PS3T's Official Locked Saved Games Thread

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Firmware 3.60 & Above

If you're a PlayStation Plus subscriber, March 10 or The 10 of March will be your lucky day as cloud based saving comes to the PS3. Starting that day you'll be able to save up to 1000 save games, or 150 MB worth of space. Additionally, you can restore said saves once every 24 hours if you're the kind of person that has some strange desire to play on a new PS3 every day. Be warned though, if your PlayStation Plus subscription lapses, no online save retrieval for you. Instead, they send you your saves, one bloody byte at a time if you don't renew with-in six months.

From nohighscores.com

Firmware 4.20 update allows you to copy and delete multiple files at once but unfortunately this does NOT apply to locked saves.

Firmware 4.25 update has upgrade the current 150MBs to 1GB of space for all PlayStation Plus Members.

How to use the Cloud!

To back-up:
1. Select [Game] > [Save Data Utility].
2. Focus on the save data you wish to back up.
3. Open up the option menu using “triangle” and select [Copy].
4. Select [Online Storage] as the destination of back up.

To copy:
1. Select [Game] > [Save Data Utility] > [Online Storage].
2. Focus on the save data you wish to copy.
3. Open up an option menu using “triangle” and select [Copy].

Online stats that are saved to the HDD

• Red Faction: Guerrilla: WARNING: Online Stats Are Saved To HDD Not Server Based
• Red Dead Redemption

PS1/2 Virtual Memory Card Utility Game Saves

• CANNOT be uploaded to the Cloud but can be copied to a USB drive like a normal save.
• If you take your HDD out for any reason, do a System Transfer or use the Data Restore utility then you'll have to reassign the Virtual Memory Card that the PS1/2 games use.
  
  I found this out the hard way earlier when I loaded the Resident Evil: Director's Cut and found that it wouldn't recognise the save that was there . To reassign the VMC you need to: Press the button whilst in-game, go to "Assign Memory Card", press on the Memory Card you want to use then press the again to return to the game you're playing . Thanks Terminator

Legend.

* No trophies

* DLC Has Trophies Disc Doesn't.
* No Trophies IN US/EU Copy JPN Only
* RETAIL/ Digital Download
* Both System & game save data are locked. ( 2 Separate Files)
Games without *asterisk* are locked to the PS3 Itself.

Note:
All the saves not on the list are locked to your PSN ID.

