Thanks so much for the feedback. I'll make updates after the jam rating period, but in my brief playtesting I experienced the same thing. It was extremely last minute so I didn't really have time to change things, but I plan to add a tutorial level instead of all the floating text. I think for the harshness, I'll either do a level design, where there are loads of shorter levels, or add checkpoints to the main game. Thanks again for the comment, as all feedback is appreciated!