Thanks for the reply! To be clear, I did get a key for the door, but then there was an incredibly long hallway that took ages to reach the end which featured another locked door with nothing to interact with. I saw in other playthroughs on youtube that a cutscene should have triggered, with the mysterious face from the start, but it just did not for me, so I think the bug is probably in how that cutscene triggers. Thanks for the response and good luck with the bug hunting! Can't wait to see where the project goes next!
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