It's fine to not be happy with the bugs, but it would be helpful to know what you didn't like about the gameplay.
Ah yeah, I rushed that intro together on the last day so it isn't super balanced, sorry about that!
If it helps, if you kill the skeleton on the first rope bridge you can use the platforms in the level to jump over the other skeletons and then you can reach the cutscene where you meet Fae, then you become Overpowered!
Hope that helps, but yeah with the respawn bug the intro can be tough!