It’s been quite a while since I played through SOTC, and maybe it’s the passage of time but I recall the frustration being a minor part of the play and ultimately balancing itself nicely with the thrill of actually taking down the Colossus.
With that said even when I was playing it maybe 10 years back (so long after release) a lot of the control and feel had not aged well so I get where you’re coming from.
Came in to criticise the writing too. Got AI or at least bad translation vibes. Really hard to follow.