I've played all the Pokemon Mainstream games since Red and Blue in 1996. I've been used to the how the game controls the story arc, this was overwhelming at first, but I've grown to enjoy this new open world. The one complaint I have is some of the designs of the new Pokemon. While some look fantastic, others just seem to be lazy. Emerald will always be number 1 to me, but this game definitely has more pros than cons.