"I'll need it later"

[FrancoDHorse]

I save my bullets in Metal Gear Solid 4, I would rather use my electric knife. But unless the situation really calls for a gun I would first go to my tranq, unless it's a damn gekko..

 

[Katana314]

Here's the TV Trope:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TooAwesomeToUse
But I've recently started fixing this for myself, in a way. I assume the developers are not complete idiots who would drop you in front of a huge boss without a weapon capable of defeating it, so I'll throw anything in front of me that I think is awesome, especially if the rare ammo is appearing in some regularity (and especially if I'm full on it) I'm proud of myself for finishing Doom 3 without ever reaching full BFG ammo.

 

[CheckD3]

I've done that plenty of times, I do that with grenades in RE4, I'll have a few and think, I should hold on to these, otherwise I won't have them when I need them later, and then later I don't really need them

That's the problem with ammos and those super guns or special things, you don't want to use them because then you'll lose them...

 

[Vaccine]

Pretty much all the cool weaponry you get in Fire Emblem. "Use your Killing Edge to kil that sage over there." "But I might need it later!"

Oh man that game was so bad for this, namely because losing a character means he dies, for the rest of the game. So if you're in a tough place, it's either weapon or character and sometimes losing a rare weapon is so Q____Q.

 

[omega 616]

I never used a single nuke in fallout 3, even on the behemoths. I always wanted to but I always thought there would be a harder opponent.

In hindsight, what could be more difficult than a massive enemy like that?

 

[Malyc]

I can honestly say that i have never used the fat man in fallout 3. I usually just grab all the mini nukes i can, sell them to shops, and buy as many 7.62 bullets i can. The nukes proly woulda come in handy on the 2 behemoths ive run into, but i had more fun using the chinese assault rifle on them. The only time i use mines or nades is when i have low health and am facing an enemy that charges (crazy chinese general in op Anchorage, for example).

 

[Magnalian]

Pretty much all the cool weaponry you get in Fire Emblem. "Use your Killing Edge to kil that sage over there." "But I might need it later!"

Oh man that game was so bad for this, namely because losing a character means he dies, for the rest of the game. So if you're in a tough place, it's either weapon or character and sometimes losing a rare weapon is so Q____Q.

I have yet to lose a character in the games, mainly because I NEED t have all of them, always, so whenever one dies, I restart the level. I did lose a few guys in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, but that game sucked so I'm not counting it.

 

[ShroomMinus]

Ethers on FFVII because I never know that if you can buy them later or not :|

 

[Tasachan]

I do it in every game. I saved every single mega phoenix, mega elixir, Al Bhed potion (I was reluctant to use those even after maxing out at 99) and a lot of the items you use for customizing weapons in FFX "just in case". Even in the final boss battles, or fighting the hardest sidequests... I don't use them.

I do it in shooter games too, using only the basic weapon, and saving the stronger ones for later.