Tools of the trade.
I play like a Hoover.
I explore the The Lands Between while hammering the button to acquire new materials.
They get sucked straight up into my inventory regardless.
But then I get a really great looking item.
Maybe it’s a new talisman, or an Ash of War.
Maybe it’s a really important story item with a description that’s integral to the plot.
It’s already gone, lost in the black hole of my inventory, never to be found again.
Now, though, that’s a problem of the past.
It includes two new inventory features: a recent items tab, and exclamation marks above new items.
They’re game changers.
They’re the sort of features that would have proven essential from the start.
Or picked up armour that appears identical to so many others.
What’s more, Shadow of the Erdtree piles on even more loot.
And without these new inventory features, it’s all too easy for these to get lost.
IfElden Ringtells its story through item descriptions, at least now they’re easier to spot.
Playing through Shadow of the Erdtree, my relationship with the inventory has changed.
I recently found an intriguing looking scroll that explains…well that would be telling.
