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Game designers expect you to reload after every mistake

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Constantly reloading your progress the second things go wrong feels like cheating, but developers absolutely factor it into their level architecture. They intentionally construct absurdly dangerous ambushes with the strict assumption that you will hit the quick-load button ten times to survive.

Game designers expect you to reload after every mistake
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