You're not alone. I think I would have enjoyed it more if they played a bigger part in things

When the game was first pitched it sounded like it was going to be equal parts Disney and Final Fantasy. Totally not what we got and it's become less so over the years

I too would have been interested to visit Final Fantasy world with Disney characters and such. But simply just playing a Disney RPG didn't cut it for me. Especially with the high whimsy low plot value and the simplistic action elements

But I never completely put my finger on why exactly the series turned me off so much, so I'm not sure a more inclusive FF bias would have made me any happier. As it stands most of its fans are happy. So I guess they did something right