Is it time for Zelda to be playable in a mainline Zelda game?
The Legend of Zelda seems like one of the most puzzling names for a video game series, if only for the fact you never play as Zelda in any of the mainline games. Instead, you play as Link, leaving the titular character for the franchise in more of a supporting role and even the frustrating damsel in distress at times.
Despite so much of the series revolving around Princess Zelda of Hyrule, she’s never had her chance to shine as the hero in the way Link has. Sure, you can play as her right now in spin-off games like Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and the Super Smash Bros. series, but those don’t carry the weight of a core title.
After all, every mainline installment of The Legend of Zelda, from the original on the NES to 2017’s Breath of the Wild, has featured only Link as the playable hero. (Now, this could theoretically change in Tears of the Kingdom, but that isn’t guaranteed.)
As such, I feel like it is finally time for Nintendo to take the plunge and give Zelda her much-deserved time as a playable protagonist. This would considerably change the course of the series and offer a brilliant new perspective, one that is far more intriguing than the princess in need of a hero to save her.
Playing as Zelda would offer a new, necessary perspective for The Legend of Zelda series. Nintendo hasn’t given Link a voice, for instance. Zelda, on the other hand, has had strong voice performances that carries many mainline games, including the masterful BOTW and Skyward Sword.
With Zelda as a playable character, she could be a fantastic counter to Link. I’m not saying she has to replace him entirely, but that they could be dual protagonists together. Link could offer the usual open exploration, puzzles, and gameplay; nothing has to
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