That might be because they got rid of those weird looking lips (thankfully I think.)His face looks LESS feminine here than Skyward Sword. Can't believe people were working that hard on theories in the other thread.
That might be because they got rid of those weird looking lips (thankfully I think.)His face looks LESS feminine here than Skyward Sword. Can't believe people were working that hard on theories in the other thread.
That might be because they got rid of those weird looking lips (thankfully I think.)
People really thought he was a girl? Didn't we go through this when Hyrule Warriors was announced too?
Link is a very cute pretty boy, has been since at least Ocarina of Time. Nothin' wrong with that.
How odd. Does naming Link take away from the illusion?He's James Bond, or The Doctor. A set of iconic personality traits & immediately recognizable regardless of who plays them. Some people argue that things like gender are an inherent part of what makes those characters who they are. If Nintendo's argument that Link is, and always must be male - it's understandable from an artistic perspective.
I could see a female Link, but I couldn't see a "choose your gender" Link. To say that the gender of the character has effectively zero influence over their place in the community, and their relationship with Zelda - seems out of place in a distinctly fantasy-focused franchise. It also kind of kills the illusion - past LoZ games felt like you were interrupting a kid's life to engage in this massive adventure. Having a "Pick a Link" screen beforehand really takes that illusion away.
It would have been perfectly fine, seeing how each new Zelda game has a different Link. (IIRC. I'm not exactly up to date on Zelda lore.)This. I don't have anything against a female playable character in Zelda, but trying to turn Link himself into a female seems silly. He's not a create as a character, he's a gaming icon.
If they were to make a female lead, make it Zelda or someone new.
It works the other way 'round too. Anyone in the last thread who said they hoped Link was still male and the playable character was grilled for being a misogynist.
I already vented all my disappointment in the last thread, so I'll just repeat my comments.
Apparently the "no one said for sure that was actually Link" was just a "that was Link, huh? Are you sure?" sarcastic comment from Aonuma. Bummer.
We can all agree that Link is visibly more feminine. I wonder what the decision was behind the design. Aonuma's comments lead me to support the androgynous player character theory more and more, that the appearance shouldn't matter, and regardless of the player's gender, you can pretend to be Link.
Still wish you could choose like in Pokemon though.
I want to play a female Link, come on Nintendo, time to grow up.
He's James Bond, or The Doctor.
Jesus, people have spent way too long investigating into this. I see why Aonuma squashed the talk before it had too much time to stew.
eh I don't see the arguments that Link's gender is some vital aspect of his "character", he's so androgynous and the nature of there being multiple Link's makes for an easy change.
It would have been perfectly fine, seeing how each new Zelda game has a different Link. (IIRC. I'm not exactly up to date on Zelda lore.)
Hopefully not icky girly places. Speaking of which, they should remove shopping from the next Zelda. Link is a MAN and shopping is for women.This thread is going to go places.
Lol seriously?
OH MAN IF I HAD TO PLAY AS A GIRL I DUNNO WHAT I WOULD'VE DONE!
Oh come off it.
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Yeah! Playing as a female is the pits! Thank God they aren't trying something new, right!
It would be neat if you could play different time lines, going between a hero of time in the past and another in the present, each a different gender.
I'd be so down for this.It would be neat if you could play different time lines, going between a hero of time in the past and another in the present, each a different gender.
C'mon people, Link is a long established character. He's Mario. He's Sonic. He's Ryu. He's Samus. He's not just some generic avatar and he shouldn't be reduced to one.
Not to me, but OK. If Link were wearing the green tunic like this:
then the speculation would never have happened.
What's with all the posts like this? I'm also glad that Link isn't getting a gender swap... Does that mean I'm against playing as a girl, or female characters in general being in games? No. No it doesn't. It just means I don't want Link to be a girl, and I don't think there's anything weird or wrong about being happy that he's still essentially the same character he's always been.
That was not a strawman argument. If you'd bothered to read my follow up you will have seen that I said I wouldn't mind a female Link but did not think this one was from the trailer.How's that strawman working out for you?
Am I the only one having vibes of Princess Mononoke from Zelda Wii U?
He was talking about the other parts of the trailer, like the shot with death mountain and that ship in a desert.
How odd. Does naming Link take away from the illusion?
What a shitty joke.
It would be the same if there weren't like fifteen different reincarnations of Link. Where does it say they all have to be guys?
I just hope they never make Metroid a girl. Ugh, how would she even fire her arm cannon without shrieking and trying to cover her ears?How has Nintendo not grown up because they won't "gender-bend" Link into a girl? Link is a guy, he's been a guy for over 25+ years. Zelda is a girl, she's been a girl from the start. This is one thing I don't understand. Might as well make Captain Falcon a girl for the next game, make Samus a black guy, etc. Like that's not who the character is, even if he's fictional.
If Nintendo says there will never be a female Link, what then? Would you really stop playing the series?
He was talking about the other parts of the trailer, like the shot with death mountain and that ship in a desert.
Now he's saying that the comments were a joke and that this Link's a dude. Which just seems contradictory
not just to the previous comments, but to the whole dramatic reveal.
So it just seems odd that they'd have a dramatic reveal of a more feminine looking Link, only to have it not be a girl.
He was talking about the other parts of the trailer, like the shot with death mountain and that ship in a desert.
How odd. Does naming Link take away from the illusion?
Oh come off it.
Lol seriously?
OH MAN IF I HAD TO PLAY AS A GIRL I DUNNO WHAT I WOULD'VE DONE!
Yeah! Playing as a female is the pits! Thank God they aren't trying something new, right!
Hopefully not icky girly places. Speaking of which, they should remove shopping from the next Zelda. Shopping is for women.
Already did.This thread is going to go places.
Don't let anything stop you from fapping.
Hopefully not icky girly places. Speaking of which, they should remove shopping from the next Zelda. Shopping is for women.
There are no written rules for what Link has to be in each incarnation. Gender may not be a defining characteristic to you, but it certainly is to some..
my bad looks closer to a village on a hillShip in a desert? Care to point that out lol
Not to me, but OK. If Link were wearing the green tunic like this:
then the speculation would never have happened.
Why do you think that people who are against a gender-swapped Link don't want a female MC? I personally am disappointed there is no female MC option in this (make that every) Zelda. But when the title comes that introduces gender equality for the player character I want her to have a distinct personality. I want a new character and not a lazy gender swap or I want Nintendo to commit to a specific female MC in a title.
Why can't Link be a girl?What's with all the posts like this? I'm also glad that Link isn't getting a gender swap... Does that mean I'm against playing as a girl, or female characters in general being in games? No. No it doesn't. It just means I don't want Link to be a girl, and I don't think there's anything weird or wrong about being happy that he's still essentially the same character he's always been.