I think heβs a bit too harsh on the puzzle design.
It came out when I was 12, I played it around my thirteenth and finished it in one go, and English isnβt even my first language! (I recall having to resort to a guide once, I think it was for the cat puzzle in Rubacava).
Around the same time I couldnβt finish some other point βn click games (some of which Jimmy hails in his blog), because I didnβt understand the puzzles.
Itβs strange, but a lot of his commenters seem to echo his sentiments too. Apparantly some things that seem logical to some people seem illogical to others?