For what it's worth I tend to think our fascination with violence is what drives us to play violent games and not vice versa.
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If choosing a menu option to make them leave you alone is still akin to violence, then I think you're left without non-violent means of using characters as obstacles to be overcome.
I guess it is only akin to it because of the decades of rpgs that the game is referencing where the violence is menu driven...if those had never existed it might seem weird that *attacking* was even an option. Maybe we just need more decades of "make friends" options as balance
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That's definitely true--and UT rides off of and leverages those expectations completely.
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I see where you came from, in that context. If Spare only ended the encounter, it would be similar. Sparing bosses has significant story impact, but sparing others has little unless you're full pacifist (AFAIK). Maybe that's in line with couching those encounters as bosses?
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UT gives you the option to go "around" obstacles rather than "through", and takes the unusual step of rewarding that choice (eventually). "Through" is usually faster and easier, and I'm not sure you'd find success simply frustrating that approach. (Note also: speedrunning!)
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