Disc & Downloadable Disc Titles x159

1. Anarchy Regins (Region Locked as well)
2. Armored Core V
3. 3D Dot Game Heroes
   - System Data ONLY
4. 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand*
5. Afrika (Need Firmware 4.25 or above to upload to the cloud)
6. Air Conflicts: Secret Wars
7. Alice: Madness Returns
   - Checkpoint Data (Last saved checkpoint of game progress)
   - Configuration Data (Saved Configuration Data)
8. Another Century Episode - R
9. Army of Two: The 40th Day + DLC
10. Assassin's Creed 2
11. Bakugan Battle Brawlers*
12. Band Hero
13. Battlefield 3
14. Bayonetta
    - Continue Data (Auto Saved)
    - System Data (Game Settings & Trophy Progress)
    - Manual Save/Save Data XX ("XX" is the save number e.g. Save Number 04.)
15. Brave
16. Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2010
17. Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011
18. Cabela's Outdoor Adventures
19. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
20. Call of Juarez: The Cartel
21. Chaotic: Shadow Warriors
22. Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3
    - Game Progress and Trophy Data
    - Manual save File(s) and Auto Save File
    - Game Options and Settings e.g Audio, Brightness etc.
23. Cloudy With A Chance With Meatballs
24. Create
25. Crysis 2
26. CSI: Fatal Conspiracy
27. Cursed Crusade, The
28. Dante's Inferno
    - Dante's Inferno: Trials of St. Lucia (DLC)
29. Dark Souls
30. Days of Thunder NASCAR
31. Dead Island
    - Player Profile settings
    - Play time, character, Level and chapter (one file)
    - 4 Character Saves
32. Deadstorm Pirates
33. Demon's Souls
34. Deus EX: Human Revolution
    -Auto Save 1
    -Auto Save 2 (Depends on how many you have I guess)
    -Your normal save file(s)
    -User Settings
    -Deus EX: Human Revolution Missing link DLC.
35. Devil May Cry 4* (Only the online file is locked)
36. DJ Hero
37. DJ Hero 2
38. Dragon Age 2
39. Dragon Age Origins
40. DragonBall Z Burst Limit*
41. DragonBall Z Raging Blast
42. DragonBall Z Raging Blast 2
43. Driver: San Fransisco
44. Duke Nukem Forever
45. Dunamis 15
46. Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires
47. The Eye Of Judgment (Servers Closed 30th of Sept)
48. Fight Night Round 4
49. Fit in Six
50. Gal*Gun
51. Game of Thrones
52. Genji: Days of the Blade (System Data) *
53. Get Fit With Mel B
54. Godfather 2
55. Godfather: Don's Edition
56. Gran turismo 5 (Only the Back up Saved Data. It was added after the new 2.06 patch)
57. Guitar Hero 5
58. Guitar Hero: Metallica
59. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
60. Guitar Hero: World Tour
61. Hasbro Game Night Vol 3 (DISC)
62. Heavy Rain
63. Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights*
64. Jurassic: The Hunted
65. Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
66. Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki (機動戦士ガンダム戦記）：Online/Free Mission Save only
67. Killzone 2
68. King of Fighters XII
69. King of Fighters XIII
70. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
71. Knights Contract
72. Le Tour De France (2011)
73. Lego Rock Band
74. Lollipop Chainsaw
75. Lord of the rings: Conquest
76. Lord of the rings: War in the North
77. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition*
78. Mass Effect
79. Mass Effect 2
    -Profile / Game progress
80. Mass Effect 3
81. Medal Of Honor: Frontline
82. Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
    - Manual save File(s)
    - Auto Save File (s)
83. Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation
84. Monopoly Streets
85. Monster World IV
86. MX vs. ATV Alive
87. MX vs. ATV Reflex
88. NCAA Football 10
89. NCIS
90. Need For Speed: Carbon*
91. Need For Speed: Pro Street*
92. Need For Speed: Shift
93. Need For Speed: Undercover
94. No More Heroes Heroes Paradise
95. Pro Evolution soccer 2010
96. Pro Baseball Spirits 2011
97. Red Faction Armageddon
    - Manual Save File(s)
    - Auto Save File
    - Profile Save File (this where all the settings and trophy data is stored)
98. Red Faction Armageddon -Path To War DLC
    -Manual Save
    -Auto Save
99. Red Faction Guerrilla
    -Profile save
100. Risen 2: Dark Waters
101. Rock Band*
102. Rock Band 2
103. Rogue Warrior
104. Saboteur, The
105. Saints Row: The Third
106. Saw II: Flesh & Blood
     - Max 5 saves & 1 auto-save.
107. SBK 09 Superbike World Championship
108. SBK X Superbike World Championship
109. SEGA MEGA DRIVE Ultimate Collection (in-game save states are protected)
110. Shadows of the Damned
111. Silent Hill: Downpour
112. Sims 3 the "User Configuration Data"
113. Singstar
114. Skate 2
115. Skate 3
116. Sleeping Dogs
117. Sly Mini Games
118. Sly Cooper and the Thievius Racoonus
119. Sly 2: Band Of Thieves
120. Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
121. Sonic All Star Racing Transformed
122. Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
123. Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (in-game save states are protected)
124. Spec Ops The Line
125. Spider-Man: Shatter Dimensions
126. Star Ocean: Last Hope International
     -Manual Save (s)
     -System Data
127. Star Wars The Force unleashed 2
128. Stormrise
129. Street Fighter IV
130. Superstars V8 Next Challenge
131. Superstar V8 Racing (Retail & PSN Version)
132. Tears to Tiara Gaiden: Avalon no Nazo*
133. The X Factor
134. Tekken Tag Tournament 2
135. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12
136. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13
137. Time Crisis 4: Arcade Version
138. Tom Clancy's EndWar
139. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2*
140. Tomb Raider - Profile Data
141. Tomb Raider: Underworld - Progress & settings only (One File, also holds the Auto save)
142. Transformers: War for Cybertron
143. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (All 3 saves)
144. Trinity Universe (System Data is locked & play data is safe)
145. TV Superstars
146. UFC 2009: Undisputed
147. UFC 2010
148. Vanquish
149. Virtua Tennis 4
150. Walking Dead, The (Disc)
151. Wheelman (Profile)
152. White Album
153. Wolfenstein
154. WRC FIA World Rally Championship
155. WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010
156. WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011
157. WWE 12
158. WWE 13 (Cannot be uploaded to the cloud, due to the 3GB save file)
159. XCOM Enemy Unknown

