Tales of Berseria - When will it get good?

Hi everyone,

I really don't know how to ask this. But I've finally been trying to give this game another go and see if it's actually playable. But I'm struggling. But now I'm at 18 hours and just reached the Empyrean Throne. And really I don't know if I can keep going anymore. The characters are just annoying all of them. None of them is worth a second glance. The story is basically nonexistent, it's just "revenge", "revenge" and "revenge".

I really don't know how and if I should continue this. It's a chore to play this. Nothing fun at all. Will the story ever reach a point where it makes sense and is actually fun to play?