in patreon version of game you can enable cheat mode in Options, and it removes game overs
when i started out the game was ROUGH and I didn't understand almost anything. It took me awhile to give it another shot, and once you get the gist of it, it really is a super well thought out game with great animations and writing. Once you figure out the fighting system you're good to go. Although this is by far easier said than done, but just some experience will help a lot