Summary
An 8-year-old was rewarded with a Master Sword replica after beatingThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. There are plenty of ways to teach a player the value of completing a video game, especially with a game as large asThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom. As exciting as the experience may be for seasoned gamers, it’s plausible that an 8-year-old may have a harder time staying focused. Gifts can be a great motivator.
It has become somewhat of a trend forZeldafans to create real life replicas of artifacts from the games. Recently, one player made replicas of the stuffedplushes that can be found inTears of the Kingdom. There are so many different sections ofTears of the Kingdomthat offer unique ideas and designs that players could spend just as much time making replicas as they could playing the game.
In a social media post, linuxknight shares a picture of a 3D printed Master Sword they rewarded their 8-year-old son with for completingTears of The Kingdom. An apple is included in the picture for scale, but the fruit barely takes up the same amount of space that the Triforce does on the sword. Splitting the work between the two printers that linuxknight used, the sword took approximately 30 hours to print. The impressive design is something that linuxknight’s son will be able to hold on to for years, and it may inspire the child to keep playingZeldagames to collect more items.
Linuxknight shares withZeldafansthat they intend to complete a scabbard for the sword, as well as a mount for the design, which may be too large for an 8-year-old to carry around on their own, depending on the material used. In addition, Linuxknight states that they didn’t need to paint the sword and that the filament provided the color. This likely required precise work when coming up with the design. More commentary from the gamer reveals what may have inspired them to put together such an intricate piece of work.
Zelda Themed Gift Become a Family Heirloom
LinuxKnight further reveals that they’ve played all theZeldagames, and that they have been a fan since the days of the Nintendo Entertainment System. If a game inspires a player to become this passionate, it makes sense that once they become a parent, they might want to share that hobby with their child. An added perk of this is having another fan to discuss theories about the lore andhopes for futureZeldagameswith.
