Benzychenz
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I'm thinking the game is gonna have 2 player co-op with Link + Zelda.
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Eiji Aonuma: No one explicitly said that that was Link.
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ViewtifulJC
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Aonuma going after POPGAF demographic
The Legend of Link, A Zelda to the Past
JaseMath
Member
Absolutely agree. No way is that a boy Link.
Here is another reason it not link. No green tunic.
crooked spin
Member
This is a femaleno man has a face and a chin like that, not even Link.
This person actually looks a lot like Ygritte from the tv version of Game of Thrones.
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
OK, so I thought Link only had an earring in his left ear but in this trailer he has one in both.
Or has Link always had one in both ears?
Or has Link always had one in both ears?
He was just teasing.
He could have easily just said "who said he was the playable character?"
Let's face it they didn't really show anything we can gather information on how it plays at all.
All this speculation is pointless. Without context that could be anything. Intro game cut scene, mid game, end game, in game. Maybe not even in the game and just a render for the event.
He could have easily just said "who said he was the playable character?"
Let's face it they didn't really show anything we can gather information on how it plays at all.
All this speculation is pointless. Without context that could be anything. Intro game cut scene, mid game, end game, in game. Maybe not even in the game and just a render for the event.
ShinMaruku
Member
I feel you. Which is why if they do it I'd bite but I know it won't. Therefore I save my money. I put a nigh impossible qualifier to me getting the game.
Link can be mistaken for a woman but not Aonuma.
I guess could be a grown up Aryll from Windwaker.I mean he/she seems to have a similar blue shirt that Link's wear at the beginning of the game.
I'm guessing this game is centuries after Wind Waker.
DarkoMaledictus
Tier Whore
Zelda has to rescue Link this time around... girl has been paying attention !
!Admiral Woofington
Member
he's always had one as far as I know. I would need visual confirmation of two earrings and not "I kind of saw something". If the character here has two, then they wouldn't have done that unless he is a she.
Honestly, it's not debatable to me...because I have eyes.
This Link has undeniably wider hips. Her body is too bootylicious for ya, babe.
I mean, it could be an androgynous mislead, but Nintendo has never created a Link with such pronounced feminine features before.
Rhomega Beta
Member
"I'm not saying it was Link, but it was aliens Link."
Then wouldn't it continue using the WW art style like Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks?
Then wouldn't it continue using the WW art style like Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks?
God Dayumm
Banned
The real question is whether this new character will be added in Smash Bros for the Wii U Dem
Zeyphersan
Banned
That's where I see it too: right after the shot, clearly a girl
Romars202129
Member
I wonder if there's an japanese thread on this game where the gender of the character is super obvious to everyone.
Aonuma being taught by Ono and Kojima.
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
Ah shoot, you guys have convinced me. I think it's a girl now. The only problem is this person looks incredibly Link-ish. So what, this game has no Link? Or they both just look nearly identical?
I would say a straight up female Link is incredibly unlikely. A playable Zelda who is a great fighter is of course incredibly likely, since that has basically happened if you count Sheik plus Spirit Tracks Zelda.
That last time GAF convinced me of something crazy I ended up joining #TeamCG so I'm probably wrong about this and just love a good twist.
Just... watch the video. They aren't hidden or anything.
I would say a straight up female Link is incredibly unlikely. A playable Zelda who is a great fighter is of course incredibly likely, since that has basically happened if you count Sheik plus Spirit Tracks Zelda.
That last time GAF convinced me of something crazy I ended up joining #TeamCG so I'm probably wrong about this and just love a good twist.
Just... watch the video. They aren't hidden or anything.
I honestly don't care if this is a male or female, I'm still in shock that I'm getting the Zelda game I've been wanting since I first saw this in the instruction manual for A Link to the Past.
Look at that skirt, and dem legs. Link was always a woman.
gamergirly
Member
Better look.
There's nothing popping out there. I should know
Guys and gals, it's Link. The feminine Link we've always known. Cellshaded. It is what it is.....
MisterHero
Super Member
I'd be okay with this character if they were some sort of customized template. Leave Link alone though.
Whatever Aonuma decides I'll support it, but I might be indifferent about it.
For what it's worth, I was superhyped until this talk started.
Whatever Aonuma decides I'll support it, but I might be indifferent about it.
For what it's worth, I was superhyped until this talk started.
Dude looks like ladyBetter look.
Katniss Evergreen the descendant of the royal family
Power AND wisdom
Admiral Woofington
Member
I expect a GAF meltdown when confirmation occurs. And knowing Nintendo they probably won't let this get too out of hand before confirmation.
check out the ign rewind theater video, they point out the shield, it's like a round wooden shield towards the back of the horse. I didn't see a sword though so dunno about that
God Dayumm
Banned
He even has a nice thigh gap there
Black-Wind
Member
Yeeeeaaah ... I didn't list it but I did find it VERY strange that this "Maybe is Maybe not boy Link" has a bow and arrow quiver and no sword or shield on their back. Link would always be seen with a sword and shield before a bow as that's his "go to" weapon combo ... at least until now.
