Wow super funa nd nice art. I definitely think the tutorial should be mandatory tho. on the first level, you can fall to the bottom without dying if you hug the cliff. So I did that and didn't get what the point was and almost quit right there. Really glad I played the tutorial though because it was super fun!
One thing I would change tho is to be able to hold down the pole buttons, particularly in the down direction. It makes less sense for the left/right directions, tho.