AVEE'S PROFILE

Trying to keep it as short as possible:

-Valkyrie Profile
-Vampire Savior (Darkstalkers 3)

I believe these two games nailed it like no other in terms of mastering their own style and originality, and perfecting their mechanics. I also have a thing for the Norse mythology and the Dark & Sexy themes, I must say.

The points I understood and that seemed more important to me were:
1) experiencing something physically (with your senses) fosters wider and more accurate self-understanding and feedback than mental stimuli alone.
2) there will never be one "perfect" thing that pleases everybody, therefore there has to be several types of that same thing to maximize satisfaction.
3) sadly, a lot of people believe anything advertising throws out at them. Even if they don't need or won't really like this new product, they will buy it if they are convinced it is "better" than the previous product they were using.

Game design-wise, keep experimenting and innovating in terms of gameplay mechanics and narratives, promote your work and listen to people's feedback.

If you want to widen your audience, develop different games instead of trying to improve a single game over and over again.

I'm stuck on the 6th floor of the tower. Help me solve the puzzle, please.
(will I really get any help, I wonder)

Crystals and rivers of blood?

Just once I'd like to see a game over screen that says something like "Game Over?! Were you even trying?!" if you die on the very first battle/stage.