I disagree with almost everything said in the original post. ; )
There is very little in this game that I don’t like. I find Wicked to be unique and different (in a good way) from any other game. Even if that difference is simply the combination of different genres and mechanisms. I believe the combination is done very well rather than just mashing them together for the sake of doing so.
In short, I would say that if there are so many things that aren’t liked, then Wicked is simply not the game to play. Changing all of these things would devalue it as the game that it is and what it’s trying to accomplish.
The point about combining ARPG elements with souls-like elements, rather than making this a poor game, is what makes it a fantastic game. It’s the hybrid nature that makes it so fun and “comfy.”
If you want to play something that’s just an ARPG or something that’s just a soul-like, then do that.
I’ve played several of various genres of games, and liked many of them. But I can’t say how much I love this game for the exact reason that it does combine all of those elements into such a great hybrid.
Also, I like the quirky character design, with strangely out-of-proportion body parts. It makes me laugh. It’s fun. And it also demonstrates that it’s a fantasy world where people don’t look the same as us humans.