The Tuesday letters page is desperate for news on FromSoftware's next multiplayer game, as one reader hopes for more Doom from id Software.
Remake reboot
With the news that Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has performed strongly, one reader, Bruno, argues that remakes are here to stay as long as they are high quality. Assuming Nintendo does a good job on Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which he considers a fair assumption, he wonders what will come next. He questions whether Zelda: Majora's Mask is too obvious, especially for Nintendo. There have been rumours of a Super Metroid remake, but he assumes that would be 2D and not change much, given the original is already perfect. Given that Star Fox has gone well, he thinks Nintendo will target a franchise needing a reboot rather than a nostalgia grab, meaning F-Zero GX has a genuine chance. He notes that Ocarina of Time is a special case, but Nintendo seems more interested in remakes that renew interest in dead franchises. He also hopes the Paper Mario remake from a few years ago will lead to a new game.
From nothing
Another reader, Yonda, expresses frustration about the lack of news on FromSoftware's next multiformat game—not The Duskbloods, about which nothing new was learned during summer previews. He does not recall FromSoftware being this secretive before and wonders if something went wrong, causing a pivot, or if the game is going great and will be announced out of the blue. He has only heard the pirate rumour, which seemed unlikely. He hopes for a tease at The Game Awards in December and expects something ready for the Bloodborne 10th anniversary next year.
Doomed again
Jann sees confusion about whether id Software is still capable of making new games. He hopes they continue because he loves the modern Doom games, but feels they are a few degrees off perfection. The Dark Ages almost got there by ditching most annoying platforming, but the combat was dumbed down too much. He also disliked the story and found too much repetition and wandering. He wants to see the franchise reach its full potential.
Öoo that’s good
Ali K thanks GC for highlighting Öoo in a recent article on the best games of 2026, which convinced him to buy it during the Steam summer sale. He calls it one of the best designed games he has ever played, praising how it gently pushes the player to find more uses for its single mechanic without upgrades, flipping the Metroidvania formula. He especially liked the ending twist. He appreciates GC for covering games that big sites miss. GC responds that they are glad he enjoyed it and recommends exploring to the right after beating the game and comparing screen shapes to those inside the bird, noting impressive post-game content.
Picky Creed
Lyndon feels he should be cynical about Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced doing well, as it encourages more remakes, but he is actually fine with that. He finds Resynced well made with a lot of effort, and since the original was already well-liked, why not remake it? He would also be happy for a remake of Assassin's Creed 2, as everyone agrees it is really good. Beyond that, he is unsure; while some games could be remade, this is not Resident Evil where every entry is a banger. He is not interested in playing Syndicate or Unity again, no matter how much the graphics improve.
Losing the war
Watson comments on the hole Call of Duty and Activision have gotten into, noting it is not Microsoft's fault. He wonders if their situation would be healthier if Call of Duty were on top of its game. The series has had ups and downs before, but he does not know if it has ever been this low. Black Ops 1 and 2 selling well shows people are still interested in old games. He believes there will always be a need for Call of Duty or something like it, as people want to play soldiers. Battlefield cannot fully take over because it is too complicated and realistic. When Call of Duty works, it is like a cross between an 80s action film and an arcade game, but currently it is too worried about upsetting multiplayer fans and obsessed with looking realistic, which Black Ops 1 and 2 are not. He has not seen anything of Modern Warfare 4 yet, but the fact that it is another Modern Warfare already counts against it. The franchise needs to find its mojo again; he suggests going back in time to a less well-known war, as its roots are in WW2, but the most important thing is to be a fun, imaginative game again.
No saviour
Salty repeats comments that the EU cannot stop Sony from doing what it wants with its console. Nobody can save us from the all-digital future because it is the future that people who stopped buying physical have made. It is not one's job to prop up the games industry or keep physical media going, but unless they helped, there is no point complaining. He wonders where people were when 90% of everyone was buying online.
Smash the wall
Marc, with the news of Sony dropping discs and the EU not likely to stop them, wonders how long until there is pressure on format holders to open up their walled gardens to digital competition. Microsoft (if still in it) will get ahead with their new machine essentially being a PC in a box playing PC storefront titles, but Sony and Nintendo are still exposed to regulators. He cannot see why the EU would not step in on fair competition grounds if in a digital-only world consumers are stuck on PSN or eShop shop fronts. Valve selling Switch ports via a Steam app? Why not. Netflix does mobile games now. Apple and Google have had to crack open their boxes thanks to EU regulations, allowing side-loading. Nintendo has fallen in line with battery revisions. Digital competition like in the PC space would lessen the blow of losing physical media, since gamers being held to ransom by format holders would no longer be an issue. Sony may have opened a can of worms they will regret, possibly breaking the console subsidy model altogether.
Inbox also-rans
Mark Matthews asks if anyone else feels extra happy if their letter is picked for the inbox and gets a response from GC, though he is not sure this one warrants a response. GC responds that they do not know what to say. Grintapp says he completely forgot Persona 6 was announced last month. Hopefully the next time we see it we will actually learn something and not have to wait another 12 months.
