Thank you for this wonderful, thorough review.
Many people have said the same about the final level, and should I ever update or remake this little game, or incorporate it into another game in the future, I will keep a much tighter hold of the theme's through line for all levels.
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You're welcome! And don't sweat it. It is remarkably easy to make one or two tiny design decisions that seem perfectly fine as the developer that resonate differently with your players. To be perfectly honest, this one wasn't that bad at all. It was as subtle as breaking the vibe that you had established. I've done far worse on two other jam games of mine and I even managed to mess up a few things on this one as well.