I think you really capture my sentiments about Legends ZA until now. What I loved about LA is that it was a game so unique in a series so "by the numbers". Visuals, story development, narrative and characters transpire personality. It was much more than Just capture and battle mechanics.

All I see in ZA for now - very little, so I it a lot can change -, as you said, screams "more of the same". And this is a huge disappointment. LA showed us that pokémon have so much more stories to tell than what we normally get. I hoped Legends would be the place we were going to live this new things. But...