Unpopular opinion (on the internet): BotW and TotK's weapon durability feature is one of these games greatest mechanics

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zeldaring said:

...when you hear about open world games and what they wish they would take from zelda botw, it's usually the freedom, and not Hand holding design.

That's what open world games (mostly RPGs) were back in days - people either haven't played them, haven't heard of them (since most of them were computer/PC exclusives) or just forgot about them.