Thank you! So sorry to hear about the UI issues. There was so much more I had planned in terms of story and setup that inevitably got cut due to timing. I'm ashamed to admit how much time I spent on that intro sequence. XD
True, the difficultly ramp is pretty steep. I didn't quite get the amount of levels I wanted in between. I'm also not that great at platformers either, it's tough to judge.
Thanks so much for checking it out and giving some feedback!