start button had to be pressed a lot before the game would start and character moves a bit slow at first, but I think it's part of the game? Either way, I had fun collecting the souls.
For start button it-s a part of game, you can see that info on tips text in menu. For the slow, i'm sure it's because load the game.
Btw how many soul you can get? Are you already finish the game yet? If not, maybe i will update to make this more easy later XD