The new Zelda

The Germanator · 05-13-2004, 12:32 PM

But you just said that you liked it that they left it to your imagination...I just think if you've established the fact that Link has never literally had words put into his mouth during a game, you shouldn't start now.

The Duggler · 05-13-2004, 12:48 PM

I was talking more about the tone of his voice, but whatever, i love both ideas, just no voice acting, and it will be fine.

TheGame · 05-13-2004, 01:05 PM

The problem with voice acting is that the people in the game that talk to you won't be able to use your name. I name my link "Justin"... if there was Voice acting nobody else in the game would be able to say my name.

DeathsHand · 05-13-2004, 01:27 PM

They did voice acting in GTA3 for everybody else but the main character, and that worked out fine...

I think at least the other characters in the game should talk... just as long as they get decent voice actors... Or maybe do a FFX kind of thing where the main characters talk (minus Link), but a lot of the common townsfolk and stuff still use text...

TheGame · 05-13-2004, 01:36 PM

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They did voice acting in GTA3 for everybody else but the main character, and that worked out fine...

Yep, but the main character didn't have a name... you couldn't even name him youself.

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I think at least the other characters in the game should talk... just as long as they get decent voice actors... Or maybe do a FFX kind of thing where the main characters talk (minus Link), but a lot of the common townsfolk and stuff still use text...

That would work to an extent, but remember, Tidus in FFXI could talk too, and if it wasn't for him talking many parts of the game would have had to be much different.

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Oh, and Link runs alone... he doesn't have 5 other people with him talking all the time

DeathsHand · 05-13-2004, 01:57 PM

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Yep, but the main character didn't have a name... you couldn't even name him youself.

That would work to an extent, but remember, Tidus in FFXI could talk too, and if it wasn't for him talking many parts of the game would have had to be much different.

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Oh, and Link runs alone... he doesn't have 5 other people with him talking all the time

Yeah, but I don't see how having a name for the mute character would make a difference...

And yes, Tidus talked, but Link doesn't have to... Zelda, Ganon, any other main characters (like there was Ruto and the other sages and such in OoT, and a few more important characters in various towns) still can... While town folk that say stuff like "OOOO LOOK AT THAT CYOOTE HAT U R WEARING!!" can just come up in text... Unless they feel like getting some random lady who is a decent voice-actor to say that line...

And I don't see how Link being the lone fighter makes a difference either...

Dark Samurai · 05-13-2004, 02:20 PM

Maybe they should make it so that they interupt Link just as he's about to speak

Ex. NPC 1: " What do you make out of this situation, Link?"
Link: "eh..." *interupted*
NPC 2: " Link? There's someone here to see you"

See how that works out? Here's another example

Ex. NPC 1: "Link, are you sure that you can handle the hordes that are coming?"
Link: " uh.... " *interupted again*
NPC 2: "Don't worry Link we are here to fight with you!"

It all works out, but they shouldnt have him try to talk all the time, just in some intantces (sp?) when he's just about to talk.

DimHalo · 05-13-2004, 02:35 PM

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Yeah, but I don't see how having a name for the mute character would make a difference...

Because the other characters in the game are always saying his name, and it will be difficult to get the voice actors to say each name that people can come up with. You would have to have it to where you couldn't name the character yourself. Personally, I really don't like that thought... My character has been Alex since I was 5 years old and I am not about to change that.