Wow! The splitting causing you to block off paths is a great puzzle mechanic. How do you come up with puzzles/puzzle mechanics? That's something I've been wanting to get better at.
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Thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate it!
Honestly, I've spent most of my life chasing unique ideas, and I guess that eventually became my signature in game design as well. At this point, I'm not even sure I know exactly what I do to come up with them, haha!
If I had to give one piece of advice, it'd be to consume a lot of creative content—games especially, but also movies, anime, books, comics, and anything else that sparks your imagination. I also spend a lot of time thinking about why certain mechanics work, what makes them fun, and how ideas from completely different games or even different media could be combined in new ways.
That's what I've always done, at least.