Nah. Usually when this happens to me, the game is usually simple enough for me to get my bearings and continue but if not idk. Start over and maybe make some notes about when you last left off in a game diary or something. Eventually you’ll get to the part and be like “OH!”
Though this is only for the games with no extra files like Pokemon. Since it’s so normal for games to have multiple files, I recommend using an empty file slot for things like that. Or just play Sonic Adventure, that game has the BEST workaround for this that it’s maddening more games haven’t picked up. Whenever you start from a save file, the character will describe the events that happened and/or where you need to go.