Ah yea, I'm glad I could provide useful feedback! I think it could help to consider how different player types might interact with your game to make sure you get your story across. Because I am used to getting lost in games and then just scouring the map for anything I missed, and so if I got through everything on a seeminly-repeating map and didn't find a way, I'd assume that's the end of my time with the game.
But other players with different previous experiences will react to these circumstances differently!