Once I made peace with the fact that the game was never going to outgrow its contained experience, I found that tight-knit story very thematically pleasing.

There's half of an amazing game in here, as is customary for Game Freak. A wonderfully charming town, where a boss rush occurs periodically and you solve problems with math. These dragging fights will, however, require a ton of concentration. Luckily, the game only takes a dozen hours to complete.