From the videos we’ve seen you seem to have some kind of glowy bug. I guess your playthrough got the extra sparkle, hah! The feedback is great! It’s great to read about things written with some depth to it! There are multiple good points throughout.
Climbing could benefit from improved UX/UI work and some graphic adjustments in the future. The pointer in the middle of the screen should tell what is climbable and what is not - when you can climb the pointer turns into an upwards arrow - there were a couple of places where it was bugged in the video though.
I think the stuttering you’re facing was connected most likely to our audio being loaded. It is something that could be improved too. Your midnight swim was a pretty rough one - too bad Alina was not able to swim (at least not just yet).
Thanks for the gameplay video, comments and your thoughts!