After admitting he was a Master Chief fanboy years ago, Atelier Yumia producer says the crafting JRPG's "biggest reference" is Halo

Halo: Combat Evolved.

Here's a connection I'd never have made myself. Halo: Combat Evolved was apparently the "biggest reference" for JRPG Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories and the Envisioned Land. 

Atelier Yumia is the whopping 26th mainline game in the relatively niche alchemy-oriented series that basically enjoys a new entry every single year, but the next one is actually the first to ever come to Xbox consoles. To celebrate the occasion, series producer Junzo Hosoi delved deeper into the game at Xbox's Tokyo Game Show stream.