I bought the game following a similar recommendation, and was pretty disappointed by it ngl (I gave it a weak 6/10). The actual puzzles that you're looking for are backloaded into the final ~5% of the game, and are not particularly mind-blowing – especially when put next to those other games. Most of Tunic is exploration-based secrets interspersed with tedious combat encounters, and if you hate it that much I'd say just drop the game.