So what's with the Link redesign in LoZ Wii U?

 
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Why does he look more feminine than ever before?





I actually really like it, just wondering why the decision was made.
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>doesn't even link a picture

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hahahaha

the blue tunic is fly though.


 
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>doesn't even link a picture

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Wait -- you didn't know what he looked like before...?


 
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the blue tunic is fly though.

Don't get me wrong -- I actually like the redesign. He looks pretty sick.

Just wondering why the decision was made to drop his traditional look.


 
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Wait -- you didn't know what he looked like before...?
i've kinda been actively avoiding any and all information about the new zelda game, but w/e

i made an exception here because i'm probably gonna end up seeing him at some point anyway
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i've kinda been actively avoiding any and all information about the new zelda game, but w/e

Oh, sorry. I didn't realise other people did that with games, lol.

I'll try and be more... discreet the next time I make a thread about the next game.

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i made an exception here because i'm probably gonna end up seeing him at some point anyway

Well now that you see him, what do you think?


 
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ehhh
not a fan

i could get used to it, maybe


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I'm indifferent on the design but it looks fantastic in game.


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hahahaha

the blue tunic is fly though.

Don't get me wrong -- I actually like the redesign. He looks pretty sick.

Just wondering why the decision was made to drop his traditional look.
Dunno. I for one am kinda tired of the usual green tunic and cap. They could still bring it back, like this could just be Link's attire early in the game or w/e.

As for his actual physical appearance. There is no "traditional" look. Check out artist renditions of him from the NES, SNES and Game Boy games and compare them to N64 and up. I'd say they went back to the older style a bit.


 
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Dunno. I for one am kinda tired of the usual green tunic and cap. They could still bring it back, like this could just be Link's attire early in the game or w/e.

I think having the option would be nice. I can't really say I'm tired of Link getup, considering I've yet to beat an entire Zelda game...

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As for his actual physical appearance. There is no "traditional" look. Check out artist renditions of him from the NES, SNES and Game Boy games and compare them to N64 and up. I'd say they went back to the older style a bit.

Well, you know what I meant by "traditional".


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Well, you know what I meant by "traditional".
You said he looks more feminine than ever before. I don't think he looks much worse than his oldest designs.



 
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You said he looks more feminine than ever before. I don't think he looks much worse than his oldest designs.

Oh, sorry I was confused.

He does look pretty feminine there, yeah, but I straight-up thought we were actually playing as Zelda this time around when I first saw the trailer. As someone who hadn't played a Zelda game before, I thought it was a girl.


 
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The tunic will change at some point I think. I actually really like the look of it but no way Nintendo would change Link's "main attire" from the green garb we're used to. He didn't wear it at the start of Twilight Princess either.


As for his features, I like it. He's always been a feminine looking character. That's why people call him "fairy boy" lol
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I doubt this game is still intended for a WiiU release.


 
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They should have just made him female in this one. I mean he already looks the part.


 
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The tunic will change at some point I think. I actually really like the look of it but no way Nintendo would change Link's "main attire" from the green garb we're used to. He didn't where it at the start of Twilight Princess either.

I just hope we get to choose what to wear, and that health and stuff isn't linked to appearance. I'm really digging both his get-ups in my OP and your post.

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As for his features, I like it. He's always been a feminine looking character. That's why people call him "fairy boy" lol

Yeah, but he looks really feminine now. I'm not complaining, because I really like it, I'm just making an observation.


 
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I doubt this game is still intended for a WiiU release.

Yeah, whatever. Everyone knows what I'm talking about when I say "LoZ Wii U".


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They should have just made him female in this one. I mean he already looks the part.
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They should have just made him female in this one. I mean he already looks the part.

Can't say I'm against that, either.

I mean, the dude doesn't even talk so, it's not like it really matters.


 
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He actually reminds me a lot of the original Jak concept art.





 
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maybe he IS female?...

has it been confirmed, or are we just making assumptions


 
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The tunic will change at some point I think. I actually really like the look of it but no way Nintendo would change Link's "main attire" from the green garb we're used to. He didn't where it at the start of Twilight Princess either.

I just hope we get to choose what to wear, and that health and stuff isn't linked to appearance. I'm really digging both his get-ups in my OP and your post.
That seems very likely. In Twilight Princess you had the option to switch to a couple.
Zora Armour
That was used for being underwater longer. But like you said hopefully it isn't linked to health.


 
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maybe he IS female?...

has it been confirmed, or are we just making assumptions
I believe in the interview with the developers they referred  to him as a "he" although it could be worth looking at again.


 
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maybe he IS female?...

has it been confirmed, or are we just making assumptions

Confirmed.

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The stunning gameplay footage reveal of The Legend of Zelda on Wii U was undoubtedly one of the finest moments of E3 2014. But since the brief reveal, there's been a lot of speculation that the hero in the trailer was a female Link, or perhaps another character entirely.

But it seems like that's not the case. Speaking to Australian site MMGN, Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma has said that the character in the trailer was, in fact, a male Link. "You know, you have to show Link when you create a trailer for a Zelda announcement," said Aonuma to the site.

A male Link it is, then. How does that make you feel?

Apparently, gender isn't important to them as they want Link to represent the player, male or female.
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I doubt this game is still intended for a WiiU release.
If NX is being released next year, I guarantee you it will launch on both.


 
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Here's to hoping the NX is an actual console this time, without gimmicks.


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They should have just made him female in this one. I mean he already looks the part.


Standalone title starring her when?


 
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Reading the article further:
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"The character's a hero, and represents the player in the game, so I leave that to the player to decide what the characteristics are of the player character, because it's supposed to represent him or herself. If that makes sense!"
Seems more like a genderless confirmation to me, interestingly enough. I can respect that.