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* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob, playing ''[[ShowWithinAShow Tropicanic Fantasy]]'', tells Alice that he needs just a ''little'' more time to get to where he can save. It's heavily implied [[FromACertainPointOfView he's exaggerating]] [[JustOneMoreLevel so he can keep playing]].

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob, playing ''[[ShowWithinAShow Tropicanic Fantasy]]'', ''JustForFun/TalesOfTroperia'', tells Alice that he needs just a ''little'' more time to get to where he can save. It's heavily implied [[FromACertainPointOfView he's exaggerating]] [[JustOneMoreLevel so he can keep playing]].
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* '''Straight''': The game ''Tropicanic Fantasy'' only allows the player to keep up to three save files at a time. In addition, they can only save at {{Save Point}}s, which can be found in towns, villages, and deep within the various dungeons, towers, caves and other perils the hero must traverse.
* '''Exaggerated''': ''Tropon's Test'' only allows the player a single save file, which can only be saved in the HubLevel. On top of this, it doesn't save any of their progress in the dungeons, which are randomly generated. ''And'' it takes Skill Points that would probably be better spent making the hero stronger...
* '''Downplayed''': ''Tales of Troperia'' allows saving only at designated {{save point}}s but the amount of saves is limited only by the system's memory.

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* '''Straight''': The game ''Tropicanic Fantasy'' ''JustForFun/TalesOfTroperia'' only allows the player to keep up to three save files at a time. In addition, they can only save at {{Save Point}}s, which can be found in towns, villages, and deep within the various dungeons, towers, caves and other perils the hero must traverse.
* '''Exaggerated''': ''Tropon's Test'' ''JustForFun/TalesOfTroperia'' only allows the player a single save file, which can only be saved in the HubLevel. On top of this, it doesn't save any of their progress in the dungeons, which are randomly generated. ''And'' it takes Skill Points that would probably be better spent making the hero stronger...
* '''Downplayed''': ''Tales of Troperia'' ''JustForFun/TalesOfTroperia'' allows saving only at designated {{save point}}s but the amount of saves is limited only by the system's memory.



* '''Invoked''': The final boss of Tropon's Test is seen deliberately removing all the save points from TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon in a cinematic cutscene.

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* '''Invoked''': The final boss of Tropon's Test ''JustForFun/TalesOfTroperia'' is seen deliberately removing all the save points from TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon in a cinematic cutscene.



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob buys ''[[ShowWithinAShow Tropon's Test]]'', only to become so frustrated with the overly restrictive saving system that he gives up on the game entirely.
* '''Reconstructed''': ''Tropon's Test'' has a saving system which, while restrictive, is well-designed so that Bob treats the saves like a resource to be managed, encouraging him to strategize and drawing him into the game further.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob buys ''[[ShowWithinAShow Tropon's Test]]'', ''JustForFun/TalesOfTroperia'', only to become so frustrated with the overly restrictive saving system that he gives up on the game entirely.
* '''Reconstructed''': ''Tropon's Test'' ''JustForFun/TalesOfTroperia'' has a saving system which, while restrictive, is well-designed so that Bob treats the saves like a resource to be managed, encouraging him to strategize and drawing him into the game further.
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Back to SaveGameLimitsSaveGameLimits, and look out for {{Save Point}}s while you're there!
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** A limited-save system is implemented in the latest version of [[BrandX [=MicroSuck=] Doors]] OS for all of the files. Millions of users complain, especially in places prone to power outages.

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** A limited-save system is implemented in the latest version of [[BrandX [[BlandNameProduct [=MicroSuck=] Doors]] OS for all of the files. Millions of users complain, especially in places prone to power outages.
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* '''Downplayed''': ''Tales of Troperia'' allows saving only at designated [[SavePoint save points]] but the amount of saves is limited only by the system's memory.

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* '''Downplayed''': ''Tales of Troperia'' allows saving only at designated [[SavePoint save points]] {{save point}}s but the amount of saves is limited only by the system's memory.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Emperor Evulz destroys all savepoints in his castle so that Bob has to make his way through the entire dungeon every time he's defeated by Evulz.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???''Tales of Troperia'' allows saving only at designated [[SavePoint save points]] but the amount of saves is limited only by the system's memory.



* '''Inverted''': You have over fifty save slots in which you can save anywhere, anytime. Even during battles and cutscenes.

