Following the success ofThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and its interesting building mechanics, the argument for a LEGOZeldagame is easy to make. The latest entry inThe Legend of Zeldaseries offers a captivating story, a fully open-world Hyrule, and new tools.
Tears of the Kingdomreintroduces players to a Hyrule that they think they know. The game’s open world may initially feel like beloved Hyrule ofThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,but the game’s new mechanics, sky and depths maps, and side quests reinvigorate the experience. Of these features, it is the building mechanics that help make the case for a LEGO project based on the Zelda franchise.
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Building LEGO Hyrule
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s new build mechanics and abilities would work perfectly in a LEGOZeldatitle. While FromSoftware’s3D Dot Game Heroesreplicated part of the classicZeldaformula in a blocky format, a LEGO game withTears of the Kingdom’s toolkit would be a more personalized experience. The latestZeldagame gives players six abilities to play with: Recall, Ultrahand, Fuse, Ascend, Autobuild, and Camera. Each of these abilities adds to the overall experience of the games, letting players truly customize their experience. They offer creative approaches so that each type ofTears of the Kingdomplayercan revel in the game’s flexible design, but a LEGO spin-off could provide even more freedom.
The Fuse and Ultrahand abilities would be essential for a LEGOZeldagame. Ultrahand could allow players to move and carefully stack LEGO blocks. TheTears of the Kingdomability could add a layer of precision to carefully stacking the virtual LEGOs by their brick-and-knob connections.The Fuse abilitywould be the true star of the game, as it would enable these blocks to be connected to weapons, shields, and each other beyond their aforementioned connections.
Tears of the Kingdom’sRecall ability would be an absolute joy in a LEGO Hyrule setting. Rewinding down LEGO block structures and manipulating the timing of their fall physics could make for some genuinely creative game design. However, though a LEGOZeldagame has the potential to takeTears of the Kingdom’s Recallto the next level, and Fuse and Ultrahand would be perfect fits, the other abilities are worth considering.
The Ascend ability may be the most difficult to implement in terms of a player-created Hyrule, but it might open ways for the developers to create new approaches to dungeons or shrines within a LEGO setting. Ascend could add more verticality to the blocky world than the previously mentioned3D Dot Game Heroesby creatively encouraging players to ascend and descend between LEGO levels.
The best part of LEGOs is creating, and once players had already built their dream vehicle or Hyrule Castle replica, then theAutobuild abilitywould be a necessity. Players would only have to build these objects by themselves once, and after that, the Autobuild tool would grant LEGO Zelda players the opportunity to replicate their creation—whether it be a flying device, castle, or robotic Ganondorf—to their heart’s content.
Finally, no LEGO Zelda game would be complete withoutTears of the Kingdom’s Camera ability. A LEGO setting would give Zelda players even more ways to personalize their own Hyrule. Being able to build, create, and take pictures for side quests as well as collectibles, and maybe even encourage Nintendo to provide a feature to share these snapshots on socials. Adding the social dimension would encourage ingenious ways for gamers to invent and reinvent their own virtual Hyrule. A research side quest might even encourage players to recreate their favorite levels or moments fromOcarina of Time,Majora’s Mask,Wind Waker, orLink’s Awakening. A LEGO with theTears of the Kingdomtoolkit would provide imaginative players with near-endless freedom to build their dreamZeldagame, all with a charming LEGO aesthetic.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis available now for Nintendo Switch.
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