Cool but Cruel... LEGO Legend of Zelda 2024 The Great Deku Tree OFFICIALLY Revealed!

Рет қаралды 2,686

Күн бұрын

Today I look at the new LEGO Legend of Zelda Great Deku Tree set which has everyone excited over the internet until you reflect on the price and your income. Nintendo and LEGO strike again.
I’m pretty satisfied with this right now especially as someone who isn’t attached to this licence because skipping this will be pretty easy for me. But I feel bad for all of you watching who want Link and Zelda in LEGO but may have to skip over this. Like I said in my Barad Dur video, theres just so many amazing sets releasing these days. I’d rather Lord of the Rings sets over Zelda because I’m more connected to Lord of the Rings.
INTRO - 00:00
LEGO Legend of Zelda Great Deku Tree - 00:25
Minifigures! - 02:17
Reception from Audience - 03:17
The Future? - 06:00
Final Thoughts - 06:37
SOURCES
First official look at the LEGO Legend of Zelda: Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 set!
jaysbrickblog.com/news/first-...
Unpopular Opinion: Is LEGO Losing Its Touch with its Fans?
www.brickfinder.net/2019/04/0...
$300 LEGO The Legend of Zelda Great Deku Tree Revealed
www.ign.com/articles/300-lego...
Follow Us!
KZfaq: / @raylilyseries
Instagram: / raylilyseries
Twitter: raylilyseries?lan...
TikTok: / raylilyseries
#lego #zelda #nintendo #legendofzeldaocarinaoftime

Пікірлер: 57

@dangerouslegos Ай бұрын

I appriciate that you point out the world problems, not many lego channels do that

@RayLilySeries Ай бұрын

Thanks :) love talking about LEGO but always want to clarify while getting passionate about opinions and discussions that really, there’s more important issues to worry about than toys.

@phorchybug3286 Ай бұрын

Would be cool if they did a LEGO Metroid.

@RayLilySeries Ай бұрын

Part of me still holds hope we see Smash Bros as a CMF series because I just think that would be a major selling item.

@TheOmegazerox Ай бұрын

@@RayLilySeries It would be a great way to make alot of the figures in one theme. I would not exspect or demand every single figure at least the top theme charecters like Link' Mario' Pikachu and Fox. At least a veriety of figures from games would be fun.

@marvelboy9383 Ай бұрын

i'm thinking i will get this one as i'm a big fan of the zalda games

@RayLilySeries Ай бұрын

I did think you might :)

@coldking1935 Ай бұрын

This was a great review. The pricing has gotten out of control. I’m not a Zelda fan, but I couldn’t justify barad dur for the same reason. Like it’s cool… but it’s not that cool.

@RayLilySeries Ай бұрын

Yeah ultimately where I land is as someone who isn’t a fan of Legend of Zelda, I can’t spend $500 on a LEGO set. Hopefully something affordable comes down the line so I can have Link alongside the Overwatch, Minecraft, Portal, and Sonic figures

@coldking1935 Ай бұрын

@@RayLilySeries I’m waiting for the Twilight Cullen house, Dreamzzz castle nocturnia, and the new Harry Potter wave. Appreciate your videos. Glad I found your channel :)

@pinobluevogel6458 Ай бұрын

I think part of it is the licensing of these sets, they seem to be quite steep in comparison. If you look at Lego's own themes, they are much more affordable. (and more fun in my eyes)

@thermalserpent4269 Ай бұрын

The wise mystical tree

@blackmuninn_ Ай бұрын

I’m going to be that person who buys this set twice even after getting Barad-dûr… I’ve been saving my gems since I heard about this set last year so I knew it wasn’t going to be cheap in the old Aussie dollarydoos… but still it’s going to be worth it have both designs sitting next to my master sword and Zelda books.

@RayLilySeries Ай бұрын

This is me with sets yet to be released coming this year that we heard about last year. I agree it would be worth having the two builds simultaneously, ignoring the price.

@blackmuninn_ Ай бұрын

@@RayLilySeries yeah that price is the real kicker… ramen noodles for win I guess. 😂

@pinobluevogel6458 Ай бұрын

@@blackmuninn_ Try to eat actual ramen, made with the real stuff. That original japanese stuff is actually quite healthy and still affordable, especially if you make it yourself.

@Croshau Ай бұрын

I think the bridge of eldin would be a cool set.

@RayLilySeries Ай бұрын

That’s actually looks pretty cool. I think bridge based sets are always intriguing and wish we saw more designs like that.

@iceneko9170 Ай бұрын

oh shit. lego zelda is actually real now?