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PSN Titles Only x107

1. 3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures 2 (Player Created Maps & Tournaments)
2. All Zombies Must Die!
3. American McGee's Alice
4. AstroTripper
5. AquaPanic! (the configuration/options file)
6. Back To The Future - Episode 1: It's About Time (Season Data)
7. Back To The Future - Episode 2: Get Tannen
8. Back to the Future - Episode 3: Citizen Brown
9. Back to the Future - Episode 4: Double Visions
10. Back To The Future - Episode 5:
11. Blokus
12. Bomberman Ultra
13. Brain Challenge
14. Castle Crushers
15. Championship Sprint
16. Crash Commando
17. Crazy Machines: Elements
18. Crazy Strike Bowling
19. Crysis
20. Dark Awake (JPN)
21. Dark Mist*
22. Dead Space: Ignition
23. Deep Black
24. Dragon's Lair
25. Dream Chronicles
26. Dungeon Defenders
27. Dungeon Hunter: Alliance
28. Earthworm Jim HD
29. Elevator Action Deluxe
30. Family Game Night Vol 1
31. Fancy Pants Adventures, The
32. Fast Draw Showdown
33. Fat Princess
34. Final Fight Double Impact
35. From Dust
36. Funky Lab Rat
37. Gauntlet 2*
38. Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
39. High Velocity Bowling
40. Joust
41. Jurassic Park: The Game (Season Save Data)
42. Jurassic Park: The Game - Episode 1: The Hunter
43. Jurassic Park: The Game - Episode 2: The Cavalry
44. Jurassic Park: The Game - Episode 3: The Depths
45. Jurassic Park: The Game - Episode 4: The Survivors
46. Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light
47. LocoRoco Cocoreccho!*
48. Mad Riders
49. Malicious(マリシアス）(US/JPN)
50. Magic The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers
51. Mainichi Issho
52. Marvel vs. Capcom 2
53. Marvel Pinball Tables. There's an individual save for each table:
    - Wolverine
    - Iron Man
    - Blade
    - Spider-Man
54. Mega Man 9*
55. Mega Man 10
56. Moon Diver
57. Mushroom Wars
58. Namco Museum Essentials
59. Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent
60. Rampage World Tour
61. Rampart
62. Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge
63. Red Faction: Battlegrounds
64. Rush 'N Attack Ex-Patriot
65. Sam & Max: Beyond Time & Space - Episode 1
66. Sam & Max: Beyond Time & Space - Episode 2
67. Sam & Max: Beyond Time & Space - Episode 3
68. Sam & Max: Beyond Time & Space - Episode 4
69. Sam & Max: Beyond Time & Space - Episode 5
70. Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Episode 1
71. Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Episode 2
72. Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Episode 3
73. Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Episode 4
74. Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Episode 5
75. SBCG4AP - Episode 1 (StrongBad's Cool Game For Attractive People Episode 1-5.)
76. SBCG4AP - Episode 2
77. SBCG4AP - Episode 3
78. SBCG4AP - Episode 4
79. SBCG4AP - Episode 5
80. Secret of Monkey Island, The (US ONLY)
81. Secret Monkey Island 2: Le Chuck's Revenge, The
82. Shank
83. Sky Diving (Options settings and local records)
84. Space Ace
85. Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 1
86. Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 2
87. Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike Online Edition
88. Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix*
89. Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix*
90. Tank Battles
91. Top Gun
92. Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1
93. Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 2
94. Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 3
95. Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 4
96. Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 5
97. Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Online* (Play Data - Your online stats won’t transfer)
98. Tetris
99. The Fancy Pants Adventures
100. TV Show King
101. Under Siege: Enhanced Edition
     -Player Profile
102. Uno
103. Voltron
104. Warhammer 40,000: Kill Him
105. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Special Editions
106. Wipeout HD*
107. Zen Pinball
108. Zen Pinball 2 (individual tables)
109. Zombie Driver HD

