Poll: So, What Are Your First Impressions Of LEGO's Zelda 'Great Deku Tree' Set?

I think it’s pretty cool… but who wants to display this and has the room for it?

LEGO's are always overpriced.

Looks great...but seems a bit Overpriced. Congrats to anyone who wants and snags this!✌️

There was a time and place when I would totally buy this. But no longer (maybe one day when I have kids).

My goodness, the prices of plastic bricks these days!!

I guess Lego has Mario and Animal Crossing for the kids, so they’re pitching Zelda to the grownup fans with lots of disposable income.

@Teksetter Like many, I would like the next Animal Crossing game to be a LEGO game. 😊

It looks good, but I don't like the price that they're selling it for. Like others have said, there are sets with the same amount of pieces that are less expensive.. and sets that have more pieces that are less expensive as well. I want to get ahold of this eventually, but I'm going to wait for a heavy price reduction or sale before I do.

Of all the possible Zelda sets, the big talking tree is like at the bottom of my list. Give me a Hyrule Castle, Mabe Village, Gerudo Hideout, Zora Domain, Death Mountain, etc., then we're talking. Even a Kokiri Forest with a Deku Tree I'd jump for but just the tree at that price? Nah. Maybe some small sets too? Like come on, there's a hundred tiny locales in the last two games that could be made into $20-$30 sets. I wish they'd grasp with the success of amiibo that what a lot of people like me want is lower priced official collectables. I love Nintendo stuff but not hundreds of dollars per premium item love.

As cool as it looks, and despite how much I LOVED Legos as a kid, I'm gonna have to pass on this. At least for a while. Especially considering how much of that money I could put toward next-gen. The Lego set would be really cool, and look really pretty once it's finished. But with something like a new system, that's something I'll be using on a very regular basis, not to mention outside of just a single room. Maybe someday if it gets a discount, I could see myself putting it together with my little cousins. Right now though, it's just not on top of the priority list.

I can’t imagine displaying this thing and then having to clean when it inevitably gets covered in dust, there’s so many delicate little pieces 😰

Lego is always really high price sadly. This being the same price as a Switch is weird...

Link's face/hair seems a bit off for some reason

How much absolutely rip off 😲

Like how it looks, but way too much! Guess I’ll have to start playing the lottery.

I have the impression it's a collectors item, more than a "toy". Lego does this all the time and they are ridiculously expensive

I just can't pay the price of a system for something I'll simply stare at for ages.

I’ll stick to my more normally priced Star Wars Lego. The diorama sets are phenomenal.

I ain’t spending $300 on a Lego set, no matter how cool it is.

Lol do people really spend $300 on plastic blocks in a recession?

Three articles about a toy for rich people and scalpers?

Why hasn't Nintendo commissioned a Figma figure of Ocarina of Time Link yet?

I'm sure more people would like that than these over-priced toddler play sets.

$300 dollars is really overpriced for a Lego. I could but a Switch for that much. It’s just not an ideal price. It may be for the legend of Zelda, but it doesn’t even look that complicated to be that much money.

I just don't get Lego — especially these sets with so many custom pieces — it may as well just be a traditional model to assemble.

@rushiosan at 10 cents per piece it should be $250. Not $150

I admit I was initially let down when I saw it. It’s growing on me though as I think about the 2 in 1. So I can rebuild it to swap it back and forth. That adds some value. I defiantly like the mini figs. As for price it seems inline with other sets but I’m going to have to really convince myself that’s the best way to spend $300.

Personally, I’ve never been a huge Deku tree fan. It’s fine and part of the lore, sure, but I don’t feel like it’s iconic enough to spend $300 on. I would’ve preferred something like Byrule Castle. But hey, if others dig it go for it. But an easy pass for me when this thing costs as much as a Switch.

Let's be real. That price is way too high. At most a $160 set.

I think they should reduce the price and give me not a 2-in-1, but one version. I would rather have the OOT-only version.

I have no idea where the 2500 pieces went, it looks way more like 1500-2000. Maybe it’s the sheer amount of unique bricks per version?

Anyway, like the rest said: looks great, too expensive.

I want it...I just need to save up the money for it because I sure don't have the money laying around at the moment

Looks great, but as with most LEGO sets, it's really pricey. Reminds me why I stopped buying LEGOs, they're a bit like the Apple of toy world.

Those Faeries (navi and generic) look HORRIBLE!

EEEWWWW
That Skulltula looks ridiculous!

@citizenerased
Half the brick count is in the base...

I expected more to be honest... I think so far only the ?-block set is great from all the lego nintendo sets... Animal crossing was disappointing and the mario and donkey konf sets might be innovative but I dislike the figures and that the sets alwayw look modular

Preordered. Just gotta figure out where to put it.

Unfortunately, I expect a big Lego set to be that price nowadays, but if I'm going to pay that price, I'd expect about 4,000 pieces rather than 2,500. It does look good though - all the little details remind me how great Ocarina of Time was.

Looks cool, crazy price.

Should’ve been the Spirit Train!

Eh. It looks fine I guess, certainly like it more than the hideous goblins that are the Mario Lego designs, but still not really something I'm super invested in or likely to pay much attention to.

I like the look on the cover photo, good old Link smoking his trusty Ocarina

Sorry but I was hoping for something a lot better looking.
It's just ugly.
The price is because of the collectors just like the Star Wars Lego sets.

Lol. that hair is weirdly disproportionate to the rest of the body.

"It seems overpriced"

It's disgustingly overpriced. It looks great, but that price is absolutely shameful.

I want to see it in person before deciding to by it. I'd also like to see other seta in the collection. It will be interesting to see which game gets the most sets.

