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[NoKisum]

Danny DeVito as a goron plz

 

[whipihguh]

That all sounds great and I hope it's true.

I also hope that the voice acting is good, but I doubt the game would have it if Nintendo didn't think they could do it right.

 

[Chase17]

If true, hopefully the voice acting will be good. Right choice to keep Link silent. Only worry is that Zelda has a lot of eccentric/weird characters and voices may be hit or miss for them.

Interesting to see where this goes. Potential end of lip flapping!

 

[bobbychalkers]

LINKLE ALL DAY SON!!

 

[Kinsei]

Rumor 1: Good.

Rumor 2: Great! Hopefully her design isn't based on Linkle.

Rumor 3: Ugh, I hated that in Dragon Age Origins. Silent protagonists don't work in games with voice acting.

 

[Newtype-001]

"There is voice acting for most of the characters...except link"

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YES

 

[civilstrife]

Sounds awesome! Female Player character hype train go!

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please don't be Linkle.

 

[Broken Joystick]

please don't be Linkle

You in two month's time when it's revealed

 

[mrmickfran]

Danny DeVito as a goron plz

"The fuck's a Zelda?"

 

[The Last One]

I'm excited!

 

[Rockk]

please don't be female link and be linkle.

 

[DrunkShogun]

Male link will be my first run but female link is enough for a second run. Hope they push a plot reason for both options being available. Make it twins with one sibling being captured or something.

 

[Griss]

HOLY SHIT!

Big news if true! Female link pretty much suggests the opposite of what I want (I want him to be less of a mute and more of a character), but if they are keeping him as a blank slate then that option is awesome.

I hope female Link is as cute as Linkle, lol.

And voice acting? About time. Let's hope it's Kid Icarus tier and not Other M tier.

Jesus christ... what is Zelda herself going to sound like? They'd better nail that one.

 

[Jarmel]

In theory I should be fine with the choice to choose between male and female but I guess my issue is how even more generic are they going to go with the story so that it works for both sexes? Also if you're going to let use choose sexes, why can't you then just let us choose VAs too?

 

[Garrett Hawke]

You in two month's time when it's revealed

I don't see how Linkle would work because Link needs a good sense of direction in an open ish world and Linkle is a flop joke tbh

 

[Hot Coldman]

You in two month's time when it's revealed

I expect Link but a girl

like cosplayers have been doing for decades

Nintendo pls

 

[Orin GA]

oh god there's going to be so much weird fan art of male and female Link on deviantart

that ship has sailed

 

[studyguy]

Of course it'll be based off Linkle if true, come on guys. They literally just call it female link.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Finally, if true

 

[Forearm Star]

Will wait to see which version to get, but excited to see potential news.

 

[BY2K]

Voice acting for NPCs but Link is EXACTLY what I wanted.

Hype if true.

 

[orioto]

Now the question would be:

_Game dev to the end on WiiU then uported to NX
or
_Dev kinda dropped on WiiU to make the NX the main platform, then downscaled to WiiU.

 

[DKHF]

This is all pretty much exactly what I want.

 

[kuroneko0509]

I don't see how Linkle would work because Link needs a good sense of direction in an open ish world and Linkle is a flop joke tbh

lol

 

[Data West]

If there's the same amount of 'character' with Link as there has been in previous ones, and they'll let you choose genders, they might as well go full on character creator

 

[Harothewanderer]

via Emily Rogers

GAF > Internet > GAF?

 

[Mupod]

we'll need to come up with some kind of elaborate irrigation/dam system to deal with all of the 'waaah but link HAS to be male why not make playable zelda' tears.

 

[Kingpin Rogers]

Fuck voice acting in a Zelda game. Also I'm against the idea of playing as a female Link or even just a different character in general but I'd rather they just force me to play as Linkle rather than give me the choice between male or female Link. Go all the way or not at all.

 

[Orniletter]

I want a horror kid voice acted by Willem Dafoe.

Make it happen.

 

[Neff]

I'm not going to fly off the handle as some no doubt will but I don't like the idea of #1 and #2 at all, and hope they don't turn out to be true.

 

[Sai-kun]

I'm giddy with excitement. Hope it's true

 

[FelipeMGM]

Hell yeah, do it Nintendo!

 

[MrV4ltor]

I can get on board with the voice acting if it's good and can be turned off but choosing between male and female I don't like. That's not because I have anything against the character being a girl but it needs to be either or and not a choice.

So what's the reasoning here? Give me a good reason why it shouldn't be an option.

 

[-Horizon-]

Oh boy, some of the posts in the locked thread, lol

 

[YuriLowell]

After all the fake Nintendo leaks lately im not sure I trust this.

Who is Emily Rogers?

 

[hupla]

I like the sounds of all these rumours.

Wild how this game potentially comes out in November and the only things we know about it are from the teaser Trailer from 2 years ago and the short horse riding demo from the VGAS

 

[Loco4Coco]

Preorder at GameStop and get this limited edition Female Link amiibo.

 

[Neoxon]

I'm more than okay with this, but Nintendo better not cheap out on the voice acting. By this I mean, don't be afraid to hire unionized voice actors (Troy Baker, Steve Blum, Nolan North, Tara Strong, etc.). Not everyone has to be unionized (some great VAs like Laura Bailey & Patrick Setiz are non-union), I'm just saying that NoA better not limit themselves to just non-union, especially not for Zelda.

 

[Jarmel]

If there's the same amount of 'character' with Link as there has been in previous ones, and they'll let you choose genders, they might as well go full on character creator

That's pretty much my feeling on the matter. If you're going to go this route, just go the full ten yards.

 

[GiantBreadbug]

Can DeVito's Detective Pikachu make a cameo

 

[mysteriousmage09]

Zelda is coming to NX. Ya don't say.

Also I find it so stupid that they are going the lazy route and just making female Link. Just make Zelda playable ffs.

 

[mrmickfran]

If there's the same amount of 'character' with Link as there has been in previous ones, and they'll let you choose genders, they might as well go full on character creator

Disgusting.

 

[DKHF]

This is all pretty exciting!

On a sidenote, I've heard Emily Rogers' name before, but how reliable is she?

She was right about Paper Mario Wii U at least.

 

[Adaren]

Good, Good, Nope

Characterization without voice is part of Zelda's tone and charm; no benefit to adding it.

 

[Xamtheking]

Oh boy, some of the posts in the locked thread, lol

yeah
that turned ugly

 

[Asd202]

I wonder how big the gap in look and performance will be between the Wii U and NX versions.

 

[Sectorseven]

Protagonist not having a voice really hinders character development.

 

[muteki]

Yay best case scenario.

Will play as silent Linkle and love it.

 

[WrenchNinja]

So what's the reasoning here? Give me a good reason why it shouldn't be an option.

Because of the loooooore and amazing personality and characterization of link

 

[Scientist Supreme!]

I hope the female link is true.
It would be so awesome!