controls I'll start a new game on a separate save and then switch back.