I finally got myself XY. My first GenVI game was ORAS... Just what the fuck is this shit? The powercreep and freebies are retarded

> get starter
> capture pikachu
> free gen1 starter
> capture Snorlax
> capture Axew, your first pseudo
> capture Eevee for Sylveon or other Eeveelution.
> free Lucario + Lucarionite
> free Lapras
> capture Gabite, 2nd pseudo
> only 4 Badges
> ?????????

Are there any other cool freebies further in the story? Why didn't I pick this game up earlier??