Hey Pandoria Falls, thank you for your specific feedback, I plan to address all of these points.
Do you remember when you got the blue key? Originally it was supposed to be the next to last mandatory upgrade, but a slight change to the level design made it so you can get it FAR earlier just after the dash.
I'm wondering how common that is. If you got the blue key before the scythe you got it early. I think potentially keeping the sequence break is cool, just would need some tweaks.
Thank you again for your time!