That was one of our main concerns not having enough time to make a begin cutscene/tutorial. Since the game doesn't explain what it wants the player to do, there is nothing preventing the player from going straight down.
As for now, we are aware that we didn't manage to make the player want to play the most fun way, but we hope this didn't ruin your experience.
And before you ask... "6 days, 23 hours before the deadline" No, this isn't the time we made the game... We didn't have a whole minute before the jam ended. :P