I was annoyed with the controls for a while, but then I got to a very irritating part. I tried it for literally hundreds of times before giving up. Super Mario 64 came out before this and was much better.
The tutorial didn't represent the game well. Right off the bat, I'm thrown into a difficult situation, and there's nothing I can do. After that, there was no way for me to grind. I couldn't progress.
I know this is supposed to be an iconic adventure game series, but I don't see the appeal. It's vague, and little things like struggling to climb something ruin the experience for me.