Hehe it definitely sounds like Final Fantasy :P But initially this was supposed to be more similar to KH's gameplay and it's kind of a bummer hearing this after 8 years. The 'casual' part is what scares me the most, when I hear casual I think mobile. And is a concern for lack of depth to the gameplay core.

I also feel like the " I myself am not getting any younger. I don't want to be frantically pushing buttons." quote is really uninspired and lazy from a game design perspective. So basically your going to make design decisions based on how old and cranky you feel. Dear lord.