"Far Cry is the first game in a long time to make me tense, angry, etc and it felt good. And all because of save points instead of quicksaves. Most games with quicksaves lose the tension because its hey I can just save after every jump or after every enemy I've shot."
I personally like the quicksave option, but that's because of the games I've played in the past that had save points that were so few and far between that you had to replay 1/2 hour of the game just to get back to a "boss" enemy that took a few tries to kill. That's hours wasted getting back to a point I'd already made it to with a good amount of health and ammo.
I do see both sides of the issue, though.
Have I lied to you? I mean, in this room? Trust me, leave that thing alone. - GLaDOS
Did IQs just drop sharply while I was away? - Ripley