I would agree there does seem to be too much busywork and weird cryptic unexplained stuff (that the tutotrial does not really help with) and not enough cool stuff/signal searching. Not to mention the new controls are hot garbage.
The game has an absolutely amazing concept and i love the idea and would love to see it done well, but it seems to have got lost somewhere along the way, in my opinion. Hopefully when it actually releases its in a far better shape.