That is not a $300 set.

EDIT: Eh, looking at it a bit more, I can sort of see $300, I would def want 10-20% off the set before I bit the bullet.

I'm a Playstation nerd, so I won't be picking this up. Looks pretty good though (even if I don't know a single thing that's going on).

But that price... Oof! For comparison, the 4000 piece Natural History Museum is the same price in Australia.

Oh my god, this post will get crazy response.

I never bought any Mario sets but this I will most likely get.
(agreed, this does not look like a $300 set)

We might eventually get Metroid!

Ideas Zelda creators, you can rest now.
Glad to finally have some Zelda! Price is a bit steep though. Maybe we’ll get smaller sets later?

@Zink said:
"Another nostalgia-bait set for the geezer demographic. YAWN!"

Geezer? What are you talking about? Ocarina came out in 1998, and Breath of the Wild came out in 2017.

Not gonna pretend to know anything about Legend of Zelda, but this is a pretty impressive model! Reminds me of Morgan Treeman from The B3's 24-Ville story.

@johleth said:
"That is not a $300 set."

Exactly, as it is $330 in Sweden...

I gotta say, the OoT one looks a lot better than the BotW version. The whole model looks kind of strange with that version.

Hope this leads to more sets! That Hyrule Castle that kept being shot down by Lego Ideas would be puh-retty sweet.

Too pricey! Looks more like $220-$250 to me. Nice to get an actual minifigures of Nintendo characters though. Link’s shield looks nice!

don't know zelda lore at all so it means nothing to me and looking what it is 300$ seems pretty overpriced, like 75-100$ too much imo.

@Zink said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @Zink said:
"Lego is really banking in on the nostalgia of boomers"

I think you need to reevaluate the meaning of 'boomers'. The Legend of Zelda was launched in 1986 and I think its many sequels remain pretty popular today!"

I don't literally mean baby boomers. Just old people in general."

People from the 1980s aren't old. They are around halfway through their lives...

It is wildly overpriced, but Ima jump on this one. I can't imagine rhis being out in the world and not owning it.

I am more interested in what the GWP will be. A Guardian Stalker?

@Zink said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @Zink said:
"Lego is really banking in on the nostalgia of boomers"

I think you need to reevaluate the meaning of 'boomers'. The Legend of Zelda was launched in 1986 and I think its many sequels remain pretty popular today!"

I don't literally mean baby boomers. Just old people in general."

Yes, old people are very prone to spontaneous explosion.

Don't need it, but don't hate it. The Legend of Zelda has some deep pop culture roots and has an entire epic mythology, so I don't get the hate beyond "I'm not into this, therefore it's bad."

300 dollars is a lot (also compared to other Nintendo licensed display sets). Also, it's 2500 pieces and it does not show, i wonder how many pieces are left out from either model. Love the idea of having two-in-one, though, so two generations are happy :)

@mcbbvb said:
" @Zink said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @Zink said:
"Lego is really banking in on the nostalgia of boomers"

I think you need to reevaluate the meaning of 'boomers'. The Legend of Zelda was launched in 1986 and I think its many sequels remain pretty popular today!"

I don't literally mean baby boomers. Just old people in general."

People from the 1980s aren't old. They are around halfway through their lives..."

Breath of the Wild came out in 2017 whereas the original release of Ocarina of Time was 1998. If this makes you a boomer if you are old enough to remember 2017, I weep for humanity.

Also, for everyone's education here is the Wiki page on generations. Read the part where it breaks down the generations into years / decades, you might learn something... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation

Editing a comment after it’s been quoted, only to make it even sillier, is peak Brickset peanut gallery

I really wish we’d get more cheaper sets for new licenses. I love Zelda but I also have to budget. This is a beautiful model but it’s also small and do not get enough value for €300!

As a self-identifying “geezer” (although I’m not sure I actually qualify…), my touchstone would be the original Zelda games on the original NES. I have no clue about these games at all… They are clearly hitting a younger demographic with this one, and I don’t know if they’ll have enough “geezer”-money to make this a success at this price -point. I’ll be curious to see.
(It certainly looks stunning, though…!)

I was interested on this, my interest peaked when I saw it was about BOTW.. then I saw the price and just couldn't keep reading nor check the rest of the images.

Why does it have to be a 300€ set? I'm not questioning if the price is fair but why can't be a smaller set or various sets like animal crossing?

I've been wanting Mario minifigures since the NES was shown but, if it's gonna be like this, I'm out.

Link, he Lego now!
He minifig, and so is Zelda!
You can build it two ways
Based on games you can play
And September First is the day! (Hallelujah!)

Looking at the other pics, you can see Links house and Navi too.

@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"Don't need it, but don't hate it. The Legend of Zelda has some deep pop culture roots and has an entire epic mythology, so I don't get the hate beyond "I'm not into this, therefore it's bad.""

I don't get this either. In the past, I suppose you could be disappointed if nothing tickled your fancy but nowadays, Lego produces so many sets per year that everyone can find something to their taste.

An overpriced ornament? Oh Lego you really are spoiling us.

Insultingly overpriced, perhaps by even up to 30%. Disgusting to finally have such a desired theme to be priced gouged on.

I wonder what the part out value of this set is as it seems wildly overpriced (again).

@Lamarider said:
" @johleth said:
"That is not a $300 set."

Exactly, as it is $330 in Sweden..."

European prices include sales taxes. North-American prices don’t. For example, including the 15% sales tax in my province, the set will cost 450$ cad, which is 330$ usd, which is 300 Euros. And in the US, they’ll probably have to add 5%-10%, which will come close enough to 330$.

That said, the set does look overpriced.

Oh flip! That's amazing! Right, time to re-order my Wants List again.

Amazing set! But to me, not 300 dollars amazing. I would have expected more play features OR more grandeur in the looks department. This would work better if there wasn't an alternative model, a little less parts intensive and coupled to a 160-200 dollar price point.

200€ already felt like too much, 300€ is freaking evil ;_;
'Tis the curse of the black 18+ bases

@Zink said:
" @johleth said:
" @Zink said:
"Another nostalgia-bait set for the geezer demographic. YAWN!"

Geezer? What are you talking about? Ocarina came out in 1998, and Breath of the Wild came out in 2017."

The nineteen hundreds!"

As someone older than the 1980's I think I can put this conversation to bed pointing out Zink is clearly salty because they rely on their Parents to buy their Lego for them :p

After that exertion I'm off for a lie down

$300?!?! All of my excitement disappeared the moment I saw the price.

Looks very beautiful.

Still, the console and all Zelda games might be cheaper than the LEGO set, though.

I wonder if this is a precursor to coming back to the early 2000s. TLG trying everything and seeing what sticks. There have been so many new sets.

@Zink said:
"Another nostalgia-bait set for the geezer demographic. YAWN!"

The Great Deku tree was introduced in the N64's Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in 1998. That game was then remastered for the 3DS in 2011. Also the Deku tree features in subsequent games like Breath of the Wild (2017) and Tears of the Kingdom (2023). So really you're pooping all over Gen X Millennials and Gen Z?

Wes Talbott: "I can't wait to see the fans' reaction to this set."

Its outrage at the obviously inflated price tag :3

Usually don't comment but I have been waiting on this set for a long time since it leaked and I am supremely underwhelmed by it. Surprised to find that I'm in the minority (price concerns aside).

Zelda feels too important for them to not knock it out of the park

Huge huge Zelda fan but this is a €200 set not €300

They will probably try to bribe us with a unique Legend of Zelda GWP

@Studless said:
"
Why does it have to be a 300€ set? I'm not questioning if the price is fair but why can't be a smaller set or various sets like animal crossing?"

It's the same product strategy they're using for D&D and Lord of the Rings as well -- a single massive expensive set, rather than a product line of varying price points. It's so frustrating.

@tomthepirate said:
"Still, the console and all Zelda games might be cheaper than the LEGO set, though."
Oh you do NOT want to know what the prices of retro video games look like nowadays. When I bought Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD for myself recently, I nearly had to pay the price of this set for those two combined.

@dukedishin said:
"Usually don't comment but I have been waiting on this set for a long time since it leaked and I am supremely underwhelmed by it. Surprised to find that I'm in the minority (price concerns aside).

Zelda feels too important for them to not knock it out of the park"
I'm a little underwhelmed too, but I find that this is what they usually do. Start out with something safer before bringing out the really good stuff. Some examples I can think of are the Minecraft micro world sets and the Simpsons House.

About time they made a set of zelda. BOTW is my favorite game of all time. just hope they make more stuff,like hyrule castle and other things.

Also there better be 900 little pieces representing the korok seeds

@Zink said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @Zink said:
"Lego is really banking in on the nostalgia of boomers"

I think you need to reevaluate the meaning of 'boomers'. The Legend of Zelda was launched in 1986 and I think its many sequels remain pretty popular today!"

I don't literally mean baby boomers. Just old people in general."

Since Ocarina of Time was released in 1998 and Breath of the Wild in 2017, maybe the "baby boom" you are referring to could be the one in the early 90s and again in the late 2000s in Ireland? Maybe. Anyway, I don't know how people born in either of those could qualify as "old people".

@Zink said:
" @lost_scotsman said:
" @Zink said:
" @johleth said:
" @Zink said:
"Another nostalgia-bait set for the geezer demographic. YAWN!"

Geezer? What are you talking about? Ocarina came out in 1998, and Breath of the Wild came out in 2017."

The nineteen hundreds!"

As someone older than the 1980's I think I can put this conversation to bed pointing out Zink is clearly salty because they rely on their Parents to buy their Lego for them :p

After that exertion I'm off for a lie down"

You are talking to a grown man with a job and family to feed."

