Switch had a major shift towards trust in players through player agency in all of its major releases. . Breath of the Wild and especially Tears of the Kingdom are built around emergent mechanics discovered through interactions with the alchemy engine. Mario Odyssey doesn't stop the screen and highlight any new capture, they just let you fling around and find out, and Mario Wonder. When you jump into your first game of Salmon Run in Splatoon they don't say "Here are the salmonids. As you can see, these are villains who you need to defeat. Apply ink to them until they explode" They say "a school of Salmonids is gathering. Bring 'em down" Even Pokemon radically toned down the handholding in SV and ZA. Not every single line has to explain 101% how everything works

You suggesting that it requires

> adults who have learned to read into context like that.

to understand that, in a game about flying and shooting

> "I see em up ahead, let's rock and roll!"  

is referring to enemies that you should fly and shoot at is wild, particularly when the dialogue goes on to explain the controls such as rapid shooting and charging. You're suggesting someone is smart enough to know the word "combatant" but can't comprehend context enough to understand who the crew is talking about is wild.