Struggling with it myself, but I think that's more to do with the type of game I like than the game itself.
I just can't be bothered with the whole, make sure you eat otherwise you lose weight, bring me this and this material and I will craft this for you etc.
It's not my idea of fun in a game but sadly a lot of single player games seem to go down this route.
I want sexy graphics and fun gameplay, I don't wanna be spending an hour finding a certain type of leaf so someone can craft a weapon for me.
I don't recall GTA5 being like this?