(Loss of points only for the save incompatibility; gain of points for making a hallway full of screaming portraits feel like a therapy session).
The addition of the system means that grinding through the Keep’s repetitive hallways is no longer a chore. Every bloodstain, every creaking door, and every silent statue now has the potential to trigger a deep psychological event. The game has shifted from a horror-action VN to a psychological thriller. Crimson Keep -Ch. 7 v1.6- -introspurt-
Version 1.6 makes this explicit. In one memorable sequence, if you try to skip a puzzle by reading a hint book, the book triggers an introspurt about how you cheated on a test as a child. You then have to spend 10 real-time minutes sorting through shame before the game allows you back to the puzzle. It is brutal, but it is art. (Loss of points only for the save incompatibility;