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What is your preference?

Old TP link 65 48.87%
 
New TP link 68 51.13%
 
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Miyamotoo on 02 November 2015

Looks perfect for TP HD. :)



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HoloDust on 02 November 2015
AlfredoTurkey said:
Ruler said:


And the problem is?


That we're suppose to believe that this young man can save an entire world. In real life, there's no way a kid that effeminate could do such a thing. Testosterone is needed for hand to hand combat. It's why Beiber would be the first to go in a real zombie apocalypse.

Lagertha disapproves, as well as Lady Brienne


 

But seriously, they should really stop feminising him - young people can fight (Miyamoto Musashi won his first duel at age of 13), but making Link more and more looking like a girl as years go on is becoming quite silly.



Frogger on 02 November 2015
AlfredoTurkey said:

I totally agree. Somewhere between FF and Bloodborne would be awesome. Full orchestration, blood, dramatic cutscenes etc. It'll never happen though.


And thank god for that.



Pavolink on 02 November 2015
AlfredoTurkey said:
Ruler said:


And the problem is?


That we're suppose to believe that this young man can save an entire world. In real life, there's no way a kid that effeminate could do such a thing. Testosterone is needed for hand to hand combat. It's why Beiber would be the first to go in a real zombie apocalypse.

Hahahaha

I agree, but that comparision made me laugh.



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outlawauron on 02 November 2015
StarOcean said:
Why does everyone think Link looks like a girl? o.o does a guy have to have a super steroid-pumped face to look like a male these days? v.v XD

Well Link always been androgynous, so I wouldn't read into those comments very much.



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Pavolink on 02 November 2015
StarOcean said:
Why does everyone think Link looks like a girl? o.o does a guy have to have a super steroid-pumped face to look like a male these days? v.v XD

This looks like a male:



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Metroid33slayer on 02 November 2015
outlawauron said:
StarOcean said:
Why does everyone think Link looks like a girl? o.o does a guy have to have a super steroid-pumped face to look like a male these days? v.v XD

Well Link always been androgynous, so I wouldn't read into those comments very much.

I think androgyny is a Japanese thing, the most girly looking guys in gaming usually come from JRPG's like final fantasy, Tale's, Dragon quest etc. I also think the average Japanese male looks more feminine than we do, for example just take a look at smash bro's creator masahiro sakurai, gymnast kohei uchimura and actor yamada yuki below. Androgyny is part of japanese culture and Nintendo are japanese so i don't think links appearance will ever change. I mean has anyone ever seen a butch japanese male protagonist in any game? (Snake doesn't count because he isn't ethnically japanese).

       

   



outlawauron on 02 November 2015
Metroid33slayer said:
outlawauron said:

Well Link always been androgynous, so I wouldn't read into those comments very much.

I think androgyny is a Japanese thing, the most girly looking guys in gaming usually come from JRPG's like final fantasy, Tale's, Dragon quest etc. I also think the average Japanese male looks more feminine than we do, for example just take a look at smash bro's creator masahiro sakurai, gymnast kohei uchimura and actor yamada yuki below. Androgyny is part of japanese culture and Nintendo are japanese so i don't think links appearance will ever change. I mean has anyone ever seen a butch japanese male protagonist in any game? (Snake doesn't count because he isn't ethnically japanese).

While I don't disagree with you as a whole, but there are several masculine JP video game characters. They are typically fitting a gangster or thug stereotype though.



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Alkibiádēs on 02 November 2015

A manly Link would look strange tbh! A Link in his late teens or early 20s is the best way to go imo.



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Metroid33slayer on 02 November 2015
outlawauron said:
Metroid33slayer said:

I think androgyny is a Japanese thing, the most girly looking guys in gaming usually come from JRPG's like final fantasy, Tale's, Dragon quest etc. I also think the average Japanese male looks more feminine than we do, for example just take a look at smash bro's creator masahiro sakurai, gymnast kohei uchimura and actor yamada yuki below. Androgyny is part of japanese culture and Nintendo are japanese so i don't think links appearance will ever change. I mean has anyone ever seen a butch japanese male protagonist in any game? (Snake doesn't count because he isn't ethnically japanese).

While I don't disagree with you as a whole, but there are several masculine JP video game characters. They are typically fitting a gangster or thug stereotype though.

I have never played yakuza so i only see pretty boys when i play Japanese games. I don't mind, it makes a change from playing as some musclebound brute.

An american action hero.

A japanese idea of an action hero.