Summary
Beginning in the mid-1990s, LEGO has consistently produced a wealth of video game experiences, ranging from non-licensed city-builders and tycoon games to licensed adventure games that adapt a range of popular movie franchises. In the early 2010s, LEGO’s penchant for video games was flipped on its head, and the company started producing real-world LEGO sets based on some popular gaming licenses, with the first beingMinecraft, and one of its most recent and successful lines beingSuper Mario.LEGO’sSuper Mariolinehas seemingly been so successful that the company is now eyeing upThe Legend of Zeldalicense.
For years now, it’s been rumored that LEGO is working on aLegend of Zeldaset, and it seems as though those reports are finally coming to fruition. Last year, it was leaked that LEGO is making a Great Deku Tree set, and that rumor has been given more credence in recent weeks thanks to Bricktastic, who reports that the set will allow fans to build either theOcarina of TimeDeku Tree or theBreath of the Wildone, that it will come with around 2500 pieces, will retail for about $300, and will include fourLegend of ZeldaMinifigures. While this set sounds great, it should only be the beginning of LEGO andZelda’s partnership.
LEGO’s Rumored Zelda Set Should Open the Floodgates
More LEGO Zelda Sets Are a Must
Ever sincethe LEGO Ideas programstarted in 2008, fans have been trying to make aLegend of Zeldaset come to fruition, voting on a slew of fan-made set designs over the years and hoping that LEGO will decide to use one of them. Unfortunately, that approach hasn’t really worked, but it does show how passionateLegend of Zeldafans are, and it shows that there’s a clear demand for a whole range ofZelda-themed LEGO sets, not just one based on the Great Deku Tree.
Over the last four decades,The Legend of Zeldafranchise has produced some incredibly iconic moments, set pieces, and structures, many of which would make for excellent real-world LEGO sets. Hyrule Castle, for instance, would be an excellent choice, being a primary focal point of multiple games in the franchise fromOcarina of Timeall the way up toTears of the Kingdom. A smaller-scale set based onZelda: The Wind Waker’s King of Red Lions shipwould be another great pick, as would one ofBreath of the Wild’s Shrines or goblin camps.
LEGO’s Zelda Set Should Pave the Way for a Video Game Adaptation
While even moreLEGOLegend of Zeldasetswould be great to see, that’s only skimming the surface of what a partnership between the two brands could offer. ThisLegend of ZeldaLEGO set should pave the way for a fullZeldaLEGO video game, and this could materialize in many different ways. WithThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomemphasizing building mechanics, that naturally paves the way for a LEGOZeldagame that embraces those features even further. For instance, a LEGOZeldagame could essentially be a gauntlet of Shrine puzzles where the player has to build various devices using LEGO pieces to progress.
We got LEGO Fortnite, and aHorizonLEGO title is rumored to be in the works, so can’t we have a full-fledged LEGO Zelda game?
Alternatively, anopen-world LEGOLegend of Zeldagamecould work quite well, again leaning into the building mechanics established inTears of the Kingdom.LEGO Fortniteis continuing to prove that the open-world genre is a natural fit for a creative LEGO game, and with aHorizonLEGO title allegedly in the works, a fully-fledged LEGOZeldagame would make a lot of sense.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
WHERE TO PLAY
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the sequel to the beloved open-world adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. This installment once again sees Link and Zelda battling to protect Hyrule from falling to Ganondorf. This new adventure takes place in the same land of Hyrule as Breath of the Wild but sees something called the Upheaval, which allows link to travel to Sky Islands, as well as deep into the Depths beneath Hyrule. Players can use special abilities to fuse together weapons, and build items to help them progress through the release.
