Loving the game but is there a way to reload older saves from previous chapters without it either saying 'you need to load the "save now" from the end of whatever charter or if you try to bypass that it crashes. I just want to replay some of it when I want and not have to delete of the saves which I am sure would fix the problem but kinda not the point
There are kinda two answers to your question, and it depends on what platform you play on.
If you play on PC/MAC, you have to load the save in the "part" that the save was made in (i.e., if you want to play a scene from part 2, you have to load the Part 2 version of the game (all available in the OP). To continue from one part to the next, you do have to make a "Save Now" save, there is no way around that.
If you play on Android, I believe you have to overwrite each version to play the next one, but you still have to have that "Save Now" save. If that's not correct, maybe someone more knowledgeable will be able to answer. Unfortunately, I don't know how you would go back and play older versions if I'm correct, unless you just have to overwrite the current version with an older version, then reinstall the latest version to continue? Again, not in my knowledge-base.
Anyway, good luck and don't bang your rings while enjoying the game
