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[Theanine3D]

SS had a good narrative? "You need to become the hero so good thing all these hero-becoming doodads and challenges are lying around?"

If you're talking about the character stuff, fine, yeah. But in terms of overall plot, ha.

Impa was the only really compelling thing about SS's narrative imo (her final scene in the game is one of the most memorable in the series). Everything else was just more of the series' usual fare. Some of the prior games had much stronger narratives if you count sidequests as part of the story. Adding a romance between Link and Zelda doesn't automatically make the plot deep.

 

[Dremark]

Link has a personality in SS, and a bit in TP too. Just because he has no dialogue boxes doesn't really negate that.
Making him speak a little when necessary would be good, I feel.
Giving everyone VA and having them talk to Link and him ignoring their responses like in MGSV would be pretty jarring, much more so than if there wasn't any VA

They should get Sutherland to voice Link.

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Male and Female Links.

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They can hire David Hayter first and then fire him later too.

 

[Dremark]

no randomize link based on your console's serial number

I considered making that joke earlier but the threads about the game are always so much shorter than these I didn't think anyone would get the reference.

It would be funny to see all the people complain that they got the gender for Link that they didn't want or if they got male that his penis is too small.

 

[Meesh]

They should get Sutherland to voice Link.

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Male and Female Links.

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They can hire David Hayter first and then fire him later too.

Only if Morgan Freeman voices Links new companion/Navi.

Edit: they should hire him to voice Zeldas next commercials :3

 

[Nanashrew]

They should get Sutherland to voice Link.

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Male and Female Links.

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They can hire David Hayter first and then fire him later too.

Then every voiced dialogue with him will be in rune tablets.

 

[Ad0ve]

If they add Linkle, might as well add Lana and Cia too

 

[Dremark]

Only if Morgan Freeman voices Links new companion/Navi.

Edit: they should hire him to voice Zeldas next commercials :3

Have Freeman narrate the entire game on the fly.

"Link(le) walked through the empty field and kept walking, and kept walking"

(Player runs to the restroom without pausing)

"Then (s)he stopped... And stood there... And stood there..."

Would be completely pointless, but Freeman is so awesome and has such a great voice there's no way it could ever get annoying.

 

[KORNdoggy]

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.

when your character is mute it becomes pretty irrelevant.

i'm so happy to hear about voiced NPC's though. zelda has needed that since they went to disc based media imo. there has been no excuse for it not to.

assuming the rumours are true of course.

 

[James Scott]

They should get Sutherland to voice Link.

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Male and Female Links.

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They can hire David Hayter first and then fire him later too.

Punished "Female" Link

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is just the medic, not the true Big Link.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Punished "Female" Link

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is just the medic, not the true Big Link.

*catches bugs in a jar*

Zelda: ... you're bringing them?

 

[LegendofLex]

When it's revealed that you can play as Linkle it will be interesting to see the reactions, I can see some people getting upset that it's not female Link.

tbh, I don't think you get a lot of backlash for that necessarily, unless Nintendo's dumb enough to force Linkle to play nothing like Link and have a joke-tier story.

 

[Chaos17]

I thought Elma in XCX was fine in English...

She is o_o !
Nintendo did a decent job.

 

[User 73706]

Punished "Female" Link

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is just the medic, not the true Big Link.

PUNISHED GANON
A HERO DENIED BY HIS HOMELAND

 

[Caelus]

But already exists.
More than once in fact.

Wow, these are really cute. Makes me really want VA, especially to hear vocalized renditions of songs. Imagine Song of the Hero with actual lyrics.

 

[10k]

Punished "Female" Link

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is just the medic, not the true Big Link.

*catches bugs in a jar*

Zelda: ... you're bringing them?

PUNISHED GANON
A HERO DENIED BY HIS HOMELAND

These are great. Thanks for the laughs guys.

 

[Zack Zavage]

Linkle in Warriors is an inverse Link, outgoing, self-chosen hero who can't read a map.

Zelda U is nearing completion, there won't be any design changes.

Thanks for letting me know!

 

[Shiggy]

For the sake of "no discrimination", I hope we can choose skin color, gender, and sexuality of all characters before the game starts. Then people will not only blame the long prologue, but also the long character making process.

 

[Godzilla's Left Toe]

https://twitter.com/ArcadeGirl64/status/725738695983136768

 

[balgajo]

https://twitter.com/ArcadeGirl64/status/725738695983136768

What that means? Is she talking about the poll?

 

[Jorok Goldblade]

What that means?

One of the rumors that she posted will cause certain corners of the internet, especially devotees of "the hashtag," to fly into a frothing rage.

 

[superNESjoe]

One of the rumors that she posted will cause certain corners of the internet, especially devotees of "the hashtag," to fly into a frothing rage.

Which one in particular?

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

What that means? Is she talking about the poll?

I think she's talking about GamerGate types getting salty about them "forcing" a female PC into the game.

 

[TrueBlue]

Probably unrelated, but in an earlier tweet she says those who hold the belief that NX will match/exceed PS4K specs is delusional.

 

[Jorok Goldblade]

Which one in particular?

Gender choice.

Its completely stupid since the option for male Link is still there, but that won't stop people from being morons over it.

 

[Crayolan]

https://twitter.com/ArcadeGirl64/status/725738695983136768

LOL

The wording on that is so perfectly coy, I'm starting to believe.

 

[Servbot24]

LOL

The wording on that is so perfectly coy, I'm starting to believe.

I dunno, from everything we've heard it seems like there a lot of things about Nintendo's E3 that will upset people.

 

[Astral Dog]

The rumor was right! Zelda also coming to NX!

