How do I continue without being overwhelmed?

I'm currently 15 hours into Pokopia, and I'm loving it so far. However, since I started the game, I keep getting overwhelmed by various different things. The first thing that stood out to me, being an animal crossing fan, was that the first area was of course much larger. This felt really good and still does to me, as there's loads of places to explore.

The other thing that makes the game difficult for me is that the Pokemon are constantly trying to talk to you, or getting you to engage in some activity. I really like this big step up from animal crossing, but it does get overwhelming when you want to go and explore about 4 different places at once. It has got a lot better since I made the choice to treat it like animal crossing for now and stay within the first area.

Has anyone else faced this problem? Will I be likely to face it again with future areas, or will I be better prepared for it now. It's a great game so far, and I'm really enjoying the game, even though I'm only 15 hours in.

Minor details about what to expect within the next areas are fine, just no major spoilers involving story or characters. Thanks to anyone who takes time to answer this.