I'm not illiterate.
They just introduce so many elements of setting/characters in so quickly without any backstory.
There are like 4 characters introduced early on, John, two friends, and Dad. If that's too many then wait until they introduce about 20 more then double the total for good measure.
As for elements, that is true, early on the story does drop in a few things with no explanation, but most of the time when the story does this, it's either primarily a joke (Sylladex), or explained later (Sburb gameplay elements).