...and I've made a couple of attempts at giving this game a serious go.
By that I mean spending 3-4 hours smashing and grabbing.
I've found a halberd, crossbow, axe, and a shield - or where they spawn, and I've visited the horse spray-paint drive-through many times, and not so much coin that there's any thing to write home about, but that's not a problem.

What I would like to know is how, or where you hit a check point, or I guess the optimal word here is 'save' some kind of progress. Don't get me wrong. I don't want to accumulate Stuff & save a bank full either. The more I think about it, the less I'm convinced that there's anything like that for me to find. I'm just not sure.

However, drowning in ankle deep water yet again and beginning with Zero again isn't my idea of time well spent. I've gotten a few laughs but that only goes so far.

I'm not looking to build anything, but I suppose I'm hoping to glean some idea of what the Overall point is here to starting in the same spot over and over. I've attempted to steal the knights horse and of course guards or whatever give chase and that usually doesn't end well either so ...I mean these guards can dang near one-shot me so what am I trying to achieve against such an overwhelming opponent(s)? I think 'guidance' is a good word at this point.