Do you think Bloodstained should have more secrets ?

I've been thinking for a while of how to tackle secrets for my "How they could be better" series of articles, over on the Suggestions board. I definitely agree that more interactions would have been great. It's just not something I think we're likely going to see a solution for until the next game, barring a major content expansion. At the same time, though, things like the Chronomage in the Sorrow games and or the room in Symphony of the Night that requires you to set the gears in the clock tower stand out in my mind as great interactions. Not to mention, some of the secrets in the Castlevania games felt more rewarding. For instance, getting the Sword Familiar from a hidden area in C:SotN. While hidden areas and interactive elements are present in Ritual of the Night, they feel a little more like just going through the motions. I would have loved to see more done with the environment.

For example, imagine if the piano were in a room in the Hall of Termination, instead of the Garden of Silence. In the spot where the piano is now, there would instead be a statue of a knight on horseback, with a lance and shield. Equip a spear weapon and perform the Penetrate technique from far enough away, and you'd connect with the shield, causing him to spin around. The statue, base and all, would rise up out of the ground, revealing that it's actually the roof of a small arched structure. A moment later, a cage elevator arrives inside the statue structure, waiting to take you to a secret room below (incidentally, there is actually an open space under that pavilion where such a room could have been place). How cool would that have been?