Tutorial Frustration: The Hidden Mechanics Trap

You ever get stuck on a tutorial that acts like you're an idiot but refuses to tell you what

actually went wrong? Spent four hours doing exactly what the prompt says. Jump here.

Press this button. Collect the item. Nothing works. You're not failing because you suck.

You're failing because the game is gaslighting you into thinking you missed something obvious when really

the hitbox is broken or there's some hidden mechanic they never mentioned. The quest marker

is lying. The instructions are vague as hell. And now you're questioning your entire ability

to follow basic directions. Then you look it up online and find out you needed to

stand at a specific angle during a full moon while wearing the right hat. Absolute psychological