Koji Igarashi says the Zelda franchise inspired his work on Castlevania and Bloodstained

Koji Igarashi has quite the legacy of games under his belt, creating some of the best Castlevania games in the franchise, and creating a hit sans Konami with the Bloodstained series. Now in a new interview with Limited Run Games, Igarashi says various Legend of Zelda titles helped inspire him with his creations.

Jeremy Parish sat down with Igarashi for a chat about his game design philosophy, which is where we find out how Igarashi pulled ideas from his Zelda experiences to create some of his many titles. In particular, Igarashi points out that Zelda games showing items in plain sight but out of reach until you gain new abilities really stuck with him, as did the fact that you don't need all heart pieces to complete a Zelda game, but you can hunt them down if you're looking for extra content.