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ee: I thought it couldn't get any dumber, but then they add a timed action that you get

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at before you instafail.

It's not some cheap attempt to extend the game, it's storytelling. The whole point is that you're blindsided by it, so that you can go back in time and do it right the next time. That's how all the levels work.

And not being able to instantly skip to the last place you failed would make the game go a little faster, but the whole point is that you have to fully understand the situation, learn what needs to happen, and make everything go perfectly. If you could instantly reset when you make a mistake, the game would become pure trial-and-error. Think about how Super Monkey Ball would be if you could press a button to rewind five seconds every single time you make a mistake.