@@SolidBrixStudios especially considering when those words were created the game was text based... Didn't most of us just pronounce them the way we read them... It's understandable
What's worse is that ocarinas are a real musical instrument, not something made up by Nintendo. I can understand not knowing how to pronounce Deku, but just LOOKING at the word "ocarina" will show you that there's no "r" before the c, so pronouncing it as orca-rina is insane.
Part of it could have just been that he pronounced it wrong as a kid and doesn't want to change it. I had a couple friends who would fight me on the pronunciation and they were saying it as orcarina lol
@@Mrcheesestk that should only apply if someone pronounced it OH-carina as opposed to AH-carina. But choosing to continue to pronounce it completely incorrect is dumb regardless if it’s intentional or not. That’s like saying I always pronounced waffles as “WORFFLES” as a kid and then never choosing to say “waffle”. If you make it clear youre joking, its funny. But if you don’t, it looks and sounds dumb
@@notwhoyouthink593 Star Wars and Marvel do have bad pricing but this is beyond price gouging if this was a fortnite set it would somehow be $200 if it was Star Wars it would be $240 to $260 pretty much every Nintendo related set has been way overpriced
@@deantjewie cope, there are other licensed products that are not outrageously priced. Its simply greed and the fact that there are still enough people that buy these overpriced sets.
And people are gonna pay for that. Whilst the greates concepts at Lego Ideas get constantly scrapped Lego still manages to sell a talking pile of poop (Harry Potter hat).
For sure a lot of people with too much money on their hands are still going to fork out this cash just to have it. It is going to give out another very wrong signal to Lego that they are doing a great thing and leave many Zelda fans extremely unhappy. The few that get to 'enjoy' this set (if you can even call it that) will ruin the market for everyone else. This should have been at least a 2 set wave. One set with the tower and a Link figure for 15-20 dollars and the larger Tree for about 200 or so.
@@craigsanders9268 For sure. This is the very first official 'Zelda' based set. This is going to disappoint and outprice much more fans then it will satsfy.
At $200 this is a day 1 buy for me. But at $300 I'm now gonna wait a year or 2 for a wave of cheaper Zelda sets (which I'm really hoping is gonna happen), or a sale (which unless this set sells dismally, i don't see that happening).
@@vonbeaver99 I'm the same, a lot of people are just priced out. I'd rather have nothing than spend $300 I don't have on something that isn't worth that money in the first place. If smaller sets get released then I'll likely buy one or two, even if they're also poorly priced, but they'd have to be significantly smaller and cheaper
@@vonbeaver99 I'll wait infinite years if I have to. There is no reason to buy anything that is not worth it's money and this is (so far) the worst possible deal that I've seen Lego try to sell. The issue isn't bad for me, as I'm not invested in the Zelda brand, but it is a major letdown to people that have been looking forward to it. It is really sad and unnecessary, as the build itself and the minifigures and details ... it is not that bad a set otherwise.
@@pinobluevogel6458 maybe the 300 price point was necessary because Nintendo came in hot when negotiating this deal. I don’t think Lego is the kind of the company to say fuck it let’s just pump our fanbase
The reason he reviewed the set is (I believe) not because he is a Zelda fan, but because Lego sent it to him for review purposes and it is a reasonably well known theme that might attract a reasonable amount of views.
Seriously, the more I heard "Deeku" the more it made me cringe, step isn't steep, it's not that hard. To me it shows this reviewer didn't take the time to bother reading or making sure his video was good quality. This would be as bad as repeatedly saying throughout a video review Harry Porter, Batmain or The Avenegers. Like for the love of God read properly.
My brother in Christ, if you're going to do an in-depth review about a franchise you aren't familiar with, you should really consider spend a few extra minutes researching pronunciations because this was absolutely brutal to sit through. Not a bad review but will definitely turn away Zelda fans 😂😭🙏🏻
I like that you can see all the editing and cutting in the video because you care to give it a genuine review and it’s hard to be happy with this set. Thank you!
This seems to be in line with my theory that David is not the sharpest brick separator in the box 😂 If you REALLY listen to him in his videos,.you start hearing strange words, strange pronunciations, a LOT of repeated phrases, a lot of "this... nice thing" All of that leads me to believe that David is just... kiiinda dumb 😂
$300 is far too much for this. There's nowhere near enough content to justify that price, with a lot of parts that get left behind due to the 2-in1 aspect. So it needs at least a huge 33% discount to be even worthwhile. Which is what I'm banking on, since Mighty Bowser got absolutely decimated a few months after release when it was 45% off in the UK at Amazon at one point. That's assuming this Deku Tree is as widely available as Mighty Bowser is, as we don't know if it's exclusive to just one other store. And saying the Lord of the Rings set is better, I mean duh, how much more does that set cost? Of course that's going to be better when it's a couple hundred dollars more!
You are spot on with your analysis and I do hope this will also be heavily discounted as a makeup deal for Zelda fans. I think 200 is also pushing it a little, especially since there is no cheap alternative out that people can also buy. I don't mind Lego pushing out some impossibly expensive sets once in a while, but they do need to offer something for the smaller budget fans, especially for children, young adults or parents that are on a tight budget. I find it hard to compare it to Barad Dûr, which I think is also heavily overpriced and underdeveloped, but compared to a good set that is about the same size, the Medieval Town Square, this is a very bad deal. About 1700+ pieces less, half the minifigures and far less detail in the build. And even Medieval Town Square was pushing it in terms of offering barely enough value for it's 260 dollar price, lacking animals, detail on some of the roofs and possible too few minifigures as well.
on the lego website it is listed as its own theme. so we can expect future sets. i believe it will be similar to lord of the rings, one adult set a year.
