How do I save in Dungeon Siege 3?

Question

OK, I feel like this should be a question that I don't need to ask, but I couldn't find an explanation anywhere.

I am playing the full version of Dungeon Siege 3 (not the demo, which doesn't allow saving). I walked up to a save point beacon, and the game popped up a little "hint" explaining that this was a save point. But it didn't tell me what to do with it, nor did it appear that it had auto-saved when I touched it. I tried bringing up the game menu, but there was no Save Game option, only Load Game (and that only showed my last auto-save).

So how do I actually save at a save point?

Answer

Press the 'use' button/key while standing in the save point to activate the save menu.

The defaults for use are are E on the PC and R1 on the PlayStation 3.

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Is there a save point before fighting Bonetail in the Pit of 100 Trials?

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I've almost fully completed Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, with only the final optional boss fight with Bonetail to go.

However, he is at the bottom of the Pit of 100 Trials, which means you have to slog through 99 battles in order to get to him (more or less, as randomly you are able to skip a few levels). Regardless, I am not eager to spend all the time getting to Bonetail, only to lose to him, which would force me to repeat the entire process.

I've been down to level 50 of the Pit and have not found a single save box. Is there a save box right before the last level?

Answer

Nope - no saving is what makes the Pit so darn tricky.

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Are bird statues the only way to save?

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Aside from the occasional save prompt, the only way I've discovered to save thus far is with bird statues. This is very unusual, since previous Zelda games allowed you to save anywhere.

Are bird statues really the only way to save, or am I missing something?

Answer

As far as I can tell, the bird statues are the only way to save. This article mentions save points in dungeons, and I am assuming they are refering to the bird statues as well.

There are save points scattered throughout the adventure, even in the middle of dungeons. This might sound like an obvious improvement, but it will be taken as something approaching heresy by the more traditionalist of Zelda fans. If you die, you can continue at the last save point with all of the items you've found. Nintendo clearly wants players of all skill levels to be able to finish the adventure.

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