I've been playing this game for weeks now and never went to YouTube or the Wiki for anything until after I mastered something and just wanted some additional information to round out my experience.

I prefer games that don't hold my hand and make progression so linear that it gets silly. The game requires exploration and investigation. It took me quite some time to figure out how to build a Karve because making one of the components was required before I could get the recipe. That was different than most other items. But that was the biggest curve that the game has thrown at me.