I played this on the channel. This is the weakest route of Fates for me due to the map design going against the fast pace that something like Conquest was pretty good at and the plot felt like a big let down. That said, it still uses Fates mechanics and is still a Fire Emblem game so it is still a good game in my mind considering the fun I did have in my last playthrough but as a Fire Emblem, it does feel lacking and I rather play Birthright or Conquest if I want to engage with Fates mechanics or Engage if I want really good map design but not something as difficult as Conquest.

I played this on my own time. Since this was my first Resident Evil, I played on Easy mode where the game is very generous with ammo but even still, this game still made me very tense throughout so it still felt like a genuine horror experience for me. The combat proved very satisfying once I got the hang of it and making use of the ammo crafting was also satisfying like with making freeze rounds to make Nemesis a lot easier to deal with. Also, Nemesis is a really well done villain in a horror game like this with him being a constant threat throughout the whole game. The atmosphere of the game also felt well done as this does really like a hopeless, last escape out of Raccoon City. I am tempted to give Resident Evil 2 a go at some point.