Then you're older than the target audience for Breath of the Wild.

That price is ridiculous. The builds look nice and the Minifigures are great, but how is this a $300 set?? It looks like a $200 set to me and I definitely don’t understand where 2,500 pieces went.

@Zink said:
" @saltytbone said:
"Editing a comment after it’s been quoted, only to make it even sillier, is peak Brickset peanut gallery"

When I edited it I didn't know I already had a reply. I wanted to clarify my point."

Because of all the confusion I’ll try and make my reply understandable to the younger generations.

It’s no cap that you steady taking Ls here bruh. It’s giving mid vibes, GYAT! I don’t think you got enough rizz to sell your hate, so maybe try to skibidi up on outta here.

Apperently,everyone's braincells collectively died on these comments. What am I seeing...

FINALLY!!! We get Legend of Zelda. It's only been proposed 10+ years on Ideas. I can't wait to tell my kids that they're Boomers...

@gorillax said:
"LEGO to Nintendo fans, you wanted a Link minifigure, you gotta pay $300 for it, and it doesn't even have Zelda"

Zelda's literally right next to link on the box art.

@Robot99 said:
" @tomthepirate said:
"Still, the console and all Zelda games might be cheaper than the LEGO set, though."
Oh you do NOT want to know what the prices of retro video games look like nowadays. When I bought Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD for myself recently, I nearly had to pay the price of this set for those two combined."

Yeah, Nintendo’s poor history of re-releasing games means a LOT of their older titles have actually gained in value in recent years. The HD versions you mentioned are slightly special cases because the WiiU didn’t sell well, and Twilight Princess came out near the end of its lifespan, but I’ve been eBaying even some relatively common 3DS titles this year and I’ve been surprised what kind of money they have gone for.

As for the set, it’s awfully expensive for what honestly looks like not a ton of great display or play value.

And frankly, I don’t like it when they do these kind of 2-in-1 displays for such large sets - odds are good you’ll pick one of the two designs and stick with it, which means all those leftover parts end up being unused even though you definitely paid money for them.

I feel like my partner will want this because she’s a huge LoZ fan, but overall I’m a bit disappointed.

First impressions- that looks cool, I don’t know what it is, 2500 pieces, should be affordable, that price- ooof!

I would rather pay $200 for just a OoT tree. The tree in BoTW isn't nearly as iconic and its largeness seems to be filling up the price.

Don't know if it's true or not, but I remember reading a while ago that Zelda sets kept getting rejected on Lego Ideas because they didn't understand why "a video game from the 1980s" was so popular.

I didn't really believe that, until I read this comments section.

@RaiderOfTheLostBrick said:
"I'm a Playstation nerd, so I won't be picking this up. Looks pretty good though (even if I don't know a single thing that's going on).

But that price... Oof! For comparison, the 4000 piece Natural History Museum is the same price in Australia."

Ha! Glad I wasn’t the only one!

Home>LEGO® The Legend of Zelda™>Great Deku Tree 2-in-1
hmmm so more Zelda sets to come?

@CinnamonRobin said:
"Don't know if it's true or not, but I remember reading a while ago that Zelda sets kept getting rejected on Lego Ideas because they didn't understand why "a video game from the 1980s" was so popular.

I didn't really believe that, until I read this comments section. "
I was kind of prepared for this after the abundance of hilariously self-unaware comments on the early Lego Mario reveals, but yeah, sheesh Brickset commenters!

@Robot99 said:
" @WemWem said:
"Yeah, Nintendo’s poor history of re-releasing games means a LOT of their older titles have actually gained in value in recent years. The HD versions you mentioned are slightly special cases because the WiiU didn’t sell well, and Twilight Princess came out near the end of its lifespan, but I’ve been eBaying even some relatively common 3DS titles this year and I’ve been surprised what kind of money they have gone for."
Ah, someone who knows my pain, lol. I actually want to get ahold of the Gamecube versions of both games that I mentioned, but those are somehow even MORE expensive. Gamecube Twilight Princess is completely out of my price range, last I checked :-("

I wanted to get twilight princess on Gamecube a couple years back and found it significantly cheaper to instead buy a wii, twilight princess and both mario galaxy games

@CapnRex101 said:
" @Zink said:
"Lego is really banking in on the nostalgia of boomers"

I think you need to reevaluate the meaning of 'boomers'. The Legend of Zelda was launched in 1986 and I think its many sequels remain pretty popular today!"

preach

I wonder what’s next after Zelda… Kirby sets? Metroid sets? Or F-Zero sets?

@PixelTheDragon said:
"Ideas Zelda creators, you can rest now.
Glad to finally have some Zelda! Price is a bit steep though. Maybe we’ll get smaller sets later? "

This very set should have been a smaller set--around $100--a decent-sized Deku tree and the two minifigs to test out interest and market pull. As it is, it IS a tree and two minifigs. If they produce a smaller set now, it will inevitably have Link and that will now upset every single person who shelled $300.

This move by TLG is not, despite appearances, fan-friendly. It is of course fan-exploiting, but it is also strategically foolish. It's like launching your most expensive TV show in a bad time-slot, say in the middle of the afternoon. This ends up being very bad for fans as well. Not only is it being launched alongside LotRs, D&D and Wicked, plus your usual HP, Dreamzzz, and Disney fare (not to mention Ninjago and Monkeykid), but it is as imaginably expensive as they could have made a tree and two minifigs. So, if it sells poorly, they will have no financial incentive to produce any additional sets--small or large.

Lego Wario Land sets when?

Afol's seeing a new set based of a ip that hasn't been done before: this set is not for me, It's garbage! Why is this even popular?
Afol's when lego puts a classic spaceman in a set (it's identical to the last one): HOLY crap this is a true masterpiece! Why can't everything be like this anymore?

I looked at it, and thought, "okay, for once they didn't go too wild with a license". I mean, at first glance this looked like a €100, maybe €120 set to me. And then saw the actual price....

I know of Zelda (who doesn't?), but have never played any of the games, so the tree means nothing to me. But compared to the minifigs, it doesn't look that big at all. But 2500 pieces....where are those? Can you build both trees at the same time? No. Is it double sided so you can just turn the whole thing around? No. So I guess regardless wchich of the two you build, you'll end up with a gargantuan amount of leftover pieces?

I mean, it's nice that we see some Video game content being made, but the price ??
Sorry this is just insane. Anything above 200 Euro is a hard pass...

Consider in the price 5 new molds and many printed parts.

@Zink said:
"Another nostalgia-bait set for the geezer demographic. YAWN!"

So mid-thirties is being geezer now? And I haven't had my first kid yet, dang I better shape up.

Also, why feel the need to shit on people's enthusiasm and/or nostalgia? I get it that you might not be into the Zelda games, but as someone pointed out, that franchise is one of the most long-living game series along e.g. Mario games, with young kids today still playing popular sequels such as BotW and TofK. So a Lego Zelda theme would likely have an audience in adults and kids alike.

I just don't understand the diss.

I love it - I hope it does well enough to warrant a series of sets at a range of price points like Sonic has.

@Zink said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @Zink said:
"Lego is really banking in on the nostalgia of boomers"

I think you need to reevaluate the meaning of 'boomers'. The Legend of Zelda was launched in 1986 and I think its many sequels remain pretty popular today!"

I don't literally mean baby boomers. Just old people in general."

Old people generally do not like Zelda. The latest game Zelda came came out last year and sold over 20 million copies.

This is outrageously expensive.

I feel like they should have just committed to either a OOT deku tree, or BOTW tree and made a single $150 set. $300 just feels completely ridiculous for this and it's clear a part of that is the 2 in 1 set gimmick.

@Andrusi said:
" @Zink said:
" @lost_scotsman said:
" @Zink said:
" @johleth said:
" @Zink said:
"Another nostalgia-bait set for the geezer demographic. YAWN!"

Geezer? What are you talking about? Ocarina came out in 1998, and Breath of the Wild came out in 2017."

The nineteen hundreds!"

As someone older than the 1980's I think I can put this conversation to bed pointing out Zink is clearly salty because they rely on their Parents to buy their Lego for them :p

After that exertion I'm off for a lie down"

You are talking to a grown man with a job and family to feed."

Then you're older than the target audience for Breath of the Wild."

@Zink. So what, then, is the problem?

@Lamarider said:
" @johleth said:
"That is not a $300 set."

Exactly, as it is $330 in Sweden..."

Even worse, it's $356 (3549,90 kr).

this looks fantastic, and I love the minifigures!

but with that said, I feel like TLG has really been testing the market lately--SO many amazing sets that cost more than $150. as great as they look, sets at this price point are simply out of my budget. I'm sure I'm not alone in wising they would make some smaller, more affordable sets aiming for that "adult nostalgia" demographic.

@oukexergon The set has four minifigures - Hero of the Wild, Young Hero of Time, Adult Hero of Time, and Zelda (Breath of the Wild). There's additional named characters represented by builds, but four minifigs with dual molding and six new molds (Breath of the Wild Link hair, Breath of the Wild Zelda hair, dual-molded Ocarina of Time Link hair, dual-molded Master Sword, Hylian Shield, Ocarina of Time) is attractive. Hopefully they'll be reused in general retail sets too, though.

My sense of youth and vitality has taken an unfair hit reading through these comments...

... anyways, I played the original NES games and never got to these ones as they came out aft...ah damn it, I don't have much longer, do I?

f...

If we don’t hit Brickset Bingo on this reveal, I’ll put @zink through college.

