I noticed some years ago that it's been a while since I played a game that was actually hard. Not "die a thousand times until you learn the meta" hard, but actually mechanically hard to play beyond preparation. Something that involves actual skill and knowledge to beat. Anyone got any ideas?
Update: Old games that only people above the age range of 30+ play don't count because no one but old people are going to realistically bother with those. Superman 64 also doesn't count because it's only hard because it's broken fundamentally. Backgammon does count because it's one of the world's oldest games.
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Try Age of Decadence. Set in a post-apocalypse with Greco-Roman aesthetics. Good for build autism. You would have to play multiple playthroughs since each faction you join locks off other factions while progressing the story in different ways. ie. Being part of the Assassin's Guild gives you the quest item via murdering a dude whose a quest giver for the Imperial Legions. The Imperial Legions give you the quest item via thrwarting the Assassin's Guilsld while on a corruption investigation. Each faction only shows you plot details from their perspective. The Imperial Legions give you a lot of insight into the military situation while the Assassin's Guild and Merchant League give you insight into the corrupt nobility and struggling economy respectively.
It's a good game.
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