Aonuma never considered VA for LoZ:SS plus more!

In the last issue of Nintendo Power there is an interview with Zelda Director Eiji Aonuma.

In it he says he never considered VA and he doesn't like the idea. Also he mention having the NPC talk and not link as a horrible idea.

He also says ther art $tyle was choosen becauses it shows off Link's sword moves very well.

Confirms Zelda in the game but no anwser on Ganondorf

The tea table has not been upended

No flying like Pit

I'm not sure how to site this so I'll just let you guys/gals check yourselves. Those aren't his words there paraphrased cause I didn't think it was allowed due to NP being a print media

I'm super happy because any voices at all would ruin the world zelda creates

Ugh, Nintendo has to keep up with the times. An action adventure game like Zelda definitely should have voice acting, it'd make it a lot more atmospheric.

Still don't care about voice acting on Zelda. It doesn't have an impact for me.

Ugh, Nintendo has to keep up with the times. An action adventure game like Zelda definitely should have voice acting, it'd make it a lot more atmospheric.

Nintendo_Fan128

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Ugh, Nintendo has to keep up with the times. An action adventure game like Zelda definitely should have voice acting, it'd make it a lot more atmospheric.

King_Dodongo

Even if there were good voices, it would just feel awkward in a Zelda game. I hope the Zelda that releases in 15 years doesn't have voice acting either.

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Ugh, Nintendo has to keep up with the times. An action adventure game like Zelda definitely should have voice acting, it'd make it a lot more atmospheric.

King_Dodongo

I never liked the idea of having voices in a Zelda game because I like to have an imaginary voice in my mind while reading the text.. Same goes with Final Fantasy 1-9.

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Ugh, Nintendo has to keep up with the times. An action adventure game like Zelda definitely should have voice acting, it'd make it a lot more atmospheric.

nintendoman562

But voices would really ruin the game. Zelda is all about the adventure being yours, and doing it your way.

But voices would really ruin the game. Zelda is all about the adventure being yours, and doing it your way.

Cruse34

There should really be Voice Acting. The idea of NPCs talking and Link not, is not a bad idea. It has been done before, and it works.

But voices would really ruin the game. Zelda is all about the adventure being yours, and doing it your way.

Cruse34

There should really be Voice Acting. The idea of NPCs talking and Link not, is not a bad idea. It has been done before, and it works.

AmayaPapaya

Aonuma said that he dislikes this idea more then having Link himself talk

Well this is kind of sad news. And I don;t mean that in the end that there isn;t voice acting in the game (although I certainly would like it). But the mere fact that he says he never considred it? Or that even just NPCs talking is a "horrible idea"....just wowo. I love Anouma but damn.....that is just dreadful to hear. I have no idea why that is but I feel it's a shame to have that outdated approach. Especially for a 2011 game. I have no doubt Skyward Sword will be amazing, but this is one small but integral thing that needs to be fixed soon. Imo.

Fine by me, I don't care about voice acting in Zelda games. In a way text without voice acting really works with Zelda adventures, and has become traditional of the 3D games. I think's fine the way it is, having some NPC's have grunts or screams or whatever, and having Link remain silent. Link has always been the silent protagonist and to have him speak would ruin that.

And who thought Link was going to fly like Pit? :lol:

well he's right. having half the cast talking and the main character being a retarded dude that can only moan would be ridiculous BrunoBRS

I'm more hyped up for the game after reading that.

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]well he's right. having half the cast talking and the main character being a retarded dude that can only moan would be ridiculous Sepewrath

II'm super happy because any voices at all would ruin the world zelda creates

Cruse34

Don't mind either way...tho the only VA game I really like was Mass Effect 1 & 2. I just dislike bad VA ...must come with option to turn off incase its crap :P

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II'm super happy because any voices at all would ruin the world zelda creates

meetroid8

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II'm super happy because any voices at all would ruin the world zelda creates

Sepewrath

it creates a world that is the way you want it. You can take your time, do stuff when you want, name your character whatever, etc

II'm super happy because any voices at all would ruin the world zelda creates

good news again, although im still wondering (andd hoping) if ganondorf will be in the game.

OBVIOUS link wouldn't fly... did anyone really think he'd grow wings?BrunoBRS

Or you could see "No flying like Pit" as a confirmation that you do fly. Whenever I thought of Link flying, I always Imagined him on a dragon or some other creature that flies.

Is the community getting so lazy that they don't even want to read text in their games anymore? I honestly don't care about having VA in my Zelda games, and I can honestly say the majority of the fanbase can agree with me on that.

There should really be Voice Acting. The idea of NPCs talking and Link not, is not a bad idea. It has been done before, and it works.

AmayaPapaya

this.

it worked well with metroid prime corruption, why wouldn't it work with zelda?

