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It's so nice to see that you're interested in this, Mana yes I absolutely recommend to check out The Last Door, especially if you have any kind of interest in Edgar Allan Poe and Howard Phillips Lovecraft's works. I've played no game that captures the peculiar atmosphere of those literary works that well. Genuinely scary, chilling atmosphere with an incredible OST and visuals full of character.

There are 32 hours left and the next stretch goal is voice acting at 300.000 $! Which would be six times the original goal, it's insane for a studio like that

One or more optional areas, maybe tough areas with unique enemies and valuable trasures is always a great idea to me. Maybe even hard to find areas, that will require some sort of puzzle to be entered (like the Forbidden Area in Aria of Sorrow as Yän said, too bad that wasn't a full fledged area but the way you had to get inside and the mystery surrounding it were ingenious). To me, they should be full fledged areas, with a good deal of exploration and tough challenges. "Arenas" like the Large Cavern in Ecclesia or the coliseum in Circle of the Moon are fine, but they totally lack environmental variety and exploration, so I'd prefer "complete" areas.

In regards of the multiple paths, it's a neat idea but IMO they should be limited, because:
1 - if at one point you can choose to do area 1, 2, 3 or 4 first, this usually means that the four should be of similar difficulty. Lament of Innocence could do this because there are no RPG elements in that game, but in Bloodstained we have level ups and that sort of thing, so I feel like it would be difficult to balance a lot of areas that could be chosen at the same point of the game. Maybe this would be cool if we had something like a set of two areas in the first part of the game to explore in the order we choose and maybe another couple in the late game, as long as:
2 - you don't get completely lost. That IMO kills the pacing, and in general it's never been a thing in IGAvanias, while for example Metroid games would make you feel lost in an hostile planet. Also, the feeling of being lost can become very detrimental (I hated it in Axiom Verge, for example, when you got a new power you could use it in a million places and you had to be lucky to be able to continue in the story and not getting at some sort of collectible instead).

Secret shortcuts are also fun, but they usually become obsolete if a warp system is present. Knowing IGA, there will probably be some sort of warp, so shortcuts could work if the warping system only came into place about halfway through the game (something like Dark Souls 1, many areas are interconnected because you can't warp, but once you get the Lordvessel to warp areas become more self contained).

I think it's mostly a placeholder, as in the old demo they seemed to have variants and neat details, so that may be an indicator of the fact that they want them to be varied/detailed/interesting.

Yeah this basically.

Thanks, mr. Zexion ^_^

Dragon_of_Dojima: I do have a copy of Blood, but that is a world above Doom in terms of difficulty. I don't really like it, I want to like it but I tried several times, and there are too many hitscanning enemies that deal TONS of damage, plus the weapons feel a bit underpowered. I mean, three point blank shots from the shotgun to kill a zombie? And I have to wait him getting up after every shot? Ugh, talk about annoying. I wonder why that game can't click with me. I love Duke 3D for example. I wonder.

I have a fairly big backlog. Right now I'm playing Doom 64 EX on the PC (which is a fantastic addition to the Doom series), Gravity Rush Remastered on PS4 and The Evil Within on Steam. This last one has been paused for a long while because I bought a PS4 in the meantime and I was captivated lol but now I wanna finish it.

Scars Unseen: they are older comments, but I noticed them just now and I must say you have exquisite taste. Pain of Salvation are a great band, but especially Bela Fleck? That is absolutely classy.

Dragon_of_Dojima : the thing I've learned since I've been engaged (I was never in a relationship until last September, even though I am 22) is that you should always get those opportunities if you can. Flirting and beyond is good and there is no point in missing these chances. I surely missed them for a long time. Not trying to sound wise or anything, I'm still too young and inexperienced, but however you should see how it goes, good luck

Ah, I assure you that Doom 2 will repay every bit of the time you invest in it. I think I've burned well above 1000 hours in Doom, Doom 2 and the countless WADs, map packs and mods. Truly a timeless game, probably my favorite ever. Maneuvering is a key, with practice you will become a master! It is really good blazing through the maps at Ultra-Violence, and the experience pays off because many megaWADs are really difficult. But a good thing is that the game has lots of difficulty option, so have a blast

As far as my day is concerned... heh, didn't goo that well. I failed an exam (Egyptology) because the professor was way more demanding than I though, and really precise on details like geography and the names of archaeologists. The worst part is that I panicked and I made quite a fool of myself. It surely seemed like I never opened a book, but in truth I've been studying hard for quite a bit oh well, them exams can't always go well. It shall be a lesson not to overlook details. I hope to pass it next time because it was really humiliating.

"Throwing swords" sounded like a silly idea to me honestly lol but I would have liked to see something of the guns. Maybe they were removed because they can result redundant with trigger shards and directional shards?