VGC Pokemon Black/White Thread

[Smashchu2]

Maybe some nice person here can help me?

I was thinking about getting the game, but I'm not sure how I will like it (didn't care for D/P although I liked the others). Just some questions.

1)How is the story, and by that I mean, how does it impact the game. I'm worried it will slow down the game very much. I was worried because the game started with a lot of dialogue I heard. Is there a lot of forced dialogue or is it just in the beginning.
2)I heard there is a lot of freedom. Is that true?
3)Any nice new features. I know there are some things that are new, but how are they.
4)How is the game overall? Would you recommend it to me, someone who did care for Diamond and Pearl (BTW, I didn't like the games because it was too much about the end game. The 150 Pokemon sucked and there were too many pre-evolutions. Also, no fire Pokemon)

Lastly, if I get the game, who should my starter be? I'm not keen on any of them.

Oh, and one last thing. I don't want to know anything about the new Pokemon, so could anyone just quote my post and no mention them specifically. Sorry, but I want to be somewhat surprised to see new Pokemon.

Thanks in advance!