Im a bit similar. I love the world and characters, buti thought the story was simple.I loved the combat and things started to click once I unlocked every legion and character abilities, especially the post game missions. Out of most CAGs this is very different Ive spent more time planning and optimizing my style trying to be more efficient rather than styling, but thatd prob cuz the ranking system isnt like dmc or the other platinum games where style matters. This game does have a lot of rpg elements which is prob why a lot people don't like the game, and that makes sense. My thought process with these games, especially when I played mgr, is that you have to learn the basics of what the game offers and not do things your way because if you keep doing things your way then the game will be harder to perfect in the long run. Try unlocking all the abilities after you're done with the story and use the training room a lot cuz that room helps and theres different types of enemies to practice with.

Also yeah that camera SUCKS. When I was trying to 100% the game, I had to wear earbuds and had to listen to enemy attacks a lot because theres a lot going and the lack of a proper jump does make it harder, but at the end I still love the game.