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- Hi, it's Lisa Marie here to tell you

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about the best and worst Korok challenges.

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Korok and their gross little seeds

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are back in the Legend of
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

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If you weren't aware,
those seeds are their poop.

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You're carrying around Korok poop.

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Korok and their droppings were littered

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around Hyrule in Breath of the Wild.

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To get their seeds, you needed
to complete little challenges

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like lifting a rock out of place,

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landing in a circle of lily pads,

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or chasing a moving sparkling aura.

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The same is true in Tears of the Kingdom,

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where many of the
challenges have returned.

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Some of these microquests
have been updated

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to reflect Link's new abilities

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and there are some new puzzles altogether.

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So let's break down the objective

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best and worst of these challenges.

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After all, if we're going to
be trekking around with poop

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in our pockets, it better be worth it.

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Starting off, the third
worst Korok challenges

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are the archery ones.

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Listen, I love a test of my skills,

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but anytime I have to use
my resources like arrows

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to pass the little test,
I'm going to be upset.

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The third best, however,
are the new ascend puzzles.

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For these, you'll see a tree trunk

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on the bottom of an overhang
or ceiling of some kind.

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The trunks are marked like
others that were right side up

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and denote a Korok nearby,

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but this one, of course,
utilizes the new ascend ability.

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And I appreciate the effort

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in making me stretch
some of my new skills.

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Second worst are the missing rocks.

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For these, you'll see
some kind of formation

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made of stones in the ground

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but with one missing and
typically just a few feet away.

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It's boring and they were so ubiquitous

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in Breath of the Wild.

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They're not even a real
challenge, just a waste of space.

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Boring.

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The second best ones, conversely,
are the block puzzles.

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Real puzzles.

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Breath of the Wild had a similar challenge

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where you had to put
a single missing block

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in the right place with magnesis,

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but this time around you use ultra hand

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to pick up and rotate a puzzle piece,

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making sure it lines up just right.

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Some of these are really simple,

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but others require a bit more finagling

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before you can slot it in perfectly.

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Regardless, I like that
these make me work a bit

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for the Korok poop.

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I mean seed.

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Now the objective, scientific

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worst of the worst and best of the best.

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The absolute worst Korok challenge

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in Tears of the Kingdom
is the dandelion one.

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Essentially, you have to
reach the dandelion, hit it,

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head down to where it might
land, and then quickly press A

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to examine before it hits the ground

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and disappears back to where you found it.

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It is one of the least intuitive mechanics

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I've ever encountered with no cues

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explaining how this weed might work

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and for that, it is the worst.

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And finally, the best.

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The crowning achievement of Korok Forest,

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reuniting friends.

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Listen, I love bringing friends together.

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No matter how many times I'm
tasked with this mission,

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it still warms my heart.

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And some of these reunification missions

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actually require some thought and effort.

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There you have it, the best
and worst Korok challenges

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of Tears of the Kingdom.

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And while this is, again,
the objective ranking,

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we'd still love to hear
what your favorites are

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in the comments below.