Mention the words “water in games” and nine times out of ten the conversation will immediately turn to how good that water looks in said game, and whether it ripples and sploshes nicely as you attempt to wade through it or not. It rarely gets people talking about how clever that water might be, or how it completely shakes up your approach to moving and travelling through a game’s landscape.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom had this year’s most revelatory puzzle item
