Pokemon's strategy is definitely the way it's been since the beginning, but that's what makes it so successful though. Pick a pokemon, train it, gym leaders, catch new pokemon, and repeat. The only difference is the new pokemon that come out each generation. Writing this definitely makes me miss the classic pokemon days and the polyphonic songs. 

Will definitely check it out! 

The thing that makes the game so interesting is that there's not really a straightforward story line. It's all up to the gamer and that's what makes it so different. I think games like that can have people playing them over and over again to change stories around or to find things that weren't found before