Kotaku
The question isn't what inspires Lumines creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi, but what doesn't inspire him? Giving a speech at the Develop Conference in England, Mizuguchi stated:
You can use influences from anywhere and create anything you like. There does not have to be any shape or format, all you need is inspiration.
Case in point. Ninty-Nine Nights was inspired by the television coverage of the Iraq war and the Kurosawa film Rashoman. His puzzle game Lumines was inspired by the PSP, while Meteos was influenced by multi-tasking and the Fox drama 24. MTV music videos, surreal art, jazz and stomp all influenced Rez and Space Channel 5.
So what influences his upcoming Lumines 2? Why, the mega-selling prequel of course. Now that's inspiration.
Mizuguchi Talks [Next-Gen]
