Alan Wake II gives significant focus to Saga Anderson, a new Black female FBI agent. Her competence is well-written within genre norms, but some may feel her insertion edges into modern trend territory, with identity occasionally at the forefront over deeper character flaws or arc. Still, the game's overall narrative remains ambitious and creative.

There's little direct attack on religion, family, or traditional morality, if anything, the story stays steeped in supernatural horror rather than social commentary. Gender roles are not aggressively subverted; both Alan and Saga are competent in their ways. The atmosphere favors traditional thriller elements over direct cultural critiques.

The worldview here mostly avoids mocking or dismissing alternatives, but the cast and their perspectives lean into modern diversity. It's not preachy, yet a traditionalist voice or alternate ideology is almost entirely absent, replaced by a safe, mainstream set of modern assumptions.