Glad it had an effect on you, my son said to me "even if there is no threat, make it feel like there is one", so Bradley and I did our best :)
Most of the messages on the wall are accurate, gold lights the way, but with only one of three exits in normal mode not all gold helps.
And it does get darker as the time runs out, hitting good clocks makes it brighter again.
And of course, not every speed and time boost is a positive bonus.
Thanks for playing.