 

[balgajo]

After her tweet I'm really fearing a female Link option.
That's the only option where people will get angry as fuck. I think everybody wants to play as Zelda/Sheik/Impa and that would be awesome.

 

[Kouriozan]

It's probably something like the female playable character won't be available at the start, or will be for short segments.

 

[Dark Cloud]

People are still mad over a femal link option...jeez you can't be serious.

 

[Ninjimbo]

https://twitter.com/ArcadeGirl64/status/725738695983136768

I don't want to see people get angry at all. I'm tired of all the bickering.

 

[Godzilla's Left Toe]

It's probably something like the female playable character won't be available at the start, or will be for short segments.

Emily Rogers ‏@ArcadeGirl64 17m17 minutes ago
My comment wasn't aimed at GAF by the way. I love Gaf. I'm just talking about the internet in general.

That screams Female Link

 

[Godzilla's Left Toe]

I don't want to see people get angry at all. I'm tired of all the bickering.

More like a angry segment of the Internet that likes their hashtags

 

[Anarky]

That screams Female Link

Yeah no way she isn't talking about a female link.

 

[BY2K]

If anything Zelda should at least be pretty hype.

Nintendo wouldn't do an entire E3 focused on it if it wasn't.

 

[J@hranimo]

I don't want to see people get angry at all. I'm tired of all the bickering.

Everyone is so on edge, it's only a matter of time.

The only people that won't get mad are the ones who will see the fem Link as not a big deal.

 

[Nyoro SF]

I wonder if female Link will be revealed for E3 then.

 

[Akiller]

It's probably something like the female playable character won't be available at the start, or will be for short segments.

Sounds Nintendo-ish /s

 

[Linkark07]

Still wondering, female Link or Linkle. This will be interesting.

 

[CronoShot]

https://twitter.com/ArcadeGirl64/status/725738695983136768

That's our secret Emily.

We're always angry.

 

[AGITΩ]

Ive already been upset from yesterday. Soo lets see how much more I can take before I hold a seance for Iwata and Yamauchi.

 

[tolkir]

After her tweet I'm really fearing a female Link option.
That's the only option where people will get angry as fuck. I think everybody wants to play as Zelda/Sheik/Impa and that would be awesome.

What? Look the pool.

 

[-Horizon-]

I wonder if female Link will be revealed for E3 then.

Male Link is riding on his horse through the forest. BOOM! Female Link drop kicks him off the saddle and she takes over.

 

[WiiRevolution1]

Still wondering, female Link or Linkle. This will be interesting.

I really hope its female Link. I like Linkle from what I've seen (haven't played HWL) but her name not being Link makes her not feel legit.

I'm really just scratching my head that they deicded to do female Link now, but not in Tri Force Heroes where a customizable Link is the main draw. I won't complain if all Zelda games have female Link from now on tho.

 

[balgajo]

What? Look the pool.

I think she was talking about internet getting angry. Not necessarily GAF.

 

[Griss]

What? Look the poll.

Yes, but the implication is that many of the people who voted for other female characters wouldn't be happy with a gender select for Link, while the reverse doesn't hold true. I'm one of those people and have stated my reasons why in this very thread (multiple times, I think).

On the other hand, no one would be particularly upset if we play as Linkle or Zelda or Shiek or Impa or whoever. That's the point - there's only one option that will upset a proportion of the audience.

As I said earlier, it all comes down to whether you think Link is a blank slate avatar (as many in this thread have argued) or not (my personal opinion).

The points against female link tend to be one or multiple of the following:
1) If he's a defined character having a gender select makes no sense
2) Having a gender select without a create-a-character / race select makes little sense
3) Link is iconic from a brand and marketing point of view beyond just his tunic, this would dilute that

I'd agree with the first two but probably not the third.

 

[AGITΩ]

I really hope its female Link. I like Linkle from what I've seen (haven't played HWL) but her name not being Link makes her not feel legit.

I'm really just scratching my head that they deicded to do female Link now, but not in Tri Force Heroes where a customizable Link is the main draw. I won't complain if all Zelda games have female Link from now on tho.

Though for some of us, we'd prefer the Female option being a Linkle or an established female character. The majority of the debate isn't a female option. Its gender bending what a lot of us associate as Link being the default name for a Male protagonist.

 

[linkandzelda]

Yes, but the implication is that many of the people who voted for other female characters wouldn't be happy with a gender select for Link, while the reverse doesn't hold true. I'm one of those people and have stated my reasons why in this very thread (multiple times, I think).

On the other hand, no one would be particularly upset if we play as Linkle or Zelda or Shiek or Impa or whoever. That's the point - there's only one option that will upset a proportion of the audience.

As I said earlier, it all comes down to whether you think Link is a blank slate avatar (as many in this thread have argued) or not (my personal opinion).

Incorrect. Gamergaters would be upset with any female playable character.

 

[CronoShot]

Yes, but the implication is that many of the people who voted for other female characters wouldn't be happy with a gender select for Link, while the reverse doesn't hold true. I'm one of those people and have stated my reasons why in this very thread (multiple times, I think).

On the other hand, no one would be particularly upset if we play as Linkle or Zelda or Shiek or Impa or whoever. That's the point - there's only one option that will upset a proportion of the audience.

As I said earlier, it all comes down to whether you think Link is a blank slate avatar (as many in this thread have argued) or not (my personal opinion).

Everyone who wanted and expected Female Link would be upset.

There's really no outcome to this in which at least one group is not upset.

 

[Scientist Supreme!]

Though for some of us, we'd prefer the Female option being a Linkle or an established female character. The majority of the debate isn't a female option. Its gender bending what a lot of us associate as Link being the default name for a Male protagonist.

This will never not be insane to me.