Thanks for the information Rean, I really had no idea.He's the protagonist from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel. He's also among the worst protag in any JRPG in my opinion.
But that aside. I still feel off about not including planned tags. If people don't know what to expect how can they know if it's something they want to spend time following? It wouldn't be so bad if the planned tags were optional but nearly every dev now just takes the stance "This is an aspect of the game". Like it's vitally important to the story to get cucked for example or spend time with the local femdom character. It's take it or leave it in most cases.
I also see talk about this being another game where it's mandatory to spend time with another character that you possibly couldn't care less about to actually progress with who you are interested in. When it's done right it can be okay but it's often not.
I understand the point of "not knowing whether to follow or not" a certain character.
I can't tell you any different, it's my second game, the first sandbox so I'm learning as I go.
Like anything, it's a matter of taste, but I think I've already told someone else about it. It's always better to have your own experience, even if you agree with another user's opinion. Or not.