You mean they are also choosing the wrong way to support this theme? The biggest issue with Lord of the Rings is not just that the theme is crazy expensive, there is also barely any sets. Where are the 10-20 dollar builds? Where are the mid-size 50 dollar playsets? There are two choices: You can pay 500 for Rivendell or 460 for Barad Dûr. If you want only some of the minifigures or even just one of them .. tough luck.
@@957kakashi I hope so. They have done so in the past and I believe it was highly succesful at the time, it was during my dark ages though. To keep a positive frame of mind I'm certainly open to the idea of them releasing more sets in every pricerange. In case of Lord of the Rings, I'd be highly interested in it. In fact, if they did that, I'd be finally tempted into buying the Rivendell set as well. It might need saving up for quite some time, but I will get it if there is more LotR to collect.
1. Yes, some names were pronounced wrong but heck, no one is perfect and the more comments due to saying some wrong is expanding the reach :) 2. You did a splendid job addressing the 2in1. As a creator myself, I could not have said it better! Your concerns were more than valid. You explained the neutral/hybrid stage so well. It has caused me to wonder if Pick-a-Brick is going to be an option. But then you said the instructions doesn’t do to well on helping you know. If you say screw it and buy two, you will have so many pieces. 3. Thank you for helping the community know what to expect and hopefully we can figure it out together. Lego we appreciate the IP and the fact there are no stickers and the massive nostalgic wave that will be produced. Hoping we can figure out how to best use the pieces or share bags to prevent waist and cost of prices but get the product we want :)
LEGO'S profit margin hovers around 60%-70%, which is a good margin, but certainly not to the extent that everyone makes it out to be. It's expensive for them to make these sets, so they are expensive to buy. It's that simple
The sign at Link's House litterly just says Link's House in the game, also that is a really insane price but it's nice that they made brand new molds for it.
In an earlier preview video made by another youtuber I also thought the build cost 200 dollars and I remember myself first thinking: That is a lot of money for that plastic tree and a few figs. Then I tought the price was 300 NZD (New Zealand dollars), which makes it relatively high, but I guess a more reasonable price, considering this is a major franchise and an IP based set from Nintendo (300 NZD is about 180 US dollars) But yea, this is 300 oil backed, overprinted united states of america dollars, which means it will be the same price in Euros, which means we europeans will have to pay about 30 dollars more for the same, massively overpriced set. It gets even more ridiculous if you actually look into the different currencies and exchange rates.
The names, my dude. Ocarina, especially, has two different accepted pronunciations, but you didn't use either one. I normally wouldn't care, but because of how often you say the words it just got more notable over time. I understand that you maybe didn't play the games yourself, but it might've been worth watching a youtube video or something about the games to get an idea of how to say the names. I'd recommend that in the future when reviewing sets about a property you're not familiar with. Hopefully there will be more Lego Zelda sets in the future and you'll have'em down by then.
I don't think most people are going to be confused by the extra pieces... It's clearly a 2 in 1 set... The extra pieces going to the other build seems obvious
Why am I watching a review from someone who doesn't care about the source material at all? I think the Lego ambassador program is a good thing, but reviewers should really have to get to know the sets before rushing to meet some embargo.
Why you are watching it is something that probably only you might know. However, I believe he made the review because he got sent the set anyway and it is a pretty well known theme that might attract a lot of views.
@@pinobluevogel6458 Right, there's for sure an incentive to review sets even if you're not an expert on the source material but I don't think reviewers are that strained when it comes to the time they have with each set. Idk, it's just a matter of respecting the audiences time. Like the B-roll is nice but I get no real insight or new perspective from this.
@@OlleMoquist Hmm, I don't think I find many things in your post that I can agree with, except the part where it helps to have reviewers be familiar with the source material and that the footage of the review is well done. I'm not one to assume how much time these content creators have to make reviews, but I guess it is far less than you imply. Apart from having to assemble the set and doing the actual recording, there is even more time that goes into editing. For a set that is not exactly a passion project, I agree it could be a waste of time for them, or at the very least less fun, but it still is work that might pay them from getting the views for it. Often having these very tight windows at which to release them, makes for a very stressful workload that can negatively affect the creator, but also the quality of the review. Simply put, they have to rush these out not to miss the window where people will watch them. The views for these things drop dramatically after a set is out and they basically have very bad longevity compared to other content. That said, respecting the audience time is something that is a matter of choice. You are in no way forced to watch any of this content and you certainly have only very minor say in how he does his videos, even though I understand you would want it differently. I watched it, because I was interested in what he had to say about the Deku Tree and wanted to take a detailed look. Both of those things I got from the video so I'm happy. But if you want a more in-depth look from a Zelda fan, you'd be better off trying to watch someone else for this set.
@@pinobluevogel6458 You make fair points. Uploading frequently is definitely work but I don't come to the same conclusions as you. I could have worded my comments in a more constructive way but as you said, I doubt it has any impact on these videos.
