- Joined
- Dec 12, 2010
I like the current arrangement just fine.
I wouldn't have been happy if TP had ended with Link and Ilia together because Ilia didn't seem very nice. Also, Link and Zelda didn't seem to make much of a connection. I thought Link and Midna developed a great relationship over the game, and I'm glad I can imagine them being right for each other without the game forcing Link x Ilia or Link x Zelda on me.
In OOT, I can't see Saria and Link together because Saria is essentially an immortal little girl... how can kids be a couple, and how would Link maintain the relationship as he grew up for real? I could see Link x Malon or Link x Zelda, but I can't see how the game would have been improved by making any of these relationships concrete. If Link clearly loved Malon, why would the player care about rescuing Zelda? If Link clearly loved Zelda, what would motivate him to go fishing or look for skulltulas if his beloved was missing/in trouble/etc.?
I could see a scenario where Link has a serious love interest in a game and it works, but it would have to be done in exactly the right way.
I wouldn't have been happy if TP had ended with Link and Ilia together because Ilia didn't seem very nice. Also, Link and Zelda didn't seem to make much of a connection. I thought Link and Midna developed a great relationship over the game, and I'm glad I can imagine them being right for each other without the game forcing Link x Ilia or Link x Zelda on me.
In OOT, I can't see Saria and Link together because Saria is essentially an immortal little girl... how can kids be a couple, and how would Link maintain the relationship as he grew up for real? I could see Link x Malon or Link x Zelda, but I can't see how the game would have been improved by making any of these relationships concrete. If Link clearly loved Malon, why would the player care about rescuing Zelda? If Link clearly loved Zelda, what would motivate him to go fishing or look for skulltulas if his beloved was missing/in trouble/etc.?
I could see a scenario where Link has a serious love interest in a game and it works, but it would have to be done in exactly the right way.