In a recent interview with Tim Schafer, creative director of the upcoming Brütal Legend and high king of point and click adventure, we found out something extremely interesting in regards to his inspiration for his recent titles.

When asked about his recent shift from point and click adventure games to the action genre, he responded: ” I always follow what I’m inspired to do. In order to bring the world of album covers and epic music to life; you have to give the guy a broad axe [in reference to Brütal Legend], which requires an action game. As for Psychonauts, that was inspired by my experiences playing Ocarina of Time/Mario 64.”

Stay tuned for the full upcoming interview, as it contains tons of juicy tidbits on both Brütal Legend and Tim Schafer’s career as a designer!