Yeah I pre-ordered it and I'm totally hyped, but I kind of hope they add at least 1 checkpoint per area or something. If they don't, I'll be fine. I find though that I'm more adventurous when I have a chance to look around without worrying about losing an hour + of gameplay to something stupid.
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