Honestly one bummer i'd hope comes back in some way is that the unique gameovers were lost from 1 to 2, course I'm not saying every special attack should get one, but I'd think it'd be neat if maybe the unique weapons that are carried around can give their own unique gameovers if the player gets finished with them.
Also out of curiosity for that "Alternative Inflations" question, do you think it'd still be on the "possibility" table or not really worth it.