Save Timelines

[Maginomicon]

Note to mods: I was told by DerrickH that personal (not "personal" personal) blog posts are acceptable AG forum topics.

I need feedback on a game design blog post of mine.

http://www.fullmotion.info/2009/06/save-timelines.html

Please, once you're done reading it, read it again so you can be sure you know what you're talking about, and be sure to click on the images to see them full-size.

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[GH33DA]

I only sent a couple minutes reading this, but, with something like fallout or Mass Effect on the 360, wouldn't you run into some size issue? (Yes, even in the compressed version) Even when trying to save only the nodes where a player has made a decision can get very large. Hundreds of save files/points just doesn't seem realistic.

Also, how do you judge which ones are "irrelevant saves"?

[Maginomicon]

I only sent a couple minutes reading this
I specifically said read it twice to make sure you know what you're talking about...

with something like fallout or Mass Effect on the 360, wouldn't you run into some size issue? (Yes, even in the compressed version) Even when trying to save only the nodes where a player has made a decision can get very large. Hundreds of save files/points just doesn't seem realistic.
It's not like we don't have the disk space. Remember that the purpose of this system is to make the game's replay value more appealing to non-fanatics.

Also, how do you judge which ones are "irrelevant saves"?
When visually compressing save files in the system, a save file is irrelevant if they're not in the same time continuity. If one session has nothing to do with your current session, it's irrelevant.

[Decipher]

Wow.. so yeah now I see what you meant in chat. Nobody responds because you're demanding to much of them. Who actually reads things twice on the internet? Especially blog posts?