I can tell that Zelda II was HUGE inspiration for this. Being one of my favorite Zelda games, I like the chance to play it in another form. No rating yet though, haven't played far enough in.
For y'all that are focusing on combat, take some of the Tactics increasing events at the beginning (Personally I took Rally Villagers only as to not have TOO much impact), even 50 more makes you miss a lot less.