Cfrock
Keep it strong
Me and some friends were recently talking about which video game characters we liked and I mentioned Link. One of my friends said Link was a terrible character because he never speaks.
What do you guys think? Does being silent make a character bad?
I don't think it does since we still see Link's facial expressions and body language, so we still get a good idea of his feelings and motivations. For example, at the beginning of The Wind Waker, when Link's sister Aryll gets kidnapped, Link jumps in surprise, then scrunches his face in anger then runs forward blindly after her. We see his thought process and understand why he does what he does. We still get a strong sense of his character despite never hearing him speak.
What do you guys think? Does being silent make a character bad?
I don't think it does since we still see Link's facial expressions and body language, so we still get a good idea of his feelings and motivations. For example, at the beginning of The Wind Waker, when Link's sister Aryll gets kidnapped, Link jumps in surprise, then scrunches his face in anger then runs forward blindly after her. We see his thought process and understand why he does what he does. We still get a strong sense of his character despite never hearing him speak.