I had little problem with it, but..
The game itself was fine, audio, graphics, etc. all fine but as you and many others mentioned, it was the controls.
I wasn't having a lot of trouble but I found it really uncomfortable, platformers already have a tried and tested format for controls and as an avid platform game player I know well how good it can work, I see where your idea would stem from it just wasn't very comfortable (nor, did it really draw me in).. Sorry but I couldn't give it a higher score because frankly I wasn't enjoying it..