Over 20 hours before the game even begins to resemble a final fantasy game

you're being a disingenuous shit.
>Ah, yes. 20 hours later
>and we will never talk about it again
and yes, wakka's a fucking retard. That's literally his character, and he's not the first in the FF series to be a certified retard. With even this said, it's STILL better than every other FF