Thanks for the proof reading, that's a lifesaver since I would never notice it on my own. You can restart the game in the menu through Save & Close.
The arbitrary one way path is there for a reason, but I guess I need to add it to the texts. Same goes for the brain scrambler difficulty. Defeating him is not advised, and will make you miss some content. I guess that's why you judged the roundabout path as annoying.
Inventory is out of scope for now. And enemy can steal any card.
I wanted to ask how was your general experience, but after attempting the brain scrambler fight and actually defeating him I get the idea.