That's what pissed me off so much. Even the basic gameplay mechanics have a "try and try again until you learn and adapt and persevere" theme to them and I like that.

Exactly! And it's so well designed that it feels fun to try again and again. The early parts of the game are also designed to teach you how to play by doing - without tutorials - in a way thats intuitive and fun.

However go through this and instead of appreciating the quality design that taught them how to overcome the challeges theyre presented with think - I am become gud, true gamer of games