A closer look at TearAway!

[Kynes]

M.U.G.E.N said:

Kynes said:
It looks like wind walker, and that's a great game to look like.

Yep wind walker is one of the games I actually thought about when I saw the visuals, the other game was Katamari. As mentioned in the OP Zelda was one of the inspirations for the game :D I think they are talking about the nature of the game tho and not the visuals (action adventure, lots of NPC etc)

He must refer to the genre, as Zelda games have had very different art styles.