When you run out of bullets in your clip, you have to take the time to slam in a new one. And if you reload before a clip is empty, you re basically throwing away whatever bullets you have left in that clip. None of this recycling partial clips through telekinetic powers a la the N64 s Goldeneye. Weapon many weapons have a second function that s invoked by the weapon commands. Knives change from a strong grip for slashing to a loose grip for throwing.
Machine guns go from fully automatic to three round bursts.
Shotguns, well, stay shotguns. Opendoor Opens doors, no less. The doors don t open when you get close like you re an ensign on the Starship Enterprise. You have to take the time to open them. And some of them open inwards, some outwards.