In theory, I only reload when there's been an issue that's somehow mechanical in nature, like when I was first learning how stealth worked, or when a misclick sends characters running into stupid stuff. In theory, I roll with my failures, especially narratively interesting ones.

In practice, I need to work on playing this game less anxiously. I'm reloading more than I would like and part of why this game is so good is (I'm told) how fun and interesting failure is — that's where great depth comes from. I feel like by being too persnickety with outcomes, I'm nerfing my own experience

Worst comes to worst, there's always inspiration, which I'm never short on. I appreciate having the inspiration, it feels like a small endorsement of the instinct within me that makes me want to get the perfect outcome. It's like saying "a little retcon, as a treat", because all good things in moderation.