Wow, thanks so much for giving such a complete analysis! I absolutely love that you took time to write in such details!
I agree with all of what you said, and while I was very aware that the game (and especially controls) are difficult, you highlighted very well points that I would not have thought of as much by playing by myself.
I'm going update the game soonish (it's still missing important art too), and so I'll try to tackle most of these issues in the process.
I'll make a post on the discord server when it is done, so be sure to try the game again if you have time!