Sorry to parrot a catch phrase from one of Yahtzee's vids, but this is something that really fascinates me because I always experience it. What are some of your most noteworthy moments of this when you didn't want to use a certan weapon,ammo, finite spell, enchanted weapon (Oblivion), etc because you really wanted to conserve it "just in case" a challenge or obstacle later on demanded that you use it?
For me this happens on Oblivion in which I never use any enchanted weapons or staffs because I might need it later for stronger enemies or those who are immune to blunt attacks (which I'm currently using). Turns out it payed off because I needed a staff and an enchanted sword to kill the ghost of Logren in the end of the "The Spirits Have Lease" quest.
Also in Halo 1 on the fifth mission in the snowy environment, at the point where you emerge in the canyon and some marines are being pinned down by covenant infantry and a Wraith, there is a sniper rifle and rocket launcher that you can pick up, as well as a Warthog. After the warthog mayhem however all I did was bludgeon every enemy I came across because I didn't want to quickly waste my sniper and rocket ammo. By the end of the level even after I sniped some Elites and rocketed the last Wraith in front of the shrine I still had tons of ammo left, not to mention there was a lot of extra sniper and rocket ammo in the previous base with the two Hunters.
Lastly, when I played Resident Evil 4, despite finding tons of ammo for all the weapon types and some grenades I still conserved ammo and health items by knocking down enemies and knifing them to death. Even with the largest Attache case I still ran out of room because I just couldn't bare to use up my grenades or rare ammo like magnum and rifle ammo.
For me this happens on Oblivion in which I never use any enchanted weapons or staffs because I might need it later for stronger enemies or those who are immune to blunt attacks (which I'm currently using). Turns out it payed off because I needed a staff and an enchanted sword to kill the ghost of Logren in the end of the "The Spirits Have Lease" quest.
Also in Halo 1 on the fifth mission in the snowy environment, at the point where you emerge in the canyon and some marines are being pinned down by covenant infantry and a Wraith, there is a sniper rifle and rocket launcher that you can pick up, as well as a Warthog. After the warthog mayhem however all I did was bludgeon every enemy I came across because I didn't want to quickly waste my sniper and rocket ammo. By the end of the level even after I sniped some Elites and rocketed the last Wraith in front of the shrine I still had tons of ammo left, not to mention there was a lot of extra sniper and rocket ammo in the previous base with the two Hunters.
Lastly, when I played Resident Evil 4, despite finding tons of ammo for all the weapon types and some grenades I still conserved ammo and health items by knocking down enemies and knifing them to death. Even with the largest Attache case I still ran out of room because I just couldn't bare to use up my grenades or rare ammo like magnum and rifle ammo.
