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I hate them so much. Especially Link.Related content
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He shouts and grunts so I don't think so.
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Then he must be mentally retarded.
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I hope you don't mind me looking through your gallery but as I did I found this and couldn't help but laugh hysterically. that was genius!
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Hey I don't mind, glad you enjoyed my stuff, thanks for the favs
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I dont think its as bad in a FPS, you dont see his face or actions (though I still haven't played part 2 so I don't know if they did something radically different for that one). In Zelda Link has emotion, he smiles, frowns, even yells, just never speaks. Its retarded.
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Well neither does the protagonists in pokemon(I seen your gallery) but what makes that kinda worse is that they still make decisions for you when it comes to verbal conflict. Main case in point in versions Red/Blue/Fire/Leaf when a Team Rocket member asks you to join them. I kept saying yes(in my mind). I really wanted to join them.
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Yeah I remember that. Lol. Still, I think it's not so bad or annoying in 2d sprite games somehow. Like for example I never had a problem with the protagonist of Suikoden 1 or 2 being mute but in 5 everyone was talking with voice overs, emoting, walking around during cut scenes and the main character just kinda tries his best to emote with facial expressions and miming. Ugh. Also Zelda and Suikoden have stories that are a bit deeper and more engrossing than Pokemon games ever do. I think it becomes creepier as the games get more cinematic.
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Well hey that creepiness worked out in Torque's favor in both Suffering games. I know Jak from the Jak and Daxter series was a mute(though there was a few times in the game where he tries to talk but is cut off) and in Jak 2 he talks and was really really pissed off. I still wanted to join Rocket dammit. They have such cool outfits.
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lol Yeah Rocket seems cool until you realize the folks in charge only let you use Koffing, Ekans, Zubat and Rattata.
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This is how Giovanni makes sure none of his subordinates can challenge him; by only letting them use vendor trash pokemon.
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im glad hes mute :]
I dont know what i would do if he had a voice..
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ohkay. i mean, acctually speaking
rather than
"Hyah!"
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When in a game with tons of story and dialog, silent protagonists are out of place and just mess up the whole environment and feeling of the game. Its pretty retarded when the rest of the cast is sitting there chatting and the main character is just kinda sitting there watching, once in a while one of the characters will talk for him "oh you think we should do this link? Oh you dont like that idea?" Crap like that. It doesn't bother me as much in old 2d games but when everything is 3d and realistic its just really out of place to have a mute along for the ride. Suikoden V takes it to a new level, now everyone has full voice overs and the main character just wiggles around and smiles like a retard. I'm all for never having a silent protagonist in a RPG anymore. Some games it doesn't matter, Megaman doesn't need to talk, the kids in Harvest Moon don't need to talk, but when there is a deep story involved it just gets ridiculous.
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That's cause Link is you. Whatever you are feeling in the situation, that's what the character is feeling. He's the link to the player.
Plus, no one really has much thought discussion, how much can he really have to say?
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Bull, he still interacts with the other characters in non vocal means, like nodding, smiling, frowning. Those aren't things you make him do, its the reaction to developers made him do. If he has a mind of his own to do those things he can talk. There are plenty of games where the character you control talks, theres really no excuse for keeping him a mute.
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Well, if they simply removed all aspects of character in him, as the old games, leaving him an even more blank slate. Because if you enjoy the idea of a blank slate onto who you project yourself, then really arguing more as to whether the addition of these incredibly basic emotions such as acceptance or shock was a bad idea, rather than whether not giving him a voice and more advanced personality. The simple things that you do not control are really only based on the ideas that are necessary to go further in the game.
I truly would not like it if they made him a character in his own right. Mainly cause those games provoke a different feeling. In zelda, you supposed to feel like you are saving a princess rather than reading a story about someone else doing it. That's why every game gives you the option of naming yourself.
(wrote all this on the wii so sorry if there are any typos or anything)
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Sure it's insulting link-kun i'm going to fave this
link has to annoy you at some point in time
XD great job btw
keep up the great link-death work XDDDDD
-Paige
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lawl how can you hate Link? 
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XD I think its funny... Even though I happen to like Link, since theres only been 4 Zelda games that I haven't liked. But I do wish they would stop before they kill it...
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I can't decide weather to be offended by this or praise it. 
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XD It only offended me alittle, but I'm too easy going not to take the joke. So smile way!
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If you tell me it offended you I'll only smile harder
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In addition to being silent, Link only has a range of two facial expressions: concerned and socked.
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I never relized that..
Now it's going to bug me!!
O__O THANK YOU oh, dear Darkmoon3636 for making me slightly more OCD. :bows:
xD
But yes, lovely pic.
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