Iran White writes:
"When it comes to voice acting for The Legend of Zelda series, there are mixed opinions. To such an extent, that Nintendo may never be able to take that risk.
There are those who are satisfied with the grunts, language-like sounds, bells, whistles, and exclamations. They don’t want full voice acting.
There are those who are satisfied with the above, but only for Link. They want other characters in the world to have a vocal narrative.
There are those who want the full game voice acted. Link and all. They feel it’s time for Nintendo to take the risk."
If you were a 90s kid excited about Nintendo’s upcoming N64 console, you likely read something somewhere about the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive, also known as the 64DD or DD64.
Other nominees include games like SimCity & Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
There are some good nominees in this list that are deserving to be inducted also, but I feel Metroid has had the most impact on the industry out of all of these. Look how Metroid influenced the evolution of the Castlevania games, and the "Metroidvania" subgenre of games have become a prevailing force in gaming today. Especially now, Metroidvanias are bigger than ever.
I can very much see Resident Evil being added later too, bc it really did popularize and define the survival horror genre. I would say that one is next in line.
If any Metroid game should get the honor it should be Super Metroid , it's perfection in my eyes . 30 years later and I still feel it's the most epic shit ever .
The GBA remake deserves it or Super Metroid, the original was a very sloppy and rushed game programmed in 3 months and it shows.
If you've never played the remake, it's absolutely a must play, fixes basically every flaw in the game. Check out ExoParadigmGamer's comparison video.
“Before even Kirby was born, HAL Laboratory released the super-cute puzzler Adventures of Lolo in 1989 and it has held up beautifully.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.
Make voice acting in the game optional.
Adopt a strong and confident teenage voice.
Keep his narrative rare, short, and to the point.
Just stop dragging your feet and do it right.
Eh, I'd prefer Link stay mute. I mean I'm all for voice acting for the characters that are actually talking, but for Link himself let's leave it alone. The TV show is more than enough damage, if you know what I mean.
I like the idea of it being optional. But unfortunately, if Nintendo ever does this, they'll make a big deal out of it, so making it optional would defeat the purposes of doing it in the first place for them. Kind of like the controls for Skyward Sword...
I can't see it happening, don't get me wrong they could do it really well but Link is the quintessential silent protagonist, even his name refers to the fact that we are supposed to be experiencing the events he goes through as if we are in his shoes, having him talk would break that link and he would just end up being another mouthy hero instead of a of an avitar for us to have respond in the way we want.
another article about zelda written by an ignorant!
Link doesn't talk, it's like this and it will always be like this.