I feel this is again operating under the false assumption that creators are being forced to include minority characters, rather than doing so of their own volition in an attempt inspire more progressive social ideals. It's hardly the first time media has sought to inspire. Anyone remember this cast?
A Russian, a Scotsman, an alien, and a black woman were part of the ensemble cast of Star Trek: The Original Series, and the show aired at a time when Jim Crow was a household name. At one point, Nichelle Nichols, the actress portraying Lieutenant Uhura, considered quitting, because of the racist attention the role brought her. Gene Roddenberry, the father of Star Trek, wasn't able to talk her out of it. Do you know who did?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
He saw the role of Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek as a symbol just as powerful as the piece marches being led around the same time. When Nichelle Nichols expressed her desire to him on the phone to be marching instead of acting, he said, ‘No, no, no. No, you don’t understand. We don’t need you to march. You are marching. You are reflecting what we are fighting for.'”
I'm willing to bet there were a few folks in the 60s who looked at Nichelle Nichols' casting and said, "Oh, there's the token black character. Why is Star Trek forcing its ideas on me?"
Video games (and all the other things) don't have to maintain the status quo. They're at their best when they aren't, and limiting character cast based on conceptions about what is and isn't normal in our world is, at best, silly.