nerdology:

In Arkham Asylum and Wolfenstein (and countless other games) there is never any clear indicator that the game has saved your progress.  In Wolfenstein a good guess is when you’re transported to a mission because you’ll actually see a loading screen.  But in Batman the loads are usually seamless.  Going from room to room in a building on Arkham Island doesn’t bring the feeling of security saving a game should have.  Because of this I always hesitate before turning of my console.

Did the game save?  How long ago was that? Have I fought anybody since? Did I do anything hard? I think it saved… right?

He’s got a real point. I also have a lot of trouble with the special treatment of  Autosave saves in the save menu— it’s frequently presented in a very confusing way. The whole system of saving your game isn’t something that most developers bother making usable.