>>47898217I love this gauntlet section. This is one of those "Should I inconvenience myself and go all the way back to heal, or should I tough it out and try to make it to the end with whatever healing items I have?" sections. It wears you down, and you can break it down into four or five visually distinct sections.
Not only that, but route 16 is treated as an alternative shortcut as a reward if you put in the effort to unlocking the bike, and you can also obtain Fly through this route which is the game's fast travel method. You can choose either direction and understand their thought process with both.
I love gauntlet routes in other games too.
