commit 9b41192629de9587a57d2ee302016e3b513d95be from: Bradley Taunt date: Wed Aug 28 16:12:56 2024 UTC Grammar fixes commit - ad91daad33d7c6e4aaed555ef7af44cd8bf1bf90 commit + 9b41192629de9587a57d2ee302016e3b513d95be blob - 174b9e0636582d60af100b6929418151c387fe8a blob + 596131cb0a9a67f0a7aa9a90c84e8fdaf392a238 --- posts/useless-key.md +++ posts/useless-key.md @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The game *does* provide you with an inventory system,
The main inventory screen. Shows everything you need to know, only when you need it. (I can hear this screenshot...)
-I don't need to a visual element in the bottom corner showing me a list of "items" I can cycle through. I don't want an ammo counter cluttering up my screen with information I only need to see in combat or while manually reloading. If those are pieces of information I need, I'll explicitly open and look for it. Don't make assumptions about what is important to me on screen. +I don't need a visual element in the bottom corner showing me a list of "items" I can cycle through. I don't want an ammo counter cluttering up my screen with information I only need to see in combat or while manually reloading. If those are pieces of information I need, I'll explicitly open and look for it. Don't make assumptions about what is important to me on screen. Capcom took this concept of less visual clutter even further in regards to **maps** and the character **health status**. @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Don't overlook how powerful of a interaction this litt ## Inspiring Greatness -RE2 is certainly not the first or last game to implement these "minimal" game systems. A more "modern" example is Dead Space (DS), along with its very faithful remake. In DS the character's health is displayed directly on the character model itself, and a similar inventory screen is used to manage items. An ammo-counter is visual but only when the player aims their weapon. Pretty great stuff and another masterpiece of survival horror. +RE2 is certainly not the first or last game to implement these "minimal" game systems. A more "modern" example is Dead Space (DS), along with its very faithful remake. In DS the character's health is displayed directly on the character model itself, and a similar inventory screen is used to manage items. An ammo-counter is visible but only when the player aims their weapon. Pretty great stuff and another masterpiece of survival horror.
Screenshot of Dead Space, showing the lack of UI