No, It'd probably just kill the game's feeling. Non-talking Link has gone from far back, it's very risky to change that now. Link's fine as a mute hero, eh?Also, mostly half of the fanboys would hate his voice for one reason or another.
should link in the next Zelda game talk?
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Posted 30 April 2008 - 03:03 AM
no way! link's lack of words is part of his essence.. he mustn't! may be a couple of words. just to keep the mystery. 
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Posted 30 April 2008 - 04:33 AM
He already does in a sense; they just use his 'fairy' to say what he would. Clever if not annoying work around I think.
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Posted 30 April 2008 - 05:11 AM
no! they shouldn't. Link should stay the way he is. Even if he doesn't talk.
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Posted 30 April 2008 - 05:41 AM
yeah offcourse link should talk thats i think
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Posted 30 April 2008 - 02:25 PM
Talking will definetly make the game a nicer 1:)
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Posted 30 April 2008 - 04:07 PM
he should remain silent besides of course he don't talk he's from japan and don't understand english. (lol but not like lol =) it's more like lol dude)
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Posted 30 April 2008 - 10:50 PM
And yet, apparently everyone around him speaks English and he understands everything that is told to him.Personally, I don't believe it's necessary for Link to speak. Usually, I like witty dialogue in games, but I am of the opinion that it wouldn't help Legend of Zelda for this to happen. It's a distraction against the main purpose of the game: gameplay.he should remain silent besides of course he don't talk he's from japan and don't understand english. (lol but not like lol =) it's more like lol dude)
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Posted 30 April 2008 - 11:30 PM
Nintendo probably hasn't given Link lines because that would make him act a certain way, and people may not like it. Sometimes certain lines are really really annoying (Get Up on the Hydra's back!!! anyone?), whether repeated or not. Might turn people away from the series because they can't stand the dialog. And that wouldn't be good for profits, no matter how small the decrease, which is what matters to them in the end.
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Posted 01 May 2008 - 04:14 AM
if nintendo gave link a voice im guessing it would be the most annoying thing anyone will ever hear ever!
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Posted 01 May 2008 - 06:44 AM
There Is No Way That Anyone Would Sound Right, And Besides It's, Like, Traditional By Now That He Doesn't Speak.
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Posted 01 May 2008 - 06:45 AM
No. Mute plz. Him talking would be awkward and would make him lose a bit of his charm.
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Posted 01 May 2008 - 06:54 AM
One of the reasons he never talks is that the player feels like they are 'in' the game more than they are controlling a character. Making Link talk would take away this feeling.Also, I doubt they would be able to find a good VA.
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Posted 01 May 2008 - 10:42 PM
if he ever talks, it will be a horrible voice that sucks. gaurantee it
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Posted 02 May 2008 - 06:14 AM
Nah, they'd probably ruin his voice in the English versions.
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Posted 02 May 2008 - 08:37 AM
Hm... nah, i think having link with no voice just adds to his charisma but it would be interesting...I'm also a hardcore zelda fan btw 
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Posted 02 May 2008 - 09:33 PM
If link starts talking suddenly in the new zelda game it would sound weird.I like it the way it is now.Wewt completed twilight princess on my wii in 42 hours 
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Posted 03 May 2008 - 07:38 PM
Definately not. He's never spoken before, so why start now? They've managed to use facial animations and body language to an excellent degree with the games so far.
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Posted 05 May 2008 - 06:36 PM
he shouldn't i have had almost every single zelda game from the gameboy versions to twilight princess which is pretty much like the n64 legend of zelda except u just cant go into the future but if link talked it would ruin the game pretty much hes just a badass who dosent talk
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Posted 05 May 2008 - 08:13 PM
No he is fine the way he is now. I would probably just be dissapointed with his voice anyways.
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Posted 05 May 2008 - 10:09 PM
Well, personally i think Link should talk.
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Posted 05 May 2008 - 10:51 PM
Sadly, giving link a voice would be the most mismatched idea to the zelda game itself, because everyone has their own ideas on how he should sound, along with how zelda and ganaondorf should sound. Its one of those voices that should be played best by each and every person in their own mind because that way we dont have posts saying oh man the guy they got to voice link or even a girl to do the voice is the suxorz.
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Posted 06 May 2008 - 03:10 AM
it could be the exact opposite though, but personally i say no too, just think back to when they had that cartoon series, the voices suked juevos grandes. And that goess for most RPG's most voice overs don't fit unless they started talking since the beginning of the series.
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Posted 06 May 2008 - 08:35 PM
Hey it worked with the gta games i think the guy should have a voice
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Posted 07 May 2008 - 02:58 AM
Link is a classic example of a silent protagonist. It's a time-honored tradition throughout the series and it's become 100% canon. If they added a voice actor for Link, it'd be altering a very successful and iconic formula for the main character we've all come to expect from Zelda games.
