10 Times Video Games Brutally Trolled You
8. Hestu's Gift - The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
As one of the most celebrated and revolutionary entries in the Legend of Zelda canon, Breath of the Wild is revered for rewarding Link’s willingness to discover new places, complete secondary missions, and the like.
That is, except for Hestu’s Gift.
As the name implies, it’s presented by gigantic Korok Hestu (who’s lost all of his seeds and wants Link to collect them all). Once Link returns over 900 of them, he’s given said gift: a giant golden seed that – let’s be honest – is just a huge pile of poop.
Ostensibly, Hestu bestows the item in the spirit of companionship; in fact, it’s delivered with the following description: “Hestu’s Gift. A gift of friendship given to you by Hestu. It smells pretty bad.”
So, what does it do? Nothing.
Okay, technically, it forces Hestu to dance.
Sure, the initial gag is funny, but after that, the sheer uselessness of the prize feels like a spit in the face considering that collecting hundreds of Korok seeds can literally take hundreds of hours.
At least Hestu’s main side quest – The Priceless Maracas – is much more valuable, and hey, maybe his “gift” is really Nintendo’s meta-commentary on the uselessness of being a completionist?