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* '''Inverted''': You have over fifty an amount of save slots limited only by system memory in which you can save anywhere, anytime. Even during battles and cutscenes.



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Some areas allow saving whenever but some other areas (such as the BonusDungeon) only allow saving in designated areas.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Parodied''': A limited-save system is implemented in the latest version of [[BrandX [=MicroSuck=] Doors]] OS for all of the files. Millions of users complain, especially in places prone to power outages.
** Saving your game in [[BrandX World of]] [[CashCowFranchise Cashcow]] costs real-world money.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob buys ''[[ShowWithinAShow Tropon's Test]]'', only to become so frustrated with the overly restrictive saving system that he gives up on the game entirely.
* '''Reconstructed''': ''Tropon's Test'' has a saving system which, while restrictive, is well-designed so that Bob treats the saves like a resource to be managed, encouraging him to strategize and drawing him into the game further.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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A limited-save system is implemented in the latest version of [[BrandX [=MicroSuck=] Doors]] OS for all of the files. Millions of users complain, especially in places prone to power outages.
** Saving your game in [[BrandX ''[[BrandX World of]] [[CashCowFranchise Cashcow]] Cashcow]]'' costs real-world money.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob buys ''[[ShowWithinAShow Tropon's Test]]'', only to become so frustrated with the overly restrictive saving system that he gives up on the game entirely.
* '''Reconstructed''': ''Tropon's Test'' has a saving system which, while restrictive, is well-designed so that Bob treats the saves like a resource to be managed, encouraging him to strategize and drawing him into the game further.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob buys ''[[ShowWithinAShow Tropon's Test]]'', only to become so frustrated with the overly restrictive saving system that he gives up on the game entirely.
* '''Reconstructed''': ''Tropon's Test'' has a saving system which, while restrictive, is well-designed so that Bob treats the saves like a resource to be managed, encouraging him to strategize and drawing him into the game further.






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** Saving your game in [[BrandX World of]] [[CashCowFranchise Cashcow]] costs real-world money.



* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ??? The final boss of Tropon's Test is seen deliberately removing all the save points from TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon in a cinematic cutscene.



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???The first time you reach a savepoint, the player character pops up on your screen, sees the three save slots, and pulls out his trusty ROM emulator. For the rest of the game, you can save anywhere and have infinite slots to save in.
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???A limited-save system is implemented in the latest version of [[BrandX [=MicroSuck=] Doors]] OS for all of the files. Millions of users complain, especially in places prone to power outages.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': See Justified

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
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* '''Averted''': ???
There are fifty save files.
* '''Enforced''': See JustifiedJustified.



* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ??????



* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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* '''Played For Drama''': ???
The limited number of save files and save points pisses off many players, to the point where ''all of them'' firebomb and shoot up the developer's building. Fifteen people die.
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Renaming The Hub to Hub Level.


* '''Exaggerated''': ''Tropon's Test'' only allows the player a single save file, which can only be saved in TheHub. On top of this, it doesn't save any of their progress in the dungeons, which are randomly generated. ''And'' it takes Skill Points that would probably be better spent making the hero stronger...

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* '''Exaggerated''': ''Tropon's Test'' only allows the player a single save file, which can only be saved in TheHub.the HubLevel. On top of this, it doesn't save any of their progress in the dungeons, which are randomly generated. ''And'' it takes Skill Points that would probably be better spent making the hero stronger...
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* '''Reconstructed''': ???

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* '''Reconstructed''': ???''Tropon's Test'' has a saving system which, while restrictive, is well-designed so that Bob treats the saves like a resource to be managed, encouraging him to strategize and drawing him into the game further.
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* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???You have over fifty save slots in which you can save anywhere, anytime. Even during battles and cutscenes.
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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???There's only so much memory available on the game cartridge (for older systems) or on the console (for newer ones), and a lot of it went to creating a nice story line and good graphics. Doing it this way (if not exaggerated) means multiple quests and approaches of the game can be played simultaneously without spoiling the plot.



* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???
The save screen looks like it accommodates three saves total, but saving in the first slot reveals a previously hidden fourth slot. Saving a second reveals a fifth slot, and so on.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???There is a hard cap of seven total saves available - after the fifth save is made no new ones appear.



* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???See Justified
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???The lone save point between ThatOneLevel and That Other Level has a sign next to it that reads "OH THANK GOD."

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