Save Room has the player take the role of a protagonist in a horror game, but only at the brief moments where the hero gets to rest, wounded and weary, and clear their head. It was a very small but satisfying part of the game, and PC Gamer recently highlighted a tribute to that mechanic called Save Room - Organization Puzzle. Big and powerful things cover more space, but clever players could also pack their case with small, useful items like herbs and ammo. Kennedy had a whole smorgasbord of guns and gear to carry, and he did so by rotating items across a grid. There are many ways for games to handle the player’s inventory, but few are as elegant as the inventory Tetris style used in a few games - the most prominent of which is Resident Evil 4.
