Only problem of being able to save at any time is that it breaks the intended experience. For example in FF8 during the final arc the save point ( along with ot

Only problem of being able to save at any time is that it breaks the intended experience. For example in FF8 during the final arc the save point ( along with other features, like be able to use magic ) is taken away from you and you need to kill some strong bosses to get it back, because each boss after being defeated let's you restore a functionality of your choice, restoring the save point becomes part of your strategy