@@OlleMoquist It might not, but it is always good to voice your opinion if you do it in a respectful way, which I think you did. Brick fanatics has a recent review out from a very invested Zelda fan. While I couldn't say it is an unbiased review, it is fun to see him geek out over all the details. Maybe that would be a review you'd enjoy, if you want a more dedicated fan's vision. Thanks for taking the time to respond and I wish you all the best!
I wish he'd just say upfront that he's unfamiliar with this franchise. The mispronunciation is... crazy. Like, many of us played these games pre-voice acting, but ocarina and Hylian are spelled simply. How did you get every single one wrong?
@@Sprinklespark08 That’s right. Clawshot is from Twilight princess and Skyward Sword. In Ocarina of Time, hookshot and longshot are a bit different in terms of color and so the blue one is hookshot
I ended up finding this because I was trying to figure out what to do with all the extra pieces I had haha. Thank you so much for recommending bag 22. I definitely would have missed out on building some great stuff without this video.
I don't ever complain about price because "A" buying it is a choice and no one is going to die if they don't get a Lego Set, "B" I'm not poor and I make good money, it's not my fault I can easily afford things other people think are expensive because they refuse to do the work it takes to make more money.
Thank you for your review! I was gifted this set recently and I'm glad I watched your video as a heads-up on what to expect. Even if it wasn't bought for me, as a huge Zelda fan, I would have purchased it anyway. I will be building the Breath of the Wild version and can't wait to display it!
Just finished the set myself, fun build, zero stickers and awesome detail on minifigs and the entire build. Well worth it in my opinion but still a hit to the pocket for a Lego
Some new molds and IP to pay for. Honestly the best bet would be to release a SmashBros minifigure series. It would have sold incredibly fast and recouped much of the cost for new molds. Then you put something like this out for around $200 and it would fly off the shelves.
3 bags are left sealed when building the BotW version, and all printed tiles from the OoT version are in one bag, so I just opened this one and added a view OoT details to my Deku Tree
Breath Of The Wild variant looks more complete and wonderful, with more details and part usage and you can still display Ocarina Of Time themed build (Link’s House) and minifigures to the side or part of a custom build/ diorama. Very expensive set but as mentioned, there are a lot of exclusive moulds, prints, etc… no stickers but yeah expensive! Really great review, your so lucky to get this set from LEGO.
Definitely doing the reverse, making the Breath of the Wild first to have the Ocarina of Time variant for display for maximum nostalgia. Love that they included the ocarina!
@@El_Fabricio I don't know yet if it will be a LEGO store exclusive. If not, I would wait until it gets sub 250 probably. If it is exclusive, I'll probably use vip points to get the feeling of buying it under 250 😂
Came just for the avalanche of comments noting the SUPER AWKWARD pronunciation of so many different Zelda elements. Shows how much he knows about the Zelda universe...
@AgentOrange88785I don't think he did it on purpose. Rather he simply doesn't know the Zelda universe but attempted to pass off as someone more familiar with the game series.
300 is outrageous max 150, but people will buy it and Lego and Nintendo will see that as a win and other future Nintendo sets will be just as expensive
@@brendenrodgers7821 If they can't make a set like this cost less than 200 dollars, they are seriously doing something wrong in their manufacturing, design and/or IP management. It is corporate greed from Lego and Nintendo both, which explains why this set is overpriced to about double what you'd expect.
@@JelloBud Same here, I never played any Zelda game and probably only a few games of Smash Brothers at a friends house when I was younger. I grew up on PC games, they were so much more detailed and challenging (at least the online multiplayer). Then again, I would also love to own those minifigures. They certainly look nice, but they most certainly will be worth hundreds of dollars in a few years.
Wouldn’t have been my first choice, but wanted to support Zelda Lego sets. Hoping to get something in the future that is more similar to the ? Block set for Mario 64. I like the diorama look of that one way better.
Awesome set. Happy that Lego finally gave in and started to sell Zelda sets. But I'll be waiting for the hylian Castle set to be released before buying one.
You're dreaming if you think that's true. I agree it's overpriced but even $150 would be half the original price. Which I think is a more reasonable amount
Dude I love your reviews, they're my favorite on UA-cam, but the pronunciation is not just a whoopsie, it is quite poor research. This has happened numerous times with LEGO reviews of yours in the past where you very dramatically mispronounce words that would take seconds to get right. Not to mention countless details and references you have missed before when doing your "extensive" analysis of the set. (The Rivendell review comes to mind here) Just sharing feedback as I've noticed the pattern. You already make some of the best formatted and best looking LEGO reviews on the entire website. It's a shame that the attention to detail doesn't extend to even light research on the sets or the IPs you're discussing. Cheers man
yes yes now we need a lego set for each temple in OoT, each divine beast in BotW, each sky island in ToTK, each island in wind waker, WE NEED HYRULE CASTLE! WE NEED MORE LEGO ZELDA! LEGO ZELDA RAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
My plan is to buy two so I can have both trees at the same time. I don't think it will be a big deal if I have a lot of extra pieces. As for the price, I would prefer not to spend so many dollars, but as I am an adult with my own job and making my own money, I think I can treat myself to such a set when September comes.
I want to get it got the Master Sword alone! Thanks for the great review. Definitely goin to buy it and you answered a lot of questions I had. The hook shot being in it was such a cool thing to do.
