Should there be spoken dialog in the next Zelda game.

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#1 PlasmaBeam44
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I personally think that the next big Zelda game should have spoken dialog much like Metroid Prime 3. If done right (it will be I'm sure) I think it would add much more to the game and won't ruin it like many fans believe it will.
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#2 Bass7
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Maybe, but link must remain mute. And Whenever they refer to him, they won't say Link, so they can still allow you to change the name.
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#3 ozzsoad
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I wouldn't mind dialogue in a Zelda game as long as it's not coming from Link. It'd ruin the game for me if he talked. I liked the dialogue in Metroid, I don't think I would have liked it as much if Samus spoke as well.
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#4 PlasmaBeam44
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My thoughts exactly. But you guys should vote!
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#5 murat8
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yea dialog would be great for the next LoZ game
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#7 dieworm
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I'd like it. It would make it so much more epic.
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#8 Jonthin
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I, *sighs* sadly havn't playe MP3 so i dont know how the diologue is in that one. But i think samus doesn't talk ever, only others do. I think it would be okay if LOZ did the same thing but i think Link should not have a voice, they would probly end up ruining it. i think the games are fine with text and some sound effects now and then, cept Midna in TP got annoying sometimes. But yeh i dont realy think it would be a good idea.
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#9 sunnystarz
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no it'll turn out have a bad english dubbed and ruin the experience overall
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#10 nickaura
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I think Link should remain muted, however for NPCs it would be a good idea, so long as the voice acting is done properly and is properly translated!. I expect nothing but shear/profound quality from a future Zelda title.
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#11 freek666
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Yeah, I wonder what they would sound like.

HopefullyLink doesn't sound like..."Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me princess!"

ThaT-Masta

Rofl. i remember that. god that was annoying. anyway, i reckon it would be a nice touch. but link must remain mute. him talking will be wierd and will break the tradition of the game.the only problem is if they let u change his name to something else they might not be able to say it. it will be a little awkward if its like "You must go and save the princess ___". so if they do they would have to keep him named link.

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#12 Travo_basic
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I'd like to see some spoken dialogue.
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#13 dankleafs
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I disagree, it would ruin zelda. i like the one word dialog: like the mail man HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYY, and the random noises the characters make. Just Say NO
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#14 lfckickass
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As long as Link doesnt speak it would work perfectly well and not ruin anything. It's time for an upgrade
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#15 nintendo-4life
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yes, i don't mind reading but voice acting sounds interesting.....
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#16 nintendo-4life
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yes, i don't mind reading but voice acting sounds interesting.....
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#17 xooco
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Nah, I kinda like the gibberish.
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#18 japanesegoth
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Maybe, but link must remain mute. And Whenever they refer to him, they won't say Link, so they can still allow you to change the name. Bass7

agreed.

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#19 Jesteroflies
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As long as Link doesnt speak. It would be a change. I like the text, makes it feel old school.
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#20 nintendo_fan675
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As long as link doesn't speak I'm fine
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#21 Jaysonguy
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Maybe, but link must remain mute. And Whenever they refer to him, they won't say Link, so they can still allow you to change the name. Bass7

I agree with this

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#22 -MasterSword-
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Sure but as long as Link is mute then I'm okay.
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#23 slimdave21
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Yea, there should be voices for the next Zelda game. Voices would have worked well with Twilight Princess aswell.

I wonder what art-style direction they would take the next time, because I think they are done with using adult link for awhile.

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#24 kazekage1234
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but I want link to talk like this:roll:
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#25 brandonthesaint
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Yes, the one thing thet I didn't like in Twighlight Princess was the constant reading. If there wasn't much dialog then I could deal with it, but there is a lot of it in Zelda games, and I hated the retarded noises the characters would make to make up for no dialog. Like the mailman he was funny the first but got real tiresome near the third time.
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#26 Ponmop
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I'd have to agree with everyone who is in favor of voice work, provided Link keeps his trap shut.
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#27 cobrax80
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no it'll turn out have a bad english dubbed and ruin the experience overallsunnystarz

No, Nintendo would not let that happen, spoken dialog in MP3 is great, Zelda games need voice overs now, it needs to evolve, it can't stay in the same formula forever.

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#28 patriot6
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It's a tradition... I just say no to spoken dialogs....
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#29 cobrax80
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It's a tradition... I just say no to spoken dialogs....patriot6

It's not a tradition, it was due to the limitations of the hardware.

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#30 Litchie
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If done right, voice acting would probably be cool, as long as Link doesn't talk.
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#31 PlasmaBeam44
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no it'll turn out have a bad english dubbed and ruin the experience overallsunnystarz

What makes you say that? Metroid Prime 3 has spoken dialog and it sounds supurb. I doubt Nintendo would ruin a Zelda game.

