I agree with all of your points! The only thing stopping me from adding an option for "Reduced Strobing" was the tight timeline for the jam... and not wanting to test 2x the scenes. I figured it wouldn't be everyones cup of tea and felt a little bad not adding a disclaimer before you actually start. There's one in the game explanation, but its not enough.
The faster run start time I agree too. In hindsight its really obvious to add an input to skip to the high score screen and/or replay screen.
Thanks for playing!