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Topic: Will Zelda Wii need voice acting?

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Kid_A

For me, the best part about Zelda has always been the story. Nintendo always seems to pull out the big guns when it comes to making sure that the latest Zelda instalment has a movie-like quality to all the writing, characters, and cutscenes. Although Mr. Miyamoto said that it wouldn't be "radically different", it does seem like Zelda Wii is going to be an incredibly realistic and immersive experience (with Link sporting a more mature, Twilight Princess-ish look and WiiMotion+ giving us a more realistic take on Swordplay). I feel like the Motion+ is really going to put you into the game: wouldn't text-based dialogue detract from that? Obviously Link should remain the silent hero, but the other characters are just as important, and I feel they should be given a voice. Now, it would have to be great voice acting--mediocre voice acting would ruin the game. And maybe there could be an option to turn the voices off and add in the subtitles. But I think that, if done right, voice acting could be a really big step forward for the series.

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Ivol

NO!

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cheetahman91

No and this is why:
[youtube:Y4SLjLen7-c]

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I prefer Zelda without voice acting.

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Kid_A

cheetahman91 wrote:

No and this is why:
[youtube:Y4SLjLen7-c]

Yeah, yeah. We've all seen that. Which is why I said Link shouldn't talk, and the voice acting would have to be outstanding to make it work.

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cheetahman91

I just needed a good reason. That's the only legit reason I can think of. It could be done right though, but after that mess that is The Faces of Evil and Zelda Wand of Gamelon, I just don't know.

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Timwario

Hopefully they do dubbing like animes have. That would be awesome! As long as it's not crappy dubbing.

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Noire

Need? Not really. Would I maybe like it? Yes, if it wasn't too terribly awful. Do I like answering my own questions? You'll have to figure that out on your own.

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Stevie

If he talks like he did in the old cartoon he was in, saying "Excuse me" in the most obnoxious voice possible then no way !!

V8_Ninja

A great idea that would succumb to poor execution.

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blackknight77

No it does not need voice acting and it would make the cutscenes to long.

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Timwario

Roopa132 wrote:

Like Nintendo once said, everyone has his own imagination what the characters sound like and if you hear a voice you don't like at all (like the CDI ones) it can ruin your whole game experience.

Ah, remember bowser from super mario sunshine?

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Adam

For all those who think Nintendo is incapable of hiring and directing good voice actors, go play Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. Then we'll talk.

Whether or not Zelda needs it, well, it depends. I don't think the gameplay of the past few Zeldas has been interesting enough to get away with the boring, samey stories we're dealt time and again. If they make the game more exploration- and/or action-focused, I could see them continuing to get away with the silent movie approach.

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Kid_A

Twario wrote:

Roopa132 wrote:

Like Nintendo once said, everyone has his own imagination what the characters sound like and if you hear a voice you don't like at all (like the CDI ones) it can ruin your whole game experience.

Ah, remember bowser from super mario sunshine?

Ah yes, he was voiced by Foghorn Leghorn from Looney Toons as I recall.

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RandomWiiPlayer

I wouldn't mind, but I prefer it doesn't. Zelda has never had voice acting, and I hate change. If they used the voices of the people who do the grunts and all that crap, and it sounds like it fits, then fine. If they find random new people who's voice doesn't fit at all, then hell no.

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Chunky_Droid

That guy was still doing Bowser in 2007, he played him in Mario Strikers Charged.

I don't know who's done his voice since, if he's actually said anything since then, Bowser's not listed in Galaxy's credits

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geek-master

iit will only work if square inx does it and nintendo works on graphics and gamplay and story

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But link already has a voice,
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