When I got the set I planned to do OoT then Botw but honestly the thought of disassembling and trying to organise put me off and I just built Botw and called it a day. Good in theory but could have done more to make it easier to change, like have set bags for each and no overlap so you don’t have to look back and get pieces you used outside of the base of the tree which is the same in both versions
Why not combine them with Mario, Yoshi, Diddy, and Cranky from LEGO Super Mario to create a diorama of Cranky's Video Game Heroes from “Donkey Kong Country 2”?
I would be upset not having something telling me how to take it apart to then build the 2nd option. One thing I was hoping they'd add in the Ocarina of time was adding the Forest Spiritual Gem as thats the goal of the game for that part.
Noone is calling customer service to complain about the extra bags 😅 I would either: build something out of them, save them for something else, or try to incorporate them into the primary build. Getting this set day 1.
Yes, yes my mind has a wild way of pronouncing some names… I did try my best 🥲
It’s okay, David. We forgive you 😅
As a hardcore Zelda fan, I forgive you 😭
@@SolidBrixStudios especially considering when those words were created the game was text based... Didn't most of us just pronounce them the way we read them... It's understandable
I LOVE THE HEAD SHOT 💀
@@HoldenEvans75I don’t, a 5 min look into pronunciations of these words would have saved a lot of embarrassment
‘Orcarina’ ‘deeku’ ‘headshot’ ‘tablet’
I can let the Deeku slide, but Orcarina killed me
Tell me you haven’t played Zelda, without telling me.
Hylia shield
He’s very clearly never played a Zelda game
HIGHLEEAHH
1st oRcarina of time: “eh, just a slip”
20th oRcarina of time: 😵💫
What's worse is that ocarinas are a real musical instrument, not something made up by Nintendo. I can understand not knowing how to pronounce Deku, but just LOOKING at the word "ocarina" will show you that there's no "r" before the c, so pronouncing it as orca-rina is insane.
@@faroffgrace5490right ocarinas have been around since the rennisance days
@@faroffgrace5490fr blows my mind how so many people can’t read “zelda” words when half of them aren’t even words FROM zelda😂
Part of it could have just been that he pronounced it wrong as a kid and doesn't want to change it. I had a couple friends who would fight me on the pronunciation and they were saying it as orcarina lol
@@Mrcheesestk that should only apply if someone pronounced it OH-carina as opposed to AH-carina. But choosing to continue to pronounce it completely incorrect is dumb regardless if it’s intentional or not. That’s like saying I always pronounced waffles as “WORFFLES” as a kid and then never choosing to say “waffle”. If you make it clear youre joking, its funny. But if you don’t, it looks and sounds dumb
Damn and we thought the Star Wars tax was bad this is some crazy Nintendo tax
I mean this is an 18+ display set. It was always gonna be more expensive
@@Darnley_10 I was simply stating that if this was a Star Wars set with the same piece Count it would only be like $240 to $260
What you on about? Star Wars and Marvel have a much worse pricing
@@notwhoyouthink593 Star Wars and Marvel do have bad pricing but this is beyond price gouging if this was a fortnite set it would somehow be $200 if it was Star Wars it would be $240 to $260 pretty much every Nintendo related set has been way overpriced
That’s Nintendo for ya
Orcarina of time. Looks like meat’s back on the menu boys!
Lmfao good one 😂
Lmao hell yeah!!!!!!!!!!
Should have been 2 separate sets! The price is outrageous
How is that outrageous?
:l ...
Is unfair!
@@vonbeaver99Because the price per piece ratio is 12 cents per piece. That’s the highest ratio I’ve seen in a while.
@@jeffpierce6663 it's somehow a good thing, just wait.
Fuck that price
Its ridiculous
kid named that price:
Knowing Nintendo that license didn't come cheap
@@deantjewie cope, there are other licensed products that are not outrageously priced.
Its simply greed and the fact that there are still enough people that buy these overpriced sets.
my mouth literally dropped. $300 for that?
A really clever detail from Lego to adopt Nintendo's pricing policy for this set
Ya two overpriced companies gouging even more
No one is forcing you to buy
@@Danbo22987 nor are they convincing us to buy
@@Danbo22987
Doesn’t mean it isn’t unethical.
David, you killed the names. Not deeku.
Not orcarina either
Also 8:17 “headshot”
Came here to say the same, killed me off with orcarina
🤓☝️
Who cares
That could actually be the most overpriced (medium sized) Lego set of all time. Lego is once again testing the waters to see what works.
facts
And people are gonna pay for that. Whilst the greates concepts at Lego Ideas get constantly scrapped Lego still manages to sell a talking pile of poop (Harry Potter hat).
For sure a lot of people with too much money on their hands are still going to fork out this cash just to have it. It is going to give out another very wrong signal to Lego that they are doing a great thing and leave many Zelda fans extremely unhappy. The few that get to 'enjoy' this set (if you can even call it that) will ruin the market for everyone else.
This should have been at least a 2 set wave. One set with the tower and a Link figure for 15-20 dollars and the larger Tree for about 200 or so.
I wish they weren't testing it with this set though
@@craigsanders9268 For sure. This is the very first official 'Zelda' based set. This is going to disappoint and outprice much more fans then it will satsfy.
