10 Video Game Rewards Not Worth Unlocking

by Danny Meegan

1. Hestu's Gift - The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

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As gamers, there's something in our brains that compels us to try and collect stuff, even if we might not really want to - and even if it might be a pointless task in terms of the reward we're given.

And quite possibly the biggest, most shining example of this can be found in 2017's The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which will award you with a literal pile of sh*t if you collect all 900 Korok Seeds. Yep. Just a pointless, curly little turd.

Hestu's Gift - described as "a gift of friendship" that "smells pretty bad" - is gained by scouting out each of those aforementioned seeds, which isn't exactly quick and easy. For some players it took over 100 hours, and because of the size of the game, it’s unrealistic to expect that you’re going to do it speedily.

And so, while there are benefits to collecting individual seeds (namely, an expanded inventory), you can't honestly justify getting all 900. Hell, the Switch doesn't have a trophy or achievement system either, so there isn't even a metagame prize to snag.

You'll just have to make do with your little golden poop.

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Any other rewards in video games that just aren't worth going for? Share your picks in the comments section!

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Danny has been with WhatCulture for over ten years, and is currently Doctor Who Editor and WhoCulture Channel Manager, overseeing all of WhatCulture's Whoniverse coverage. In 2022, he took charge of WhoCulture and has grown it into the biggest Doctor Who channel on YouTube, and one of the biggest Doctor Who communities on the web full-stop. He has been writing and video editing since his early teens, and first got a taste for content creation after making his own Doctor Who trailers, off the back of a burning obsession with the Matt Smith era of the show. Like many his age, he first got into Doctor Who with the 2005 revival, but has since gone back and fallen in love with the classic years too. If you need someone to recite every Doctor Who episode in order, or to give you a random factoid about the making of Gridlock, Danny is the person to ask!