Against all odds I managed to finish this game. Unlike other open world games I think this one has a little more meat to its combat, so it manages to stay interesting enough to finish the main quest at least. Unfortunately the whole experience is dragged down by unnecessary busywork and tacked on mechanics that are just there to cross off the obligatory AAA open world game checklist, it makes the experience much more annoying and tedious than it should be.
It also features by far the worst character writing in a Sony first party title - that is no small feat.