Finally cave and use a save state in an emulated game

>Finally cave and use a save state in an emulated game
>Beat the part on the first try after save stating and don't ever load it
D-does it count? Am I still pure?

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No because the consequences were still gone

>Cheats
>I-I-I'm not a cheater right?!?!
fuck off zoomer scum.

Your heart is now tainted with darkness.

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Usually the consequences being gone make me play shittier

Who cares? Play the game how you want.

Can you really trust Aku Aku?

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walking a tightrope with a safety net is not as impressive as it would be without one.

The only acceptable time to use a save state is to save your progress in a game that makes it difficult otherwise.

>tough boss fight
>health gets low
>use a precious and somewhat rare healing item
>proceed to not get hit for the rest of the fight and completely waste it

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wrong.
The only acceptable time to savestate is on a password screen.

Way to take the risk out of the experience, you trivialized what was supposed to be a challenge of your skill.

no it's only acceptable due to external factors. ie I have to shut the game now but save point is an hour away. so use a savestate and close the game and come back to that savestate. savestating through games is zoomer shit.

Your purity has been tainted but it's not too late to delete the save state and atone for your sins.

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I have very limited free time, and I have to use savestates to progress in games, otherwise I wouldn't be able to play old games anymore.
I'd play 15 minutes and then have to go to a save point. It's shit, but atleast I can pick up and play older games using it.

>not stocking up on weaker more common healing items to spam
You only have yourself to blame

The only acceptable time for a save state is in a game where you're punished for saving, and even then you're going against the spirit of the game.

On one hand, sure, you didn't technically need it. On the other hand, the thought that you had a safety net had relaxed you to the point where you could then apply your skills better to beat it. So in turn, you never loaded the state, but the state DID help you beat it regardless, so it was still cheating.

>punished for saving
what game
i remember vaguely someone saying that saving too often in okamiden is a bad thing

If you "beat" a game with save states, fast forwarding, rewinding, or any other emulator cheats you have not truly beat that game.

>considering fast fowarding as making the game harder
lel I can feel your butthurt from this post.

it's pretty much the same as reading the blurb and then thinking you know the book cover to cover.

That's what I meant.
I use save states to save the game, whenever I have to turn the game off and do productive shit like gardening or cooking.

why do you care about seeking "kewl internet points" from users on an anonymous cave painting forum
just do what you like

I love the mental gymnastics people go through to justify cheating in video games.

hobbies and communities around them lose all cohesion if everyone is doing their own thing.