Bless you, Mia.
You've made my day twice now.
:)
I wanted the good ending to be achievable in about 2 playthroughs.
I figured 1 to make mistakes and learn, and another to ace it;
but I got discouraged earlier today when I had a friend play it and he gave up after 4 bad ends in a row...
Hearing that you got it first try has renewed my hope that the game balance isn't totally broken!