Zelda U Tries to “Imitate the Real World", Looks More Amazing than what was shown at E3

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QJ said:

The new Zelda reminds me of Hayo Miyazaki's "Castle in the Sky". The Lazer spider boss dude may have taken influence from the Laputa guardian robots.  The game feels very 'Miyazaki' overall.

Others have pointed out a lot of similarities to Princess Mononoke.