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Massive File Size
(May or May not be locked to the system. Please see list above.)

1. Afrika - 365MB Save File (Firmware 4.25 or above Needed)
2. WWE 13 - 3GB Save File

Japanese locked saves: X13

1. DARK AWAKE
2. DW 5 Empires (JPN)
3. Hakuoki Junsouroku 【薄桜鬼 巡想録】
4. L@ve Once: Mermaid's Tears
5. Mahjong World 【麻雀ワールド】
6. Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record U.C.0081 [FREE-MODE DATA ONLY!!!!!]
7. No More Heroes
8. Real Powerful Pro Baseball 2010 --- Both system and game save are locked.
9. Real Powerful Pro Baseball 2011 --- Only game save is locked.
10. SIMPLE500 Series Vol. 1: The Mahjong 【SIMPLE500 シリーズ Vol. 1 THE 麻雀～通信対局機能付～】
11. Tears to Tiara Gaiden: The Mystery of Avalon 【ティアーズ・トゥ・ティアラ 外伝 アヴァロンの謎】
12. Torne --- 1 device per PS3, Click Link
13. White Album ~Recordable Memories of Winter~ 【White Album ～綴られる冬の思い出～

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PSN Classics

• Mortal Kombat 2

Games saves patched to remove copy protection:

• Batman: Arkham Asylum*
• Burnout Paradise
• Darksiders 2
• Dead Nation (Update 1.02)
• MotorStorm: Pacfic Rift
• Resident Evil 5
• Resistance 2
• Valkyria Chronicles [System Data (settings) file is NOT locked since update 1.20]
• Gran Turismo 5* copy protection was lifted with title update 1.05.
  
  - You can copy the save file to any location (USB and other users on the PS3).
  - If you copy to a different user on the PS3 this will happen: You will be told that you tried to load a save file from another user and it will inform you that the save file will be over written with a new save file. So nor can you earn trophies, you can't even use the save file on other accounts.

Profile Locking

• Red Faction Guerrila – (copy locks your personal profile and settings, but not your game saves.)

Important Information if you don't like Lock Games Saves.

Vote Yes for this idea! Link Below

• Remove Copy Protection From Game Save Files

Firmware 3.15 & Above

As of firmware update 3.15, it is now possible to transfer the contents of one ps3 to another, including locked saves, however this requires the 2 systems to be connected with an ethernet cable. This is obviously useful if you a replacing an existing system with a new one, but it you old system has died, then this will obviously not work. I also understand that this completely overwrites the contents of the recieving system with that of the transmitting system. This in no way resolves the issue of moving save data between 2 systems you legitimately use, but are kept in physically seperate locations, or enabling you to backup you game saves without having to backup the entire system, and being able to restore them to a different system in future.

Why Are Games Saves Locked?

Developers lock games saves because they want to prevent Certain gamers from obtain trophies without doing the work, gain stats they didn't work for.

• Want players to accomplish things themselves
• Want people to earn trophies themselves. (Disabling copying is much easier than implementing a system to disable copied game saves from earning trophies
• Do not want possible exploits to be found in game saves that can enable offline and online games.
• Hacking: Which is against Sony & PS3t.org Rules.

