I played this on my own time but me and my brother switched who was controlling. The original Paper Mario 2, alongside Gran Turismo 4, are probably my favourite games of all time so it was a very interesting experience to see it get remade and when I saw that release date, I knew that there was no other perfect time to get it other than my birthday. About the remake, it is very well done in my eyes since it still takes a lot of what made the original so great but makes it look and sound nicer, with the soundtrack really exceeding my expectations due to the many songs added like those new battle themes. Also some quality of life changes were added to cut down backtracking which is appreciated even if I was fine with it in the original. There is some new stuff added but that is mostly tied to postgame and other little things like the Battle Master. For me, this remake really reminded of Resident Evil 4's remake since both are very solid games but they don't completely outclass the original since there is still good reason to play that Gamecube original like its higher frame rate, better speedrun potential and slightly better sound effects but either choice is going to be good one. I am glad that this remake turned out really good and maybe it will be a sign of good things to come for Paper Mario's future.

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.