Whats the point of this ''shortcut''

>>380691104
>whats the point of this stupid street if it only goes one way?

Retard

>>380691279
But you can go back up the street

Space pirates are dumb and do not make good infrastructure decisions

I think I recognize that area. That's the ascent that goes from Brinstar to Crateria, leading you to the right of where your ship landed, correct? I believe that area in particular is meant to be a quick passage from Maridia to Brinstar, but it's locked off on one side to prevent you sequence breaking too early incase you find that area too soon. In this case, it's because at the point in this game when you pass Brinstar, you won't hgave the gravity suit, so going into maridia would essentially softlock the game since you'd be trapped in there. Water physics are brutal.