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] OBVIOUS link wouldn't fly... did anyone really think he'd grow wings?AmayaPapaya

Or you could see "No flying like Pit" as a confirmation that you do fly. Whenever I thought of Link flying, I always Imagined him on a dragon or some other creature that flies.

[QUOTE="Sepewrath"][QUOTE="meetroid8"] That makes no sense at all.wiifan001

While I probably wouldn't have mind the NPC having VA, I'm ultimately glad there isn't any voice acting in the new game. Chances are if they did VA, I think when most people finally heard it, everyone's opinion would be split on the quality, regardless of how good it actually is or how terrible.

The Ganon comment has me concerned though. I hope Aonuma's reluctance to comment on him only turns out to be that Ganon plays a part SS, but he won't be a the main villain. I like Ganon, but it would be nice to see them try a new villain on the major Zelda titles.

i don't get the tea table thingyBrunoBRS

Miyamoto did this late in the Twilight Princess development process by suggesting that wolf Link should have a companion on his back because watching a wolf run from behind looks very boring. They added Midna at that point, which obviously changed a lot about the story and even the game mechanics.

As for voice acting, the main problem facing the Zelda devs is that naming your own character has been a staple of the series, and if you pay attention, they LOVE to have NPCs say your name in dialogue, mainly because it exudes a sense of personal contact, like somehow the people in the game know YOU (unless you've named your character something vulgar just to laugh at the resulting dialogue). A lot of us might not care about something like that, but obviously the creators of Zelda do.

Do people really imagine up voices for all of the different characters? That seems a little crazy. I don't see how imaginary voices could ever be better than real voices, but to each his own I guess.meetroid8

I'm wondering the same thing. Whenever reading pretty much anything, mentally, all of the characters have the same "voice." To me, at least.

I think what he's trying to say is that voice acting would take away the feel of the Zelda feel. The whole Zelda world is a fantasy, based on imagination. Voice acting would take away any sort of imagination of yours, I just stated above, about how the voice work should go. Being on progress in an acting major, a voice given to me the questions go as: Was the voice good? Is it believable? Does it match the character's wants and needs? Usually it's a yes, no, sort of kind of deal. Whereas as a character with gestures and appearance, with text at the bottom, gives a question of: How do you imagine this character to give the certain material that the character speaks, How do you make it sound fitting and believeable?wiifan001

Then hire good script writers and good voice actors. Problem solved.

Is the community getting so lazy that they don't even want to read text in their games anymore? I honestly don't care about having VA in my Zelda games, and I can honestly say the majority of the fanbase can agree with me on that.

Zophar87

Or maybe some people find the text-only dialogue of Zelda to be outdated when many modern franchises have it nowadays...?

[QUOTE="meetroid8"] Do people really imagine up voices for all of the different characters? That seems a little crazy. I don't see how imaginary voices could ever be better than real voices, but to each his own I guess.VGobbsesser

I'm wondering the same thing. Whenever reading pretty much anything, mentally, all of the characters have the same "voice."

I remember making a voice for the Great Deku Tree in OoT. It sounded a lot like Treebeard from the Lord of the Rings movies, now that I think about it.

Also, I always have different voices for characters in books. It's not something I consciously do... but usually the author has painted the character's picture well enough that I just associate how the person looks in my imagination to how that person would probably talk (although sometimes the author explicitly describes the voice, like Voldemort's high-pitched, raspy, cold voice).

ofc

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[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] OBVIOUS link wouldn't fly... did anyone really think he'd grow wings?BrunoBRS

Or you could see "No flying like Pit" as a confirmation that you do fly. Whenever I thought of Link flying, I always Imagined him on a dragon or some other creature that flies.

Maybe his sword is magical and flies :P

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]i don't get the tea table thingyJordanElek

Miyamoto did this late in the Twilight Princess development process by suggesting that wolf Link should have a companion on his back because watching a wolf run from behind looks very boring. They added Midna at that point, which obviously changed a lot about the story and even the game mechanics.

Meh its all fine dandy saying that it doesnt need voice acting but now its getting to a point that it wont hold. Yes the voice acting might be bad but it is possible to hire GOOD voice actors or just give everyone else GOOD voices.
As average as the voice acting was in metroid prime 3, it still made the game better and atm that is why I am probably more excited for other m than zelda, since zelda almost seems afraid to evolve

Meh its all fine dandy saying that it doesnt need voice acting but now its getting to a point that it wont hold. Yes the voice acting might be bad but it is possible to hire GOOD voice actors or just give everyone else GOOD voices.
As average as the voice acting was in metroid prime 3, it still made the game better and atm that is why I am probably more excited for other m than zelda, since zelda almost seems afraid to evolve

donaldo1989