'''Basic Trope''': The game places a limit on the number of weapons you can equip.
* '''Straight''': [[SergeantRock Sgt. Robert "Bob" Rock]] in ''[[ASpaceMarineIsYou Generic Space Marine Shooter 2000]]'' can carry two guns and a few grenades.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob can carry one gun OR one grenade.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Bob can carry multiple weapons, but he's limited to one of each type.
** Bob can carry multiple weapons, but carrying more limits his agility or negatively affects his secondary powers.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob's PoweredArmor is stated to have limitations on how much weight it can support, and most of [[{{BFG}} the guns he wields are enormous]], so he can only carry a limited number of them at any given time.
** Bob's PoweredArmor core has a maximum output of 8000 watts that'll cause the armor (and installed accessories, including weapons) to lock up when exceeded.
** Bob's PoweredArmor has only a few mounting points and chain-mounting, when supported, is clunky at best.
* '''Inverted''': Bob can carry [[HyperspaceArsenal an infinite number of guns]].
** Weapons can only be assigned to a limited number of people, e.g. this shotgun only gets 2 Bobs.
* '''Subverted''': Later on, Bob finds a [[BagOfHolding trans-dimensional storage box]] that lets him carry as many guns as he wants.
* '''Double Subverted''': But it gets destroyed shortly before the final battle, leaving him with the two guns and grenades that he started with.
* '''Parodied''': Bob has a rare phobia of carrying too much stuff, causing him to freeze up if he tries to carry more than one weapon (to the point where he can't carry a pocket knife and a gun at the same time).
* '''Zig Zagged''': Which weapons Bob can carry and which he can't seem to be rather arbitrary, thanks to a bug which means some count towards the limit and some don't.
* '''Averted''': See HyperspaceArsenal.
* '''Enforced''':
** The publisher was looking for a ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''-killer and decided to have the dev team [[FollowTheLeader imitate its mechanics]].
** The equipped weapons logic exceeds its allotted CPU budget when dealing with more than 5 equipped weapons.
* '''Lampshaded''': Bob wonders aloud why a Sig Sauer P228 takes up the same amount of room as an anti-tank missile launcher.
* '''Invoked''': Bob was trained to limit the amount of weapons he carries in order to make sure he was able to keep them properly maintained (if you're carrying a small armory, it's hard to clean them all, after all).
* '''Exploited''': The BigBad issues all the troops in his fortress with weapons that can't harm him, hoping that Bob will have to discard his other weapons before reaching him.
* '''Defied''': Bob carries a large satchel which is BiggerOnTheInside and trains so he's used to moving with it specifically so he can carry all the weapons and ammo he wants.
* '''Discussed''':
--> '''GeneralRipper:''' I'm disappointed in you, Sergeant. That ZergRush should've been no problem for someone of your skills.\\
'''Bob:''' WithAllDueRespect, sir, my armor has room for two guns and a half-dozen grenades and I ran out of ammo for all of them.
* '''Conversed''': A reviewer compares ''Generic Space Marine Shooter 2000's'' limited player arsenal to ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' among other aspects and laments that nobody seems to be trying anything new in [=FPSs=] anymore.
* '''Implied''': The PlayerCharacter is Alice the medic (who can't legally carry weapons, [[ImprobableWeaponUser aside from her medical equipment]]). Bob and the other marines are never shown using more than two different weapons at once, implying this trope applies to them.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob has several funny lines for each weapon when he's forced to discard it (including a few {{Easter Egg}}s when he swaps out specific weapons).
* '''Played For Drama''': Despite its name ''Generic Space Marine Shooter 2000'' is a SurvivalHorror game. The player has to plan ahead and choose their weapons carefully, lest they meet something which can NoSell their attacks.
* '''Deconstructed''': Sergeant Bob runs out of ammo quickly, while the ScaryDogmaticAliens have nearly unlimited weaponry.
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