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#32 invadingduck
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Perhaps they should just let certain cenima sceens do the talking. That way some of the main characters can still say "Link","Bobby", or "Luthor" in the game, but not in the cenima sceens. And then all the random people can still have the grunts and gibberish we all know.

And the day I die is the day Link speaks in a nintendo game.

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#33 Lord_Tulak_Hord
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Yes, but link shouldn't speak, only npcs.
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#34 reno7728
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Just as long as link is mute and not refered to as link then i'd be fine with it
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#35 redban2
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Yes they should have voice-acting.. Final Fantasy was once in the same boat as Zelda on this same thing. They used to use the writing then they started voice-acting with, I think, Final Fantasy 10. And that turned out great for them.

Link shouldn't talk...we all agree on that.

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#36 deactivated-5967f36c08c33
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The next Zelda should have voice acting.However,they should not make Link talk.
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#37 darrian1993
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id like it BUT they would have to get the voice perfect otherwise it might ruin tha game
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#38 dieworm
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Why does everyone care if they say Link or not? It would be much better and cinematic. Who gives a turd about naming your character, it's not online or anything.
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#39 guyguyguy1234
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No, it is good the way it is
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#40 akai_reaver
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I agree that Link should remain mute.
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#41 Cancer8u
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I wouldnt want a complete spoken dialoge...but i dont know if they did it wrong it could flop the whole game......so i would like spoken dialog but only a few words or sentences....but definately the beginning of the game where it explains stuff...that should all be spoken.....by Morgan Freeman.....

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#42 VarnaSerph
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I wouldnt want a complete spoken dialoge...but i dont know if they did it wrong it could flop the whole game......so i would like spoken dialog but only a few words or sentences....but definately the beginning of the game where it explains stuff...that should all be spoken.....by Morgan Freeman.....

Cancer8u

Was that from madtv or something? i remember watching something about that.

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#43 suitmypants
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Dude, the option shouldn't be, "Yes, it's time for an upgrade." It should be more like, "Yes, it's time to get with the program!!" It's the 7th gen console! Almost all games have spoken dialogue in them... I'm not saying Link should speak, but everybody else should.
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#44 bottomdollar
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I'm curious to see how eerie they can make my boy Ganondorf's voice. Or would it be better just to leave it to the imagination?Hey, he already has the evil laugh down from Melee.
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#45 Ponmop
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[QUOTE="patriot6"]It's a tradition... I just say no to spoken dialogs....cobrax80

It's not a tradition, it was due to the limitations of the hardware.

Bingo. Just because they couldn't do it 20 years ago, doesn't mean they shouldn't do it now.

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#46 benjaminjoel
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NO!!!!!! It's become a staple of the game, much like all the characters in Banjo-Kazooie sounding like the teacher from Peanuts! If The Legend of Zelda 15 has voice-acting, I will GO CRAZY!

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#47 kayne2000
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yes voice overs and yes link needs to talk the dialouge usually looks odd and strange when he doesnt talk and im tired of countless situations that because he doesnt talk make literally 0 sense

too many link has a message the screen goes black or the ...... and the other person is like oh i see so link already TALKS anyway give him full lines

or he always has like 2 or 3 crushes throughout the game or a childhood friend that he never says a word too or his fairies that follow him through the whole game or that midna character in the last one and he never says a word? ya its lame

or zelda falls in love with this silent mute who in TP looked high on crack the entire time so i mean really link needs a voice and maybe then this dialouge wont have these odd WTF moments because he can TALK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

or ya know the dancing gorons yet link doesnt talk? unless yall love these odd WTF moments link needs to talk and half of the time its not really funny its just funny in that this is strange and off the wall kind of way because its so absurd its kind of funny but id prefer the story to make more logical sense than cheap shots at comedy but that is apparently just me who sees this mute link as some strange thing that has 0 sense to it. maybe if the story was written in such a way that link not talking made sense then ok but it is never done that way and therefore is generally stupid especially when trying to be serious it really just pretty much kills it.

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#48 Chefboyrd03
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mhm i agree with almost everyone here that dialogue would be great. however link should be silent becuase different ppl imagine his voice differently and would be dissapointed to find out what he really sounds like.
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#49 DaAznSaN
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Dialog for everyone but Link, sure. Link can stay silent because he himself doesn't ever really need to say anything.
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#50 parksits
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Yeah, I wonder what they would sound like.

Hopefully Link doesn't sound like..."Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me princess!"

ThaT-Masta

yes!:lol:

the townspeople deserve a voice , a voice to express themselves in a deeper and more meaning full manner than...... eeehh!?, gruuunt. or waaaoooo!