In general I have been playing adventure games for as along as I could remember. Text adventures at first before I eventually discovered graphical adventures. And almost from the time I started playing them, I started making them. So I have been playing and making adventure games since I was a child. I play and enjoy other genres of games from time to time, but adventure games are firmly my genre of game. This one in particular, well no specific games influenced it really, just the entire collected whole of adventure games plus my weird, esoteric, absurd sensibilities.
Yes, I was in the Adventure Jam last year in which Charlotte made Holy Mulluscamony which was the precursor to Yorkshire Gubbins. Quite an entertaining game, looking forward to the next episode.
I have talked to Troels, yes. He came on my podcast a couple months back. He knows about the game, and I expect he will stream it when it comes out. I just chatted with Silverspook yesterday on his youtube livestream. Both are certainly good folks.
Let me know when you have something playable of your game. I do so love playing adventure games.