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Rumor: Zelda coming to both Wii U + NX, choose between male/female link, VA for NPCs
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NinjaCoachZ
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The last time a Nintendo game was voiced by Treehouse staff was Tetris Attack.
Nintendo have been hiring actual voice actors since Star Fox 64, and Californian animation actors since Kid Icarus: Uprising. Pretty sure they know better than to cheap out.
Most likely this will either be Californian animation actors (expect a cast similar to Kid Icarus or Codename STEAM) or done in London (like Xenoblade). And Japanese too of course.
Can we get Donkey Kong characters on the pool? That could be fun.
Or don't.
Edit: I have no idea what I just typed. Still sleepy.
It was the writing more than the voice acting, sure. But Elma was the main character and she was awful. It wasn't up to par with the likes of Naughty Dog or Rockstar voice acting, it still felt like stilted anime / JPRG delivery in most cases. Maybe I was too harsh with 'horrible' but I didn't like it.
The original Xenoblade had some fantastic acting.
I'm going to call bs on the male/female Link for now. That's something I have to see for me to believe. Shit, I'm even iffy on the series having voice acting lol. All of it feels too radical.
The only thing I'll swallow is the NX port which is kind of a bummer in that I'm going to feel like the game was compromised in some way like TP was.
The only thing I'll swallow is the NX port which is kind of a bummer in that I'm going to feel like the game was compromised in some way like TP was.
blue_phazon
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This rumour is NOT true, even though I want it to be so badly.
It's just too convenient that the rumour addresses things Zelda fans were discussing the past year or so.
It feels like a GAF -> Internet -> GAF thing
It's just too convenient that the rumour addresses things Zelda fans were discussing the past year or so.
It feels like a GAF -> Internet -> GAF thing
Askherserenity
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Yeah, I really hope they don't speak common language.
And if they do maybe make the NPC's have English accents or something.
And if they do maybe make the NPC's have English accents or something.
You and most of the people playing here probably fell in love with the series when Link was little more than a blank slate whose major interactions with NPCs was probably smashing the pots in their homes. Comon my dude, the bulk of Link's interactions are just a facial reaction to something a character says. The specter of a meaningful interaction. It's not that big of a deal, yall are still going to go all in on the game whether Link is a person or suddenly turned into a duck. Hell we'd probably get less on an uproar if he was turned into an animal again instead of a woman.
This sounds like it could easily be more bullshit rumors, but still. The shroud of the hype has fallen.
You know, Zelda, we really are the Link to the Past.
You know, Zelda, we really are the Link to the Past.
……forgetit
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Excited, saw Emily Rogers, got skeptical.
They really should've done voice acting years ago.
Look at objectively, something like this is pretty lame: https://youtu.be/r580S90NECo?t=45s
I hope they do it like Dark Souls.
Look at objectively, something like this is pretty lame: https://youtu.be/r580S90NECo?t=45s
I hope they do it like Dark Souls.
I hope the voice acting is more Kid Icarus Uprising than Pokken Tournament.
I also would like a toogle option to have them talk in Hylian gibberish.
King Gilga
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Even if it's bad, just turn the voices down to 0 and it'd be the same it always was.
NinjaCoachZ
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Yeah, Elma was pretty stiff, but ultimately she's kind of stiff a lot of the time as a character anyway. There's only so much you can do when a lot of the time you're just playing strict commander.
Other roles like Lin and L were great, I thought.
Ha, I forgot about Pokken. That was a pretty cheap one. The English VO was recorded by English-speakers/American actors in Japan for that one. I guess that was to save money and avoid creating another localization excursion in the US or wherever. It would've been done at the same time the Japanese tracks were recorded, I'd guess.
Agree on second bit. Klonoa did it, it worked great.
Rumour #1 - NX: This was already leaked and is pretty much confirmed at this point.+
Rumour #2 - VA: This is pretty damn likely at this point. It's 2016, Nintendo can't get away with no VA in a game of this budget any more. On top of that, the whole "breaking conventions" thing is the perfect excuse to make the leap. But then again, I thought for sure SS would have VA back in 2011 and we all know how that turned out so really it could go either way.
Rumour #3 - Gender choice: Would be nice, but doesn't sound like something the Zelda team would do. Then again, with the combination of the E314 misunderstanding, Triforce Heroes backlash, Linkle and breaking conventions maybe the team could decide to go this route.
On the whole, taking this rumour with a massive grain of salt. It just sounds like something that's too easy to fake. It literally just reads like a list of "top 3 fan desires". I'll be happy to be proven wrong but I'm not holding my breath.