Credit: To Triangleoffense for starting this and passing it over to me.

Credit: To those that provided the games that have locked game saves.

Credit: To The Members who Contributed

• Adzer2
• aleFH
• AlejandroM
• AlexFolland
• Blood_Runs_Cold
• Bounty V
• brafix
• Cobretti
• DarkAmon
• Deflonewolf
• DEVILRYUUJIN
• divisortheory
• dogwitch
• eLefAdEr
• FiftyQuid
• Fragpuss
• hemihotrod402
• hshirako
• Kahuna
• keville22
• kiratachibana
• MainComptonese
• Mitsuru Kirijo
• mjc0961
• Notpig53
• Patacama
• ps3re
• Pneboy
• Pesico
• RatedRKO*
• Roughdawg4
• RYU81
• Satnamji
• Sadist4life
• SaotomeRanma
• Shuffle
• Sp4reNL
• sunnygrg
• Switchback
• Techno Buu
• technole
• Terminator
• The Fallen Angel
• TheViper4Life
• TriangleOffense
• yazter
• Zetberg

Credit: To the Mods/S.Mods/Admin(s) & other higher ups at PS3t.org.

If anything needs to be added please let me know. This is a work in progress.

For the following data types, you must perform some additional steps after completing the data transfer to be able to use the data:

• GripShift™
• - When you start the game for the first time after the data transfer operation, an error message will be displayed and you will not be able to play the game. To play the game, download and install the game again.
• Saved data for Ghostbusters™ and Ghostbusters™: The Video Game
• - The saved game will not be recognized when you start the game for the first time after the data transfer operation. To use the saved data, quit the game, and then start the game again.

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How to transfer (copy or move) data that is saved on one PS3.
Before you start please refer to this thread for tips on completing a successful data Transfer.
How secure is the Transfer Data Utility?
Credit to all that poster in that thread on August 19 & 20 of 2010

1.You can watch this video. Thanks darkdestroyer32

YouTube PS3 firmware 3.15 data transfer demonstration (transfers copy restricted data)

YouTube PS3 firmware 3.15 data transfer demonstration (transfers copy restricted data)

2. You can read this... Info From.. PlayStation Manuals.

Data Transfer Utility

You can now transfer (copy or move) data that is saved on one PS3™ system's hard disk to another PS3™ system's hard disk using an Ethernet cable.

Notices

• When you perform this operation, all data that is stored on the PS3™ system that will receive the data (the "destination system”) will be deleted.
• Deleted data cannot be restored, so be careful not to accidentally delete important data. Data loss or corruption is the responsibility of the user.
• Some types of data may not be transferrable. Select here for details.

Preparing the systems to transfer data

Before starting the data transfer operation, you must perform the following steps.

1.Update the system software of both PS3™ systems to the latest version.

2.Prepare the PS3™ system that will send the data (the “source system”).
If multiple users exist on the source PS3™ system, you must perform the following operations for all of the users before starting the data transfer operation.

• Create a PlayStation®Network account if a user does not have an account.
• - Select (PlayStation®Network) > (Sign Up for PlayStation®Network), and then follow the on-screen instructions to create an account.
• Deactivate the PS3™ system if the data to be transferred contains content that was purchased from PlayStation®Store.
• - Select (PlayStation®Network) > (Account Management) > (System Activation).
• Back up, or "sync", trophy information on the PS3™ system with the PlayStation®Network server if you want to transfer trophy information.
• - Sign in to PlayStation®Network, and then select (Game) > (Trophy Collection).
• Sign in to (PlayStation®Home) before transferring the data if you have obtained reward items for use in (PlayStation®Home) on the source system.
• Back up your profile information and stages you created in LittleBigPlanet™ to your saved game. You can then use the data that was backed up when playing LittleBigPlanet™ on the destination PS3™ system.

