Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm so happy you enjoyed your playthrough.
I absolutely agree with you on both the issues you spotted, we ran into them when playtesting, but ultimately had to pick and choose where our attention was needed most. Maybe one day we'll polish up some of the rough corners, I'm so glad the overall feel you got from the game was one of polish!
In any case, thank you so much for taking the time to leave this lovely comment!