archduke.iago posted:

I would note that Mafia is a really imperfect game to play IRL: the dead people sit around and do nothing, taking records of voting and conversation is pretty much required to make actual deductions but is super clunky, and it often drags on way too long. Gnosia solves pretty much all those problems by virtue of being a PVE experience. I think it came up earlier in the thread, but by giving each player a unique stat spread and personality, it explains away 'suboptimal' play in a narratively satisfying manner. Since the player is biased towards survival and unlocking story content, the player also has a justification for suboptimal play as well. It's a very neat solution- I similarly despise playing Mafia with real humans but have had a ton of fun with this game.