Having your character talk during cutscenes

[fusional]

Silence is a characteristic

just because your character doesn't have lines of dialogue, that doesn't mean they're mute.

the silent protagonist in games generally isn't actually silent. their responses are implied, and you fill in the blanks yourself with whatever you're thinking or feeling as you watch/play along. they're interacting in the story, but as a blank slate.

i never thought it was that complicated, but it seems even outside of preference a lot of people have difficulty grasping this concept.