At $200 this is a day 1 buy for me. But at $300 I'm now gonna wait a year or 2 for a wave of cheaper Zelda sets (which I'm really hoping is gonna happen), or a sale (which unless this set sells dismally, i don't see that happening).
You’d wait two years for different sets that haven’t been announced? Makes sense…
@@vonbeaver99 I'm the same, a lot of people are just priced out. I'd rather have nothing than spend $300 I don't have on something that isn't worth that money in the first place. If smaller sets get released then I'll likely buy one or two, even if they're also poorly priced, but they'd have to be significantly smaller and cheaper
It will be on sale.
@@vonbeaver99 I'll wait infinite years if I have to. There is no reason to buy anything that is not worth it's money and this is (so far) the worst possible deal that I've seen Lego try to sell. The issue isn't bad for me, as I'm not invested in the Zelda brand, but it is a major letdown to people that have been looking forward to it.
It is really sad and unnecessary, as the build itself and the minifigures and details ... it is not that bad a set otherwise.
@@pinobluevogel6458 maybe the 300 price point was necessary because Nintendo came in hot when negotiating this deal. I don’t think Lego is the kind of the company to say fuck it let’s just pump our fanbase
Don’t think bro pronounced a single thing right
The reason he reviewed the set is (I believe) not because he is a Zelda fan, but because Lego sent it to him for review purposes and it is a reasonably well known theme that might attract a reasonable amount of views.
He got Zelda 😵💫
This is why he didn't win any money in this game show.😂
He pronounced Korok and Zelda right… other than that 🤷🏻♂️
The orcarina of the deeeku hyelians
Most overpriced LEGO set ever??!
black panther bust
Lego technic liebherr crane??
X jet
Venator?
Justifyer
This one was of my most anticipated reviews from you, but it was such a hard watch 😭
Just read the instructions in reverse order if you want to disassemble down to a certain step.
I do love the Orc Arena. They have the most brutal gladiator spectacles you’ll ever witness.
where are you seeing an R in ocarina ☠️☠️☠️
ocaRina💀
He is pronouncing it like Orca🐋rina 💀
ORRR CAR INA
That was hard to watch
“Deeku” (Deku)
“Orcarina” (Ocarina)
“Headshot” (Hookshot)
Seriously, the more I heard "Deeku" the more it made me cringe, step isn't steep, it's not that hard.
To me it shows this reviewer didn't take the time to bother reading or making sure his video was good quality.
This would be as bad as repeatedly saying throughout a video review Harry Porter, Batmain or The Avenegers.
Like for the love of God read properly.
My brother in Christ, if you're going to do an in-depth review about a franchise you aren't familiar with, you should really consider spend a few extra minutes researching pronunciations because this was absolutely brutal to sit through. Not a bad review but will definitely turn away Zelda fans 😂😭🙏🏻
I like that you can see all the editing and cutting in the video because you care to give it a genuine review and it’s hard to be happy with this set. Thank you!
The extra bag pieces pretty much explains the price tag. I love Zelda, but the price is outrageous.
Great review so far. One quick note. It's not an "oRcarina" it's "ocarina". There's no R in there. ❤
@@RT-5897 haha. I meant the R he is pronouncing at the start - not the actual R that is later in the word.
Usually people say either Ahcarina or Ohcarina. I've never heard it said as Orcarina before. At least it's something new!
@@TabbyToraORCarina has much more of an LOTR vibe, than legend of Zelda :-p
This seems to be in line with my theory that David is not the sharpest brick separator in the box 😂
If you REALLY listen to him in his videos,.you start hearing strange words, strange pronunciations, a LOT of repeated phrases, a lot of "this... nice thing"
All of that leads me to believe that David is just... kiiinda dumb 😂
Orc Arena of Time 😭
He gives off the “Zelda is the name of MC” vibe
"Orka-Rina of time"
Too expensive but still great
$300 is far too much for this. There's nowhere near enough content to justify that price, with a lot of parts that get left behind due to the 2-in1 aspect. So it needs at least a huge 33% discount to be even worthwhile. Which is what I'm banking on, since Mighty Bowser got absolutely decimated a few months after release when it was 45% off in the UK at Amazon at one point. That's assuming this Deku Tree is as widely available as Mighty Bowser is, as we don't know if it's exclusive to just one other store.
And saying the Lord of the Rings set is better, I mean duh, how much more does that set cost? Of course that's going to be better when it's a couple hundred dollars more!
You are spot on with your analysis and I do hope this will also be heavily discounted as a makeup deal for Zelda fans. I think 200 is also pushing it a little, especially since there is no cheap alternative out that people can also buy.
I don't mind Lego pushing out some impossibly expensive sets once in a while, but they do need to offer something for the smaller budget fans, especially for children, young adults or parents that are on a tight budget.
I find it hard to compare it to Barad Dûr, which I think is also heavily overpriced and underdeveloped, but compared to a good set that is about the same size, the Medieval Town Square, this is a very bad deal. About 1700+ pieces less, half the minifigures and far less detail in the build. And even Medieval Town Square was pushing it in terms of offering barely enough value for it's 260 dollar price, lacking animals, detail on some of the roofs and possible too few minifigures as well.
on the lego website it is listed as its own theme. so we can expect future sets. i believe it will be similar to lord of the rings, one adult set a year.
