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(Anonymous) 2012-12-01 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)I think, first and foremost, that interacting with your Zelda I can see, feel, and hear potential in her. Some things you write for her (at least per Amat's network dialogue) do come across as very Zelda to me, which is great. She could, however, benefit from some improvement.
I think I saw - within the last week or so - a statement you made that said she was, admittedly, not one of your stronger characters and that you hadn't quite played her much in game settings as opposed to private storylines and what not. I'm not claiming you need to do this, but if you are not entirely certain of a character's voice, or you are not positive if something sounds like 'Zelda,' then a canon review may be beneficial to you. (I imagine not everyone gets the same help from canon reviews, so perhaps it may not be as useful to you as I'd like to think.)
Sometimes it seems as though you may not factor in Zelda's personality as an entirety. The anonymous above me mentioned canon point and your portrayal of Zelda being more representative of Zelda at the beginning of Skyward Sword rather than the ending. Zelda most certainly does have a more 'harsh' behaviour, perhaps entitled (but to a far lesser degree than some of the other games' Zeldas), and per chance a mite spoiled. She understands her responsibilities, of course, and spares no effort in reminding Link of his.
Throughout the storyline, she is something akin to a flower. She grows with almost a deliberate shove from Destiny to learn that there is more to the world than simply Skyloft - that there is more to her than simply what she's grown up knowing. She matures, perhaps because she is forced to, and she is required to do many things without Link's assistance, even knowing how much she would prefer it if he could be at her side. It is a friendship, and close to a potential romantic inclination between them, I think.
By the end of Skyward Sword, she seems far more emotionally aged and again, mature. More likely to accept things not going her way all of the time with a bit more grace, instead of potential temper tantrums and childish antics.
I brought the above up to show the contradictions in Zelda's game personality versus much of the personality shown (in both your prose writing and your dialogue) during the Shayla Shayla and Link (of the Sky variety) conflict. It is admittedly true that to some extent each Zelda in each game is a bit manipulative of the game's hero. Maybe not intentionally, but manipulative all the same. I think the degree by which you portray that in your Zelda (by way of guilt, passive-aggressive behaviour - which I do not find to be entirely OoC for her) is a bit excessive.
I think you have the right idea, but that you may carry it a little too far, and perhaps pulling back some would make Zelda more believable. (Not saying that she isn't currently, but that rather she - in my opinion - can be interpreted as an easily unlikable character in Amat, and it really ought to be more the opposite.)
Again, I do not wish to offend and I apologize if I do, however, much of how you have Zelda handling the situation (in her talks with OoT Link, Nabooru, Shayla, and so on) could be contrived as you pushing very hard for the shipping between Sky Link and your Zelda. I am not saying that you are doing that, only that it could certainly be a possibility based on Zelda's portrayal, which certainly seems to be more OoC with regarding her relationship with Link as opposed to her conversations that don't involve him. I have no way of knowing how emotionally invested you are personally to the characters or their relationship, but I also believe that to bring a character truly to life, one must be at least a little emotionally invested.
I appreciate the time you've taken to read this as I'm aware it is no short little ditty. I hope some of the things I have said are helpful and insightful for you. I'd like to see Zelda improve as I'd really like the chance to gain more CR with her. I wish you the very best of luck.
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