This game is very interesting but it still contains some bugs and is very difficult to beat which sucks tbh, I tried to play it multiple times but I couldn't finish it, sometime the redactions don't count and I'm just stuck there, other times, the game decides to "game over" me even when I'm doing everything correctly, the last sequence seems impossible really, I'm gonna try a couple more times but hope this gets resolved soon.
I have noticed myself that some of the redactions can get to a stage where there is a tiny sliver at the end of the bar that isn't filled. It can be progressed fully, but can be a bit fiddly. I need to think up a way to make that stand out a bit more I think. (I have also noticed that some of the reactions overshoot the text that needs redacting which needs fixing eventually)
As for the sequences, the balancing is all over the place I do agree with you. A patch I am working on will hopefully address your frustrations and add a feature or two that will help smooth the experience a bit.
Thanks for playing anyway, I'll put any patch work I do in a dev log!