Hey, thanks for the comment! Spoilers ahead!
Happy to see someone read the manual :D
When it comes to the limitation, "You're your own enemy" because your human eyes are limiting you from seeing the hidden platforms due to the distracting background obscuring it. Without seeing them and exploring them, you wouldn't be able to reach the "end" of the game.
Along with people not reading manuals these days!
I *really* wanna write a manual with long winding paragraphs which includes a primer on video games, platformers, and puzzle games to hide the information in plain sight but sadly, I wasn't in a writing mood. Even then, I realized if I obscure the information too much people would just see it as a really difficult platformer.
I should push out an update with tighter movement and a save system since a lot of my friends are also finding it hard.