I read this comment and we still had a 20 hour extension on the jam to resubmit, so I took advantage of the jam extension and took several of your comments to heart. I added a 4th checkpoint towards the end of the game back in, I lightened up the darkness a bit, and I added some basic instructions to the title screen. After seeing every game submitted to the jam and the voting criteria, there are several more changes I could have made to make this better fit the theme and give the player a bit of a backstory, but alas, that is why its a jam. Thanks for your comment! It was most constructive and I hope it gives you joy to know you had a direct impact on the final state of my entry! Cheers!