It’s not for me but looks lovely. That being said, having a hard time finding all the Powered UP components justifying this Nintendo lighthouse.

As a fan of the franchise, with these two games being particularly important to me, I'm really really happy to see this. The Deku Tree does feel smaller than I would like it to be, it is massive in both games, but the price is already high enough as it is so I think focusing on its face was the appropriate move. Otherwise I'm picking up nice details here and there, so I think this was made with love and care. No drawing on Link's house however?

I'm not sure about the price. It seems quite high for the volume of stuff but given the 2 in 1 nature, many new parts and prints, and maybe some still unknown details I'll reserve judgement until I know more.

LEGO is hitting all of my interest points this year, it'll take a few years just to catch up.

@Zink said:
"Another nostalgia-bait set for the geezer demographic. YAWN!"

What kind of Lego sets do you like?

@BaconKing said:
"I wonder what’s next after Zelda… Kirby sets? Metroid sets? Or F-Zero sets?"

Nintendo's best selling franchises in order:
1) Mario
2) Pokemon
4) Zelda
5) DK
6) Animal Crossing
8) Kirby
14) Luigi's Mansion
15) Wario
16) Metroid
18) Star Fox
22) Pikmin
23) F-Zero

I skipped ones that were very much of their time, or not exclusive. With the exception of Pokemon, they've done the first 6 of those, and 14. I suspect Pokemon is a challenge because there's so many potential models and parts to offer. I assume that Wario may one day be brought into the Mario sets, but I'm not sure anything else is popular enough to make the cut. Maybe a one off set for the rest? I reckon F-Zero is too old to ever see a set tho.

@wizpip said:
" @BaconKing said:
"I wonder what’s next after Zelda… Kirby sets? Metroid sets? Or F-Zero sets?"

Nintendo's best selling franchises in order:
1) Mario
2) Pokemon
4) Zelda
5) DK
6) Animal Crossing
8) Kirby
14) Luigi's Mansion
15) Wario
16) Metroid
18) Star Fox
22) Pikmin
23) F-Zero

I skipped ones that were very much of their time, or not exclusive. With the exception of Pokemon, they've done the first 6 of those, and 14. I suspect Pokemon is a challenge because there's so many potential models and parts to offer. I assume that Wario may one day be brought into the Mario sets, but I'm not sure anything else is popular enough to make the cut. Maybe a one off set for the rest? I reckon F-Zero is too old to ever see a set tho."

I suspect the bigger challenge to Pokemon is probably that the license is with Mega

Even if it's like $80 bucks more than I think it its worth... sorry Barad-dur but this one's got my heart! I've been waiting for a Zelda set for so, so, long so it's about time. If it was down to $200 I probably would've bought two to build both models at once, but as is I think I can only handle 1. I really hope those Navi wings wind up on Pick a Brick, I'd love to just coat the entire tree in fairies!

Just a friendly reminder to everyone - if you reply to an obvious troll, the rest of us who blocked them months ago now have to read their nonsense too! Just block and move on.

I Love this!

I'm nearly 60 (I know, I can't believe it either!) and have loved LEGO since the 70's. I also love Zelda; Ocarina of Time was my introduction and I've played (and replayed) them all since. So this pretty much hits my sweet spot!

I do find the number of LEGO sets a bit overwhelming now though and I'm becoming more selective about what I buy. They're usually sets I find intriguing, oh, and Star Wars (OT) UCS (LEGO Star Wars also hits my sweet spot!). Looking forward to the rumoured Jabba's Sail Barge.

I'm also selling off a lot of my old sets to fund the new ones, so it's not costing me as much :)

@missedoutagain said:
" @ao_ka said:
"The set looks great, the minifigures even more. But for R$3.000,00 (US$580) without a single chance of a good discount or clearance, it is simple impossible to buy it."

Just let you know U.S. $299.99

If was US $580. I DEFINITELY quit lego at those prices...

not sure what R is.... but your math might be way off... (R$1.500,00? guess)"

3.000 Brazilian reais is equivalent to 580 US dollars. No, this set won't be 1.500 here because the prices logic here is US price times 10.

@Zink said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @Zink said:
"Lego is really banking in on the nostalgia of boomers"

I think you need to reevaluate the meaning of 'boomers'. The Legend of Zelda was launched in 1986 and I think its many sequels remain pretty popular today!"

I don't literally mean baby boomers. Just old people in general."

Don't be jealous. If you'd lay off the avocado toast and Starbucks, you'd be able to afford it too.

@Blazenhozen said:
" @Zink said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @Zink said:
"Lego is really banking in on the nostalgia of boomers"

I think you need to reevaluate the meaning of 'boomers'. The Legend of Zelda was launched in 1986 and I think its many sequels remain pretty popular today!"

I don't literally mean baby boomers. Just old people in general."

Old people generally do not like Zelda. The latest game Zelda came came out last year and sold over 20 million copies. "

My father, who is 67 this year, bought the an Atari 2600 with his first proper career-job paycheck way back when, and latter on, managed to play through the ENTIRE first Zelda game without dying once by using saves every time he did anything at all. (Never lost a life either.) Old people do care for Zelda / video games.

@CapnRex101 said:
" @Zink said:
"Lego is really banking in on the nostalgia of boomers"

I think you need to reevaluate the meaning of 'boomers'. The Legend of Zelda was launched in 1986 and I think its many sequels remain pretty popular today!"

My son is 6 and asks me nearly every day when “the Zelda set” is going to be revealed. He played my copy of BotW, received Tears of the Kingdom for his birthday last year, and is now completely obsessed with the franchise. He is wearing a Skyward Sword t-shirt to school today, and I can’t wait to show him this article when he gets off the bus. He is going to be absolutely thrilled. Is the set overpriced? Yes. Will I be buying it for my son on Day One? Also yes.

The price of this set is absurd for what you get. Is it just me feeling large overpriced sets are becoming more and more common for Lego nowadays, especially for IPs they partner with? I hope future waves of such IPs offer smaller more affordable sets.

Huge Zelda fan (and late 20's geezer), and I echo the sentiment that they should have committed to one or the other. No one is going to constantly rebuild their display piece. I would rather pay slightly more for two complete trees, or much less to have one. $300 for half of a set is crazy.

Although having people buy two is clearly the goal. The same gambit as "we made Barad-dûr modular so you can complete your tower for only $459.99 more!"

So when are we getting some ZORK sets??

Or even Manic Miner or Jet Set Willy

Yes - I am a VERY old git.....80's babies are kids to me...

BORING....and not the set...that's amazing...but the constant stream of "oh the price is too much for me".

Don't like the price, don't buy it. Can't afford it but want it...I'm sorry, I wish you could.

Licensed stuff is always expensive, and this set has BIG pieces in it, so the price/piece ratio has to be higher. It's not full of dots.

My personal feeling, it's gorgeous and a set I think I have to invest in.

Wow. That is an expensive tree.

Once again, much like with both LOTR sets, I will not be purchasing this. TLG needs to learn that not every adult collector can afford to keep up with the endless onslaught of these massive overly expensive sets. Stop locking entire desirable licensed themes behind a huge paywall! There is legitimately no reason they couldn't make an entire wave of smaller Zelda sets. There is so much they could do. For example, a 20-30 dollar Wind Waker set with the King of Red Lions and Toon Link would be absolutely perfect. But I suspect they won't do that at all and instead opt to release multiple 300+ dollar sets over the next few years.

@Toa_of_Pi said:
"Wow. That is an expensive tree."

Half a tree actually :(

@k0d said:
"BORING....and not the set...that's amazing...but the constant stream of "oh the price is too much for me".

Don't like the price, don't buy it. Can't afford it but want it...I'm sorry, I wish you could.

Licensed stuff is always expensive, and this set has BIG pieces in it, so the price/piece ratio has to be higher. It's not full of dots.

My personal feeling, it's gorgeous and a set I think I have to invest in."

If only the inter webs offered us some centralized place to express our feelings on LEGO…oh, wait.

Good luck with your investments.

This community is legitimately toxic. This is a great set, worth the $300 dollars, and hopefully the beginning of a line of smaller retail sets. If you don't want it, you don't need it. Nobody is forcing you to buy this plastic toy, so don't ruin it for everyone else.

If Lego didn't release it, people would complain. They're limited by what Nintendo agree to, be thankful we get something. But yes...people still complain.

Oh...and am I adding these comments to trigger the trolls...maybe...
...we've all got to have a little extra fun in our lives at the moment :)

@Nokturn said:
"Once again, much like with both LOTR sets, I will not be purchasing this. TLG needs to learn that not every adult collector can afford to keep up with the endless onslaught of these massive overly expensive sets. Stop locking entire desirable licensed themes behind a huge paywall! There is legitimately no reason they couldn't make an entire wave of smaller Zelda sets. There is so much they could do. For example, a 20-30 dollar Wind Waker set with the King of Red Lions and Toon Link would be absolutely perfect. But I suspect they won't do that at all and instead opt to release multiple 300+ dollar sets over the next few years."

Not to mention the prices make these inaccessible to the younger generation of fans.

This set is [insert opinion here]. Anyone who thinks that [insert an opinion that is different than mine] is a toxic troll. The set is totally worth/not worth the price, if you like/don't like it, buy /don't buy it.
There, we can close this place now.

@Username28 said:
"This community is legitimately toxic. This is a great set, worth the $300 dollars, and hopefully the beginning of a line of smaller retail sets. If you don't want it, you don't need it. Nobody is forcing you to buy this plastic toy, so don't ruin it for everyone else."

