Both of the examples you give are Id - and to be honest, I feel like this was always more of an Id thing than it was an overall trend

• Press Y to concede with dignity

• Press N to let a game bully you

I hate Ubisoft, but I love that Anno keeps reminding you to stop playing.

Don’t go, the drones need you!

I remember using Fasttracker2 in the 90’s, and when hitting the exit button it showed a yes/no dialog box: “Was Rome really built in a day?”

And Carmageddon asked something along the lines of “Really go back to screaming kids and pets that need toilet training?”