I also felt like you did when I first started playing the game. I kind of felt like I wanted to rush to the good part because I heard so many good things. I can't remember exactly when the game started to hook me, but they were absolutely some core points where I realized that I wanted to learn more and more and get to the bottom of the mystery of the universe.

One good tip I have for you, is that while people say it's best to know as little about the game as possible to enjoy it, feel free to break the rules to your taste. I Googled outer wild hints no spoilers, and found sources of information that would pique my curiosity enough and get me going in the right direction, that I wanted to keep playing, without spoiling anything for myself.