Realism setting

[dimmi]

After playing through the whole game once I just realized how much I abused that poor "tab" button. Every once in a while I would just press tab and take a break whenever I felt overwhelmed. Also, I used to make sure that my health/sanity were the best possible.

What I'm asking for is to add a "realism setting", a box you could check in the options, which would hide your health/sanity level and also wouldn't pause the game when pressing tab, making the item management in real time.

What do you guys think?

I think that it's ok to be able to see your health level. I even liked the way how it was done in this game. This 5-step health description system works well as it tells you how you're holding up. It seems reasonable that a person would be able to judge his physical condition roughly ("A wound is bleeding quite badly"). However some kind of numerical (100%-0%) health meter would seem out of place and break the immersion. The sanity meter isn't that necessary as the effects were clearly noticeable by the protagonist's actions. Also pausing while using the inventory could be removed to apply the feeling of danger while you shuffle through your items.