Favorite thing about Ever Crisis? Not enjoying my time with it

My question: I'm curious what everyone's favorite things about this game are? I'm on the cusp of quitting after 2 hours of game play because there's a few things I dislike.

1. I dislike how the story is broken up into episodes (really ruins the flow)

2. The combat. It feels like there's 0 risk/stakes in the fights since they're so easy, and with the auto battler feature being always active (despite there supposedly being a manual mode), it takes even less thoughtfulness.

3. This one is probably silly to some, but it bugs me all the same: the orchestral music. I really preferred the original retro PS1 sound effects and music.

4. Then layer on top of all of this the fact that every time you log in, there's 5-10 minutes worth of pop ups and notifications to get through.

I guess this probably comes off as old man yells at clouds in a sub dedicated to this game, but maybe someone can change my mind so I can continue to enjoy the game?