Am I Playing This Game Right?

So I jumped into this completely blind, I started the playthrough about 1 week ago and I’m not sure if I’m doing it right… lemme explain:

-I’m getting into fights where I can win by ‘complementing’ my opponents?

-There’s parts in the game where I think something really bad or dramatic is going to happen but then nothing actually happens (it makes me feel like I missed something)

-I don’t know who to trust, or what to trust because even rocks are trolling me

-I killed the only character that I thought was the good guy in this game right at the beginning..

I could keep going but I feel like this entire game is messing with me.. and sometimes I don’t know if I’m playing it right or doing the right thing because it’s so chaotic and random.. Don’t get me wrong, I laugh and I have fun doing it, I’m understanding a bit more what’s going on..

I’m on my 5th episode on my YouTube channel right now and I just got totally trolled by this annoying dog and I still don’t know if what happened was supposed too or if it means anything ..

Obviously I don’t want any spoilers but- is this actually what everyone else experiences or am I just overthinking this?