Wow, this is very high praise! This is our first game jam, but we take games seriously, so this means a lot to us.
I agree with you that there could be more clarity as to where the player should be headed starting out in a level. What do you think about a zoom in / out button, maybe Z, that could show the entire map, but then once you start moving it zooms back in automatically?
Also, how about a UI in the top right corner which shows the goals: blue goal, orange goal, or both. Not the location of those goals, just that those are the goals in the given level.
Thanks for playing and for the detailed feedback!