The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

The stylus-based controls took me a few minutes to get used to, but once they clicked, the sailing and dungeon puzzles felt incredibly fluid. It’s a real joy to see the series’ classic depth carried over so well — I lost a whole afternoon without noticing.

The touch screen controls for sailing and combat take a few minutes to learn, but once they click it's incredibly immersive. The cel-shaded art style and music capture that classic Zelda adventure feeling perfectly.

I was worried the stylus controls would feel forced, but they actually make sailing and bomb-rolling incredibly intuitive. The revamped art style grew on me after a few hours, and the central dungeon mechanic keeps you coming back for more.