Yup an open world and quite smart enemies made me explore the same checkpoint dozens of times, to get the most perfect approach.

FC didn't have checkpoints. That was introduced in FC2 (set in Africa).

FC2, FC3, FC4, FC5 and FC6 had checkpoints

I believe the game did autosave at "checkpoints" when certain triggers were met.

I don't think that was what the parent I replied to meant by "checkpoints" when he said

> made me explore the same checkpoint dozens of times,

FC1 checkpoints were game progression checkpoints. FC2 checkpoints were in-game road checkpoints.

I did mean the autosave checkpoints (and never played FC2).

So attacking, in the end load again, different strategy ..

Yep. You could also open in-game console and use a command to force checkpoint