Net_Wrecker's buggin'
Tunic stays, female is welcome.
I think this all adds up to this being Zelda, and not Link. I think the cloak she wears, which has the hylian coat of arms on it, is supposed to be the clue. And no sword in sight, Link always gets a sword, before even getting a quest. Aonuma mentions they were using The Legend of Zelda as inspiration, and the title card said the Legend of Zelda. Have we ever gotten a reveal without a subtitle that wasn't a tech demo?
If you marry this to Brave, it seems even more relevant.
GAF is apparently new to Japanese art styles.
Metroid exists, ya know...
Sigh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUFFVATu9Lg
GameXplain has a high quality version of the trailer. Posted yet?
That along with Pit being a little kid instead of Man Icarus like everyone wanted.I love androgynous Link. It's really interesting that Nintendo keeps making him more and more the opposite of what the bald space marine crowd would want.
Amazing art style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUFFVATu9Lg
GameXplain has a high quality version of the trailer. Posted yet?
This started when people started saying Link being a girl would annoy or bother them. No one has said they're averse to Link being a boy.
You admit there's no good reason to be averse to Link being a girl though, so that's a start.
cg? are you kidding me guyz, the iq is too shitty to be cgi.
I'm more impressed with the animation, from the horse, the effects, Link's facial expression, the grass and environment, that one eyed thingy, the way the bridge explodes...absolutely astounding attention to detail.My god this art....
Unbelievably awesome.
this is one of the dumbest posts I've ever read on Neogaf and you should be ashamed of yourself for having written it.
Go shitpost somewhere else.
Fucking astonishing
Why isn't "That's just the way it's been!" a good reason?
I feel like I'm hitting my head against a brick wall here, but to me, Link is a guy because for the past 28 years he's been a guy. Yes, his sexuality may not necessarily matter and at the end of the day it's as important as the color he wears (not very), but it's still something that, for me, makes Link immediately recognizable as Link.
I respectfully disagree. Lore wise, yes, it's different Links, but branding wise Link is Link. He's a male, he has green clothes at one point or another, and he has a sword. If I show someone a picture of Link, it will be a guy (probably) wearing green clothes who has a sword.
To me, Link is a guy. Zelda is a girl.
I DO like the idea (and thought of) the person in the trailer being Zelda and I DO like the idea of being able to play as her, but I DON'T like the idea of switching around their sexes just for the sake of doing so.
Again, if Nintendo is wanting to create a strong female heroine, why not create a new IP? Like I said before, I think it's great if they want to appeal to a larger demographic. I don't think messing with established characters and IPs is the right way to do so.
Art style may have changed, but all of these Link's are still males who wear green clothes (outside of the OOT one, and we all know he wears green in that) with swords. Art style may have changed, but the traits that make Link Link didn't. It's because of these that they can switch around the art and we can immediately look at Link and say "yep, that's Link".
Originally Posted by Spring-Loaded
Okay, but why not have Link be a girl?
No it's not.
In fact, considering that his quest in previous games is saving Zelda solidifies it even more. It's part of the "hero on a quest to save a princess/maiden" formula.
lol whatever dude, I might have overreacted but I can't believe that the incredible looking The legend of Zelda on Wii U has been boiled down to a discussion about if link is Female or not
I dont think the legend of zelda tradition of link being male needs to change. Al this nonsense about link rescuing princess zelda as if she is a weak female victim is making me question if those people ever played any zelda game. She is a strong capable ruler who is both wise, cunning and powerful.
The whole fap comment just rubbed me the wrong way, like, that's the only reason anyone on this earth could possibly find it interesting to play as a female Link or whatever. you know? I totally overreacted, no doubt, but come on, that was not a good direction to take the post in
Some of you guys really think Link looks like a girl? That face doesn't really look feminine at all to me.
Some of you guys really think Link looks like a girl? That face doesn't really look feminine at all to me.