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The Black Culture Thread |OT15| - Equine, Please
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Ricky Ricardo
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Game companies want to be Hollywood or Atlanta so bad.
NipplesAndToes23
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Atlanta?
Only city I can think of with a big music crosssection
BlackGhost
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andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
Most recent Zelda handheld game was amazing. The one where you can go flat against the wall. I thought that was universally acclaimed.
NipplesAndToes23
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Oh, I thought you were going somewhere else with that.
Prototype Viktor
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(playing battlefield) this is what I do - The Game
Because he misses 50 writing his hooks and hot lines
Because he misses 50 writing his hooks and hot lines
andthebeatgoeson
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Now they suspend Dray? Fucking bullshit. He should have been out one of those okc games.
A Link between Worlds is well liked. The most recent handheld game is Triforce Heroes which is pretty much another Four Swords game.
I dunno, worked out pretty great for me.
Storm Chamber
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Forgot E3 started today.
Oh well
Oh well
Face it Tiger..
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If you famous, and you play games... you go to E3.
Ricky Ricardo
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Secret Fawful
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Time to eat some fresh-off-the-grill homemade BBQ.
MikeBreezy92
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Might as well be Hollywood East all the shows and movies being filmed there.
Ironically, people want representation in their Japanese produced games. Just not for anyone with a shade darker than a paper bag.
I think it would be a welcome change, and lend more credence to the concept of Link representing the player. I would go even further and say it would be cool if there were skin tone options and shit too (I haven't seen much argue for that though).
I recognize the issue that Link has become his own established character over the last 30 years though. But Link is essentially a different character between each game so I don't see why they couldn't implement even light customization into a new Zelda.
EdibleKnife
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It'd be a welcome story change. No one thinks the gameplay would be different, just that a wrench of some kind would be thrown into the formula
Secret Fawful
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This is the series where the dark-skinned tribe of women are all portrayed as thieves and the race and family of the king of evil. Skin tone and gender options would be neat, and could change a LOT about Zelda, like creating more positive representation.
Yup yup. Certainly would get me playing another Zelda game. I haven't messed with it since Majora's Mask (original).
On another note...I started remember bits and pieces of my very high and inebriated Friday night; I definitely kissed my ex.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
From Nintendo? Naw, ain't gonna happen. Just a fantasy.
Professor Beef
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If there's a gender option in the next Zelda than that's neat I guess, but I can't see myself being upset if it doesn't happen. Seems like a bunch of people worked themselves into a shoot from that first teaser.
Exactly. It's like there's a law or something that says you can't like every Zelda game.
At what point do you just give people a character creator? Maybe even letting people pick Link's name was the beginning already. I've always found it kind of peculiar how Japanese adventure games and RPGs classically let people pick names like in CRPGs but otherwise had pre-written characters.
Where?
NipplesAndToes23
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I've said this a thousand times, but fuck a female Link. Game named after the girl and after 30 years bitch still gotta play second fiddle to that tunic wearing motherfucker. It's time to give her her due. Mad disrepectful otherwise.
There is going to be blood in the streets come Tuesday
Male Link only = Blood in the streets
Female Option = Blood in the streets
Female Link only = Blood in the streets
BLOOD IN THE STREETS
Like I don't think anyone is ever going to convince people on "the other side" of this issue that they are right. The end goal is basically the same - a desire for better representation in video games, including one of the bigger IPs in the medium. The issue is the methodology. I'd prefer if Link was made less like an avatar (not more), I'm not convinced its good branding (this is a change you can never take back and I can't think of a single example where a decades old character, as opposed to a title, was permanently race/gender swapped) and I feel it comes off as a bit lazy - especially when there are already female characters that could/should be pushed further (hello Zelda). I don't think race/gender-swapping is terrible in all circumstances at all but I'm not a fan of the idea here. And no, I'm not interested in Black Link either for all the same reasons.
Thinking about it, this conversation kind of reminds me of the Democratic Primary. "Either you're progressive in the same way I am or fuck you!". This only applies to those with REALLY strong feelings on the subject though.
Not entirely sure if I'd use your language but I agree with your sentiment.
Male Link only = Blood in the streets
Female Option = Blood in the streets
Female Link only = Blood in the streets
BLOOD IN THE STREETS
Like I don't think anyone is ever going to convince people on "the other side" of this issue that they are right. The end goal is basically the same - a desire for better representation in video games, including one of the bigger IPs in the medium. The issue is the methodology. I'd prefer if Link was made less like an avatar (not more), I'm not convinced its good branding (this is a change you can never take back and I can't think of a single example where a decades old character, as opposed to a title, was permanently race/gender swapped) and I feel it comes off as a bit lazy - especially when there are already female characters that could/should be pushed further (hello Zelda). I don't think race/gender-swapping is terrible in all circumstances at all but I'm not a fan of the idea here. And no, I'm not interested in Black Link either for all the same reasons.
Thinking about it, this conversation kind of reminds me of the Democratic Primary. "Either you're progressive in the same way I am or fuck you!". This only applies to those with REALLY strong feelings on the subject though.
Not entirely sure if I'd use your language but I agree with your sentiment.
I don't feel super strongly about it either way, but if your character is just a stand in for the player, I don't see why you couldn't put in a character creator. Doesn't mean you need to put in 200,000 hair/face combos.
Ohh yeah, i forgot that i was a gerudo according to Zelda.
*Sam beckett's voice* Ohh boy.
They can take it back though. Remember how Pokemon XY has custom characters and then they announced to ORAS remakes and took that right out?
The game & its development/communication 100% has/had issues but I feel an non-insignificant number of people like to hate on it because it gives them hate boners. That or react in ways that are disproportionate to the slight actually being committed.
This comic <3
I also remember, rightfully, how Nintendo go dragged across the internet for that. I wouldb't be surprised if that its the reason that feature is back in Sun/Moon.
Yes. Yes we can.
FeenixRising
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That shit was HORRIBLE omg I hate my old roommate for making me shit through that bullshit
TangerineCloud
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I'd just prefer a new, original female character, tbh. Don't particularly want to see Zelda, Link, or Female Link as the protagonist.
I watched this when I was with family down in Washington.
We were all gathered around in the hotel suite eating Popeyes watching this shit. Terrible movie.
They were all in to it too.
Emperor_EL
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Yeah, I'm waiting for them to stop bullshittin' & give us a "Warrior Queen Zelda" game.
Mrs. Manky
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Lucy? You mean the movie that was Scarlett Johansen's audition for Ghost In The Shell?
Hell yeah it was trash.
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