Don't worry, you get to trudge through other environments soon.
I can't remember the first few hours cos I played them when I got home from the pub on release day. Considered restarting but maybe my subconscious convinced me otherwiwse.
It is slow - You may come to appreciate that in which case you'll love it. You may not in which case you may not love it as much. I spent most of my time playing poker..
Man, there is a LOT of trudging around in the snow so far.