@samuelleask1132 Ай бұрын

Very good points

@felipechan Ай бұрын

I like Zelda... $500 is expensive but probably will still buy it... but 2in1... so actually to complete it ... it's $1000 XD

@RayLilySeries Ай бұрын

It sounded good on paper, 2 in 1 for $500 but then I realised it’s not really a 2 in 1…

@blakebuckley1018 Ай бұрын

It isn’t 500 it’s 300

@felipechan Ай бұрын

@@blakebuckley1018 it's $500 NZD for us

@blakebuckley1018 Ай бұрын

@@felipechan fair enough

@pinobluevogel6458 Ай бұрын

Confusing how the NZD uses the same dollar sign. I'm quite used to talking about american dollars as my own currency (Euro) has nealy always the exact same Lego prices. Sometimes this is good, often it is not.

@thebat7505 Ай бұрын

You do not have to buy a Lego licensed LOZ set. There are plenty of ”brick building toys“ for sale if you want tiny models. Now did those companies pay for a Nintendo license? Definitely not. But before you spend half a rent payment on Legos, consider spending $10 on a little model of a guardian or even spending $80 on the inevitable knock off that there will be for this exact set. Do not let FOMO and consumerism part you with your money.

@pinobluevogel6458 Ай бұрын

I'm not sure it is a great option unless you know the brick you are getting is good quality. There are some (western europe based) brick companies that make great designs from good materials that are worth it, but they abide by the same rules as Lego, not stealing designs or copyrighted stuff for themselves. I'd much rather buy high quality stuff, but buy less. There is only so much space in your house for display anyways, let alone storage for parts. If you look at it that way, just sticking to original Lego and choosing and picking what you buy, instead of going for the overpriced expensive ones like this one is not a bad idea at all.

@pinobluevogel6458 Ай бұрын

Great looking set and a good review. It doesn't get bogged down into discussion material about price anymore than it has to. You simply cannot buy all the Lego sets and need to make choices. This, like the Barad-Dur set, are sets I will skip. There are quite hopeful things happening on the other side, with quite cheap minecraft sets, somewhat affordable jungle sets with good looking Lego animals and a good looking tuxedo cat that all released this weekend. So much to go into! Thanks for taking the time to look at this.

@RayLilySeries Ай бұрын

Thanks :) I agree, LEGO release a lot of amazing products so it’s just all about making those choices on which sets you prefer than others. Hopefully we see good sales prices in the future.

@TheOmegazerox Ай бұрын

The price is too high for me regzrdless of hpw good it is. I'm hoping lego does zelda as a them with a wide range of prises and sises for manny diferant builders then I'll get vinterested but moste huge sets - and just about annythingover $100 is usually not on my list

@RayLilySeries Ай бұрын

Guardian Stalker design could definitely be made for $20-30 and be around 150-200 pieces. Would love to see it.

@TheOmegazerox Ай бұрын

@@RayLilySeries I think King Of Red Lions would be good for a set and if this becomes a theme hyrule casstle is bound to happen. I would be happy for a small set of Link and Oponya with a small tree and owel. Ganondorf should use the sandwich board piece for sise and extra hight. The body for Robotnic would almoste work gor a goran. And some bifig moblins would be great. This has such potential as a theme.

@NickonPlanetRipple Ай бұрын

I think $300 is reasonable. It has at least $250 worth of pieces and a lot of them are BIG pieces, not just 1x1 studs inflating the parts count. The new molds and prints are likely only ever going to be used in this one set, so they can't split the cost between others, similarly it also bears that hefty Zelda license all by itself, and there's the added value of it being a two in one. I don't think the price is bad at all for what you get. But it IS unreasonable that there aren't smaller, cheaper alternatives. Kid Link's house could be its own set. It's the same thing with LoTR, they lock these characters behind HUGE builds that you have to go all in on, and are neglecting to lower that barrier to entry with impulse sets, cause they think "Kids won't buy smaller sets cause only adults like these properties" or whatever.

@RayLilySeries Ай бұрын

LEGO + Nintendo tax leaves a huge dent in the wallet. Link’s house being included in this set is crazy to me, that’s the perfect small set we would have seen back in the 2000s-2010s era of LEGO.

@Oscar-ek2jx Ай бұрын

If a few new, one-off molds and prints added up to $50 to a set, then how on earth would CMF be profitable? You get at least one new molded piece per minifigure, and they are only 5$.

