Do you like suffering? Boy howdy have I got a game for you. Age of Decadence falls into the "Misery Simulator" category of games like Pathologic, This War of Mine and Fear and Hunger. You're not supposed to enjoy the game, but instead suffer though it. Combat is clunky and unsatisfying. Even with a build optimized for combat you can fail the first fight 6/10 times. The plot is incoherent and delivered in massive multi-paragraph info-dumps. In an attempt to avoid the atrocious combat I re-rolled as a character specialized in persuasion and streetwise, in order to talk my way though, but that just turns the game into running back and forth between multiple NPC's and clicking dialog selections over and over and over again. I'm rarely this harsh on games but my word, this game is the opposite of fun.

Advertises itself as a "choices matter" game, but the intro is one of the most railroady things i've ever seen.
Claims to let you play the character you want, but with the myriad of restrictive dialogue options (think the fallout 4 yes yes, yes and yes) and not being able to attack NPCS its arguably more restrictive than most mainstream RPGs, which is ironic.

It's a very short game. I finished in less than 7.5 hours while doing all missions. There are various possible endings. The graphics are dated, but otherwise quite fine. I never did craft anything. Conversation choices and actions do matter. Dying is a part of the game, but with the ability to save at any time, it doesn't really matter. One can fast travel most anywhere. I don't like long walking games. 65/100