X-Com

[Super Buu]

Yeah this is one of those games where you have to turn off the part of your brain which needs a 'perfect playthrough'. If you get horribly fucked in the first couple missions, fair enough, but even if things go according to plan you're probably going to lose countries. There are ways to minimise it, but the feeling of being an over-stressed commander holding back tears as the world goes to shit is what makes XCOM XCOM. Also Ironman or GTFO. I played Classic Ironman and treated it the same way as FTL, going through several games before I finally got one far enough to win it (except I still haven't won FTL but fuck you)