Elden Ring didn't inspire Tears of the Kingdom because Zelda devs were too busy to play it

There's no way The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom could have been inspired by Elden Ring, because everyone making it was just too busy doing just that. It's not exactly a secret that Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki has taken a lot of inspiration from the Zelda series over the years. Elden Ring itself is no different, with a similarly impressive open world that really encourages you to explore it. But the same can't be said of the reverse, as in a new interview from RTL Nieuws (trans...