Aye, my last save was, unfortunately, 20 hours before... and most of that was a hardcore playing session!

I wonder, is it just some kind of graphics issue or an actual problem with the game itself? If it's the latter, I'd expect to hear more complaints about it (a lot more), but if it's the former...

I wonder if it could be worth swapping save files? So one person can load another person's bad save, go through the bit that causes it to crash, then save it and hand it back? If it works, it could save a lot of replay time.