We all know that video games and water don't mix. I learnt the hard way, years ago, when I tried to see if my gameboy was waterproof.
In the games themselves, we have a whole slew of other aquatic troubles. Be they the infamous Water Temple in Ocarina of Time (am I the ONLY one who didn't shout profanities at the screen in this temple? I swear I hated hiding from the Gerudos and finding those unbelievably camp carpenters much, much more.), the puddle that you can skydive into without harm or, conversely, the puddle that's actually some sort of blue acid and kills you the second you dip your big toe into it.
Then again, we also come across other strange inconsistencies. Those who've played Neverwinter Nights 2 may remember that lake which apparently "reflects nothing", but actually does. Just about anybody who's owned a Nintendo 64 will remember the armour-piercing raindrops that will fall through a stone overpass in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. And, for some reason known only to our good friend Shigeru Miyamoto, Mario is capable of breathing in space but not underwater. When he can swim at all.
This thread is mostly about the latter sort of strange. If I say "what water levels do you want to ***** about?", we all know which one will get the most screentime. Besides, failed physics is more fun. So, Escapees, regale us with anecdotes of hydratic phenomena that just seemed... wrong.
In the games themselves, we have a whole slew of other aquatic troubles. Be they the infamous Water Temple in Ocarina of Time (am I the ONLY one who didn't shout profanities at the screen in this temple? I swear I hated hiding from the Gerudos and finding those unbelievably camp carpenters much, much more.), the puddle that you can skydive into without harm or, conversely, the puddle that's actually some sort of blue acid and kills you the second you dip your big toe into it.
Then again, we also come across other strange inconsistencies. Those who've played Neverwinter Nights 2 may remember that lake which apparently "reflects nothing", but actually does. Just about anybody who's owned a Nintendo 64 will remember the armour-piercing raindrops that will fall through a stone overpass in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. And, for some reason known only to our good friend Shigeru Miyamoto, Mario is capable of breathing in space but not underwater. When he can swim at all.
This thread is mostly about the latter sort of strange. If I say "what water levels do you want to ***** about?", we all know which one will get the most screentime. Besides, failed physics is more fun. So, Escapees, regale us with anecdotes of hydratic phenomena that just seemed... wrong.