This community is legitimately awesome and has played what I believe to be a non-insignificant role in helping LEGO move into this most recent renaissance. How exactly are we ruining anything for anyone else? If it sells, there might be more. If it doesn’t sell, LEGO might look at feedback like this to tailor a different approach going forward, both for this IP if not others as well.

RIDICULOUSLY overpriced! First thought was, "They're going to try and charge $130CDN for that." BUT IT IS $389?!??!? Ridiculous.

@Zink said:
"Another nostalgia-bait set for the geezer demographic. YAWN!"

Just turned 18, I freaking love Zelda and I'mma buy this as soon as it's released. So many people my age love Zelda, nothing geezer nostalgia bait about this (and no, I'm not Breath of the wild/Tears of the Kingdom only. I've played all 3d Zelda apart from Majora's Mask and Wind Waker, which won't be for much longer)

@EtudeTheBadger said:
"Star Fox sets when?"

"Do a barrel roll!"

I would be all over Star Fox sets.

@Squid_Kid8 said:
"Just turned 18, I freaking love Zelda and I'mma buy this as soon as it's released. So many people my age love Zelda, nothing geezer nostalgia bait about this (and no, I'm not Breath of the wild/Tears of the Kingdom only. I've played all 3d Zelda apart from Majora's Mask and Wind Waker, which won't be for much longer)"
I'm only a little older than you, and I just got into Zelda two years ago thanks to ALttP; that and Link's Awakening are my favorite games in the series. The idea that younger people can't enjoy older games is absurd, glad to see another person who goes back to play the other entries.

@Zink said:
" @lost_scotsman said:
" @Zink said:
" @johleth said:
" @Zink said:
"Another nostalgia-bait set for the geezer demographic. YAWN!"

Geezer? What are you talking about? Ocarina came out in 1998, and Breath of the Wild came out in 2017."

The nineteen hundreds!"

As someone older than the 1980's I think I can put this conversation to bed pointing out Zink is clearly salty because they rely on their Parents to buy their Lego for them :p

After that exertion I'm off for a lie down"

You are talking to a grown man with a job and family to feed."

Okay boomer

@yellowcastle said:
" @Username28 said:
"This community is legitimately toxic. This is a great set, worth the $300 dollars, and hopefully the beginning of a line of smaller retail sets. If you don't want it, you don't need it. Nobody is forcing you to buy this plastic toy, so don't ruin it for everyone else."

This community is legitimately awesome and has played what I believe to be a non-insignificant role in helping LEGO move into this most recent renaissance. How exactly are we ruining anything for anyone else? If it sells, there might be more. If it doesn’t sell, LEGO might look at feedback like this to tailor a different approach going forward, both for this IP if not others as well. "

100%. How is it toxic to have a legitimate dialog about a product as a consumer? How is it toxic to wish the best of Lego products and the brand in general? What IS toxic, is to, well, condemn a lively, diverse, international community as "toxic."

Day one! Being a massive LEGO and Legend of Zelda fan, I don't care about the piece count or price, I'll buy it no matter what. Heck, I might even buy two sets so I can display both models. Please let this be the beginning of a massively potential new line for
LEGO.

If you remove the minifigures and the title of the set. It just looks like a big pile of bricks with shrubbery around. Definitely created to swallow the nostalgia wallet of all them old folk who are not currently paying off their student debt and their kid's student debt and saving for their grand kids student debt.... Did I say student debt, enough?

@Zink said:
"Another nostalgia-bait set for the geezer demographic. YAWN!"

You can't swing a virtual dead cat these days without hitting some keyboard warrior troll.

Wow, this must have been in development forever because that would finally explain why Zelda was constantly being denied for Ideas.

I love the Zelda games, and my kids love them too. I’m not sure about this one. My first guess was $180, knowing Lego would go higher so $200ish seemed reasonable. I don’t see $300.

Old geezer glances over at crested hummingbird eating from feeder in the garden, settles into comfy leather armchair, and unfurls newspaper whilst sipping delicious espresso from organic, free-trade, single-source beans freshly-ground in a burr grinder after being roasted by local purvayor down the street.

Notices headline. Spits coffee.

"They're finally making Zelda!"

Spits coffee again.

"$300 for 2 minifigs!!!"

@yellowcastle said:
" @Belboz said:
" @emartinez said:
"If you remove the minifigures and the title of the set. It just looks like a big pile of bricks with shrubbery around. Definitely created to swallow the nostalgia wallet of all them old folk who are not currently paying off their student debt and their kid's student debt and saving for their grand kids student debt.... Did I say student debt, enough?"

What's student debt? "
If you move here, we apparently just forgive all that. ;o)
"

If you live and study here, tuition is paid for by the government and help is also available for living costs (albeit means tested) :-))

@Username28 said:
"This community is legitimately toxic. This is a great set, worth the $300 dollars, and hopefully the beginning of a line of smaller retail sets. If you don't want it, you don't need it. Nobody is forcing you to buy this plastic toy, so don't ruin it for everyone else."

Translation:
"You apply critical thinking to a major purchase. I disagree with your assessment that this is grossly overpriced and that many Zelda fans will not be able to purchase it. Also, everyone that does not like it should not post their negative views as they are destroying the experience for me."

@wizpip said:
" @BaconKing said:
"I wonder what’s next after Zelda… Kirby sets? Metroid sets? Or F-Zero sets?"

Nintendo's best selling franchises in order:
1) Mario
2) Pokemon
4) Zelda
5) DK
6) Animal Crossing
8) Kirby
14) Luigi's Mansion
15) Wario
16) Metroid
18) Star Fox
22) Pikmin
23) F-Zero

I skipped ones that were very much of their time, or not exclusive. With the exception of Pokemon, they've done the first 6 of those, and 14. I suspect Pokemon is a challenge because there's so many potential models and parts to offer. I assume that Wario may one day be brought into the Mario sets, but I'm not sure anything else is popular enough to make the cut. Maybe a one off set for the rest? I reckon F-Zero is too old to ever see a set tho."

I don't know all of which ones you chose to omit, but one that I would both like and expect to see Lego sets of some point is Splatoon, which I believe is currently one of the most popular franchises particularly in Japan. It's a more recent franchise (so is more likely to have kid-focused sets than adult collectibles), but is certainly a good deal more relevant than some like F-Zero or Star Fox that haven't really had a bonafide hit in many years.

And maybe we'll see Splatoon Lego sets sooner rather than later? Notably, it's one of the select Nintendo franchises (alongside Mario, Animal Crossing, and Zelda) that's been barred from Lego Ideas in recent years, which might suggest that something is in development.

300 is insane. Incredibly greedy price tag from Lego. I love Zelda but 300 bucks can buy you a Switch. This is nowhere close to that in terms of value.

@Username28 said:
"This community is legitimately toxic. This is a great set, worth the $300 dollars, and hopefully the beginning of a line of smaller retail sets. If you don't want it, you don't need it. Nobody is forcing you to buy this plastic toy, so don't ruin it for everyone else."

Yeah! I mean, that's what happened with LotR, right?
They started by putting out a massive, spectacular display set, and then expanded into... ah wait, no. They just did that again. Whoops.

Ridiculous price

I've never played Zelda, although I do know what it is. I am therefore looking through the eyes of a Lego collector and don't feel this is anywhere near worth the selling price. It's only real selling point for me is the use of all the new tree parts, which should have found their way into the new City jungle sets but were instead sidelined by needless vehicles in place of actual jungle foliage.

It seems clear that LEGO has been systematically efforting to push price points since 2020. The more we get acclimated to (and accept) the new normal, the more ground we cede and will never recover. I’m just not sure what else we can do but pick and choose which sets we begrudgingly pay too much for.

We can only rationalize so much. Oh, this has big pieces and lots of new prints. That includes Powered UP. Licensed sets are always too expensive. Well, it’s a pretty nice looking train and we should support it if we ever want more of them.

While this set isn’t in my wheelhouse, I can empathize with those frustrated Zelda fans who (like many of us) don’t have an unlimited LEGO budget.

Complaining about LEGO pricing has always been a part of LEGO collecting. That clone swamp speeder still bugs me. But it’s never been this bad, especially since LEGO pretty much eliminated the concept of discounts for exclusives in the U.S.

All I can say is….Whats up with that?…

@Zink said:
"You are talking to a grown man with a job and family to feed."

And yet you sound like a tweenager.

@CinnamonRobin said:
"Don't know if it's true or not, but I remember reading a while ago that Zelda sets kept getting rejected on Lego Ideas because they didn't understand why "a video game from the 1980s" was so popular.

I didn't really believe that, until I read this comments section. "

I wouldn’t put too much stock in that. A lot of the set designers are Gen-X or younger, a lot of the Icons and Ideas sets are based on 1980’s IP, and Nintendo knows how popular LoZ is. Reasons publicly stated in the past for rejecting LoZ submissions is the need to make new molds. That was always an issue until Sesame Street.

@Belboz said:
"So when are we getting some ZORK sets??"

They’ve already done letter tile packs.

As a lifelong Zelda fan since the first game on the NES I'm decidedly underwhelmed by this but i seem to be in a minority.

Of all the breathtaking locations from any of the games we get. . . . . .a tree. Not Hyrule Castle, a floating sky island, a Goron mine, zoras domain, the scene with old dude giving you your sword in the first game, a shrine, a temple, a series of little squares you can rearrange to make your own dungeon. . . . . .a £300 tree who's face moves that everyone will move once go "oh that's cool" and never touch again as it sits on their display shelf.

