Very interesting title. Here are my thoughts:
I tried playing the original, this update does wonders for accessibility, and I much appreciate the update. The gameplay was fun, I tried it without any of the difficulty settings activated and managed to stumble my way through. The puzzles really neatly tie into the narrative, with the idea of a fragmented consciousness, and the obvious swapping connection. The final section was neat too, with the different meanings being implied with the initial and intended word order, although the last-second good/bad ending choice is a bit unsatisfying.
I do think the narrative overall can be a bit confusing, especially at the end, but I'm not going to be an advocate for the dilution of an author's creative work for the sake of narrative simplicity. Really glad this got an overhaul, looking forward to future work.