The Game of Life is Purposeless

The real deal-breaker of this game is it's slow storyline; nothing is explained in the first level, you just start on your front door's porch with no objectives or mini-map. The NPCs don't give you any clues on what you're supposed to be doing, you're just forced to figure it out. The huge area is interesting, but as impressive as the graphics are, it seems wasted on a very "average" environment that doesn't really give the player any "Wow" visuals, like huge machines or supernatural events. I couldn't figure out how to get past the first level, because it was so time-consuming to figure out what to fucking do.

The goals aren't clear. You have no idea what you're supposed to when you stand on your front porch.