Glad to see more folks voicing this lmao, I thought I was alone in feeling like this </3 It's pretty common within fanfiction circles too, the mc/reader character is usually so blank that I find it hard to connect.
When gender is treated with the same importance as your favorite color, the writing just ends up lacking depth imo, since in reality, it has a massive effect on how you view and experience the world and how it treats you in return, especially within the context of relationships. And I personally like to see it reflected in fiction so yeah.
Looking forward to this game anyhow, the art style is scrumptious <3