Just imagine for an instant that they revealed this set and the price would be 200,-. Just look at it, it's also not worth that price. I think they went completely over their heads here. But, hey, that's how you create "luxury items", it's all in the price and packaging, not in the product.

Hope everyone getting it will have lots of fun building it and contemplating it for a long time.
I've got the NES, Bowser and ?, they're all great, and fun to build, but I got them all extremely discounted, don't want to stare at my money on a shelf XD

I’m a little disappointed to be honest

It doesn’t seem overpriced…it IS overpriced, ridiculously!

I would pay for a $299.99 for a LEGO Zelda themed switch before I would pay for this, and I don't want a LEGO Zelda themed switch.

LEGOs are great, and Zelda LEGOs are child me's dream come true, but this is ridiculous.

It looks nice, but yeah, at that price it's an easy miss, plus I'd have nowhere to put it. I'd personally would rather get the Figma instead.

100% buy for me. The price is in line with most of the newer Lego set's. Was in a Lego store at the weekend and lets just say it was lucky the LOTR Rivendell set wasn't in stock or I'd be a very poor boy!

LEGO is generally over priced for what it is but this doesn’t even seem like a particularly big set for such a price?

I’m not a LEGO person but it smacks a bit of greed to me.

@Farts_Ahoy Theres having to keep it clean/dust it too. I have a few Star Wars diaoramas and that can be a pain

@Hoshiko Top tip I came across, a blusher brush! Great for dusting lego

I'm glad they didn't go the Mario route (Oh how I hated that set), instead opting for the OG figurines.

The tree looks great, but it is very, very expensive. And I am also no longer a child. My kids seem to only be interested in assembly of LEGO, before abandoning them all.

Minifig looks good but the tree looks meh. More plastic tat.

The price of the set wouldn't be an issue if there were other, smaller sets. I'd be happy with just a small build that has the minifigures, but this feels cruel in how it forces fans to either spend more money than they want, or miss out entirely

Everyone is complaining about the price, but LEGO has always been expensive. I'm getting this day one. I've been dreaming about Zelda LEGO and it's finally happening the way I was hoping Mario LEGO would be, with proper minifigures.

Thankfully I have the room for it and the money, so I'm saving it for this set. I'm not buying a lot of LEGO anymore, and I've become a lot more selective about which sets I want and sometimes I even sell sets, to make room. You can't collect everything and that's perfectly fine with me.

I'm sooo glad I'm not into lego. These prices are ridiculous >.<
That $300 would buy me a LOT of games.
Fairplay to anyone interested though!

@Novamii The massive sets do usually get discounted a few months after launch, so don't worry!

I'm already sitting on several unbuilt sets due to a lack of display space on my shelves. I might skip this one and buy the minifigs separately elsewhere.

$300!? I would have figured $100 at the most! $300 back in the day could get you the Ultimate Collector's Series 10030 Imperial Star Destroyer (the one that was three feet long) or the 10143 Death Star II from Star Wars!

Those were designed to be display pieces, not toys (so no minifigures, unless you counted the Rebel Blockade Runner included with the 10030 Imperial Star Destroyer set and miniature Star Destroyer included with the 10143 Death Star II set to show the difference in scale).

As much as I would love this, I can't justify spending $300 for it. They'd have to give me a REALLY good reason to buy it; even though we had been clamoring for this for years, being based on Zelda alone is not enough.

I think this is really cool. I really want a lego hyrule castle though.

@arabiansanchez I take back the comment on its size. 2500 pieces? Clearly the pics aren’t quite giving me the idea of its true scale.

Apart from whether its worth it or not, it's way too expensive for me to consider buying it

Ocarina Deku Tree is 8-10 Links tall...

@arabiansanchez
see my most recent comment...

Going to wait for the bootleg version!

Pricey but I'm buying, my wife gave me the go ahead as well, $390 Canadian. lol

I am hoping this is the start to Zelda Lego sets.

This is a very bad attempt to ward off scalpers.

However I WOULD pay 300 for something like Lanayru Mining Facility or Kolohint Island.

Expensive! pffff....

ugly & overpriced
...Wait it is not just ugly, it's fugly!

Big oof imo. The sets kinda nice and I want it. But the price...

@Novamii According to lego

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Almost looks like a childrens set instead of what I would expect for Adults.

LEGOs have always been too expensive for me. This set looks cool but I wouldn't pay more than $35 for plastic pieces. It's PLASTIC! One of the cheapest materials you could possibly use to make anything. Hence why everything is made of plastic now-a-days. Companies like LEGO, Disney and Apple are far too overpriced with their products. Lower prices sell more but I guess this is for the elite.

I was screaming when I saw this set. its
It's everything I was hoping for!

I see all these people complain about the price lol
Bro its Lego duh its gonna be a truck load of quid.

@Farts_Ahoy um... me

There's no way I was ever going to buy a $100+ Lego set anyway, but I am incredibly impressed that they made it work for both OOT and BOTW/TOTK. What a lovely set.

It's pricey, but it does have a lot of pieces and they answered my prayers by including both OoT and BotW versions in the same set instead of going just with the most current thing. 10p per piece is fairly standard for licensed Lego. I will wait for a price drop but definitely getting it.

Looks great, but I'm telling myself "you can't have everything." Got a few 18+ Lego sets over the years and really don't have the space for more. This sadly falls into the ever-growing category of things to admire from afar.

Seem a tad bit expensive if you compare it to price points and piece counts for The Mighty Bowser or even the LEGO NES.

It does look nice though.

@Spider-Kev that explains it, what a waste

Can't believe how expensive it is!