In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, there are so many side activities that players can easily lose track and may not reach the end of the main story. A father motivated his eight-year-old son with a reward to complete the Switch title. He proudly posted a picture of a gift that his son will likely enjoy.
What is this reward? reddit user linuxknight created a Master Sword with the help of a 3D printer. He used two devices at the same time that printed the sword within 30 hours.
He posted the picture of the sword in the reddit forum. As a size comparison, he placed an apple next to it. The fruit is about the same size as the Triforce that adorns the sword:
How did he make the sword? For the sword, linuxknight didn’t need to use any paint, as the original material already had the right color. He used so-called filament. This consists of thermoplastic plastics sold in wire form on spools and are heated and “cast” into the desired shape when 3D printing.
But the Master Sword alone is a true work of art. Although it is a simple sword, it has all the details from the game. The user even thought of the ornate hilt and the wings on the side.
Further projects planned: By the way, it won’t just stop with the sword: the user plans to create a sword sheath and a wall mount so that his son can proudly display his sword in his room.
No wonder linuxknight chose a Master Sword as a reward for completion: he has spent over 1,100 hours in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, as well as playing all Zelda titles since the NES.
Here you can watch the corresponding trailer for the game:
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a hefty game
Is it that hard to complete the game? The Master Sword could have been the right reward for the son. As mentioned earlier, the game has numerous side quests where an eight-year-old could easily lose motivation to finish the story.
Side activities include:
- Building a personal house
- Unlocking all the Great Fairies and their equipment upgrades
- Completing all Shrines
- Finding all Koroks
In addition, there are many more secrets, quests, and puzzles that the game presents to players. According to HowLongToBeat, it should take 239 hours to complete everything in TotK. User linuxknight has proven that it can take even longer – as he has spent 1,100 hours combined in both titles.
On average, it is said to take 59 hours to complete the main story. A time where an eight-year-old could lose patience. Therefore, the Master Sword as a reward was the right motivation to encourage his own son to complete the game.
However, the playtime can vary from player to player. It might even be possible to go directly to the final boss without having collected heart pieces or special equipment beforehand. But there are also cases where players take much longer than expected: Zelda Tears of the Kingdom: Female player is frustrated for 40 hours due to a wrong turn
