They want to make a "captivating story, far beyond a mere game with erotic undertones" and they want me to immerse myself in the game, saying the player is the protagonist... with no character creation and not even a choice for woman or man character (which i had to find out by downloading the game as the post is missing the most important tag for porn games: what protagonist). When there is a pre-made pre-established character, i feel like i'm following THEIR journey even if there are choices. I mean i've watched Bear Grylls netflix thing where you can choose what he does, i didn't feel like I was him. IMO the game was made by a man thinking if he can immerse himself then surely everyone can. Most games nowadays have a character creator for the immersion you're talking about, which i don't think is possible in a Ren'Py game, but you can still do the lazier version of it that games like AC Odyssey did, where you choose between 2, like Bad Memories did. Until then, this game will never be immersive for me.
And what does "inviting players to abandon the notion of selecting a specific heroine to guide their journey" mean exactly? Because if it means we can screw around, then i have to say: fucking ≠ romance, and harem ≠ romance.