Hey friend, thanks for playing and for the feedback!
It sucks that you are stuck! Is there anything I can do to help you out? A good tip is to just ignore some of the harder pearls if you are stuck, you only need 8/12 to unlock the next level.
Regarding the quick death transition, I thought that making it really fast would help players not feel frustrated when they die, but now that you say that I realize that people might need some time to breath before a new attempt, thanks for that! I'll make a smoother/slower transition.
About moving while separated, I thought it would be kind of OP to give players that ability with the levels I had planned, but now that I look back on them I see that it would still work, and I could even do some harder ones, so I'll def experiment with it!
Thanks again for playing and for the feedback!