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So im new, and playing the Netflix version. Are there any checkpoints in this game? And after going in a direction, lets say castle outskirts, i cant come back to the prison area, is it made that way or am i tweaking? And also, if i lost my stuff, can i get it back?

So im new, and playing the Netflix version. Are there any checkpoints in this game? And after going in a direction, lets say castle outskirts, i cant come back to the prison area, is it made that way or am i tweaking? And also, if i lost my stuff, can i get it back?