Ack wrote:Hey Arenegeth, it is potentially possible to back up saves in Ziggurat. Your save game info is stored in an xml file, so you could potentially copy it and store back ups. There were some hiccups over filepaths when the game first came to GOG, so game devs were active in the GOG forums to tell how to access it. You might be able to back yourself up. You can apparently also edit the file data using notepad if you really want to, though I don't know how it's laid out.
Oh I know how to do it. I'm just fighting against it because is technically cheating and because it goes against the way the game was meant to be played. But then again in the future that may be the only way I can play games like this. I'll probably do it in this case also down the line, but I want to keep getting annoyed by it to see if it ever goes away, I doubt it, but I want to keep pushing it, since then I can rule out rouge-like games as games I'm never going to play again, at least without backing up from the start.
Ack wrote:I had a similar experience of getting to the first boss and then dying the first time. Some of it is just learning about the various bosses and their attacks and patterns, and some of it is that you lack the necessary upgrades. Think of your runs as less about beating the game and more about unlocking the lore, bestiary, and weapons/upgrades/amulets sections as well as snagging more characters. Also if you need to knock the difficulty down to Easy while you learn attack patterns and room arrangements, that's perfectly fine. But if it's causing you stress, it's ok to play something else. I wouldn't think any less of you, nor would anyone else. You can always come back later when you're more in the mood or take some time with other stuff.
I'll think less of me and that's the problem. I have experience with FPS's and I tend to hold myself to high (sometimes unrealistic) standards. Now granted I have no real experience with rouge-like FPS's (unless ZombiU counts) but playing the game on easy? Might as well commit Seppuku in the middle of the square! I have dishonored my family and all of my clan!
But jokes aside, I think I'll try to look at it as you said, unlocking stuff rather than beating the game, and play it casually so I keep the stress level down, that should work in the short term, and if I decide enough is enough I'll start backing up. But again, is a good learning process if nothing else.
