For many, the optional side quest in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom of finding all the hidden Koroks can be a fun challenge that provides a little dopamine rush with every discovery and subsequent Korok Seed obtained. Plus, giving these seeds to Hestu can give some good benefits that make the game easier and more enjoyable. Players can spend many hours of game time involved in this Korok version of an Easter egg hunt throughout Hyrule.
Warning: This article contains minor spoilers for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
In BOTW, Hestu’s ultimate reward for finding every Korok Seed was funny, but not very useful. Gathering some Korok Seeds would lead to increased inventory space, which was great, but Hestu’s Gift for finding every single one was essentially a pile of golden poop. Tears of the Kingdom has even more Koroks than ever before, and Hestu remains there with a present to give, and inventory expansion is once again offered in exchange for finding Korok Seeds in TOTK.
Tears Of The Kingdom Has 1000 Korok Seeds To Find
BOTW completionists were amazed to find that that game had 900 Korok Seeds for Link to find, and in Tears of the Kingdom there are even more – with a grand total of 1,000 Korok Seeds in TOTK. The game does switch it up a bit, however, with only 800 of the seeds coming from hidden Koroks and 200 from helping 100 pairs of separated Koroks get back together. These mini-quests are generally simple and are a fun excuse to build vehicles or get creative to move the lazy Korok to where their friend is.
Hestu’s Reward For Finding All Koroks In Tears Of The Kingdom
Although Hestu is back in TOTK, his location is not very obvious at first and he bounces around to three areas. After players find him and do a quest for him, then he will allow Link to trade Korok Seeds for inventory upgrades again, just as he did in BOTW. Having more inventory space for weapons, shields, and bows comes in very handy, particularly with the unfortunate weapon durability issue. Once determined players find every single one of the 1,000 Korok Seeds in Tears of the Kingdom and bring them to Hestu, they’ll receive Hestu’s Gift: another pile of golden poo. But he will also dance anytime Link wants him to, which is something.
Receiving golden excrement as a reward is actually very funny, but having to go through a frustrating slog of hunting down 1,000 Korok Seeds for it is a bit less so. It is an optional side quest that players don’t need to do, and they certainly can stop after receiving the inventory upgrades; however, for many collectors out there, the challenge of finding every single one is enough to keep them going. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an expansive open world with lots of places for Koroks to hide, but exploring this massive version of Hyrule is also a lot of fun and gives players a chance to find other fun side quests and Easter eggs along the way.
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