Thank you for trying my game and leaving a comment!
About house sequence, why you did give up? Does it only because movement was pretty slow? Asking because, maybe you didn't worked on the objective? I mean, if you collect every part, your movement speed will increase to default, it's part of experience :)
About allowing player to walk across the road, i didn't want to do that, because i think it helps going in right direction, i think i could just make fences so it will be obvious that you can't go on road. Also, if i made crossing the road possible after intro sequence it could add some uncertainty, because i think world should have rules that are understandable and doesn't change without explanation throughout the game.
But i really happy that you've still enjoyed the game!