Well I personally loved the game. I finished it yesterday, and I can't wait to get into breeding and stuff. I love all the updates, and the Pokemon aren't that bad. I mean, to be fair, I did play the game with half my party being older-generation Pokemon (Shiny Vaporeon, Flygon, and Ampharos), but the ones I used that were new gen Pokemon (Genesect, Emboar, and Serperior) were also really awesome. If you want new gen Pokemon before beating the E4 so bad, trade! I do agree that the post game isn't great, nothing compared to HGSS where like 60% of the game happens after you beat the E4, but you still look forward to online and stuff.