Notice

The following restrictions apply if you perform the data transfer operation without creating a PlayStation®Network account:

• You may not be able to use the saved data on the destination PS3™ system.
• You may no longer be able to earn trophies using the saved data that you transferred.
• Trophy information is not transferred.

Transferring data

Turn off both PS3™ systems, and then perform the following steps. If the transferred data is saved game data that is copy-prohibited or data that is copyright-protected, it will be moved to the destination PS3™ system and deleted from the source PS3™ system.

1.Using an Ethernet cable, make a direct connection between the two PS3™ systems.
You can use either an Ethernet straight-through cable or an Ethernet crossover cable.

2.Connect the PS3™ systems to different video input connectors on the TV.
For example, use the HDMI input connector and the video input connector on the TV.

3.Turn on the TV, and then turn on the PS3™ systems.
Use the TV remote control to switch the video input to display the screen of the source PS3™ system.

4.On the source PS3™ system, select (Settings) > (System Settings) > [Data Transfer Utility].

5.Select [1. Transfer data from this system to the other PS3™ system.].

If you did not complete the preparation steps described earlier, follow the on-screen instructions to complete these steps.

6.When the PS3™ system is on standby to begin the data transfer, use the TV remote control to switch the video input to display the screen of the destination PS3™ system.

7.On the destination PS3™ system, select (Settings) > (System Settings) > [Data Transfer Utility].

8.Select [2. Transfer data from the other PS3™ system to this system.]

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the operation.

Hints

• After the data transfer operation has been completed, you can turn off the source PS3™ system. Set the TV to display the screen of the source PS3™ system, and then select (Users) > (Turn Off System).
• If content that was downloaded from PlayStation®Store was transferred as part of this operation, you must activate the destination PS3™ system before you can use the data. Log in to the PS3™ system as the user who owns the content, and then select (PlayStation®Network) > (Account Management) > (System Activation) to activate the system.

Settings > System Settings > Data Transfer Utility

Limitations of the data transfer utility

Some types of data cannot be transferred using the data transfer utility, and some types of data can be transferred but not played on the destination PS3™ system.
For the latest information, visit the SCE website for your region. The following types of data are not transferrable:

• Video content that has been downloaded as a rental from PlayStation®Store (file type: MNV)
• Tracks (including "songpacks") for the SingStar™ software that have been saved on the PS3™ system's hard disk
• Copyright-protected video files (file types: MGV and ETS)
• Video files that are compatible with the DivX® VOD (Video On Demand) service
• The following PlayStation®2 format software titles, if they are installed on the PS3™ system's hard disk:
• - [Nobunaga's Ambition Online] and [Expansion Packs]
• - [FINAL FANTASY XI] and [Expansion Discs]
• - [SOCOM II: U.S. NAVY SEALs] and [Related discs included with OPM* Issue 87, OPM* Issue 88, OPM* Issue 89, OPM* Issue 90]
• - SOCOM 3: U.S. NAVY SEALs
• - SOCOM: U.S. NAVY SEALs Combined Assault

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[Eliminator1]

I'm not entirely sure about this but i think Dead space might have prtoected saves

[keville22]

Originally Posted by Eliminator1

I'm not entirely sure about this but i think Dead space might have prtoected saves

I just checked and you can copy
Edit: The Saboteur and UFC 2010 have locked saves too
Edit2: Eye of Judgement servers are to be closed on the 30th September 2010 not next year

[GODCHILD1020]

Originally Posted by keville22

I just checked and you can copy
Edit: The Saboteur and UFC 2010 have locked saves too
Edit2: Eye of Judgement servers are to be closed on the 30th September 2010 not next year

Thanks, i added those two games and an image made by Footballpsycho

Adding more games soon, Thanks for the correct Date on EOJ

[mjc0961]

For PSN, you can add Tales of Monkey Island and Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge while I go make puppy dog eyes at Telltale and EA respectively and ask why they hate our gamesaves so much.

[yazter]

Bayonetta has locked saves.