Treblaine said:
D-pad = 8 directions = 8 guns
That still requires a relatively
precise selection. It is not impossible of course, which is why I never said it was; rather, I simply pointed out that as the number increases the ease of selection decreases. The
maximum number of weapons that one can have before this maxim starts to hold true is 4. At 8 it becomes a hair difficult to properly select the proper weapon, especially when under stress. At 8+ serious problems can emerge.
But, in most games, there is no
reason to offer such a selection of weapons at the ready. Adding additional options would add nothing to a game like Modern Warfare where any particular weapon is probably "good enough" for the job. By contrast, when a game like Bulletstorm only lets me carry a handful of weapons when the weapons are the
stars of the show, I resent it.