User blog comment:Deathmanstratos/Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare "Induction" Singleplayer mission shown/@comment-112.204.160.194-20140612180405/@comment-1187559-20140614124648

He talks in the cutscenes. And we didn't have a talking protagonist in the levels themselves until Black Ops, so I don't see why it's that much of a huge deal. As long as it's scripted right so it makes sense why you're not taking most of the time, then it shouldn't be much of an issue.