Ah shoot, you guys have convinced me. I think it's a girl now. The only problem is this person looks incredibly Link-ish. So what, this game has no Link? Or they both just look nearly identical?
I would say a straight up female Link is incredibly unlikely. A playable Zelda who is a great fighter is of course incredibly likely, since that has basically happened if you count Sheik plus Spirit Tracks Zelda.
That last time GAF convinced me of something crazy I ended up joining #TeamCG so I'm probably wrong about this and just love a good twist.
Just... watch the video. They aren't hidden or anything.
I'd guess it's Zelda.
1) This character has a light arrow.
2) This character starts the trailer with a hood very similar to Sheik.
to be honest, the first time they showed the trailer, and right before they finally revealed the character's face I thought it was going to be a girl, but that changed once I saw his face. I rewatched the trailer again, and I dunno... Link has always looked feminine, but something is different this time.
I think one of the reasons why I thought it was a girl is the fact that the character was wearing a cloak, and the use of a bow.
I think one of the reasons why I thought it was a girl is the fact that the character was wearing a cloak, and the use of a bow.
Wears a cloak and tunic as a disguise so no one recognizes her as the princess(or whatever)
Mainly uses a bow
Horse doesn't have white hair like Epona
Beamos-thing scans around, and only targets her specifically because it was programmed to hunt her
SPECULATION
I could see this as being Link's daughter or something, I think that'd be kind of neat and it would explain why they look so much like Link.Ah shoot, you guys have convinced me. I think it's a girl now. The only problem is this person looks incredibly Link-ish. So what, this game has no Link? Or they both just look nearly identical?
I would say a straight up female Link is incredibly unlikely. A playable Zelda who is a great fighter is of course incredibly likely, since that has basically happened if you count Sheik plus Spirit Tracks Zelda.
That last time GAF convinced me of something crazy I ended up joining #TeamCG so I'm probably wrong about this and just love a good twist.
Just... watch the video. They aren't hidden or anything.
Askherserenity
Member
Dude, look at the eye lashes in the pictures. Its a girl.
So men don't have eyelashes?
MrChowderClams
Member
There's nothing popping out there. I should know
Guys and gals, it's Link. The feminine Link we've always known. Cellshaded. It is what it is.....
Yeah, watching it again, it does look very much like Link. I'd like it to be Zelda, because it would be neat to play as someone else for a change, but I'm starting to think it's probably wishful thinking.
Anyway, atleast it's not nearly as bad as Larsa in FF12:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOhDJ0QrAZU
I feel like some people are setting themselves up for serious disappointment. I would love for it to be a female Link, but I'm not going to bank on it. While I agree that Link (If this is Link) has never looked quite this feminine, people saying that it absolutely cannot be a male have watched so very very very little anime and zelda has been using a very anime-ish art style for awhile.
In the end, I think it's be great if we get a female link, but if link is male as he's always been, I won't be disappointed at that either.There's no reason why I or anyone should ever fault Nintendo for going one way or another because it has never been stated that Link had or did not have to be the same gender.
On another note: I must absolutely know when we will see actual gameplay. It's so frustrating getting a single teaser like this.
In the end, I think it's be great if we get a female link, but if link is male as he's always been, I won't be disappointed at that either.There's no reason why I or anyone should ever fault Nintendo for going one way or another because it has never been stated that Link had or did not have to be the same gender.
On another note: I must absolutely know when we will see actual gameplay. It's so frustrating getting a single teaser like this.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Two in Ocarina, just booted up OoT3D to check
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
I'm totally down for that.
Here's a list of reasons this could be someone other than Link.
- Right handed (that's pretty huge unless motion controls are back
which they aren't
- Uses a bow primarily
- No green tunic (I'm kinda eh on this one)
- Looks like a girl
- Earrings in both ears when I believe Link only has one in his left ear.
Am I missing anything?
Zeyphersan
Banned
Ah shoot, you guys have convinced me. I think it's a girl now. The only problem is this person looks incredibly Link-ish. So what, this game has no Link? Or they both just look nearly identical?
I would say a straight up female Link is incredibly unlikely. A playable Zelda who is a great fighter is of course incredibly likely, since that has basically happened if you count Sheik plus Spirit Tracks Zelda.
That last time GAF convinced me of something crazy I ended up joining #TeamCG so I'm probably wrong about this and just love a good twist.
Just... watch the video. They aren't hidden or anything.
Ignore me, thought it was the other photo
Netherscourge
Banned
Cameron122
Member
metroid is a girl
Admiral Woofington
Member
Link confirmed to be confused about his sexuality. The temples are actually an exploration of his inner desires.