I'm so happy for those people that fit in to the tiny category of being happy with this set and being able to afford it. I was just 100% disappointed.

@oukexergon said:
"This very set should have been a smaller set--around $100--a decent-sized Deku tree and the two minifigs to test out interest and market pull. As it is, it IS a tree and two minifigs. If they produce a smaller set now, it will inevitably have Link and that will now upset every single person who shelled $300.

This move by TLG is not, despite appearances, fan-friendly. It is of course fan-exploiting, but it is also strategically foolish. It's like launching your most expensive TV show in a bad time-slot, say in the middle of the afternoon. This ends up being very bad for fans as well. Not only is it being launched alongside LotRs, D&D and Wicked, plus your usual HP, Dreamzzz, and Disney fare (not to mention Ninjago and Monkeykid), but it is as imaginably expensive as they could have made a tree and two minifigs. So, if it sells poorly, they will have no financial incentive to produce any additional sets--small or large."

Wow. Unless you have access to data unavailable to everyone else here, I'd say your entire post is comprised of assumptions.

@segatasan said:
"Home>LEGO® The Legend of Zelda™>Great Deku Tree 2-in-1
hmmm so more Zelda sets to come?"

also, Eiji Aonuma said, "The Deku Tree was the first element from The Legend of Zelda we wanted to represent using LEGO bricks." first... is an obvious hint in my opinion.

@CartoonKid said:
" @oukexergon said:
"This very set should have been a smaller set--around $100--a decent-sized Deku tree and the two minifigs to test out interest and market pull. As it is, it IS a tree and two minifigs. If they produce a smaller set now, it will inevitably have Link and that will now upset every single person who shelled $300.

This move by TLG is not, despite appearances, fan-friendly. It is of course fan-exploiting, but it is also strategically foolish. It's like launching your most expensive TV show in a bad time-slot, say in the middle of the afternoon. This ends up being very bad for fans as well. Not only is it being launched alongside LotRs, D&D and Wicked, plus your usual HP, Dreamzzz, and Disney fare (not to mention Ninjago and Monkeykid), but it is as imaginably expensive as they could have made a tree and two minifigs. So, if it sells poorly, they will have no financial incentive to produce any additional sets--small or large."

Wow. Unless you have access to data unavailable to everyone else here, I'd say your entire post is comprised of assumptions."

Assumption or not, they seem reasonably well thought out.

Of course, i could just be making an ass out of me and mption.

@Big_Jarv said:
"As a lifelong Zelda fan since the first game on the NES I'm decidedly underwhelmed by this but i seem to be in a minority.

Of all the breathtaking locations from any of the games we get. . . . . .a tree. Not Hyrule Castle, a floating sky island, a Goron mine, zoras domain, the scene with old dude giving you your sword in the first game, a shrine, a temple, a series of little squares you can rearrange to make your own dungeon. . . . . .a £300 tree who's face moves that everyone will move once go "oh that's cool" and never touch again as it sits on their display shelf.

I'm so happy for those people that fit in to the tiny category of being happy with this set and being able to afford it. I was just 100% disappointed. "

It's tough to pick any single location from the series for *one* set because each of the games is so wildly different, but I agree that the Deku Tree isn't the most exciting choice. When I think "Zelda" I think exploring and fighting enemies - the Deku Tree (especially in BOTW and ToTK) is a place where you don't really DO either of those things. And in OOT, all the action takes place INSIDE the tree which... isn't present in the set itself.

So this feels a lot like a detailed facade with THREE minifigs that you can't do much with except pose around in front of the tree. Not super dynamic!

This set would be much more enticing if it were smaller and less money. I'd be a bigger fan of a $150 tree dedicated to OOT (where the Deku tree is a more important location) and then have a future set dedicated to BOTW or TOTK.

As it stands, this set is too expensive and doesn't offer enough for the money.

This set includes 4 minifigs...just so you know ;)

My 11 year old is obsessed with Breath of the Wild. He'll be amused to know he's a geezer. Once I explain to him what a geezer is.

@CartoonKid said:
" @oukexergon said:
"This very set should have been a smaller set--around $100--a decent-sized Deku tree and the two minifigs to test out interest and market pull. As it is, it IS a tree and two minifigs. If they produce a smaller set now, it will inevitably have Link and that will now upset every single person who shelled $300.

This move by TLG is not, despite appearances, fan-friendly. It is of course fan-exploiting, but it is also strategically foolish. It's like launching your most expensive TV show in a bad time-slot, say in the middle of the afternoon. This ends up being very bad for fans as well. Not only is it being launched alongside LotRs, D&D and Wicked, plus your usual HP, Dreamzzz, and Disney fare (not to mention Ninjago and Monkeykid), but it is as imaginably expensive as they could have made a tree and two minifigs. So, if it sells poorly, they will have no financial incentive to produce any additional sets--small or large."

Wow. Unless you have access to data unavailable to everyone else here, I'd say your entire post is comprised of assumptions."

Where are the assumptions? OK, I do assume Link would be included in a smaller set, because otherwise it would be like making a Batman set without Batman--worse due to the lack of multiple protagonists. That is indeed an assumption, but wouldn't you make the same assumption? The timing and pricing are certainly strategically foolish for the reasons I outlined. It could yet pay off, I don't assume otherwise. The limitations imposed by the set price and the circumstances around Lego set alternatives are what they are, those are not assumptions. There is *speculation* that TLG would look at low sales figures and decide not to produce further sets, but by definition that is not an assumption. So I'm not sure what your issue is other than maybe you didn't like my criticism.

UPDATE: My partner saw the set and effectively demanded that we buy it, so ALL of my prior gripes are withdrawn - set is perfect, can't wait to build.

AFOLs married to non-AFOL spouses know not to question things when your partner is actually ENCOURAGING you to buy an expensive set.

@Lyichir said:
" @wizpip said:
" @BaconKing said:
"I wonder what’s next after Zelda… Kirby sets? Metroid sets? Or F-Zero sets?"

Nintendo's best selling franchises in order:
1) Mario
2) Pokemon
4) Zelda
5) DK
6) Animal Crossing
8) Kirby
14) Luigi's Mansion
15) Wario
16) Metroid
18) Star Fox
22) Pikmin
23) F-Zero

I skipped ones that were very much of their time, or not exclusive. With the exception of Pokemon, they've done the first 6 of those, and 14. I suspect Pokemon is a challenge because there's so many potential models and parts to offer. I assume that Wario may one day be brought into the Mario sets, but I'm not sure anything else is popular enough to make the cut. Maybe a one off set for the rest? I reckon F-Zero is too old to ever see a set tho."

I don't know all of which ones you chose to omit, but one that I would both like and expect to see Lego sets of some point is Splatoon, which I believe is currently one of the most popular franchises particularly in Japan. It's a more recent franchise (so is more likely to have kid-focused sets than adult collectibles), but is certainly a good deal more relevant than some like F-Zero or Star Fox that haven't really had a bonafide hit in many years.

And maybe we'll see Splatoon Lego sets sooner rather than later? Notably, it's one of the select Nintendo franchises (alongside Mario, Animal Crossing, and Zelda) that's been barred from Lego Ideas in recent years, which might suggest that something is in development."

Was thinking the same as you. Popular, new, nonviolent, and has a dedicated fanbase. And even better, the game has a *heavy* emphasis on customizing your Inkling, which should gel excellently with Lego's design ethos. Kinda like designing and building your AC town. The Splatoon plushes and figures consistently sell well, which should add confidence for a small line of Lego sets.
The only downside I could see is the multiple new molds they'd have to make.

Also IDK why Fire Emblem was excluded, that seems ripe for a licensed castle theme with opportunity for diverse sets and minifigures.

I don't know, I think it's great as a 15 year old zelda fan.

@Shadowcloner said:
" @Lyichir said:
" @wizpip said:
" @BaconKing said:
"I wonder what’s next after Zelda… Kirby sets? Metroid sets? Or F-Zero sets?"

Nintendo's best selling franchises in order:
1) Mario
2) Pokemon
4) Zelda
5) DK
6) Animal Crossing
8) Kirby
14) Luigi's Mansion
15) Wario
16) Metroid
18) Star Fox
22) Pikmin
23) F-Zero

I skipped ones that were very much of their time, or not exclusive. With the exception of Pokemon, they've done the first 6 of those, and 14. I suspect Pokemon is a challenge because there's so many potential models and parts to offer. I assume that Wario may one day be brought into the Mario sets, but I'm not sure anything else is popular enough to make the cut. Maybe a one off set for the rest? I reckon F-Zero is too old to ever see a set tho."

I don't know all of which ones you chose to omit, but one that I would both like and expect to see Lego sets of some point is Splatoon, which I believe is currently one of the most popular franchises particularly in Japan. It's a more recent franchise (so is more likely to have kid-focused sets than adult collectibles), but is certainly a good deal more relevant than some like F-Zero or Star Fox that haven't really had a bonafide hit in many years.

And maybe we'll see Splatoon Lego sets sooner rather than later? Notably, it's one of the select Nintendo franchises (alongside Mario, Animal Crossing, and Zelda) that's been barred from Lego Ideas in recent years, which might suggest that something is in development."

Was thinking the same as you. Popular, new, nonviolent, and has a dedicated fanbase. And even better, the game has a *heavy* emphasis on customizing your Inkling, which should gel excellently with Lego's design ethos. Kinda like designing and building your AC town. The Splatoon plushes and figures consistently sell well, which should add confidence for a small line of Lego sets.
The only downside I could see is the multiple new molds they'd have to make. "

To be honest, new molds aren't that big of an issue for a larger play theme aimed at kids where the costs of those sorts of molds can be spread across a wider range of sets. Minecraft is probably a good comparison—a theme based on a popular video game with its own distinct aesthetic, which invests in a fairly wide range of molds for its characters, creatures, weapons, and accessories.

