Thank you for playing! Yeah, I'll fully admit that the ending area was rushed because I needed time to playtest and to get my playtesters. It was actually supposed to be a little bit bigger and more confusing, but I had to start simplifying stuff because I was seriously getting burnt out by that point. I thought I got everything that showed pictures but I'll definitely need to double-check; I ran into some of them myself but strangely, none of my playtesters said anything, so I assumed I got 'em when they came back to me. I might even know which items you might be talking about too. Sorry about the noise, as well; I'm never sure what's long enough with MV in particular since it goes by frames (where XP does seconds, which is so much easier to figure out), but I can easily elongate those noises. I definitely do NOT want people to get annoyed with the noise.
Believe it or not, RE wasn't one of the inspirations I drew from! I tried to lean toward Fallout/Deus Ex/Morrowind, but I'm not shocked if RE leaked its way in there. I love the series, especially RE4. I thought the pets would be a great edition, too. Sadly, their special dungeons/field skills had to be cut because I just didn't have time to make more maps or do more things. I'm thinking I have to do a post-jam update. Also, I actually tend to reference a couple of my games with every entry. J'nn'f'r will probably be a keeper, and I ALWAYS throw Tymvaul from Rafflesia in there.