@rafeh751 Ай бұрын

$500 for the Zelda set? No… it’s $300. You were 200 off. Also, it’s not expensive when you actually think about it. Brand new molds, brand new theme, brand new minifigures, not to mention it’s a 2 in 1 set. Display pieces are normally expensive already but when you also add in all the brand new stuff, it makes total sense. 2,000 something pieces too

@piotr78 Ай бұрын

Lego has fans like you so tightly wrapped around their fingers it's unbelievable. I can't think of another fandom where fans so often form arguments around the prices of the company's mold making process, or licencing costs, or printing cost. The accent of the uploader is probably Aussie btw, assume it's 500 assiebucks (or nzd)

@BinknotLink Ай бұрын

@@piotr78 you mean AUD. NZD is for new zealand

@piotr78 Ай бұрын

@@BinknotLink nono i meant he can be from NZ as well as it sounds quite similar to Dutch ears :p

@BinknotLink Ай бұрын

@@piotr78 oh ok. also you said assie not aussie lol

@pinobluevogel6458 Ай бұрын

He is talking about non-US dollars. AUD or NZD, just to clarify to the OP. The actual amount to pay is reasonably close if you convert the currency.

@cedrolenon Ай бұрын

It 300$

@legoman2313 Ай бұрын

Ridiculous price gouging by LEGO, they know people will buy this up so they keep buying it. This is not what people asked for, people want affordability. Despicable LEGO denies all the sets on LEGO ideas only to charge double or triple the price for fans who have been desperate for LEGO LOZ

@RayLilySeries Ай бұрын

I’ve wondered for years if I’m the only one that thinks it’s interesting that LEGO will deny Ideas submissions seemingly for justifiable reasons only to then release the model themselves and not have to affiliate it with the original Ideas designers. I believe someone on the design team on this set though is actually an original submission designer for a Zelda Ideas project from years ago.

@pinobluevogel6458 Ай бұрын

Today I had a whole discussion about Lego pricing with someone on a Barad-Dur video. He was of the opinion there wasn't much proof for demand for affordable sets, as Lego keeps making increasing profits each year with their current run of 100+ dollar sets in every theme. I vehemently disagree, it is the only thing I see everywhere, people asking for cheap sets they can buy on a whim, or as sets for their kids to play with. A set like this in particular, with Zelda being extremely popular for kids and young adults, it makes sense to have something which they can afford, even if it is only a small build with a minifigure. And for sure Lego has done this thing in the past, where they bring out IDEAS sets that are quite close to the ones that are submitted by fan designs. Very unethical, but probably not against the law in any way.

@SFtheGreat Ай бұрын

You're quoting people's comments, the copyright law requires you to credit the authors of the quotations.

@phorchybug3286 Ай бұрын

I was expecting an underground segment with a boss battle. Not STRAIGHT UP TREE.

@iceneko9170 Ай бұрын

yeah that price is a bit much... *sigh* this is why i try to stay away from lego. they put out some pretty cool stuff but they cost way more than I can reasonably justify. you scrolled past that tower with the eye of sauron and it piqued my interest... pausing the video its... $500? thats half my paycheck?!?

@RayLilySeries Ай бұрын

Sauron set was the big debate with people over the past few weeks, and then Zelda was announced. As some have said, the success of this set could lead to smaller affordable products in the future. There’s also potential sales to look forward to, but essentially I’m in the same boat. Can’t justify the prices on everything so have to make choices on what sets to skip.

@bartek.k.sky9games_enjoyer Ай бұрын

This set is very mid Good build but overpriced (for this price tag you can buy switch itself ) and needed more figures like OOT young and adult Zelda,Bokoblins or Ganondorf If there will be more zelda sets i hope they will be better

@RayLilySeries Ай бұрын

A friend of mine pointed out to me you can buy the console for this price. I know we shouldn't compare prices and items like that but man, its hard to ignore that fact.

@Oscar-ek2jx Ай бұрын

Im so glad that lego minecraft is such a consistent affordable line. Its a nice reminder that you can have a branded theme which is still in touch with the community. I think it has to do with the fact minecraft as a game has basically grown alongside the minecraft sets. It was never a huge reveal, they were always trying to be good toys first and foremost, rather than banking on nostalgia/manchildren.

@RayLilySeries 29 күн бұрын

I still keep up with LEGO Minecraft because of those amazing smaller inclusions. It’s great to be able to still get a handful of sets each year based on a game that means a lot to me.

@bigdaddy9807 Ай бұрын

Sorry but not sorry your points seem rather moot. Lego still has their brands directed towards children and these sets are intentionally directed towards those that have money and time. If finances are your concern then clearly this is not a hobby targeted towards you and you should pursue your creative ventures elsewhere. In addition I don’t see how world problems are lego problems. There always are and will be issues going around. I promise you the Iraq invasion back in the early 2000s did not stop normal people and soldiers from buying an Xbox. Part of being an adult is recognizing what to keep and let go in your life and not all things are able to be reached.