Something I thought Lies of P dealt with brilliantly. The maintenance tool for your weapons is right there whenever you want to use it, even mid combat. Weapon breaking turns into a live action balancing act instead of resource hoarding
Always an uphill battle having a healthy relationship with art. I totally blew it in reaching any achievements in my formative years so that manifests as an ongoing longing that can't be resolved. Dangerous wound to have if you lose focus.