This game has honestly exceeded my expectations. Its just remarkable. Ever since the pokemon red and blue days, I've always been a big pokemon fan, played every canon game that was released with the exception of emerald and platinum. And to be honest, my hype for pokemon began to fade when Black and White was introduced. it just felt so soon for its release and many of the pokemon to me where unappealing and had lack of imagination in my opinion. As much as I ddin't enjoy black version, I still bought Black 2 and havent beaten it to this day (still somewhere in victory road). From then on, I left the pokemon scene until X & Y was announced. But soon after, I ignored it again until gameplay was shown.
The best part of this game, is the massive variety of pokemon that can be seen and caught in the game. Unlike Black and White, you're not forced to use all the new pokemon until you beat the game (a big reason why I didn't enjoy Black version). Pokemon from every gen are all over the region which is awesome. Plus the game has many references to past generations/regions. The 3D graphics, epic attack animations, mega evolution, and sweet music made it all even better.
All I can say is Good job nintendo and gamefreak, You kept an old time fan like myself to stay into pokemon after considering leaving it all.