The Tension of Losing Progress in Video Games

"I really don't enjoy losing progress in a game. It's not even just an age thing," he says. "If I felt like I lost an hour and a half of progress because I died in some stupid way, I might not go back to the game" He adds that games can raise stakes by having complicated or simple mechanics such as saving points for certain situations. But when it comes to battles with bosses you're going to be so pissed at the game if you lose all your progress on one play-through after another.