Game fails at fixing the flaws of the original Johto games, with the only real improvements coming from the inherent jump to the engine of other ds pokemon games before it. Main game is a slog due to the abysmal level curve and will either require going into fights underleveled or grinding for hours on end. The story in this game goes nowhere and all of the Team Rocket events are annoying and uninspired. There is a large amount of post game content if you're into that (not the extra region, that's extremely bare bones and lackluster), but otherwise this game is overhyped way too much.