You mean they are also choosing the wrong way to support this theme? The biggest issue with Lord of the Rings is not just that the theme is crazy expensive, there is also barely any sets. Where are the 10-20 dollar builds? Where are the mid-size 50 dollar playsets?
There are two choices: You can pay 500 for Rivendell or 460 for Barad Dûr. If you want only some of the minifigures or even just one of them .. tough luck.
Lord of the rings isn’t going to just be 1 adult set a year. There’s gonna be more, and with any good planning Zelda will have more as well.
@@957kakashi I hope so. They have done so in the past and I believe it was highly succesful at the time, it was during my dark ages though.
To keep a positive frame of mind I'm certainly open to the idea of them releasing more sets in every pricerange. In case of Lord of the Rings, I'd be highly interested in it. In fact, if they did that, I'd be finally tempted into buying the Rivendell set as well. It might need saving up for quite some time, but I will get it if there is more LotR to collect.
1. Yes, some names were pronounced wrong but heck, no one is perfect and the more comments due to saying some wrong is expanding the reach :)
2. You did a splendid job addressing the 2in1. As a creator myself, I could not have said it better! Your concerns were more than valid. You explained the neutral/hybrid stage so well. It has caused me to wonder if Pick-a-Brick is going to be an option. But then you said the instructions doesn’t do to well on helping you know. If you say screw it and buy two, you will have so many pieces.
3. Thank you for helping the community know what to expect and hopefully we can figure it out together. Lego we appreciate the IP and the fact there are no stickers and the massive nostalgic wave that will be produced. Hoping we can figure out how to best use the pieces or share bags to prevent waist and cost of prices but get the product we want :)
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A whole set's worth of extra pieces with the prefect colors for moding?! I see zero downside there. In fact, it's a selling point.
LEGO'S profit margin hovers around 60%-70%, which is a good margin, but certainly not to the extent that everyone makes it out to be. It's expensive for them to make these sets, so they are expensive to buy.
It's that simple
The sign at Link's House litterly just says Link's House in the game, also that is a really insane price but it's nice that they made brand new molds for it.
The sign in the set says something different though.
Every time you said “deeku” and “OR-ca-rina” I flinched a little….
It looks sick, but it's way too expensive.
Oh wow a 200$ set... Is what I thought when i first saw this.
In an earlier preview video made by another youtuber I also thought the build cost 200 dollars and I remember myself first thinking: That is a lot of money for that plastic tree and a few figs.
Then I tought the price was 300 NZD (New Zealand dollars), which makes it relatively high, but I guess a more reasonable price, considering this is a major franchise and an IP based set from Nintendo (300 NZD is about 180 US dollars)
But yea, this is 300 oil backed, overprinted united states of america dollars, which means it will be the same price in Euros, which means we europeans will have to pay about 30 dollars more for the same, massively overpriced set.
It gets even more ridiculous if you actually look into the different currencies and exchange rates.
@@pinobluevogel6458 damn I've never realized , I thought the price won't change as much in other countries, the more you know.
That price is legit just a scam
Nintendo really love there fans can't just put the cost on lego
such a well detailed set, wish I could afford it
The names, my dude. Ocarina, especially, has two different accepted pronunciations, but you didn't use either one. I normally wouldn't care, but because of how often you say the words it just got more notable over time. I understand that you maybe didn't play the games yourself, but it might've been worth watching a youtube video or something about the games to get an idea of how to say the names. I'd recommend that in the future when reviewing sets about a property you're not familiar with. Hopefully there will be more Lego Zelda sets in the future and you'll have'em down by then.
It’s so hard on the wallet to be both a Lego and a Zelda fan.
It’s even worse when you’re a Lego, Zelda and lord of the rings fan…
@@brendenrodgers7821 Ouch.
@@brendenrodgers7821 I'm all of those... ._.
I don't think most people are going to be confused by the extra pieces... It's clearly a 2 in 1 set... The extra pieces going to the other build seems obvious
the sign just says" links house"
"It's a secret to everybody."
Or something around the lines
I’m a diehard Zelda fan but I just can’t pay that kind of price and say it’s worth it. Sorry Lego
Why am I watching a review from someone who doesn't care about the source material at all? I think the Lego ambassador program is a good thing, but reviewers should really have to get to know the sets before rushing to meet some embargo.
Why you are watching it is something that probably only you might know. However, I believe he made the review because he got sent the set anyway and it is a pretty well known theme that might attract a lot of views.
@@pinobluevogel6458 Right, there's for sure an incentive to review sets even if you're not an expert on the source material but I don't think reviewers are that strained when it comes to the time they have with each set. Idk, it's just a matter of respecting the audiences time. Like the B-roll is nice but I get no real insight or new perspective from this.
@@OlleMoquist Hmm, I don't think I find many things in your post that I can agree with, except the part where it helps to have reviewers be familiar with the source material and that the footage of the review is well done.
I'm not one to assume how much time these content creators have to make reviews, but I guess it is far less than you imply. Apart from having to assemble the set and doing the actual recording, there is even more time that goes into editing.
For a set that is not exactly a passion project, I agree it could be a waste of time for them, or at the very least less fun, but it still is work that might pay them from getting the views for it.
Often having these very tight windows at which to release them, makes for a very stressful workload that can negatively affect the creator, but also the quality of the review. Simply put, they have to rush these out not to miss the window where people will watch them. The views for these things drop dramatically after a set is out and they basically have very bad longevity compared to other content.
