Originally posted by us271934:

The real answer is the whole game is a fiction so why do people selectively pick the parts they want to be 'real world'?

Fair point. I do have to say, having done lots of home repairs myself, I find the idea of fixing anything in the world by vaguely swinging a hammer at it very attractive.

Really though, I don't see this general observation as especially helpful in some cases. I'm not arguing for realism per se; I'm arguing for consistency. For example, deer and boars are slowed down when they have to trudge through water, therefore I would expect that, other creatures would, too. So if I have to run through some water and it slows me down, I would expect that it would slow down what's chasing me as well (unless the thing already lives in the water, of course).

It's definitely not a deal breaker, and I don't think it's a huge deal, really. It's simply one of those rare moments in an otherwise extremely polished and very enjoyable game that makes me raise an eyebrow because of the general annoyance.