My favourite thing about the fifth generation of Pokemon is that it has an entirely new and strong Pokedex with all unique Pokemon. This feels like such a gamble for the series but it absolutely paid off, I love using only new Pokemon in my team whenever I play a new Pokemon game but it's not always easy to find a good variety with the few new Pokemon added, but an entirely new Pokedex allows you to experiment with the wide range of new Pokemon without falling back on the ones you're already comfortable with from the previous generations. Honestly, I can't believe they haven't done this since Black & White, I would love to see another game take this approach.

The story was great and the different areas were really cool, I often find certain areas a bit of a drag in Pokemon games but I was hooked throughout my entire playthrough of Pokemon Black, I found myself interacting with every single NPC I came across which I normally don't have the patience for.

If you're a Pokemon fan and haven't played this yet, I 100% recommend you to do so, it's a must-play for me.