That said, respecting the audience time is something that is a matter of choice. You are in no way forced to watch any of this content and you certainly have only very minor say in how he does his videos, even though I understand you would want it differently.
I watched it, because I was interested in what he had to say about the Deku Tree and wanted to take a detailed look. Both of those things I got from the video so I'm happy. But if you want a more in-depth look from a Zelda fan, you'd be better off trying to watch someone else for this set.
@@pinobluevogel6458 You make fair points. Uploading frequently is definitely work but I don't come to the same conclusions as you. I could have worded my comments in a more constructive way but as you said, I doubt it has any impact on these videos.
@@OlleMoquist It might not, but it is always good to voice your opinion if you do it in a respectful way, which I think you did.
Brick fanatics has a recent review out from a very invested Zelda fan. While I couldn't say it is an unbiased review, it is fun to see him geek out over all the details. Maybe that would be a review you'd enjoy, if you want a more dedicated fan's vision.
Thanks for taking the time to respond and I wish you all the best!
$299 is outrageous for that set.
Now we know why alot of lego sets were coming out with stickers recently, the printing departament eas busy printing all the zelda stuff
I wish he'd just say upfront that he's unfamiliar with this franchise. The mispronunciation is... crazy. Like, many of us played these games pre-voice acting, but ocarina and Hylian are spelled simply. How did you get every single one wrong?
ORcarina, deeku, and calling the clawshot headshot is so wrong 😭😭😭😭😭😭
It is hookshot not clawshot
@@vins5999longshot.
In Ocarina of Time, it's called the hookshot, but there's also a longshot. I think the clawshot is from Twilight Princess.
@@Sprinklespark08 That’s right. Clawshot is from Twilight princess and Skyward Sword. In Ocarina of Time, hookshot and longshot are a bit different in terms of color and so the blue one is hookshot
might have to buy 2 of these at some point and have both trees built !
I ended up finding this because I was trying to figure out what to do with all the extra pieces I had haha. Thank you so much for recommending bag 22. I definitely would have missed out on building some great stuff without this video.
ORCarina is insane dawg you might need a dialect coach
This might be the only lego set ever made where i will literally pay whatever they ask for it 😭
What is like to see next is a shrine set to a good scale
Maybe Hyrule castle at scale. It would only cost about 4 trillion dollars.
I wouldnt even pay 200$ for this, 150$ would be the price i would consider buying
I don't ever complain about price because "A" buying it is a choice and no one is going to die if they don't get a Lego Set, "B" I'm not poor and I make good money, it's not my fault I can easily afford things other people think are expensive because they refuse to do the work it takes to make more money.
Thank you for your review! I was gifted this set recently and I'm glad I watched your video as a heads-up on what to expect. Even if it wasn't bought for me, as a huge Zelda fan, I would have purchased it anyway. I will be building the Breath of the Wild version and can't wait to display it!
I took a short of vordka every time he says Orkarina and now I’m coorked with alcohol poirsoning.
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Just finished the set myself, fun build, zero stickers and awesome detail on minifigs and the entire build. Well worth it in my opinion but still a hit to the pocket for a Lego
Great video! Thanks for explaining everything about this set so perfectly! You answered all my questions!
Some new molds and IP to pay for. Honestly the best bet would be to release a SmashBros minifigure series. It would have sold incredibly fast and recouped much of the cost for new molds. Then you put something like this out for around $200 and it would fly off the shelves.
“ORKarina” 😂😂😂 I’m dying 💀
The master sword looks so good
Great, but the license price kills it for me.
3 bags are left sealed when building the BotW version, and all printed tiles from the OoT version are in one bag, so I just opened this one and added a view OoT details to my Deku Tree
Hopefully Lego does a full lineup of sets not just a single UCS styled one.
Breath Of The Wild variant looks more complete and wonderful, with more details and part usage and you can still display Ocarina Of Time themed build (Link’s House) and minifigures to the side or part of a custom build/ diorama.
Very expensive set but as mentioned, there are a lot of exclusive moulds, prints, etc… no stickers but yeah expensive!
Really great review, your so lucky to get this set from LEGO.
Definitely doing the reverse, making the Breath of the Wild first to have the Ocarina of Time variant for display for maximum nostalgia. Love that they included the ocarina!
Are you gonna pay 300 for this? Please tell me.
@@El_Fabricio I don't know yet if it will be a LEGO store exclusive. If not, I would wait until it gets sub 250 probably. If it is exclusive, I'll probably use vip points to get the feeling of buying it under 250 😂
This looks EPIC fun build set 👍
The 2 in one and not using all the bags lost me, its not giving value for its price. Will just wait for the next zelda set if there will be a next one
Came just for the avalanche of comments noting the SUPER AWKWARD pronunciation of so many different Zelda elements. Shows how much he knows about the Zelda universe...
@AgentOrange88785I don't think he did it on purpose. Rather he simply doesn't know the Zelda universe but attempted to pass off as someone more familiar with the game series.
This really could have been two separate sets
The ”musical instrument” is the ocarina! Orcarina is not a name
Great and balanced review, thank you! I am actually looking to buy either this or Rivendell so I really appreciate the comparison!
