Board 8 > Yes/No: You want the next-gen Zelda game (for Wii U) to have voice acting.

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PartOfYourWorld
08/28/11 1:01:00 PM
#1:


I vote no.

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LeonhartFour
08/28/11 1:02:00 PM
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I vote yes because I don't care.

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agesboy
08/28/11 1:03:00 PM
#3:


Yes for minor characters, no for Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf.

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paperwarior
08/28/11 1:05:00 PM
#5:


Yeah, sure. Although for Link, I'm not sure.

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PartOfYourWorld
08/28/11 1:05:00 PM
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From: agesboy | #003
Yes for minor characters, no for Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf.


Huh, very interesting compromise.

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Sorozone
08/28/11 1:05:00 PM
#7:


As long as Link stays silent, I'd be fine with voice acting.
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pjbasis
08/28/11 1:08:00 PM
#8:


Yeah I don't care. But it has to be done well.

For some reason I can't imagine it being good, but it's really just a mental block.
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LeonhartFour
08/28/11 1:09:00 PM
#10:


From: UltimaterializerX | #009
The Zelda series might as well be the Sonic series at this point.


Dark Link: "You're not even good enough to be my f--...--ake!"

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LeonhartFour
08/28/11 1:10:00 PM
#11:


Also, that's not really a good comparison. Sonic's problem is that they changed too much, but they seem to have gotten back to the good stuff with Colors and Generations.

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ZaziGuado
08/28/11 1:10:00 PM
#12:


Don't you mean the Zelda series might as well literally be the Sonic series at this point?

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pjbasis
08/28/11 1:10:00 PM
#13:


Wait you want Link to have voice acting?

I don't think it's necessary at all. A gripping storyline is hardly what the Zelda series needs.
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colliding
08/28/11 1:11:00 PM
#14:


Silent link, voiced everything else
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LeonhartFour
08/28/11 1:12:00 PM
#15:


From: pjbasis | #013
A gripping storyline is hardly what the Zelda series needs.


It might finally get me to care about one of the games!

But most Zelda fans seem to think the Zelda formula is perfection and changing it at all is ruining it.

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Chrono1219
08/28/11 1:12:00 PM
#16:


From: UltimaterializerX | #009
And Nintendo fans wonder why they get laughed at. They literally refuse to evolve.

The Zelda series might as well be the Sonic series at this point.


Yeah cause there are not over 9000 games that have a silent protagonist.

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PartOfYourWorld
08/28/11 1:13:00 PM
#17:


Valve is the big company that comes to mind when I think of silent protagonists in a voiced world (or does Chell speak in Portal 2?).

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bryans7
08/28/11 1:14:00 PM
#20:


No, but I don't really care either way.

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LeonhartFour
08/28/11 1:15:00 PM
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From: UltimaterializerX | #018
arguably gaming as a whole


I know you're just trying to rile people up, but LOL

Gaming now is the best it's been in years.

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pjbasis
08/28/11 1:15:00 PM
#22:


LeonhartFour posted...
From: pjbasis | #013
A gripping storyline is hardly what the Zelda series needs.
It might finally get me to care about one of the games!

But most Zelda fans seem to think the Zelda formula is perfection and changing it at all is ruining it.


Based on your tastes I couldn't care less if you liked Zelda games!
The Zelda formula isn't perfection by any means, I think the Zelda series has fallen because of its refusal to change.

But a storyline definitely isn't what I want. That implies linearity.
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CherryCokes
08/28/11 1:16:00 PM
#23:


From: UltimaterializerX | #009
The Zelda series might as well be the Sonic series at this point.


i think that's a reason to vote against voice acting

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LeonhartFour
08/28/11 1:17:00 PM
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From: pjbasis | #022
That implies linearity.


No, it doesn't. Zelda already has basic plot points that accomplish moving from one place to the next anyway. It wouldn't require a lot of effort to expand on it and still keep the core the same.

Based on your tastes I couldn't care less if you liked Zelda games!


I wasn't really seeking your approval!

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pjbasis
08/28/11 1:19:00 PM
#25:


Those basic plot points generally are what suck though.

Twilight Princess forced you to go from one dungeon to the next because of those plot points.
Being expanded might make them nicer, but it doesn't solve the problem.
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SuperAngelo128
08/28/11 1:19:00 PM
#26:


yes so more people can get upset

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LeonhartFour
08/28/11 1:20:00 PM
#27:


I generally don't think of Zelda as an open-ended adventure to begin with, so an added emphasis on the plot wouldn't really cause problems, but that's just me.

