The biggest complaint I see from BOTW is the weapon durability system. While I understand people have frustrations with that, they also praise the exploration of the game. Well the durability system plays into that exploration. This is one of the reasons where Immortals Fenyx Rising fails to be like BOTW. Think about it, if you're worried about your inventory you're gonna want to explore more to get more and powerful weapons to add to your arsenal. In Immortals FR you don't feel compelled to really explore the world. Not just because you don't have to worry about inventory, but also it's a game where you go from Point A to B. BOTW let's you choose where to go and what to do. If Immortals FR was a linear game it would be almost no different than what it is now, but BOTW would be a completely different game.

People hate the durability system, but when you think about it and after playing Immortals FR you see that the durability system plays a part of exploration of the world.

The biggest complaint I see from BOTW is the weapon durability system. While I understand people have frustrations with that, they also praise the exploration of the game. Well the durability system plays into that exploration. This is one of the reasons where Immortals Fenyx Rising fails to be like BOTW. Think about it, if you're worried about your inventory you're gonna want to explore more to get more and powerful weapons to add to your arsenal. In Immortals FR you don't feel compelled to really explore the world. Not just because you don't have to worry about inventory, but also it's a game where you go from Point A to B. BOTW let's you choose where to go and what to do. If Immortals FR was a linear game it would be almost no different than what it is now, but BOTW would be a completely different game.

People hate the durability system, but when you think about it and after playing Immortals FR you see that the durability system plays a part of exploration of the world.

The weapon breaking system of Breath of the Wild started mildly annoying to me but then developed into a system that made me enjoy the game even more. I would have probably never fought with anything but 1 handed swords without the degradation system. I mean, that's what Link has been wielding for 30 years, why use an axe or a spear? But with weapon breaking so easily at first, you are kinda forced to use all types then you realize spears work great against Lizalfos, sledgehammers break ore in one hit (and kick Talos's asses), two handed weapon are slow but hit continuously when charging up, etc... It lead me to discover all the nuances of the multiple weapons organically.

That being said, I would have liked the end game to feature more unique unbreakable weapon and shields than just the Master Sword and Hylian Shield (which is not even unbreakable, just very durable). It would have made looking for Shrines more meaningful once you reach the point where you're strong enough to tackle most things.

You're not supposed to be exploring for "god tier" weapons. The reward of exploring the game is just more weapons, that's why the durability system is so important. If weapons didn't break, getting more weapons would be pointless. The whole game is designed around this system, it makes every weapon you get meaningful, because you're more than likely going to burn through them all.

That isn't to say the game couldn't work without a different reward system, it totally could. However, they decided to go with this reward system and for what it is, weapons breaking are crucial to the game.

Personally, I never had an issue with weapons breaking, if anything I thought that mechanic added a lot of fun to the game.

If any Zelda game is "overrated", its Majora's Mask #fightme