Man, seeing as how so many people have agreed upon the game being harder being a good thing, and not a single person posting stating that they feel the same way as you do, it looks like this is not the game for you, maybe? I mean if you want an easy experience and just rushing through the story without any challenge, any of the handhelds will fulfill this need for you, and there are a few other pokemmos out there which might give you this experience as well.