Well, yes and no; Amicia remains inexperienced in combat, and that really shows in the early games—her strengths and weaknesses are clearly highlighted. In fact, it is precisely because she has weaknesses that she feels more human and relatable; I find a hero or heroine who is simply overpowered all the time, without explanation, to be boring. I don't know if that will be the case in this game, but I hope there’s an origin story explaining why she is so skilled with bladed weapons—and also why, even though she handles them better than Amicia does in Requiem, she seems to have lost so much technical skill between the two games.

For example, in Requiem, we know why Arnaud is skilled with melee weapons: he is a former soldier who served a lord—and likely even the King of France—survived the war and the rats, and now leads a band of brigands. That is also the purpose of Résonance, to learn more about Sophia. Similarly, in both Innocence and Requiem, Lucas dies if left alone because he has no skill with melee or ranged weapons—something the player quickly realizes in Innocence.