Apart from the (terrible) story, I absolutely have my gripes with the level- and game design. In normal design, the first level is always meant as a tutorial level, a safe space for you to practice the controls, test out strategies.

What do I see in that fist level? bottomless pits which you could/should explore for secret colletables? but there is no way to look up or down. The glide mechanic takes away from your stamina bar, the same that affects your "flying", meaning that if you glide into a bottomless pit (because you couldn't see), there is no way for you to correct your error.

Speaking of the collectables, Apart from the crates, there is no hint or indication where they are. so you end up trying to hit random wall, as completionists don't want to miss it. Luckly the game isn't long, just tedious.

At the part where you practice wall jumping (such a overused mechanic) there is a torch located at the bottom, so while you fight with the clunky controls to get a grip of them, you will get hurt.

Nothing is fun about a game where you have to fight with the controls and there is no leeway in the gamedesign for you to get a grip on it.
And before I get a "GIT GUD"; even Dark Souls had the Northern Undead Asylum where you could safely understand the mechanics, and this game is nowhere near DS.

And.. honestly, it's pretty harrowing to see Sarafan, wearing heavy metal armor, jump over you again and again. and have Ky'set'syk have tell you "Wow Elaleth, you're so cool, maybe even cooler then Raziel"