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GranzonEx
08/28/11 1:20:00 PM
#29:


Norio Wakamoto as Ganon please.
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LeonhartFour
08/28/11 1:20:00 PM
#30:


From: UltimaterializerX | #028
Gaming is in its twilight, actually. I mean yeah we have good stuff but corporate greed, dumb features all around and an increasingly gullible public have ruined it. We need another crash so we can have innovation back instead of the latest Dumb Sequel: Title 9th crap.


No.

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pjbasis
08/28/11 1:23:00 PM
#31:


LeonhartFour posted...
I generally don't think of Zelda as an open-ended adventure to begin with, so an added emphasis on the plot wouldn't really cause problems, but that's just me.

They've always had "suggested" paths, but even in Ocarina of Time you can go in whatever order you wanted. Hell even Majora's Mask only stopped you because of item necessities, whereas everything from then on had storyline events that halted progress.
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GranzonEx
08/28/11 1:23:00 PM
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If there is another crash then gaming as we know it will end. We are barely getting by because of what Nintendo did.
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pjbasis
08/28/11 1:24:00 PM
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pjbasis
08/28/11 1:24:00 PM
#34:


goddamn quoting myself instead of editing
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Haguile
08/28/11 1:25:00 PM
#36:


I don't care about the specifics, I just want the new zelda game to be more fun. I mean I liked Zelda TP and all, but I only really had a lot of fun with it when it was hacked and I could use the spinner to screw around with the world map.

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Bran_Stark
08/28/11 1:25:00 PM
#37:


No, but they need to tone back the dialogue as well. There's something to be appreciated in simplistic storytelling. The sidekick/guide needs to go. It's an idea that's fine in small doses but it's become an aspect of almost every Zelda since OoT. I want Link on an epic journey on his own, a lone wolf. Make the story more subtle and the game more atmospheric. Something like SotC but with more to do obviously. Bring back the exploration and don't make it something trivial like TP did.

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SubDeity
08/28/11 1:27:00 PM
#38:


Unless Zelda decides to have some deep, complex plot with multifaceted characters, no.

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swordz9
08/28/11 1:27:00 PM
#39:


Yes, but I don't really plan on getting a Wii U either.

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Kenri
08/28/11 1:29:00 PM
#41:


No

But then I just don't like voice acting in general.

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SHINE GET 64
08/28/11 1:29:00 PM
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I'm all for full voice acting for everyone but Link

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GranzonEx
08/28/11 1:31:00 PM
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ZFS
08/28/11 1:32:00 PM
#45:


Voice acting doesn't really rank that high with me, as far as Zelda is concerned. There are so many other areas it needs to get right before that. Voice acting won't make the games any better or worse.

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Sorozone
08/28/11 1:33:00 PM
#46:


From: UltimaterializerX | #009
Sorozone posted...
As long as Link stays silent, I'd be fine with voice acting.

And Nintendo fans wonder why they get laughed at. They literally refuse to evolve.

The Zelda series might as well be the Sonic series at this point.


It has nothing to do with evolution, and more to do with ruining his character that was built for the pasts 25 years. Link is suppose to be a silent type character. He never talks. Ever. Like he doesn't say a single line.

Series can evolve as much as it likes, but there is no reason to change a character because now you can implement voice acting(see Sonic). And like I said I welcome voice acting for everyone , except for Link, because you know, they actually have some lines to say.
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ZFS
08/28/11 1:36:00 PM
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I'm not so sure I would really trust that Nintendo could write Link in a way that didn't make him worse off. Zelda stories aren't exactly great to begin with, and trying to give him character development and voice acting would play against their strengths instead of to them. The idea that a series needs "voice acting" to evolve is some real IGN-worthy stuff, though.

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Xiahou Shake
08/28/11 1:36:00 PM
#49:


Wind Waker killed my father and raped my mother.
(Just kidding, it's actually one of my favorite Zeldas, AND gaming's stronger than it's ever been. There's always been crap in gaming, in the old days it was awful games, these days it's mediocre games with bad business practices. Point is that the good today is far greater than it's ever been.)
On topic though, I wouldn't mind npcs having voices I suppose, but it'd have to be an experimental approach. Let's see if they can give generics decent voices before they try slapping them on the main characters, especially Link. We don't want another Other M or Super Mario Sunshine on our hands. >_>

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SubDeity
08/28/11 1:37:00 PM
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Come to think of it, has Nintendo EVER made a game with a serious plot that was good?

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