Obscuring what items do until you use them seems more like an annoyance so far more than anything, especially in the age of everything having a wiki. Dark Souls is rarely obscure about what its consumables are used for in terms of gameplay, so it’s not something that is very Souls-like ironically. From Software might be vague about certain things in their descriptions, like what exactly a certain Boss Soul will get you, but they still give you a basic understanding of the item’s purpose.