In fact, that's one of the slightly more surprising things about this set—it's rare for an adult-targeted singular exclusive set to feature more than a couple new molds, but this set has at least six—OoT Link's hat/hair, BotW Link's hair, Zelda's hair, the Master Sword, the Hylian Shield, and the Ocarina of Time. Several of those new molds feature dual-molding, plus all decorations in the set are printed as well. In that respect, it's perhaps unsurprising that the price-per-piece is slightly worse than average, considering Lego and Nintendo seem to have agreed to spare no expense when it comes to making this set the best it can be.

Wake me up when Lego introduces a set based on the superior legend of zelda game:
The Minish Cap

@GenericLegoFan said:
"I don't know, I think it's great as a 15 year old zelda fan."

It's cool, but not $300 cool.

@StyleCounselor said:
"Old geezer glances over at crested hummingbird eating from feeder in the garden, settles into comfy leather armchair, and unfurls newspaper whilst sipping delicious espresso from organic, free-trade, single-source beans freshly-ground in a burr grinder after being roasted by local purvayor down the street.

Notices headline. Spits coffee.

"They're finally making Zelda!"

Spits coffee again.

"$300 for 2 minifigs!!!""

Ladies and gents, we have a winner in the comments for this thread. (I almost spit out my hand-crafted micro brew IPA upon reading that....)

Someone likes Blacktron.

@WemWem said:
"UPDATE: My partner saw the set and effectively demanded that we buy it, so ALL of my prior gripes are withdrawn - set is perfect, can't wait to build.

AFOLs married to non-AFOL spouses know not to question things when your partner is actually ENCOURAGING you to buy an expensive set."

As an AFOL married to an AFOL who tries to encourage me to buy everything, the idea of them *not* saying that sounds so weird

@Zink said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @Zink said:
"Lego is really banking in on the nostalgia of boomers"

I think you need to reevaluate the meaning of 'boomers'. The Legend of Zelda was launched in 1986 and I think its many sequels remain pretty popular today!"

I don't literally mean baby boomers. Just old people in general."

This is aimed at Millennials, and young Gen-Xers. You sound like you're just a troll.

LEGO has a troll factory in the basement of HQ. Zink from Germany is actually Jens from Billund sent here to divert our attention from the insane price.

@SinKiller_Nick said:
"I'm confused and a little bit baffled by the minifigures . . . supposedly there are 4 in this set, but there aren't clear pictures of all of them on the box . . . or am I missing something?"
BotW Link and Zelda are on the front, adult OoT Link is on the model on the back, and you can see child OoT Link in one of the smaller images on the back. I agree that this should have been more obvious.

@mirkwoodspiders said:
"I know next to nothing about the Legend of Zelda, yet I find myself wanting this set. Any suggestions for a quick way to get to know the lore for this theme? I'm a LOTR/fantasy nut and think this theme might be intriguing."

The lore behind the Zelda series is very loose with multiple timelines and lots of timey wimey time travel and Nintendo generally not caring much about things making sense. It's not deep and logical like the LOTR. The games tend to have their own individual stories and worlds that can vary greatly and are only loosely related to one another. What really ties the series together is the recurring mythos of a burgeoning, faithful, and brave hero that must prove himself worthy of the sword to then fight alongside the goddess-descended princess in an endless fight against power hungry trickster demons, using all kinds of cool gadgets and the notion of selfless sacrifice. That's how I would sum it up anyway. Tone sits at the boundary between childhood and adulthood: a lot of wonder and humor in appearance with a lot of dark tragedy underneath that you pick up more on as you grow up.

It's not exactly quick but the story in the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword game is meant to be a sort of origin story that sets up a lot of the recurring themes and characters of the series. If you're after the lore watching its cut scenes seems like a good place to start.

Next is Ocarina of Time as the key branching point in the overall timeline that does some world building and sets up a lot of the things that happen after it.

After that there's Breath of Wild: more or less a soft reboot for the whole franchise. So the lore got scrambled again.

Otherwise there's a movie in the works that should come out in a few years and will hopefully work as a good entry point for people who don't know the franchise.

The shields are gorgeous! I can not wait to add these three shields to my collection.

https://www.reddit.com/r/legocastles/comments/18pu8aa/complete_minifig_shield_collection_organized_by/

@Nokturn said:
"TLG needs to learn that not every adult collector can afford to keep up with the endless onslaught of these massive overly expensive sets."

1. I’m pretty sure they don’t expect everyone to be able to buy everything.
2. The alternative is that there are people who _can_ afford to but ran out of stuff to buy, and there are people who can afford to buy one, but the options are so limited that they can’t find one they want.
3. Doing it this way means they’ve limited it to a single SKU, which is less risky than spitting out a whole spread of new sets.

@Username28:
I mean, I’ve only dabbled in LoZ, but I really wanted to buy the Wind Waker boat when it went to review on Ideas. However, don’t hold your breath. Consider the range of IPs that have only seen one high-end D2C set (we can count BttF and Ghostbusters in this, because both sat fallow for a few years before they rolled out one giant car and stopped, not even doing anything minifig-based for the last two Ghostbusters films). I could probably come up with a dozen from memory. They know these are IPs that will appeal to more discerning adult collectors, but they need kids to be on board for a range of smaller sets.

@WemWem:
I thought the idea was to “compromise” and get one set of equal value for yourself, just to be “fair”.

@B_Space_Man:
I’ve built spherical Beholders, a star-shaped Starro, and I’m pretty sure they make parts on some shade of pink…

@Gataka:
I thought what ties them together is that you lay a dude who’s _NOT_ named Zelda.

@PurpleDave said:
" @Nokturn said:
"TLG needs to learn that not every adult collector can afford to keep up with the endless onslaught of these massive overly expensive sets."

1. I’m pretty sure they don’t expect everyone to be able to buy everything.
2. The alternative is that there are people who _can_ afford to but ran out of stuff to buy, and there are people who can afford to buy one, but the options are so limited that they can’t find one they want.
3. Doing it this way means they’ve limited it to a single SKU, which is less risky than spitting out a whole spread of new sets.

@Username28 :
I mean, I’ve only dabbled in LoZ, but I really wanted to buy the Wind Waker boat when it went to review on Ideas. However, don’t hold your breath. Consider the range of IPs that have only seen one high-end D2C set (we can count BttF and Ghostbusters in this, because both sat fallow for a few years before they rolled out one giant car and stopped, not even doing anything minifig-based for the last two Ghostbusters films). I could probably come up with a dozen from memory. They know these are IPs that will appeal to more discerning adult collectors, but they need kids to be on board for a range of smaller sets.

@WemWem :
I thought the idea was to “compromise” and get one set of equal value for yourself, just to be “fair”.

@B_Space_Man :
I’ve built spherical Beholders, a star-shaped Starro, and I’m pretty sure they make parts on some shade of pink…

@Gataka :
I thought what ties them together is that you lay a dude who’s _NOT_ named Zelda."

Many IPs only ever get one set, but I'd say Legend of Zelda is closer to Sonic than Ghostbusters or Back to the Future in terms of relevancy to kids. There might be more sets forthcoming. If I were Lego or Nintendo I'd give it a swing; I'd say there are enough people who would balk at $300 but would buy more affordable Zelda sets. IMHO

Also, I love love love LoZ and this set but I agree that $300 is higher than it needs to be. The Dungeons and Dragons set has a better price per piece, and an adventure that can be played as it's built.

@Zink said:
"If you love lego and want to buy good products and want to see TLG live up to their full potential you are now considered a troll. Don't ask questions, just consume product and then get excited for next product!"

None of your comments had this kind of constructive criticism you speak of. And no one who expressed such constructive criticism has been called a troll.

@Graqwild said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Nokturn said:
"TLG needs to learn that not every adult collector can afford to keep up with the endless onslaught of these massive overly expensive sets."

1. I’m pretty sure they don’t expect everyone to be able to buy everything.
2. The alternative is that there are people who _can_ afford to but ran out of stuff to buy, and there are people who can afford to buy one, but the options are so limited that they can’t find one they want.
3. Doing it this way means they’ve limited it to a single SKU, which is less risky than spitting out a whole spread of new sets.

@Username28 :
I mean, I’ve only dabbled in LoZ, but I really wanted to buy the Wind Waker boat when it went to review on Ideas. However, don’t hold your breath. Consider the range of IPs that have only seen one high-end D2C set (we can count BttF and Ghostbusters in this, because both sat fallow for a few years before they rolled out one giant car and stopped, not even doing anything minifig-based for the last two Ghostbusters films). I could probably come up with a dozen from memory. They know these are IPs that will appeal to more discerning adult collectors, but they need kids to be on board for a range of smaller sets.
"

Many IPs only ever get one set, but I'd say Legend of Zelda is closer to Sonic than Ghostbusters or Back to the Future in terms of relevancy to kids. There might be more sets forthcoming. If I were Lego or Nintendo I'd give it a swing; I'd say there are enough people who would balk at $300 but would buy more affordable Zelda sets. IMHO

Also, I love love love LoZ and this set but I agree that $300 is higher than it needs to be. The Dungeons and Dragons set has a better price per piece, and an adventure that can be played as it's built."

