TWD: Problem with saved files?

[Banditbenn]

Is anyone else having this problem, I had three saved files when I began chapter two, I first started on my No.1 chapter where I had saved Carly, but when i actually ran the game it had Doug as my person I had saved, confused but too eager to play the game i went along with it, and completed chapter two with what the game programmed me with, But now going back and trying to play my other saved files it simply refuses to work, if I click play on chapter two it brings me right to the end, but if I try to play my other save files It does not load and just gives me a black screen?, anyone else had this problem?

[Banditbenn]

This is the screen I get when i try to load other saves, I can still move mouse but nothing happens

[Stromko]

I got this same 'progress skip' error. I finished Episode 2 in save-slot #1, then today I loaded save-slot #2 which I know for absolute certain was only at the end of Episode 1. When it loaded, it came up with the ending scene of Episode *2*.

It got worse. I went into save-slot #2, and tried to rewind back to a point in Episode 1. The game wouldn't load, I got the same screen that Banditbenn posted, the program stopped doing anything (CPU and memory usage went to near-idle levels and just hanged there). I had to shut down the program, and when I went back in, ALL my saves are in Episode 1! So my main save has been reverted as well.

I wonder if this has anything to do with me trying to copy save-slot #1 to save-slot #3 yesterday, while it was still on episode 1. But, I think everything was still fine at that point, since I was able to play through the end-scene of episode 1 and the entirety of episode 2 with no problems on save-slot #1.

[KDStudios]

I am having this problem.
In save slot 1 I saved Doug and completed Episode 2.
So I decided to load up Save Slot 3 where I saved Carley and see how the episode would play out...
It just loaded the end scene of episode 2 with Doug in the background...
So I deleted Save Slot 1 and tried again with Save Slot 3... Same thing happened with Doug.
I went back to the main menu and Save Slot 3 was missing with Save Slot 1 still there...

This is unacceptable.

[NeoDragonKnight]

In the PS3 version, I am having a problem with the Larry and Kenny dispute. During the argument, I sided with Kenny using the option "STOP! (Help Kenny)" where Lee yells at Larry not to touch Duck. Yet when I finished the episode, it states that I sided with Larry rather than Kenny. There must be some bugs across all platforms with the choice options carrying over. If anyone has any advice, that would help.

[deadmanwonderland]

all mine got deleted somehow

[KDStudios]

TTG Fix your damn game.
You make us wait an extra month for this episode and now we can't play other Save games to make other choices?

Awful developer.
Poor communication and poor quality release.

[mattwalsh25]

Why does there seem to be no recognition from Telltale that there are game breaking bugs? at least acknowledge that you are working on fixes for issues like these because currently it seems you're just sat there happily taking people's money and ignoring the many problems.

[Rhojan]

My old ones were missing, still there in the user file but the game does not recognize them. Gave up fixing and started over, finished the first and 2nd game. Didn't like how something went so I'll go back to the 1st episodes and change something and play it again. Game got buggy on the rewind and when I restarted the game the saves were again gone. When this happens you also lose all your preferences on video ect. So you really need to fix this, its dead in the water till you do.

if its important I purchased and play the game via Steam

[KDStudios]

and I STILL cannot play Episode 2 on any other save slot.
Fix it.
Fit it.
Fix it.

[thedors68]

Originally Posted by NeoDragonKnight

In the PS3 version, I am having a problem with the Larry and Kenny dispute. During the argument, I sided with Kenny using the option "STOP! (Help Kenny)" where Lee yells at Larry not to touch Duck. Yet when I finished the episode, it states that I sided with Larry rather than Kenny. There must be some bugs across all platforms with the choice options carrying over. If anyone has any advice, that would help.

I sided with Kenny in episode 1, but got tons of hostility from him from the very beginning of ep 2. I probably would have had a split with his crazy butt anyway but I think it is exasperated by him saying I tried to kill his daffy Duck son.

Have you gotten any response.

[Governor]

After i downloaded episode 2 it said i hadn't finished episode 1 and when i continued episode 1 i was half way through it. I was so confused i just erased episode 1 and started again, when i finished ep 1 it said i saved duck when i saved shawn. I just decided to go on with ep 2 with this but still TTG you delayed this a month and it screws up like this, come on.

[Dildor]

I just have 3 blank save slots where my fully played saves used to be. I don't want to start another one just yet.. are they gone for good?

[Greg]

Just great... I've bought and played damn near every Telltale Game since Sam & Max 1, Ignored the delays and the bugs and whatnot and now, just as I go to finish up Ep 3 of Walking Dead my save file is gone and I have to restart from Ep. 1. I thought the whole point of not rushing the releases was to prevent mistakes like this. All my choices are gone, I was doing my 1st playthrough with no going back and fixing mistakes/bad choices and now I don't get to play the story I've invested months in. I hope you guys read this and know you've REALLY disappointed a loyal customer. I don't know if I'll even bother replaying it now.

[Adrian_GF]

indeed i have a problem with my saved files. They are gone..

[BrotherDoma]

Same... so pumped for episode 3 only for it to loads with all saves missing. Some official support on this problem would be nice..

[Viser]

I'm also having this problem, my only save file is gone. Really, really frustrating, tried to fix it with no success... I really really hope I don't have to replay the whole thing (I would, though, just for the sake of playing episode 3 =/)

[Stromko]

Deja vu. I posted in this thread two months ago. No response.

Now I'm back, after having experienced the same problem, except this time there's no caveats about having tried to copy (within the game, mind you) the save. I didn't do anything to it, all I tried to do was finish episode 2, try to start episode 3, had it fail, and then when I came back into the game, my first save is reverted to episode 1 and the others are empty.

Well, they just took my afternoon from me with nothing to show for it, except having to sit through the same unskippable dialogue and drawn-out sequences yet again.

But I still have all evening to let all my friends, acquaintences, and strangers know that this game will frustrate the hell out of them if they buy it.

[Fangor3]

My xbox saves are completely wiped out and now it won't even save anymore. I tried deleting everything and re-downloading but it just doesn't work anymore. All three saves just gone and every time I restart it it doesn't want to save.

[Frantoll]

After finishing Episode 3, knowing I have a month or two to kill, I decided to go back to slot 1 and rewind to the beginning and make some other choices. However, now my games won't save. I will play through most of Episode 1 and when I try to quit--or even go to the menu and look at options, it just keeps replaying the opening "The game adapts to the choices you make" disclaimer, and I'm back in the opening scene. I've now spent two evenings trying to make progress but no matter what I do, when I navigate out of the game (even just going to "Settings"), it relaunches the opening.

Have I now broken the game? Are there any patches or fixes for recovering old save games? I'm surprised to read here on this forum that this appears to be a known issue that may or may not ever be resolved. It seems like a basic "must-fix" type issue.