I'm very excited about this, and I, too, really enjoy your progress updates.
1. Which character caught your attention the most?
The guy in the three-piece suit. There's nothing like a sharp suit with a pair of sunglasses to say, "I refuse to compromise my awesomeness. I will not dress formal
or casual." I hope he doesn't turn out to be a slimy pimp or something; I might have to cry.
2. What do you expect to see in Bermuda?
The world saved and/or destroyed.
Romance. (And maybe a lack of it as well? It's always nice when there's the possibility of saving the day even when the romance doesn't work out.)
Excitingly unusual culture(s). (I loved that about N:LotWO, how the cultural flavor was different from the more common "modern Japanese/American" and "pseudo-medieval European.")
Puzzle pieces that don't become clear until you've played a specific character's route. (Again, like in N:LotWO. Hmm, now that I think about it that was my favorite thing about azureXtwilight's Doppleganger.)
Mythology and legends! (If the bachelors are reincarnated gods I assume we'll hear about their stories.)
Maya becoming awesome. (Unless she's already awesome, but if it's a longer story I expect you plan to have her grow.)
Maybe cameos? Reksa's was my favorite route in N:LotWO, but if she ended up with Mitra I really want them to have had kids and am worried about whether their genes might be too far apart. That... that sounds like a really silly fan thing when I say it out loud. >.<
It's not as strong as being an expectation, but I am very curious about the intro's mention of "a mermaid who sacrificed her voice to be with her beloved." In the original story (the one where she dies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid) the Little Mermaid is a dancer. Since Maya is a dancer, I wonder if there will be other parallels... Or I may just be making strange connections.
3. Will you guys be happy if I add a route to romance the antagonist? xD
More romance routes always make me happy!
4 It will took awhile until I publish a demo since I still have things to experiment with Ren'Py -but feel free to give suggestion/critiques :'3
I know absolutely nothing about programming, so forgive me if this is a ridiculous question: since this game will be longer than N:LotWO will there be a way to skip ahead/fast-forward more quickly?
Also, do you know how many chapters it will be, yet?
Suggestion: I find voice acting (partial or full) to be distracting, and will probably turn it off if it does happen. (Don't know whether I'm in the majority on that or not.) Please put extra Indigogo money toward making backgrounds/CGs/sprites, instead! (It sounds like you have lots of them planned. Yay!)