Yeah, adding on this, it seems strange to compare Zelda to 80s movies that have firmly stayed in the 80s (despite Sony's repeated attempts to force Ghostbusters into becoming a franchise); Zelda has been an ongoing evergreen game series targeting kids and teens without ever really pausing, so it remains relevant as a family-friendly IP outside of nostalgia and family legacy between generations. Considering most of the games are self-contained, it's not like the brand is predicated on renewing nostalgia. Doomerism about Zelda's chances at becoming a full theme seem needlessly pessimistic, though of course the worry is understandably there with Lego's habit of doing one-off 18+ sets and abandoning them or relegating them to annual premium offerings (LOTR / Transformers if rumors are to be believed). Lots of money is on the table for Lego Zelda beyond the AFOL and Nintendo adult circles (not to mention that Zelda *does* outsell Animal Crossing, which was given a theme).

@PurpleDave said:
" @Nokturn said:
"TLG needs to learn that not every adult collector can afford to keep up with the endless onslaught of these massive overly expensive sets."

1. I’m pretty sure they don’t expect everyone to be able to buy everything.
2. The alternative is that there are people who _can_ afford to but ran out of stuff to buy, and there are people who can afford to buy one, but the options are so limited that they can’t find one they want.
3. Doing it this way means they’ve limited it to a single SKU, which is less risky than spitting out a whole spread of new sets."

The issue with Lego releasing so many of these large D2C sets (although they have slowed down, whereas during Covid they were announcing a couple sets every month), is the typical 2 year life span for sets. They need to lengthen it before they retire them.

@Zink said:
" @lost_scotsman said:
" @Zink said:
" @johleth said:
" @Zink said:
"Another nostalgia-bait set for the geezer demographic. YAWN!"

Geezer? What are you talking about? Ocarina came out in 1998, and Breath of the Wild came out in 2017."

The nineteen hundreds!"

As someone older than the 1980's I think I can put this conversation to bed pointing out Zink is clearly salty because they rely on their Parents to buy their Lego for them :p

After that exertion I'm off for a lie down"

You are talking to a grown man with a job and family to feed."
So an "old" person as well.

Now get off my lawn! ;-)

I can't decide which is worse now. That Nintendo tax is just as bad as the Disney/Star Wars tax.
At that price point, this set is pretty much focused at Legend of Zelda fans, rather than general Lego fans.
These D2C sets, with the overwhelming number of them being released in recent times, with the prices they have inflated to, can't be turning over huge quantities. At least that is what I imagine, with the way I see 4 year old sets still sitting on shelves in my local Lego store.
I'm really interested to see what Lego's profit/loss margins are on these D2C sets overall, because there has to be duds that don't sell, whether it is because of the subject/price/etc. (The Black Panther bust comes to mind)

@MisterBones said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
"Old geezer glances over at crested hummingbird eating from feeder in the garden, settles into comfy leather armchair, and unfurls newspaper whilst sipping delicious espresso from organic, free-trade, single-source beans freshly-ground in a burr grinder after being roasted by local purvayor down the street.

Notices headline. Spits coffee.

"They're finally making Zelda!"

Spits coffee again.

"$300 for 2 minifigs!!!""

Ladies and gents, we have a winner in the comments for this thread. (I almost spit out my hand-crafted micro brew IPA upon reading that....)"

Tanks, doc. Next one's on me.

Could they not have made a more affordable variant. Say something resembling Link's house/hut/cave and include the pertinent figures? I would love this set as I grew up on Zelda and it is still very much a popular franchise today if the latest charts on Tears of the Kingdom are to be believed, but 300$? In my region it'll prolly convert to well over that price tag. On the plus side LEGO does make it easy to just skip and forget. Lovely set though.

This set looks cool, I wonder what everyone else thinks.

(Looks at comments)

...oh

@yellowcastle said:
"If we don’t hit Brickset Bingo on this reveal, I’ll put @zink through college.

It’s not for me but looks lovely. That being said, having a hard time finding all the Powered UP components justifying this Nintendo lighthouse."

It's just more greed-flation.

The strangest assumption I've seen in this conversation is that the set will sell poorly because of the price point.

Regardless of where you fall on the price, I am 100% confident that this will sell PLENTY of copies, entirely justifying the price point to LEGO. You may not like that, but it is the most overwhelmingly likely outcome. Just like Rivendell, and all the Mario 18+ sets, and Avenger's Tower, and D&D, and the Titanic, and the UCS Falcon...

Don't get me wrong, there's an occasional miss. Black Panther Bust and Hulkbuster are notable examples. But this set is not going to be one of those. Too many Zelda fans are going to be excited and throw down the money for. The same is about to be true for Barad-dur. Otherwise... do you think LEGO would be making these larger sets if they weren't worth it 90% of the time?

@tomthepirate said:
"Looks very beautiful.

Still, the console and all Zelda games might be cheaper than the LEGO set, though."

I don’t know which console you’re referring to but the switch is $300 alone. Then BOTW, Tears and Skyward Sword HD are $60 each. The rest of the zelda games are available at the $50 NSO (barring twilight princess, wind waker, the two ds games and Link Between Worlds) so that’ $530 for all available (under one console) Zelda games.

@Zink said:
"I don't literally mean baby boomers. Just old people in general."

Also known as "people over 30", also known as "people with money".

LEGO should really start to read the room and act on it. This is a total money-grab.

The end.

Came to read about the cool-looking though (to me) not a set I’d buy.

Stayed for the comments.

@Reg said:
"LEGO should really start to read the room and act on it. This is a total money-grab.

The end."

They read sales reports and financials and act on those.

@hawkeye7269 said:
"The strangest assumption I've seen in this conversation is that the set will sell poorly because of the price point.

Regardless of where you fall on the price, I am 100% confident that this will sell PLENTY of copies, entirely justifying the price point to LEGO. You may not like that, but it is the most overwhelmingly likely outcome. Just like Rivendell, and all the Mario 18+ sets, and Avenger's Tower, and D&D, and the Titanic, and the UCS Falcon...

Don't get me wrong, there's an occasional miss. Black Panther Bust and Hulkbuster are notable examples. But this set is not going to be one of those. Too many Zelda fans are going to be excited and throw down the money for. The same is about to be true for Barad-dur. Otherwise... do you think LEGO would be making these larger sets if they weren't worth it 90% of the time? "

While you sure have point, there is one thing that sets this set apart from all the sets you mentioned: Those all actually *look* like massive sets, thus to some degree warranting the price. When I look at this tree though, dare I say I see less than half of that Black Panther here? Or does this look like 2/3 of Barad-dûr to you? I certainly don't see that.....

Even if we stick to sets with "Nintendo-tax", dare I say all of the 18+ Mario sets look like more product for less money? Bowser or this....I know which one I would pick....

@Squid_Kid8 said:
" @Zink said:
"Another nostalgia-bait set for the geezer demographic. YAWN!"

Just turned 18, I freaking love Zelda and I'mma buy this as soon as it's released. So many people my age love Zelda, nothing geezer nostalgia bait about this (and no, I'm not Breath of the wild/Tears of the Kingdom only. I've played all 3d Zelda apart from Majora's Mask and Wind Waker, which won't be for much longer)"

You have to play Wind Waker and Majora's Mask asap, they are two of my favourites!

@CCC said:
" @Reg said:
"LEGO should really start to read the room and act on it. This is a total money-grab.

The end."

They read sales reports and financials and act on those. "

I still don't understand why they take that approach rather than solely using comments on here to plan their release/pricing strategy,

@oukexergon said:
" @CartoonKid said:
[Well, your entire post is assumption/opinion. .... That's dangerous ....]

Gasp--opinion!? Dangerous!"

You're presenting your assumptions and opinions as facts, which they're not. Unfortunately, people fail to think for themselves or consider the source and end up taking on the same views which lead to the toxic atmosphere referenced by a previous comment. Star Wars helmet holes is one example.

@CartoonKid said:
" @Hobbythom said:
"I bought Welcome to Apocalypseburg for 280 euros 5 years ago. I know inflation exists but jeeeeeeeeeeesh"

@10236 Ewok Village i less than 2,000 pieces and retailed for $250 USD when it was released over 10 years ago."
Despite the parts count that is a pretty substantial build. It's literally 4 trees instead of 1. And with 17(!) minifigs....

@CartoonKid said:
" @Hobbythom said:
"I bought Welcome to Apocalypseburg for 280 euros 5 years ago. I know inflation exists but jeeeeeeeeeeesh"

@10236 Ewok Village i less than 2,000 pieces and retailed for $250 USD when it was released over 10 years ago."

The Ewok Village also had way more minifigs.

@SaintJ said:
"Overpriced and not enough mini figures, 3 versions of Link and 1 Zelda. Where is the OoT version of Zelda? "

Why would she be here? She never comes close to the Deku Tree. Saria greeting you at the house or that one annoying dude blocking your pathway would fit better with the scene.

@Zink said:
" @antsbull said:
" @Zink said:
" @CapnRex101 said:
" @Zink said:
"Lego is really banking in on the nostalgia of boomers"

I think you need to reevaluate the meaning of 'boomers'. The Legend of Zelda was launched in 1986 and I think its many sequels remain pretty popular today!"

I don't literally mean baby boomers. Just old people in general."

This is aimed at Millennials, and young Gen-Xers. You sound like you're just a troll."

Like I said, old people. I don't know what's so hard to understand about that."

If it’s not too early, I’d like to nominate your post for most successful troll of the year. You derailed the entire comment thread - and you’re still going with this on the next day. That’s commitment.

The fact that you’re apparently sincere with whatever nonsense point you were trying to make is icing on the cake.

Well done!

