USUM at the start, for me, was kind of boring. my attention was being grabbed by other games, but then i finished said other game and was like ok i guess i'll play Ultra Sun some more - and it pulled me in. i started doing more that i hadn't done before (shiny chaining for instance) and eventually finished the game. i haven't played it in a few days bc i've had a lack of energy but yeah, i get it. slow to start off, but it should sink it's claws into you eventually