This is the only Pokémon game I think I can give a real 5 stars to. Arceus is very close, but nothing has ever come as close to perfection in Pokémon for me than this game. While the story could be argued to be lesser than its predecessor, I personally don't think that warrants the game being worse in any way. Great Pokémon selection, great gyms and leaders (except you Marlon, you kinda suck sorry), and an all around fantastic region despite the linearity of Unova. Hugh is a great rival and I think he gets punched down a lot as the "Grr Purloin give it back" guy when he goes through a whole arc about not seeing things in black and white (whoa he said the line). Ghetsis being the most unhinged villain I think in all of Pokémon also helps, he is so easy to hate. The biggest flaw I see is that they cut Hilbert/Hilda from appearing as super bosses and the middle stretch of them game kind brings the story to a halt, but I think this is the closest thing to perfection Game Freak is ever going to release