Should I carry around more than one weapon?

[L9 dorothea]

Item management is stressing me out way more than the zombies. I just got the shotgun but I don't have a lot of space so should I just box it and save it for a boss fight?

[deidian]

Depends on the situation and your knowledge of the game. If knowing most of the times 1 or 2 weapons are enough. Usually some variety of pistol is bare minimum and an optional bigger gun.

Buy don't be afraid to experiment yourself. My 1st playthrough I used to pack all the weapons and no shame in that.

Item management can only be optimized if you know beforehand what your character will face.

[Narrowmind]

I tend to carry around 3 weapons, especially after the first 25% when I have more space in general. The first part I tend to make it work with just a pistol, though on b, the ammo is more limited to start. When carrying 3, I tend to only have a stack of ammo for the main weapon. The other two weapons are loaded just to provide options in an emergency.

[ApexTitanKong]

When playing as Leon i mostly stick to the pistol and the shotgun. The magnum i usually save for the lickers and bosses, and the chemical weapon is really only useful against the plant creatures you fight towards the end, of which theres about a dozen or so.

For Claire i recommend keeping her SLS 60 and her MQ 11 for most of the game. The grenade launcher is good for lickers and bosses, especially using the Acid rounds on G. The spark shot is cool but it takes too long to kill enemies in a pinch and is best saved for bullet sponge enemies like Lickers and smaller "G"s.

[Коржик]

At the early stage of the game, two weapons in your inventory will be enough.
Leon's shotgun, without any additional upgrades, takes up little inventory space, but you'll have to take risks to kill zombies with a headshot because it's effective at very close range.
It's the same with Claire's submachine gun.
Later in the game, new weapons will appear that work better for certain enemies/bosses.
But you definitely shouldn’t carry all the weapons in your inventory.