Rumour #2 - VA: This is pretty damn likely at this point. It's 2016, Nintendo can't get away with no VA in a game of this budget any more. On top of that, the whole "breaking conventions" thing is the perfect excuse to make the leap. But then again, I thought for sure SS would have VA back in 2011 and we all know how that turned out so really it could go either way.
Rumour #3 - Gender choice: Would be nice, but doesn't sound like something the Zelda team would do. Then again, with the combination of the E314 misunderstanding, Triforce Heroes backlash, Linkle and breaking conventions maybe the team could decide to go this route.
On the whole, taking this rumour with a massive grain of salt. It just sounds like something that's too easy to fake. It literally just reads like a list of "top 3 fan desires". I'll be happy to be proven wrong but I'm not holding my breath.
LegendofLex
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You could have said the same thing about Paper Mario Wii U and Mother 3 being released internationally yet here we are.
King Gilga
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Let's go!
I'd rather be the one in the middle.
you know just saying it isn't true doesn't make it false. Multiple people were saying there were rumors floating around from the same source as the Paper Mario leak.
Why? She got pretty reliable sources and what she leaked recently turned out to be true.
The 20th of April, it's also the 10th Mother 3 anniversary.
But the bolded is the whole point - this is what the series needs to move away from if they're going to continue to try and tell a meaningful story in 3D space with voice acting. The fact that they might be moving towards 'create a character' with Link remaining mute - that's not what I want to see.
Mysterious
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Wait... what?!
Agreed. I don't care if everyone else talks, don't need link to talk. Mario and sonic started talking and you couldn't pay them to be quiet for 5 minutes now
kraspkibble
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if these are true i would be happy.
balladofwindfishes
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This is what I noticed as well. Specifically mentioning female "character" seems to imply it isn't Link.
Which makes sense because Link is an established, well known character with a long history.
Hmm? Mario talks as much as Link does.
All three of those sound interesting. Link was already looked androgynous so I would expect that the changes would be minimal. VA for NPCs is interesting. I wouldn't call the lack of voice acting a defining trait of the series so it's not that big of a change. As long as Link isn't voiced as it says then I'm interested in it.
LegendofLex
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I don't see why. The two most popular big-name Western-style fantasy RPGs today are The Elder Scrolls and FromSoftware's games, both of which have silent protagonists.
AcademicSaucer
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Again, she needs to clarify if by choosing between male and female playable character she means link and someone else (Zelda?) Or a toggle at the beginning pokemon style.
Or maybe she just doesnt know, she could say too.
Im hoping for playable zelda, more content instead of just changing the model and dumbing down even more link's characterization.
Or maybe she just doesnt know, she could say too.
Im hoping for playable zelda, more content instead of just changing the model and dumbing down even more link's characterization.
Let's go!
I am not a fan of the one on the right, specially the midriff, honestly if they go with something close to Linkle design but adapted to the new link that would be perfect.
Prove it
I don't think she ever said april.
Mysterious
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Also yesssssss Voice Acting!
Female Link wouldn't affect me, since I'll just play as male anyways. Good option for female players I guess.
Female Link wouldn't affect me, since I'll just play as male anyways. Good option for female players I guess.
Scientist Supreme!
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I think it's for equal female representation.
I'm sure some people would be fine with playing as zelda but having this option makes the statement that anyone can be the hero. Making it zelda just seems disingenuous to me.
To be revealed or released near its 10th anniversary, not too much longer to wait.
Linkle was added to Hyrule Warriors Legends after the super positive feedback from the concept in the art book. How is it outlandish to think that could have influenced Aonuma and his team as well?
blue_phazon
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Theanine3D
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Good, about time, let the GGers cry and whine. A female option was long overdue. The male option will still be there, so anyone who refuses to buy the game solely because of a feature they won't ever have to use is just being a big baby.
I'll be getting the Wii U version because my Wii U library wouldn't feel complete without the titular Zelda title of the console. If the NX version is playable on the handheld then I'll get that eventually someday too.
Also, please keep romance out of this series. It was never a big thing in past games. At most it was some NPCs flirting with Link in a completely one-sided manner, with Link noticeably uncomfortable whenever it happened to him in OoT for example. Only exception has been Skyward Sword really, and that game is the last game they should be taking inspiration from.
I'll be getting the Wii U version because my Wii U library wouldn't feel complete without the titular Zelda title of the console. If the NX version is playable on the handheld then I'll get that eventually someday too.
Also, please keep romance out of this series. It was never a big thing in past games. At most it was some NPCs flirting with Link in a completely one-sided manner, with Link noticeably uncomfortable whenever it happened to him in OoT for example. Only exception has been Skyward Sword really, and that game is the last game they should be taking inspiration from.
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