Lack of playable Pokemon wouldn't be a big deal. Heck, in the other games, I always went with Pikachu because I couldn't resist. As for "this one honestly made me feel like it should not have been rated E at times" that's... pretty thought-provoking and makes me wonder where they went with it. I'd have to say, Darkness/Time/Sky's premise wasn't peaches and cream either. In that one, heck, the future was even worse than most post-apocalyptic scenarios, so I can't imagine how they raised the ante in this one.

I also wonder, is the music just as good? Some of the tracks in Darkness/Time/Sky were incredible and awesome (although Rescue Team Blue/Red had a few good ones too like Sky Tower). Hidden Land, Temporal Tower, and Sacrifice were amazing tracks, and I don't think anyone could forget "I Don't Want to Say Goodbye" the first time they heard it (and likely cried over it).

I think I'm sold though, I just need to get my 3DS back from my brother's place first. It's just been sitting in a storage box for months.