SolidSnakex
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Don't get your hopes up; it's going to be about hoodies.
What memes?
"Well excuse me, princess!"
"Shut up and take my rupees!"
"MAH BOI!"
Don't get your hopes up; it's going to be about hoodies.
That doesn't much sense though, Samus is a fixed character, Link is different in almost every game and is referred to as the Hero of Time.
All of this sounds great. Also, the decision to voice everyone but Link is a great one.
But... why? It's definitely fake, I refuse to believe Nintendo would be this stupid. Aonuma has clearly said Link isn't female in Zelda U.
I'm all for a Zelda game without Link, I'd like to play as Zelda for a change, Impa as well, or maybe Sheik during the 7-year interval of OOT (has been my wet dream for a while now), but why the constant obsession trying to make Link female? He's not a "link between game and player" any more, he's a fully fleshed character... for Nintendo standards.
What memes?
"Well, excuse me princess!"
"Shut up and take my rupees!"
"MAH BOI!"
I don't see what's wrong with a toggle, Link's gender has rarely been a relevant part of these games. If you offer an option everyone wins.
I never said they were canon
It's a game that if not directly takes place within the Zelda universe, takes more than enough of it to have a copyright lawsuit if it wasn't approved by Nintendo
I'm fine with this I supposeSo rumors are
1) Zelda for Wii U and NX
2) Choose between male or female Link
3) Voice acting for most characters besides Link
https://twitter.com/ArcadeGirl64
The fact that you could give Link your own name in the very first game is cited by Miyamoto as the essence of the character.
Aside from Ruto in OoT, when has link's gender ever mattered?This is a good point, but I like Link being a dude, just a preference.
Honestly I'd be fine with female Link so long as gender isn't optional. The game needs to enforce one or the other and stick to it, and shape events/story around that.
According to her:
- Cross-gen (Wii U / NX)
- Female or male Link option
- Voice acting for all but Link
Badass. Those are all three things I've wanted. Hope they pan out!
He... He chooses the male option lmaoYeah but than how can a man feel like a man when he plays as a woman?!
Arguably the romantic subtext from SS maybe? But even that doesn't hold up since it'd still be fine if the Hero of Time was a woman.Aside from Ruto in OoT, when has link's gender ever mattered?
A girl Link can still have strong relationships with female characters like Zelda without it being romantic.It kinda has because everywhere he goes girls flirt with him.
So what you're saying is they need to carve out a very specific kind of role for the player character in order to make a female player character fit?
What you're saying is their everyman avatar character who they state is envisioned as a stand-in for the player isn't the best way to implement a character that can be representative of the player, regardless of his or her gender?
Skyward Sword...most of the game.Aside from Ruto in OoT, when has link's gender ever mattered?
If they are going to do a female Link, then I do not want a gender toggle. I like my characters to be full characters. As there are many Links, it makes sense that the spirit of the Hero could chose a girl/woman. There is no reason for it not to happen. However, I want Nintendo to fully commit to that - I don't want two Links for this game, basically.
Unless there is time travel shenanigans.
I'm well aware of how little regard Miyamoto has for narrative and characterization. Death of the author easily applies here.
I think the argument for Zelda over female Link assumes that Link has failed to be a generic representation of the player (due in part to his gender) and notes that Zelda has had increased agency in the last several games and is moving away from just being a damsel-in-distress. The idea would be to abandon the whole idea of trying to represent the player the way a Mass Effect game does, and recognize that Zelda characters are not just blank slates, but still introduce an empowered, non-sexualized female protagonist. I don't know if I personally agree with this argument, but I figured I'd throw it out there.
Awesome about the female Link.
Interested, would you guys be down for total character customization as well? Hair styles, colour, body shape, etc?
I just think it's time the character is a true link to ourselves, rather than just the name. so we can play as ourselves.
It existed at one pointOh of course it was approved back then. That doesnt mean Nintendo ever chose to recognize its exitance after that.
If they are going to do a female Link, then I do not want a gender toggle. I like my characters to be full characters. As there are many Links, it makes sense that the spirit of the Hero could chose a girl/woman. There is no reason for it not to happen. However, I want Nintendo to fully commit to that - I don't want two Links for this game, basically.
Unless there is time travel shenanigans.
Link's gender has never been central to his character so I never understood the insistence that he should be male outside of people whining that they don't want something they like to change.
He... He chooses the male option lmao
Interesting cause I remember a thread a few weeks ago about VA in Zelda and a lot of people said they would be okay with Link not having VA but wanted the NPCs and such to have it.
Not really. Except Groose I guess, most of the stuff works as well if Zelda is just a close friend and not a love interestSkyward Sword...most of the game.
Link is a character though. I don't want a female link any more than I want a female Mario or a male Samus.
I would love a new character you could choose who is female, or Linkle, or something though.
Rumor #2: I heard from multiple sources that you can choose between a male or female as your playable character in Zelda.
How many fucking times has Emily Rogers quit/disappeared/whatever only to resurface a couple months later? This shit's getting old.
As long as the Hero of Time is a hero in a green tunic I'm good.Awesome about the female Link.
Interested, would you guys be down for total character customization as well? Hair styles, colour, body shape, etc?
I just think it's time the character is a true link to ourselves, rather than just the name. so we can play as ourselves.