I hate this combat am I missing something

I seriously don’t get this combat. I find it infuriating and unsatisfying. It makes me want to avoid enemies more than engage. I like hard games with challenging combat such as Sekiro, Elden Ring, Lies of P — but this feels hard not because it’s challenging but because it’s not well done. Everything is always out of reach, so much faster than the character, the power ups never feel like they give an edge.