Honestly... I barely knew what was going on most of the time, too, and having to relearn how my character worked every time the game restarted after a stall was kind of a pain... I'm sorry to say it, but I think I'd rather just call it a day...
Also, I was never really that into my character in this game. I just didn't have a lot of fun playing him, but I'm not sure why. That's at least part of the reason I'm not crazy about restarting. Sorry...