@CartoonKid said:
" @oukexergon said:
" @CartoonKid said:
[Well, your entire post is assumption/opinion. .... That's dangerous ....]

Gasp--opinion!? Dangerous!"

You're presenting your assumptions and opinions as facts, which they're not. Unfortunately, people fail to think for themselves or consider the source and end up taking on the same views which lead to the toxic atmosphere referenced by a previous comment. Star Wars helmet holes is one example."

That's ironically exactly what you are doing in this comment. You assume a person cannot understand what an opinion is, you assume readers in this site don't think for themselves, you assume danger could materialize from reading the comments section somehow, and are completely confusing opinions and assumptions. Calling this a toxic atmosphere, as also pointed out, is itself toxic. The assumption that anything that makes anyone uncomfortable is toxic or dangerous would basically sanitize all comments of the very thing that makes comments worth having. If you ask me, and I guess you are since you are pursuing this line of argument, it's you who are both making assumptions and toxic. You are just wired to think anything you don't like to read is "dangerous" because God forbid someone adopts an opinion that you don't share.

re: price reception

I'm going to echo a few of the people here that the fact that this thing costs the same as a Switch console has been a point of ridicule by non-AFOL Nintendo adults. From the reaction I've seen on social media, Nintendo YouTubers have immediately balked at the price point and are already viewing the set pessimistically. Generalized Zelda fans on social media really want the set but are already making memes about how expensive this set is. As much as I find Zelda theme doomerism to be premature, it is concerning that they bungled this long-anticipated set's full reveal with the price tag, and if you know anything about gamers, ending press conferences with inflated price points reliably kill early sales.

At $200 I doubt it would be getting the balking that it's been receiving. Lego Sonic getting a soft launch via the Ideas set was generally fine since the premium set was only $100. Starting Lego Zelda at game console prices was definitely a dangerous mistake, but hopefully this t doesn't harpoon the future of the theme.

I haven't played LoZ, but I'm not sure why people are reacting so very negatively. It may not be a huge set in either configuration, but both versions look very densely packed with parts and many well-thought-out details. I'd bet the price-per-ounce ratio is much less of an outlier than the price-per-piece ratio. Yes, TLG has been putting out a lot of large, beautiful sets at prices much higher then we'd all like to spend (I'm enough of a geezer to remember when flagship sets didn't go much over $100)--but I'm also at the stage where space, not money, is what's limiting my desire for more Lego. And I'm really not going to complain because TLG is not only making sets I've wanted (or didn't know I wanted) but doing so in the grand manner. It would be nice if smaller sets were to follow this (I'm guessing some will) but this is very attractive and will take up space on my limited wanted list--pushing off some sets I thought I wanted quite a bit!

What’s the current record for comments on a post?

@Lamarider said:
"What’s the current record for comments on a post?"

https://brickset.com/article/88367/brickset-awards-2022-nominations

From a quick check, 547! We've got a ways to go.

Years and years waiting for a Zelda set, only to have this disappointing set :(

There are so many cool locations and items in Zelda, this is so sad.

I only like the minifigures, but I will never pay 300 for them.

@King_J said:
" @Lamarider said:
"What’s the current record for comments on a post?"

https://brickset.com/article/88367/brickset-awards-2022-nominations

From a quick check, 547! We've got a ways to go."
547 you say?

(Cracks knuckles)

:o)

90% of the commenters have said they have never played Legend of Zelda games or even the games represented in this set. But are disappointed with what the set includes. That like me commenting on the Stranger Things set when I've never watched a single episode.

Yes the price might seem high compared to other licensed sets, but look at the new molds included and it's one of the biggest franchises from one of the biggest companies in the world. I'm guessing licencing fees wouldn't be cheap to make this happen. Knowing what Nintendo is like, they like to charge and arm and a leg for their products and that's why they're the best at what they do.

As I said earlier, I'll buy this no matter what because I'm a hardcore LoZ fan and LEGO fan, and these opportunities don't come along often. Every LEGO set could be cheaper or have more parts or characters, but if you're not happy with an item you have little knowledge about or don't intend to buy, then walk away and buy something else. This set was made for the LoZ LEGO fans, not the whingers.

I think the set looks great and will possibly buy two, so both Deku trees can be displayed. I really hope this is the start of a new theme.

@shokwave2 said:
"90% of the commenters have said they have never played Legend of Zelda games or even the games represented in this set. But are disappointed with what the set includes. That like me commenting on the Stranger Things set when I've never watched a single episode."
A good set is a good set, that doesn't necessarily require familiarity with the source material. I've never watched Stranger Things either, but really liked the set, to the point that I wanted to buy it and wanted to watch the series. Ended up doing neither, but still.

I did buy the sets from BB-8, D-O and BD-1, despite never having seen the movies they're in. Same thing for the Tallneck from Horizon Forbidden West, even when I don't care one bit about the game. All still great sets. And it obviously helps that none of those were outlandishly priced.

And as much as I am not a fan of LotR, both Rivendell and Barad-dûr seem like great sets to me. Sure, they are very expensive, but I can see the value. And as I mentioned before, very much the same for the 18+ Mario sets, which all at some point have been in my shopping cart. But every time I happened to have an annoying moment of clarity.

But I think that's the trick to a good product: It can (and will) trancend its core demographic. And that's the thing here: I have a very hard time seeing the appeal of this set for someone who is not a hardcore Zelda-fan, let alone enough to spend €300 on it. Heck, I bet many Zelda-fans, AFOL or not, will have a very hard time to justify spending that kind of money on this. On a manga/anime/game-Discord I'm on with quite a number of Zelda fans (some of them also AFOLs), none seemed happy about this set.

This set indeed seems made purely for LoZ Lego fans, but more speciofically those with a fat bank account, willing to pay ANY price for Zelda merch....I can't think of many Lego sets with that narrow a target audience.

BTW, I too am a bit of a LOZ fan.....just a different LOZ ;-)

27 more comments and we've out-commented the Ucs Falcon reveal...

Number of comments has surpassed the price now , over 300 :)

@Amik ...dude, nothing in what I posted here was about politics or any of the things you're rambling about, and is totally unrelated to any conversation around the set. This isn't a case like Harry Potter where there's a massive political elephant in the room that precludes any and all conversation about it, this is just an expensive set based on a video game series. Calm down.

@Amik said:
" @Alia_of_AGL said:
" @Amik ...dude, nothing in what I posted here was about politics or any of the things you're rambling about, and is totally unrelated to any conversation around the set. This isn't a case like Harry Potter where there's a massive political elephant in the room that precludes any and all conversation about it, this is just an expensive set based on a video game series. Calm down."

I apologize as I just realized I was replying to a teenager, not an adult. You should at least try to learn what sarcasm means as you obviously missed it. "

I'm confused. Is this a German thing? Do Germans consider all sarcasm to always be on-topic and relevant regardless of what you're being sarcastic about? That's not what I would expect but I don't really know much about the culture of Germany so I figured I should ask first before making any accusations.

@TeriXeri said:
"Number of comments has surpassed the price now , over 300 :)"

WHAT?! OVER 300?!

@Andrusi said:
"I'm confused. Is this a German thing? Do Germans consider all sarcasm to always be on-topic and relevant regardless of what you're being sarcastic about? That's not what I would expect but I don't really know much about the culture of Germany so I figured I should ask first before making any accusations."
I distinctly remember a Brickset article comment sometime back about how the AFOL community in Germany had become toxic and insufferable. I thought that the comment was rather random and oddly specific at the time... but now I'm starting to wonder lol

Good job beating the UCS falcon in the comment war!

@Amik said:
" @Andrusi said:
" @Amik said:
" @Andrusi said:
" @Amik said:
" @Alia_of_AGL said:
" @Amik ...dude, nothing in what I posted here was about politics or any of the things you're rambling about, and is totally unrelated to any conversation around the set. This isn't a case like Harry Potter where there's a massive political elephant in the room that precludes any and all conversation about it, this is just an expensive set based on a video game series. Calm down."

I apologize as I just realized I was replying to a teenager, not an adult. You should at least try to learn what sarcasm means as you obviously missed it. "

I'm confused. Is this a German thing? Do Germans consider all sarcasm to always be on-topic and relevant regardless of what you're being sarcastic about? That's not what I would expect but I don't really know much about the culture of Germany so I figured I should ask first before making any accusations.

@TeriXeri said:
"Number of comments has surpassed the price now , over 300 :)"

WHAT?! OVER 300?!"

It´s OK Andrusi, you Americans seem to be confused about everything these days"

This is suspiciously condescending and non-answer-like."

You just don't get it do you. As a typical American, you're just too naive and good natured to your own demise while the bigger part of the rest of the world remains as it was hundreds / thousands of years ago in their backwards mentality. I'm not from Germany btw, try harder next time"

I'm still unclear on what any of this had to do with the Lego set.

My daughter is a massive Zelda fan and been waiting for something like this, but as everyone has pointed out the price is a deal killer for what you get. I thought she would say "oh well" like it seems some are saying and pay the inflated price anyway, but she surprised me and said pass on this one. She was so disappointed she even said maybe Lego isn't for her. I think Lego has misjudged how far they can bank on avid fans with their pricing and it's also concerning given in many cases they are turning off the younger generation that could potentially be lucrative AFOL customers down the road...

I wish they had included at least one picture showing that you can build the Deku Tree, Link's house, and the sword pedestal at the same time. You actually get three things to display here but you wouldn't know that from the pictures, and there's no good view of the pedestal on its own. Maybe they thought this would be confusing. It's nice that regardless of which Deku version you build you still get a place to display the unused figures.