There's automation at one extreme, but there's "can you figure out to use the pipe-fixer on the pipe that needs fixing?" on the other extreme -- they both feel condescending in their own way ;) But, I might be way off in my guess about how inventory items are going to be used in this game in a more general sense -- is there going to be some Adventure Game style "use pudding on komodo dragon" or is it mostly going to be of the fetch quest variety to macguffin people through platforming segments?

But yes, this conversation is mostly academic because I do want to see remarks about attempts to just dispose of your to-do list in various places. XD