How bad is it that I've spent more money on this game then Fire emblems I want to play?

Imagine all the drugs and hookers that you could have bought with that money...

If you enjoy a game or service you should support it, within your means. More revenue means more assets, more content, better experience (sometimes)

In almost everyone's eyes, Fates was a 'flop'. (Excluding me) I totally respect that a majority of the characters in that game are bland and had potential to be an interesting character, but no. Most units were interesting. I loved Fates and you cannot go wrong with the Ost, it's arguably the best one.

Damn that's a lot of money to spend on a game like this..

if you feel bad about spending $200, just think about all the girls at my school who spend double that amount to get a designer backpack.

I would play those games

$200 is literally nothing. Come back when you've spent at least as much as I have.

I actually managed to get the Fates SE for free, essentially, because I sold all the parts of it other than the game and game case for the same price I purchased the whole SE for. It was awesome.

I've spent more on Heroes than I would have thought, too, though for a long time I never spent any money. But I figure, as long as I have it and wouldn't miss it too much, then spending it to enjoy something I have fun with isn't so bad. If you compare it not to other video games but to other hobbies in general, it's a lot less expensive than some. Just don't spend beyond your means is the main thing, I think.

I spent somewhere around that or less, and when I regret that choice, I just tell myself it's to make up for the GBA games I played on the Emulator in the 2000s.