Yes, they are there on porpose. Becouse, they are like faces would be in reality. In reality the pictures would not be taken from bird perspective either, and you would be able to identify the people by their looks. In this case, the game is isometric, and the chars look all the same, therefor the names is acually the only thing that personalize them.
Reporters bribed, like always you cant do really good role-play.