If you were unsure if Lego is price gauging target customers, here is your proof.
Finally reviews! So excited for the Orcarina of time Deeku tree 🙃🥲
I don't think having too many extra pieces is a bad thing just just more legos for you!
Hope we get a ganondorf figure soon
Yea hopefully with the long legs/arms
Quick question, roughly how long did it take you to build the “Ocarina of Time” tree?
Thanks in advance
300 is outrageous max 150, but people will buy it and Lego and Nintendo will see that as a win and other future Nintendo sets will be just as expensive
I disagree, no stickers, ip licensing, RnD all that stuff adds up quickly
@@brendenrodgers7821 If they can't make a set like this cost less than 200 dollars, they are seriously doing something wrong in their manufacturing, design and/or IP management. It is corporate greed from Lego and Nintendo both, which explains why this set is overpriced to about double what you'd expect.
@@brendenrodgers7821 ive seen bigger sets cost less, its just greed, the world you want is wrong
Even as someone who has never even even played a Nintendo game, I would 100% like to own the minifigures.
What is wrong with you? Never played a nintendo game?
@@JelloBud Same here, I never played any Zelda game and probably only a few games of Smash Brothers at a friends house when I was younger. I grew up on PC games, they were so much more detailed and challenging (at least the online multiplayer).
Then again, I would also love to own those minifigures. They certainly look nice, but they most certainly will be worth hundreds of dollars in a few years.
mispronouncing ocarina every time really annoyed me lmao
Nobody cares….
Deekoo tree 😢
@@solacm8673the target audience of this set cares, don’t be so daft lmao
@@solacm8673 nobody cares that you don't care
Wouldn’t have been my first choice, but wanted to support Zelda Lego sets. Hoping to get something in the future that is more similar to the ? Block set for Mario 64. I like the diorama look of that one way better.
Please do a review on the bdp series 3 forestman hideout!
Awesome set. Happy that Lego finally gave in and started to sell Zelda sets.
But I'll be waiting for the hylian Castle set to be released before buying one.
I'm sure at some point they will do the master sword in princess Zelda dragon from Tears the kingdom set
Dee-koo tree, orc-arina 😂
head shot...
wtf that looks like 89$ set
price is biggedt joke
You're dreaming if you think that's true. I agree it's overpriced but even $150 would be half the original price. Which I think is a more reasonable amount
you folks who complain about prices sure do love over exaggerating huh
You haven’t purchased a Lego Set since you were 9 if you believe that.
Lego has established itself as a premium toy co. And so $300 is a fair price.
Why is it that gamers and Lego kids think everything they want should be cheap?
Just follow the set guide backwards until you get at the point where you need to chose what tree you would like to build.
Dude I love your reviews, they're my favorite on UA-cam, but the pronunciation is not just a whoopsie, it is quite poor research. This has happened numerous times with LEGO reviews of yours in the past where you very dramatically mispronounce words that would take seconds to get right. Not to mention countless details and references you have missed before when doing your "extensive" analysis of the set. (The Rivendell review comes to mind here)
Just sharing feedback as I've noticed the pattern. You already make some of the best formatted and best looking LEGO reviews on the entire website. It's a shame that the attention to detail doesn't extend to even light research on the sets or the IPs you're discussing.
Cheers man
yes yes now we need a lego set for each temple in OoT, each divine beast in BotW, each sky island in ToTK, each island in wind waker, WE NEED HYRULE CASTLE! WE NEED MORE LEGO ZELDA! LEGO ZELDA RAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
My plan is to buy two so I can have both trees at the same time. I don't think it will be a big deal if I have a lot of extra pieces. As for the price, I would prefer not to spend so many dollars, but as I am an adult with my own job and making my own money, I think I can treat myself to such a set when September comes.
having a millennium falcon that you can modify to be film-specific makes sense because you only need to change a couple of pieces. this however...
I love the effort they put into the set but having that many excess spare pieces is a barrier to sales
А тяжело было из 1 варианта собрать во 2 ?
I want to get it got the Master Sword alone! Thanks for the great review. Definitely goin to buy it and you answered a lot of questions I had. The hook shot being in it was such a cool thing to do.
Ah yes Tolkien's princess of the Orcs, "Orcarina". 😂
Such a beautiful set, not sure about the price though… will have to catch it on sale
When I got the set I planned to do OoT then Botw but honestly the thought of disassembling and trying to organise put me off and I just built Botw and called it a day. Good in theory but could have done more to make it easier to change, like have set bags for each and no overlap so you don’t have to look back and get pieces you used outside of the base of the tree which is the same in both versions
Thanks for an excellent and honest review of this set. I love the set but I'm slightly torn on it after seeing the execution.
“Here it is, the Great Deeeeeeku Tree”
Why not combine them with Mario, Yoshi, Diddy, and Cranky from LEGO Super Mario to create a diorama of Cranky's Video Game Heroes from “Donkey Kong Country 2”?
I would be upset not having something telling me how to take it apart to then build the 2nd option. One thing I was hoping they'd add in the Ocarina of time was adding the Forest Spiritual Gem as thats the goal of the game for that part.
Noone is calling customer service to complain about the extra bags 😅 I would either: build something out of them, save them for something else, or try to incorporate them into the primary build. Getting this set day 1.
Not day 1 worthy but yea... nobody is calling customer service 😅