Kemal, congrats for solving the game. I did not read your post on the hint forum because I will try to solve the game without any hints
(not sure if I will succeed, as what you mentioned about the new area sounds scary)
I am super impressed by your speed. I googled how many crystals one needs to find (I dont consider this a spoiler because
it is not a solution to any puzzle) and when I read how many one needs to find I was shocked ;-) I will definitely need 20 hours
I think as I only have one! Are you sure you really only played 10 hours? I noticed that gamers have the tendency to underestimate
their playing time ;-) I mean even if you solve every puzzle almost immediately, it takes some time executing the solution.
And all this running back and forth and taking notes also takes time, so 10 hours really sounds quick.
I did not remember that there was a hidden extra puzzle in the first version of Rhem III. But don't worry, you did not spoil anything for me,
as long as you dont give away any puzzle solutions, that is fine for me. (I did not read what you posted above regarding your assumption
where I was stuck because I am to afraid to read something I do not know yet).
One question about the new area. What you wrote sounds daunting.
When you look back on the new puzzles after solving them,
would you say the solutions made perfect sense and you were only stuck because they were hard? Or do some puzzle solutions
feel absurd? (I highly doubt it, because Knut has proven to be an exceptional puzzle designer, but then again, no one is perfect)
Please not a single tiny spoiler! ;-)