That's really scary to me that there's a possible backlash effect happening. We need to be vigilant here - not every gay or black or female character is an assault from the radical left. In fact, we want it to! Just done well: without agenda, without pandering, without hypocrisy, and without reperational politics.
It's very possible there could be some political nonsense in the game on the future marketing - and I'm sure some groan-worthy articles after the preview rounds, but as of right now? Two black leads for no obvious particular reason is just plain ol' fine- and that is really, really great.
Sarah Conner existed in a world before feminist critics, and people loved her. Ellen Ripley exited in a world before feminist critics, and people loved her. Even The Bride from Kill Bill largely existed in a world before feminist critics, and people loved her. Same for Samus, Lara Croft, Tifa Lockhart, etc.
But those same characters being created now? They're be born into a world of bloggers, critics, and "journalists" who treat inclusion like it's a zero-sum game, which in turn creates other who feel the same way, and not just on "their side." They'd be born into a world of "ugh, not another white male," which coming from the gaming press or film critics was just about unheard of when these characters were written.
You're right that not every gay or black or female character is an assault from the radical left, but each do represent a win for the progressive left, because that's the game they've taught the world to play through "ugh, not another white male."
It would be nice if people didn't teach the world to look at representation as a zero-sum game. It's a weird catch 22. You get representation by talking about the need for it, but talking about the need for it creates people who are resentful when they don't get it (or don't think they have it), which creates another group who are resentful when the first group does get it.
And then you get headlines like this, taken from the political forum: "The Times: 37% of UK TV ads feature black people (3% of UK population), 72% of black individuals feel they are underrepresented in ads."
But you're right. It is scary to see the backlash, and it's an unfortunate situation.