Well damn. I knew it felt bugged af, regarding branch unlocks... Very annoying.
Maybe it is a one-man devteam and there's lots to do, but some damn basic playtesting shouldn't have been too much to ask for, I think... Even more so, since apparently this is a re-skin of a remaster of a rehash of a rereresomething or whatnot, if I'm reading the previous posts correctly.
...also, hope they added skip. Nah.