Ok... i know this is a stupid question been asked a million times but here is my problem.. to carry over the weapons and the rail gun etc after you have beaten the game, it says create a cleared game save file .... i read another post and someone recoomended saving over the cleared game save file. needless to say it did not work and i have to beat it all over again and lost everything... very aggravating.

now here is what i need when i save the game after my convo with big boss/eye patch wearing dude. do i have to wtch all the credits and then go to the main screen to start a new game and my stuff will come back.. im sorry I just dont get it . help.