Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs Discussion Topic Part 1

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But it is also bad when you save always by pressing F5 or via main menu.

I agree, this is the worst, because hitting the save button becomes a reassuring, almost therapeutic action. Everytime the game gets scary, you just hit F5 real quick and say to yourself "Phew - whatever comes, I just saved so nothing bad can happen." In a way, the saving button becomes your anchor to the real world, constantly calming you down and reminding you that you're just playing.

The game that solved the problem best was of course Planescape: Torment. Your Character is immortal - Seeing him get back up after a few minutes of lying dead is an integral and often necessary part of the story. (With some surprising plot twists concerning this ability later on!)
But obviously, Planescape is no horror game and not in the slightest comparable to Amnesia...

I still save scummed the hell out of Planescape, so I don't think it's a real solution at all. Even if you can't die you still have to walk all the way back to where you were.