I know it's been done before, I'm just saying it hasn't been done well. Also, as far as I know, AT is pushing the boundaries of what can be called medieval fantasy (yes, more than Zelda).
Still, you have to admit that an American accent will feel out of place in medieval fantasy. Just look at LotR or GoT for example, they just won't be as good if you replace British accents with American.
American accents work with many things, just not medieval settings.
True, but LoZ has a Medieval-European inspired setting, and America wasn't even discovered during these times, so giving Link an American accent doesn't make much sense.
Besides, English sounds better.
Why would you make Link a girl?
Anyway, yeah, speaking is definitely the lesser evil, just don't make him American. (English, real, not faked. Please.)