The push mechanic being the most bothersome thing to ever be put into these games aside, gameplay wise this is the best PMD without a shadow of a doubt, but unfortunately the game is also littered with very clunky feeling movement and menuing that were never an issue in Rescue Team and Explorers.
The story itself is ok but unfortunately it lacks the memorable and very human characters Explorers had, this said, I think it is still worth a playthrough for the gameplay and just to see the cool shonen shit they cooked up in the cutscenes.