it was a hope more than anything else. The same way sonic fans once hoped for a retro sonic game and kinda got it in Generations. Just a call back to the games we loved.
So, it looks like we get a much broader range of partners or mons to choose, we saw no evidence of a quiz returning. The only non-starters we saw available were Riolu and Pikachu, rip Vulpix, Phanphy, Shinx, Eevee, Machop, Cubone and Meowth. We also saw dialogue boxes for a LOT of legends so as said above they're probably taking a more active role in this. Honestly, if they just told us to go on a hunt for the legends as the plot, I'd be down for that, I really would.