The cool thing also was in the beginning before he started he was writing down ideas of what game to make. He spoke about Link's awakening being an inspiration

The cool thing also was in the beginning before he started he was writing down ideas of what game to make. He spoke about Link's awakening being an inspiration for this game. He also had another great idea about being on a sinking ship. I kinda wish he would have chosen that one. But what he did was cool.